Patent ID: 6754484
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method of wireless communication in a local environment, comprising the steps of:positioning an information beacon in a certain location, said information beacon having a memory and a wireless short-range transceiver and being capable of transmitting messages in a local operating region associated with said beacon; receiving, by said beacon, a message from a sender device, wherein the message is addressed to a specific or designated recipient device when present within the local operating region of said beacon based on an identification of the specific or designated recipient device; storing, by said beacon, the message until detecting the presence of the specific or designated recipient device; detecting, by said beacon, the presence of the specific or designated recipient device based on an identification of the specific or designated recipient device when the specific or designated recipient device enters the operating region of said beacon, without communication with a remotely located central database; and wirelessly transmitting, by said beacon, the stored message to the specific or designated recipient device when the presence of the specific or designated recipient device has been detected.