Beacons for localization and content delivery to wearable devices

A content delivery system, comprising:

• an eyewear device comprising a camera, a loudspeaker, a content delivery application, a localization system, a memory, a processor, and a display;
• programming in the memory, wherein execution of the programming by the processor configures the eyewear device to perform functions, including functions to:
• detect a beacon broadcast by a beacon transmitter associated with a first object and a fixed beacon location in a physical environment, the beacon comprising a unique identifier, beacon data, and a device certificate;
• determine whether the detected beacon satisfies a device certificate rule;
• in response to the detected beacon satisfying the device certificate rule, determine, with the localization system and based on the detected beacon, a current eyewear location relative to the fixed beacon location;
• retrieve content in accordance with the detected beacon;
• curate a virtual experience based on the retrieved content, the beacon data, and a user profile;
• present the curated virtual experience on the display in accordance with the determined current eyewear location and as an overlay relative to the physical environment;
• detect a subsequent beacon transmitter associated with a subsequent object;
• and
• present a list within a sector located at a sector position on the display, the list comprising the first object and the subsequent object, in order based on relative proximity to the determined current eyewear location.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code which, when executed, is operative to cause an electronic processor to perform the steps of:

• detecting a beacon with an eyewear device, the eyewear device further comprising a camera, a loudspeaker, a content delivery application, a localization system, and a display,
• wherein the beacon is broadcast by a beacon transmitter associated with a first object and a fixed beacon location in a physical environment, the beacon comprising a unique identifier, beacon data, and a device certificate;
• determining whether the detected beacon satisfies a device certificate rule;
• in response to the detected beacon satisfying the device certificate rule, determining, with the localization system and based on the detected beacon, a current eyewear location relative to the fixed beacon location;
• retrieving content in accordance with the detected beacon;
• curating a virtual experience based on the retrieved content, the beacon data, and a user profile;
• presenting the curated virtual experience on the display in accordance with the determined current eyewear location and as an overlay relative to the physical environment, wherein the presenting the curated virtual experience comprises one or more operations selected from the group consisting of playing an audio message through the loudspeaker, presenting text on the display, and presenting a video segment on the display;
• detecting a subsequent beacon transmitter associated with a subsequent object;
• and
• presenting a list within a sector located at a sector position on the display, the list comprising the first object and the subsequent object, in order based on relative proximity to the determined current eyewear location.