Abstract: A geographic region has a network of beacons. Each beacon transmits a short-range facilitation signal for receipt on a user's mobile communication device. The facilitation signal initiates associating the facilitation signal with a service and conditionally alerts the user to the service via the device dependent on a user profile. The user-profile and the association between facilitation signal and service are user-programmable.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 10, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 24, 2004
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Inventors:
Yevgeniy Eugene Shteyn, Paul John Rankin, Simon Royce Turner