Merchant signal location beacon

A physical beacon comprising:

• an interaction detector configured to detect an interaction between the physical beacon and a device of an agent, based on a geofence of a collection location for collecting an item being crossed by the device of an agent;
• and
• a signal controller that, upon the interaction being detected by the interaction detector when the geofence is crossed, facilitates transmission of a sensory signal,
• wherein the sensory signal
• is specific to the device of the agent, and
• wherein the physical beacon is included in a plurality of physical beacons that generate a plurality of sensory signals along a predetermined path toward the collection location of the item and provide direction information toward the collection location of the item.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• determine a collection location for collecting an item;
• identify a physical beacon associated with the collection location;
• based on a geofence of the collection location being crossed by a device of an agent, detect an interaction between the physical beacon and the device of the agent, the interaction occurring based on the physical beacon and the device of the agent being in physical proximity to each other;
• and
• upon the detecting the interaction when the geofence is crossed, facilitate, using the physical beacon, transmission of a sensory signal,
• wherein the sensory signal is specific to the device of the agent, and
• wherein the physical beacon is included in a plurality of physical beacons that generate a plurality of sensory signals along a predetermined path toward the collection location of the item and provide direction information toward the collection location of the item.