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Facility management using mobile devices

US9041511B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 3, 2011
Grant dateMay 26, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/27453
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes docking a mobile device in a docking station and providing, by the mobile device, identification information to the docking station, where the identification information identifies a user associated with the mobile device. The method also includes forwarding, by the docking station, the identification information to a network device, and receiving, by the network device, the identification information. The method also includes updating, by the network device, a database based on the received identification information.

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