Data communications system including a local beacon
US6957043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data communications system including a local beacon (10; 9, 9′), on the one side ,being programmable and/or communicating with controlling and/or information communicating infrastructure means (16), for example a central service provider or the Internet and/or with one or more further local beacons and which, on the other side, contains for wireless communication with one or more end devices (17) located in its vicinity a transceiver combination or in special cases a transmitter only and which is located in or in place of a electric lighting equipment (1) is characterized in accordance with the invention in that the local beacon is provided with a smart cache and/or processing functionality for the data to be communicated wireless. The data communications system in accordance with the invention can be put to use for both communication and navigation by end device users.
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