Initiating live presentation content sharing via radio frequency beacons

A system for sharing presentation content displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting comprising:

• one or more presentation gateways each associated with a network address and configured for receiving presentation content and transmitting said presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting;
• one or more RF beacons each associated with a presentation gateway and configured for broadcasting an application identifier and a network address of the associated presentation gateway;
• a portable electronic device associated with a user ID and comprising at least one interface configured for enabling communication between the portable electronic device and the one or more RF beacons and communication between the portable electronic device and the presentation gateway, a display, a memory encoding one or more processor-executable instructions, and a processor configured to load the one or more processor-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause acts to be performed comprising:
• receiving from at least one of the one or more RF beacons the application identifier and network addresses of one or more presentation gateways,
• transmitting the network addresses of one or more presentation gateways to an application associated with the application identifier,
• estimating a distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons according to a detected signal strength of the RF beacon broadcast,
• determining a location of the portable electronic device based on the distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons and selecting an RF beacon associated with the location,
• pairing with a presentation gateway associated with the selected RF beacon using a network address received from the selected RF beacon, and
• communicating with the paired presentation gateway to share presentation content, wherein the presentation content is displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting.

A system for sharing presentation content displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting comprising:

• one or more presentation gateways each associated with a meeting room and a network address and configured for receiving presentation content and transmitting said presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting;
• one or more RF beacons each installed in a meeting room and configured for broadcasting an application identifier and a beacon ID;
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• a portable electronic device associated with a user ID and comprising at least one interface configured for enabling communication between the portable electronic device and the one or more RF beacons and communication between the portable electronic device and the presentation gateway, a display, a memory encoding one or more processor-executable instructions, and a processor configured to load the one or more processor-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause acts to be performed comprising:
• receiving from at least one of the one or more RF beacons the application identifier and beacon IDs,
• transmitting the beacon IDs to an application associated with the application identifier,
• estimating a distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons according to a detected signal strength of the RF beacon broadcast,
• determining a meeting room in which portable electronic device is located based on the distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons,
• determining a network address of a presentation gateway associated with the determined meeting room,
• pairing with the presentation gateway associated with the determined meeting room using the determined network address, and
• communicating with the paired presentation gateway to share presentation content, wherein the presentation content is displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting.

A system for sharing presentation content displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting comprising:

• one or more presentation gateways each associated with a network address and configured for receiving presentation content and transmitting said presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting;
• one or more RF beacons each associated with a presentation gateway and configured for broadcasting an application identifier and pairing information configured for identifying a network address of the associated presentation gateway;
• a portable electronic device associated with a user ID and comprising at least one interface configured for enabling communication between the portable electronic device and the one or more RF beacons and communication between the portable electronic device and the presentation gateway, a display, a memory encoding one or more processor-executable instructions, and a processor configured to load the one or more processor-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause acts to be performed comprising:
• receiving from at least one of the one or more RF beacons the application identifier and pairing information,
• transmitting the pairing information to an application associated with the application identifier,
• estimating a distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons according to a detected signal strength of the RF beacon broadcast,
• determining a location of the portable electronic device based on the distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons and selecting an RF beacon associated with the location,
• identifying a presentation gateway network address using the pairing information received from the selected beacon,
• pairing with a presentation gateway using the identified presentation gateway network address, and
• communicating with the paired presentation gateway to share presentation content, wherein the presentation content is displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting.

A method for sharing presentation content displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting comprising:

• providing one or more RF beacons each associated with a presentation gateway and configured for broadcasting information comprising an application identifier;
• receiving from at least one of the one or more RF beacons the broadcasted information including the application identifier;
• transmitting the broadcasted information to an application associated with the application identifier;
• estimating a distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons according to a detected signal strength of the RF beacon broadcast;
• determining a location of the portable electronic device based on the distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons;
• identifying a presentation gateway network address based on the determined location;
• pairing with a presentation gateway using the identified presentation gateway network address;
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• communicating with the paired presentation gateway to share presentation content, wherein the presentation content is displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting.