Patent ID: 9374666
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for beacon-based communication, comprising: detecting, at a communication device, a beaconing signal generated by an electronic beacon device when the electronic beacon device is in proximity of the communication device, wherein the beaconing signal is associated with an entity affiliated with the electronic beacon device; transmitting, from the communication device, identification information inherent within the beaconing signal and location information; receiving, at the communication device, one or more communication options through which the entity may be contacted wherein the communication options do not identify the entity, thereby enabling the entity to remain anonymous to a user of the communication device; receiving, through a user interface of the communication device, user input provided by the user of the communication device wherein the user input is in accordance with at least one of the communication options; and transmitting, from the communication device, message information for the entity wherein the message information is based upon the user input.