Beacons to advertise presence of nearby objects to stations in a wireless communication network

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing source code that, when executed by a computer, performs a method in an access point for advertising the presence of nearby physical objects through a wireless communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a location of a station connected to the access point, the access point providing connectively to the communication network for the station;
• identifying, from a database associated with the access point, one or more physical objects having a location proximate to the station;
• responsive to the proximity of locations, at the access point, generating a beacon having a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identification) corresponding to each of the one or more physical objects, wherein the BSSID uniquely identifies each of the one or more physical objects;
• transmitting the beacon to the station, wherein the station submits
• receiving, from the station, at least one of the one or more BSSIDs as unique identification for obtaining information concerning at least one of the one or more physical objects.

An access point for advertising the presence of nearby physical objects through a wireless communication network, the access point comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, comprising:
• a first module to detect a location of a station connected to the access point, the access point providing connectively to the communication network for the station;
• a second module to identify, from a database associated with the access point, one or more physical objects having a location proximate to the station;
• a third module to, responsive to the proximity of locations, at the access point, generate a beacon having a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identification) corresponding to each of the one or more physical objects, wherein the BSSID uniquely identifies each of the one or more physical objects;
• a fourth module to transmit the beacon to the station;
• and
• a fifth module to receive, from the station, at least one of the one or more BSSIDs as unique identifiers for obtaining information concerning the one or more physical objects.