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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Applicants:
John Barry Fenn, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, FR;
Nicholas Patrick Alfano, Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB;
Gordon Peter Young, Shipston-on-Stour, GB;
Inventors:
John Barry Fenn, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, FR;
Nicholas Patrick Alfano, Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB;
Gordon Peter Young, Shipston-on-Stour, GB;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/22 (2009.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/22 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable communication device comprises a radio frequency signal transceiver configured to receive an instruction signal; and control electronics configured to detect that the instruction signal has been received; and cause the portable communication device to transmit a beacon signal responsive to the instruction signal being detected by the control electronics.