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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Mist Systems, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Friday, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Neal Dante Castagnoli, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Randall Wayne Frei, San Jose, CA (US);
Mist Systems, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for using beacon signals are described. One or more sectorized base stations are used in some embodiments to transmit beacon signals into zones, e.g., each zone being at least partially covered by one or more beacon signals. Use of sectorized base stations allows a single base station, e.g., a Bluetooth or other base station capable of transmitting beacon signals, to cover a number of different zones avoiding the need for multiple different beacon transmitters at different locations to establish different beacon coverage areas. Sectorization of a Bluetooth base station and the ability to remotely or locally configure the base station allows for great flexibility to use beacon signals in stores or other locations without the need for numerous individual battery powered beacon transmitters at floor or display level.