Patent ID: 6996402
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. The method for performing one or more specified functions in response to the changing relative positions of a plurality of objects, said method comprising, in combination, the steps of: combining each of said objects with an electronic device that can be detected at short range to permit the position and the unique identity of said device to be determined from a distance, programming a first computer to accept one or more rules from a user, each of said rules containing a condition part and an action part, said condition part defining at least one relative position condition to be satisfied by specified ones of said objects and each action part defining at least one specified action to be performed when said condition part is satisfied, receiving position and identification data providing relative position and identification information for said specified ones of said objects, processing said position and identification data in accordance with said rules using said first computer, and performing the functions defined in the action part of each of said rules whose condition part is satisfied by said position and identification data.