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US 9,756,477 B2Granted
Device, methods, and systems for proximity localization using beacon switches
OwnerEmmanuel Azihinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an electronic device that transmits radio signals for indoor proximity localization and digital content delivery. In one embodiment, the device may be installed in a standard electrical wall switch and powered by an AC power source.
Claims10
A light switch device, comprising:
- a housing including a top outermost surface and a bottom outermost surface;
- a fastener at the top outermost surface or the bottom outermost surface, wherein the fastener includes an aperture for receipt of a fastening component to secure the switch to a wall receptacle;
- receiver circuitry contained in the housing and configured to receive a configuration file from a remote server, the configuration file including at least one of a first radio signal identifier or a second radio signal identifier, wherein the first radio signal identifier is indicative of a first location, and the second radio signal identifier is indicative of a second location within the first location;
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- transmitter circuitry contained in the housing and configured to broadcast to an external device at least one of the first radio signal identifier and the second radio signal identifier based on at least one of a broadcast interval and transmission strength of the first radio signal identifier defined by the received configuration file.
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A method for broadcasting location zones using a light switch, comprising:
- securing the light switch to a wall receptacle with a fastener at the top outermost surface or the bottom outermost surface of a housing of the switch;
- receiving via a receiver circuitry contained in the housing a configuration file from a remote server, the configuration file including at least one of a first radio signal identifier or a second radio signal identifier, wherein the first radio signal identifier is indicative of a first location and the second radio signal identifier is indicative of a second location within the first location;
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- broadcasting, to an external device, via a transmitter circuitry contained in the housing, at least one of the first radio signal identifier or a second radio signal identifier based on at least one of a broadcast interval and transmission strength of the first radio signal identifier defined by the received configuration file.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.