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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.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Tadeo T. Toulis, Boston, MA (US);
Michael E. Caine, Needham, MA (US);
Angela Chang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joonwoo Park, Boston, MA (US);
Roberto Tagliabue, Boston, MA (US);
Lisa Y. Yong, Boston, MA (US);
Adam A. Kumpf, Tipp City, OH (US);
Tadeo T. Toulis, Boston, MA (US);
Michael E. Caine, Needham, MA (US);
Angela Chang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joonwoo Park, Boston, MA (US);
Roberto Tagliabue, Boston, MA (US);
Lisa Y. Yong, Boston, MA (US);
Adam A. Kumpf, Tipp City, OH (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A tag is provided, which can be associated with one or more individuals and/or a connection to a predetermined network resource, and which can be used to facilitating interaction of the wireless communication device with the corresponding individual(s) and/or resource. The tag includes a transmitter and a storage element including an ID value, which associates the tag with the individual(s) and/or resource. In at least some instances the tag will additionally include a trigger element, such as a user actuatable switch, which will enable an action to be initiated in the nearby wireless communication device, relative to the associated individual(s) and/or resource, in response to an actuation of the trigger element in the tag.