Patent ID: 9167443
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing content exchanges in a wireless network comprising: receiving, by a listener, a message broadcast by a string broadcast station, wherein the string broadcast station message comprises a network information string; receiving, by the listener, a message broadcast by a wireless station, wherein the message comprises the MAC address of the wireless station; associating, by the listener, the network information string with the MAC address of the wireless station; storing, by the listener, the network information string and the MAC address of the wireless station on a list server; providing, to the wireless station upon receiving a request, a list from the list server of network information strings associated with the MAC address of the wireless station for which the listed network information strings correspond to one or more string broadcast stations that are proximate to a current location of the wireless station; and sending to the wireless station, in response to the request, the listed network information strings from the list server and content associated with each of a corresponding one of the network information strings and MAC address, the content unrelated to the wireless network operation, wherein the content includes a command code that instructs the wireless station to take an action based on the content.