Patent ID: 8929807
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for transmitting broadcasts based on a location of intended recipients, comprising: issuing a boarding pass having an embedded radio frequency identification device (RFID) to each of a plurality of Passengers of an aircraft flight; receiving a broadcast in a queue for broadcast through an airport from which the aircraft flight is to depart; identifying a set of intended recipients for the broadcast based on content of the broadcast, the set of intended recipients being at least one of the plurality of passengers of the aircraft flight; determining a first set of locations of the set of intended recipients in the airport using the embedded RFID; selecting at least one first output device in the airport for transmitting the broadcast based on the first set of locations; rotating the at least one first output device to point audio of the broadcast from an original direction to a direction of the set of intended recipients; transmitting the broadcast to the set of intended recipients via the at least one first output device; rotating the at least one first output device back to the original direction; detecting, by the embedded RFID, movement of the set of intended recipients from the first set of locations to a second set of locations in the airport; selecting at least one second output device in the airport for retransmitting the broadcast based on the second set of locations; and retransmitting the broadcast to the set of intended recipients via the at least one second output device.