Patent ID: 9344849
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method implemented in a server for providing a unique beaconing sequence to a first mobile device and a second mobile device in a geographic area so a user of the first mobile device and a user of the second mobile device can locate each other in a crowd, comprising: receiving a request from the second mobile device; reading the request; reading a beacon history table in response to the request read; in response to the reading, determining if there are beacon sequences used in the geographic area; in response to the determining, calculating a unique beacon sequence not used in the geographic area; adding the unique beacon sequence to the beacon history table; and sending the unique beacon sequence for display on the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the displayed unique beacon sequence is conspicuous so that the user of the first mobile device and the user of the second mobile device can locate each other in the crowd.