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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2011
Eduardo DE Mello Maia, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart Alan Wyatt, Camano Island, WA (US);
Henry Hooper Somuah, Seattle, WA (US);
Cesare John Saretto, Seattle, WA (US);
Dillon Shane Lynch, Seattle, WA (US);
Eduardo de Mello Maia, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart Alan Wyatt, Camano Island, WA (US);
Henry Hooper Somuah, Seattle, WA (US);
Cesare John Saretto, Seattle, WA (US);
Dillon Shane Lynch, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for improving location awareness of a device. A device position can be determined (e.g., via GPS or some location service), and this position can be used to identify a user-experience that may be in an area around the device, such as within a desired position threshold. A near-field radio system beacon that is associated with the user-experience can be activated in order to identify a distance of the device from the beacon. The beacon can use a near-field radio system ID associated with the device to identify the device, and determine a distance to the device. When a user moves the device to within a threshold distance from the beacon, the user-experience can be activated on the device, such that the user may interact with the user-experience (e.g., to hear a description of artwork as the user navigates through a museum).