Patent ID: 9307355
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system for enhancing an enterprise software system with a location service comprising: a beacon device for disposition proximal to an associated category, said beacon device configured for transmitting a beacon signal having an encoded beacon identification; a distribution server connected to a network for distributing a smart device application to a smart device; said smart device application comprising an application module and an integrated service module; said integrated service module configured for running on said smart device, said integrated service module configured for controlling said smart device for receiving said beacon signal and determining proximity information relating to a distance from said smart device to said beacon based on a received signal property of said beacon signal; said integrated service module configured for network communication with a network server; said integrated service module configured for communicating said proximity information to said network server and receiving category information based on said proximity information from said network server; said integrated service module configured to communicate said category information to said application module; said application module configured to send said category information to an application server in response to a user action and configured to receive category related information from said application server for display on said smart device, said application server separate from said network server.