High availability BLE proximity detection methods and apparatus
US10826699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2240/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for a system includes broadcasting with a first radio, identification signals, scanning with the first radio, ephemeral ID signals, detecting with the first radio a first ephemeral ID signal from a first device, determining with the first radio whether a session exists with the first device, in response to the first ephemeral ID, initiating pairing between a second radio and the first device when the session does not exist, thereafter scanning with the first radio for ephemeral ID signals, and detecting with the first radio a second ephemeral ID signal from a second device, thereafter completing pairing the second radio and the first device, receiving with the first radio from the first smart-device a first token, determining in the first radio whether the first token is valid, and effecting with the first radio a user-perceptible action with a peripheral in response to the first token being valid.
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