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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Christopher Alexander Fegan, Darlington, AU;
Paul Thomas Mcnamara, Sydney, AU;
Muneyb Minhazuddin, Quakers Hill, AU;
Christopher Alexander Fegan, Darlington, AU;
Paul Thomas McNamara, Sydney, AU;
Muneyb Minhazuddin, Quakers Hill, AU;
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for determining the vicinity of a communication device within a communication network is provided. Individual communication devices are provided with an active identification reader capable of reporting information concerning identified passive identification tags to a location server. At least some passive identification tags have fixed or known locations, allowing a communication device capable of reading such a passive identification1 tag to be determined to be within a particular vicinity or area. Communication devices may also be provided with passive identification tags to allow other active identification readers to determine whether the communication device is in their vicinity.