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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Koji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication system includes multiple beacon terminals located at a specific area, each beacon terminal being configured that transmits beacon data including identification information identifying the beacon terminal and area identification information identifying the specific area where the multiple beacon terminals are located, a server that stores contents for the multiple beacon terminals associated with the beacon data, and a mobile terminal including a receiver that receives the beacon data from at least one of the multiple beacon terminals and circuitry that determines whether or not the contents for the multiple beacon terminals associated with the received beacon data are stored in a memory of the mobile terminal to generate a determination result and acquires the contents for the multiple beacon terminals associated with the received beacon data from the server based on the determination result.