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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10117308 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2017

Associating information with an asset or a physical space

Applicant:

Enlighted, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Sanjeev Patel, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Gaile Gordon, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Tanuj Mohan, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

enLighted, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

Brian R. Short

Primary Examiner:

Alexander H Taningco

Assistant Examiner:

Kurtis R Bahr

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01); H04W 76/25 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0218 (2013.01); G01S 5/0027 (2013.01); G01S 5/16 (2013.01); G07C 9/00007 (2013.01); H04B 1/3833 (2013.01); H04L 67/26 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/043 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 76/25 (2018.02); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); H05B 37/0245 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/162 (2018.01); Y02D 70/164 (2018.01);
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, apparatuses and systems for operating a control fixture are disclosed. One method includes generating a sense signal, maintaining a communications link between the control fixture and a network, tracking a location of a first mobile device, identifying the first mobile device being within a threshold distance of a second mobile device or a place, and allowing the first mobile device or a user of the first mobile device to receive information associated with the second mobile device or the physical place, or to provide information to be associated with the second mobile device or the physical place upon identifying the first mobile device to be within the threshold distance of the second mobile device or the place.

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