Patent ID: 9741244
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G08C,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for interacting with smart objects in a defined area by a control device executing a networking framework, the method comprising: broadcasting, from the control device, a signal on a radio communication channel associated with the networking framework, wherein the signal is configured for reception by a plurality of the smart objects registered with the networking framework and to cause one or more of the plurality of the smart objects to transmit, via an audio communication channel associated with the networking framework, a response signal including a generic identifier of the one or more of the plurality of the smart objects that was assigned during registration with the networking framework; receiving, by the control device, the response signals transmitted by a subset of the plurality of the smart objects that are within the defined area; renaming based on the response signals received via the audio communication channel, by the control device, within the networking framework each smart object from which the response signals were received with new identifying information that includes a reference to the defined area in which the control device and the subset of the plurality of the smart objects are located; and communicating, by the control device, with one or more of the renamed smart objects via the networking framework using the new identifying information including the reference to the defined area.