US 9,866,389 B2 · Multi-broadcast beacon signals

Abstract

Disclosed herein are techniques and systems for transmitting a multi-broadcast signal from a wireless broadcasting device (or beacon) as part of a beacon recognition process. Specifically, the multi-broadcast signal may be in the form of multiple packets that are broadcast from the beacon within a recognition time period. A process may include creating a first packet having a first identifier (ID) and a randomly generated value, broadcasting the first packet from the beacon, generating a second ID based at least in part on the randomly generated value included in the first packet, and broadcasting, within a period of time from the broadcast of the first packet, a second packet having the second ID and a device ID that uniquely identifies the beacon. A mobile device in proximity to the beacon may include logic to detect and interpret a multi-broadcast signal from the beacon.

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Dependent claims

A wireless broadcasting device comprising:

one or more processors;
a transceiver;
one or more memories storing a device identifier (ID) that uniquely identifies the wireless broadcasting device and computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, perform acts comprising:
creating a first packet having:
(i) a first ID and (ii) a randomly generated value;
broadcasting, via the transceiver, the first packet;
generating a second, different ID based at least in part on the randomly generated value included in the first packet;
creating a second packet having:
(i) the second ID and (ii) the device ID;
and
broadcasting, via the transceiver, the second packet,
wherein the first packet and the second packet are continuously re-broadcast for a period of time from broadcasting the first packet, the acts further comprising, upon expiration of the period of time:
generating a new randomly generated value;
broadcasting a third packet that includes the first ID and the new randomly generated value;
generating a third ID based at least in part on the new randomly generated value included in the third packet;
and
broadcasting a fourth packet that includes the third ID and the device ID.

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A computer-implemented method to be performed by a wireless broadcasting device, the method comprising:

creating, by the wireless broadcasting device, a first packet having:
(i) a first identifier (ID) and (ii) a randomly generated value;
broadcasting, by the wireless broadcasting device, the first packet;
generating, by the wireless broadcasting device, a second, different ID based at least in part on the randomly generated value included in the first packet;
creating, by the wireless broadcasting device, a second packet having:
(i) the second ID and (ii) a device ID that uniquely identifies the wireless broadcasting device;
and
broadcasting, by the wireless broadcasting device, the second packet,
wherein the first packet and the second packet are continuously broadcast for a period of time from the broadcasting of the first packet, the method further comprising, upon expiration of the period of time:
generating a new randomly generated value;
broadcasting a third packet that includes the first ID and the new randomly generated value;
generating a third ID based at least in part on the new randomly generated value included in the third packet;
and
broadcasting a fourth packet that includes the third ID and the device ID.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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