Patent ID: 9426639
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G01S,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a primary communication path; a first communication device interfaced with the primary communication path; a second communication device interfaced with the primary communication path for communicating over the primary communication path to the first communication device; a controller for controlling the communication path between the first and second communication devices to allow or inhibit communication there over; a validation communication path for carrying validation information in the form of a bidirectional validation communication; a first validation node interfaced with the validation communication path; a second validation node interfaced with the validation communication path for communicating with the first validation node over the validation communication path wherein the presence of a transmission of bidirectional validation information between the first and second validation nodes over the validation communication path constitutes a validation condition and the controller is controlled by the presence of the validation communication of bidirectional validation information and the existence of the validation condition during control of communication by the controller of communication over the primary communication path to control a mode of operation of the communication over the primary communication path between the first communication device and the second communication device to be at least one of inhibiting communication over the primary communication path or allowing communication over the primary communication path; a beacon associated with the second communication device for broadcasting a beacon signal having unique properties and proximate in location to the second communication device; and a beacon receiver associated with the first validation node for receiving the beacon signal broadcast from the beacon and extracting unique information there from, the first validation node using the extracted unique information to validate the identity of the broadcast beacon signal and, upon validation of the unique information, the first validation node initiating a bidirectional validation communication with the second validation node over the validation communication path and the second validation node, upon receiving an initiated communication from the first validation node over the validation communication path causing the validation condition to be generated; whereupon, after validation, a continuous bidirectional communication handshake is established and maintained during control of communications over the primary communication path by the controller controlling bidirectional communication of information between the first validation node and the second validation node over the validation communication path so as to establish a continuous validation communication presence, the generation of the validation condition requiring a continuous validation communication presence.