Patent ID: 9652910
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G07C

Claim:
1. A method of managing a badge having at least one display device on the badge and a badge identification (ID), the method comprising: receiving by a computer, a message that identifies a user to which the badge is assigned, the message being received over a network from a network access point having a network IP address; establishing, by the computer, in response to receiving the message, a communication channel between the computer and a processor device on the badge to enable the processor device to retrieve the badge ID and provide the badge ID to the computer; executing by the processor device instructions for connecting to a uniform resource locator (URL) once the badge is detected by the network access point, with the URL being an address of a resource at which update packages are downloaded, with the URL being pre-programmed in the processor device and provided to the computer via the message; receiving by the computer an IP address of the access point that received the message to provide geographic location information that indicates a current location of the badge; accessing by the computer a database that stores information associated with the user; executing by the computer a rule to determine an update package to send to the badge, with the rule selected from a rule set of a plurality of rule sets, and the rule set selected according to the IP address of the access point, and the rule selected based on the accessed information from the database, and the current location of the badge, with the update package comprising specific information to display on the display device of the badge; and forwarding by the computer the determined update package over the network to a communication node for delivery to the badge.