US 6,424,623 B1Granted

Virtual queuing system using proximity-based short-range wireless links

AssigneeMotorola, Inc.

InventorsRonald William Borgstahl, Jeffrey Martin Harris, Ernest Earl Woodward, William Bryan Austin, George William Muncaster, Morris Anthony Moore, John Douglas Reed, Eric Reed Schorman

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Abstract

A peer device (132) is arranged and programmed for maintaining a virtual queue for an event, and a personal presence identifier (122) is carried by a user and coupled to the peer device by a short-range two-way wireless link. The peer device and the personal presence identifier are arranged and programmed to establish (58) a two-way personal area network with one another when the personal presence identifier is within wireless transmission range of the peer device. The personal presence identifier and the peer device are also arranged and programmed to exchange (82) needs specifications and capability specifications with one another after establishing the two-way personal area network.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A virtual queuing system using proximity-based short-range wireless links, the virtual queuing system comprising:

a peer device arranged and programmed for maintaining a virtual queue for an event taking place at a venue;
and
a personal presence identifier carried by a user and coupled to the peer device by a short-range two-way wireless link,
wherein the peer device and the personal presence identifier are arranged and programmed to establish a two-way personal area network with one another when the personal presence identifier is within wireless transmission range of the peer device, and
wherein the personal presence identifier and the peer device are also arranged and programmed to exchange needs specifications and capability specifications with one another after establishing the two-way personal area network.

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Facts

Application: 09/454,846Filed 7 Dec 1999 · continuation in part
Priority: 15 Oct 1996
Granted: 23 Jul 2002
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04W 28/14
Flow control between communication endpoints: using intermediate storage
H04L 63/08
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for authentication of entities
H04W 84/10
Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]:…
H04W 76/10
Connection management: connection setup

Family

Application08/729,207Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 15 Oct 1996
Application09/104,631Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 25 Jun 1998
US 6,069,896 AParent of this continuation-in-part
US 6,421,347 B1Related patent
US 6,424,623 B1This patent

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