System and method for wireless beacon location validation

A system for validating a wireless beacon location stored within a wireless beacon location record, said wireless beacon location record comprising said wireless beacon location and a beacon identifier;

• the system comprising data processing apparatus coupled with a device;
• said data processing apparatus being operated such that it performs operations comprising:
• a) receiving from a device a wireless beacon identification report comprising a beacon identifier and a beacon revalidation indicator;
• b) correlating said wireless beacon identification report with a wireless beacon location record by determining whether the beacon identifier in said wireless beacon identification report matches the beacon identifier of a record in a plurality of wireless beacon location records;
• c) determining whether the beacon revalidation indicator received in said wireless beacon identification report indicates the wireless beacon location in said correlated wireless beacon location record is not valid, thereupon continuing by performing further operations comprising:
• (i) designating the wireless beacon location in said correlated wireless beacon location record as not validated;
• (ii) setting the beacon revalidation indicator in said correlated wireless beacon location record to the received revalidation indicator;
• (iii) sending a wireless beacon location request to said device;
• (iv) receiving a wireless beacon location report comprising a beacon identifier and a validation location;
• (v) correlating said wireless beacon location report with a wireless beacon location record by determining whether the beacon identifier in said wireless beacon location report matches the beacon identifier of a record in a plurality of wireless beacon location records;
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• (vi) determining whether the validation location received in said wireless beacon location report is proximal to the wireless beacon location stored in said correlated wireless beacon location record, thereupon designating the wireless beacon location stored in said correlated wireless beacon location record as validated.