Platform for wireless identity transmitter and system using short range wireless broadcast

A proximity broadcast receiver configured to receive and relay messages including identification information corresponding to proximate wireless identity transmitters, comprising:

• means for receiving a short-range wireless broadcast message including a rolling identifier from a wireless identity transmitter within proximity;
• means for generating a sighting message in response to the received broadcast message, wherein the sighting message includes the rolling identifier and associated data that includes at least one of identification information corresponding to the proximity broadcast receiver, whether the sighting message is related to an alert or a registered service, information regarding software or applications executing on the proximity broadcast receiver, location information, proximity information with respect to known areas within a place, and timestamp data;
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• means for transmitting the sighting message via long-range communications to a server.

A proximity broadcast receiver configured to receive and relay messages including identification information corresponding to proximate wireless identity transmitters, comprising:

• a memory;
• a transceiver configured to exchange short-range wireless signals with a wireless identity transmitter;
• a network device configured to exchange signals with a server;
• a processor coupled to the memory, the transceiver, and the network device, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable software instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a short-range wireless broadcast message including a rolling identifier from the wireless identity transmitter within proximity;
• generating a sighting message in response to the received broadcast message, wherein the sighting message includes the rolling identifier and associated data that includes at least one of identification information corresponding to the proximity broadcast receiver, whether the sighting message is related to an alert or a registered service, information regarding software or applications executing on the proximity broadcast receiver, location information, proximity information with respect to known areas within a place, and timestamp data;
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• transmitting the sighting message via long-range communications to the server.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations for a proximity broadcast receiver to receive and relay messages including identification information corresponding to proximate wireless identity transmitters, comprising:

• receiving a short-range wireless broadcast message including a rolling identifier from a wireless identity transmitter within proximity;
• generating a sighting message in response to the received broadcast message, wherein the sighting message includes the rolling identifier and associated data that includes at least one of identification information corresponding to the proximity broadcast receiver, whether the sighting message is related to an alert or a registered service, information regarding software or applications executing on the proximity broadcast receiver, location information, proximity information with respect to known areas within a place, and timestamp data;
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• transmitting the sighting message via long-range communications.

A method for a server to communicate with a system of devices that exchange short-range wireless transmissions when in proximity, comprising:

• receiving registration information related to a wireless identity transmitter;
• receiving a sighting message including a rolling identifier and associated data;
• determining whether the rolling identifier matches information calculated using an algorithm and information shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• associating the rolling identifier with the received registration information of the wireless identity transmitter when the rolling identifier matches information calculated using the algorithm and information shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• storing data from the sighting message in relation to the wireless identity transmitter;
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• performing an action in response to receiving the sighting message.

A server configured to communicate with a system of devices that exchange short-range wireless transmissions when in proximity, comprising:

• means for receiving registration information related to a wireless identity transmitter;
• means for receiving a sighting message including a rolling identifier and associated data;
• means for determining whether the rolling identifier matches information calculated using an algorithm and information shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• means for associating the rolling identifier with the received registration information of the wireless identity transmitter when the rolling identifier matches information calculated using the algorithm and information shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• means for storing data from the sighting message in relation to the wireless identity transmitter;
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• means for performing an action in response to receiving the sighting message.

A server configured to communicate with a system of devices that exchange short-range wireless transmissions when in proximity, comprising:

• a server processor configured with server processor-executable software instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving registration information related to a wireless identity transmitter;
• receiving a sighting message including a rolling identifier and associated data;
• determining whether the rolling identifier matches information calculated using an algorithm and information shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• associating the rolling identifier with the received registration information of the wireless identity transmitter when the rolling identifier matches information calculated using the algorithm and information shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• storing data from the sighting message in relation to the wireless identity transmitter;
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• performing an action in response to receiving the sighting message.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon server processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a server processor to perform operations for a server to communicate with a system of devices that exchange short-range wireless transmissions when in proximity, comprising:

• receiving registration information related to a wireless identity transmitter;
• receiving a sighting message including a rolling identifier and associated data;
• determining whether the rolling identifier matches information calculated using an algorithm and information shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• associating the rolling identifier with the received registration information of the wireless identity transmitter when the rolling identifier matches information calculated using the algorithm and information shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• storing data from the sighting message in relation to the wireless identity transmitter;
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• performing an action in response to receiving the sighting message.

A system, comprising:

• a server;
• a wireless identity transmitter;
• and
• a proximity broadcast receiver,
• wherein the wireless identity transmitter comprises:
• a first memory;
• a first transceiver configured to broadcast short-range wireless signals capable of being received by the proximity broadcast receiver;
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• a first processor coupled to the first memory and the first transceiver, and configured with processor-executable software instructions to perform operations comprising:
• generating a rolling identifier periodically via an algorithm known to the server that uses a unique device identifier of the wireless identity transmitter, a secret key shared with the server, and a counter;
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• periodically broadcasting via the first transceiver a short-range wireless message including the rolling identifier of the wireless identity transmitter,
• wherein the proximity broadcast receiver comprises:
• a second memory;
• a second transceiver configured to exchange short-range wireless signals with the wireless identity transmitter;
• a network device configured to exchange signals with the server;
• a second processor coupled to the second memory, the second transceiver, and the network device and configured with processor-executable software instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving via the second transceiver the short-range wireless message including the rolling identifier broadcast by the wireless identity transmitter within proximity;
• generating a sighting message in response to the received message, wherein the sighting message includes the rolling identifier and associated data;
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• transmitting the sighting message via long-range communications using the network device,
• wherein the server is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving the sighting message including the rolling identifier and the associated data;
• determining whether the rolling identifier matches information calculated using the algorithm and the secret key shared with the wireless identity transmitter;
• associating the rolling identifier with the wireless identity transmitter when the rolling identifier matches information calculated using the algorithm and the secret key;
• storing data from the sighting message in relation to the wireless identity transmitter;
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• performing an action in response to receiving the sighting message.