Conditionally providing location-based functions
US10869292B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/285
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device (1) is configured to receive one or more wireless signals from one or more beacon systems (21-23). The one or more wireless signals identify the one or more beacon systems. The electronic device is further configured to identify local beacon systems (21-24) which are present in the same area as the electronic device, e.g. from a manual configuration, determine a quantity of the local beacon systems and/or locations of the local beacon systems, and provide one or more location-based functions based on the one or more wireless signals in dependence on the quantity of the local beacon systems and/or the locations of the local beacon systems.
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