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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2002
Paul R. Simons, Redhill, GB;
Paul R. Simons, Redhill, GB;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A communications system is described wherein consensual push of services from radio beacons () to a user's portable device () is enabled. The consent process comprises a user registering the portable device () at a registration beacon () to consent to data delivery from other relevant beacons () in a network. The registration beacon () has a broadcast range which is constrained within, and highlighted to a user as, an indicated interaction zone (). The range is preferably constrained and highlighted using electromagnetic shielding (), or by using a directional antenna, or a combination of both. In use, the user must position their portable device () within the indicated interaction zone () to register for service delivery.