Patent ID: 6434158
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
An entryway system for an enclosed area having a person designated as an occupant, the entryway system using proximity-based short-range wireless links, the entryway system comprising:a door entry system located near an entry door; and a personal presence identifier carried by a guest and coupled to the door entry system by a short-range wireless link; wherein the door entry system and the personal presence identifier are arranged and programmed to establish a personal area network with one another when the personal presence identifier is within wireless transmission range of the door entry system, and wherein the personal presence identifier and the door entry system are also arranged and programmed to exchange needs specifications and capability specifications with one another after establishing the personal area network, each needs specification is a list of network needs currently experienced by a broadcasting entity and each capability specification is a list of network capabilities that the broadcasting entity may provide to other peers of the network.