Location-specific data acquisition
AssigneeOne, Inc.
InventorMichael Callahan
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems are provided that allow for acquiring and/or communicating data associated with a location. Embodiments of the present invention allow a mobile communication device to detect a sensor associated with a particular location, and information about that location is provided to the mobile communication device. Other embodiments allow data to be detected and processed in order to characterize a location and objects contained therein.
Claims20
A device for sensing location-related data including:
- a sensor configurable to detect data associated with a location, wherein the detected location data includes the presence of a mobile communication device;
- a memory configurable to store the detected location data;
- a processor configurable to process the detected location data;
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- a communications module that is operable to communicate content that corresponds to an object at or near the location to the mobile communication device.
A method for providing content associated with a location, the method including:
- detecting a device associated with an object, wherein the detection is performed by a mobile communication device when the mobile communication device and the device associated with the object are geographically proximate to one another, and wherein the device associated with the object is further associated with a unique identifier;
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- providing content related to the object to the mobile communication device subsequent to the detection, wherein the content is provided by a remote server.
A system for sensing location-related data including:
- a device for sensing location-related data, wherein the device includes a sensor configurable to detect data associated with a location and a processor configurable to process the detected location data, and wherein the detected location data is configurable to characterize the location and at least one object contained therein.
A device for broadcasting an identifier, the device comprising:
- a memory configurable to store an identifier associated with the device;
- an AC to DC converter for charging a battery in the device;
- an antenna configurable to transmit the identifier;
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- a processor configurable to communicate with the memory and antenna for transmission of the identifier, wherein the device is configurable to be powered by the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.