Ability to trigger beacon receiver devices in a short-range wireless beacon communication system

Abstract

A beacon communication system for improving the ability to trigger beacon receiver devices is disclosed. The beacon communication system (″) comprises a short-range wireless beacon transmitter device (; A; BTD) and a short-range wireless beacon receiver device (; P; MD). The short-range wireless beacon transmitter device (; A; BTD) is configured to repeatedly transmit a short-range wireless beacon advertisement signal (; BA) on a first beacon broadcast channel (), the first beacon broadcast channel being defined by a predefined unique identity (PUID) included in the short-range wireless beacon advertisement signal, the predefined unique identity remaining fixed between subsequent transmissions of the short-range wireless beacon advertisement signal (; BA). The short-range wireless beacon transmitter device (; A; BTD) is configured to temporarily transmit a short-range wireless beacon trigger signal (; BT; BT) on an alternate beacon broadcast channel (), the alternate beacon broadcast channel being defined by a dynamically allocated unique identity (DAUID; DAUID) included in the short-range wireless beacon trigger signal, the dynamically allocated unique identity being different from the predefined unique identity and being different between subsequent transmissions of the short-range wireless beacon trigger signal (; BT; BT).