A distributed network for a structure, the distributed network comprising: a1) a low-power first network including a plurality of wireless transceivers distributed about the structure; a2) a second network; a3) a mobile station; b) a plurality of sensors (111, 112) distributed about the structure and connected to the wireless transceivers; c) a controller electronically connected to the plurality of wireless transceivers and the plurality of sensors; d) wherein the plurality of wireless transceivers is operative to: d1) transmit time-based beacons downstream to the mobile device through the low-power first network, wherein the time-based beacons include at least a time-based token and wherein each time-based token is valid for a period of time after the time-based token has been generated; d2) the mobile station adapted to receive at least some of the time-based tokens through the low-power first network, d3) the mobile device further adapted to generate modified time-based tokens with a new period of validity that include identification information of the mobile device that has been appended to each of the received time-base tokens, and d4) the mobile device further adapted to transmit the modified time-based tokens upstream to the controller through the second network; e) wherein the controller is operative to: e1) receive at least some of the modified time-based tokens from the mobile device through the second network; and e2) provide one or more services based on the location of the mobile station, the identification information and the time-based tokens. a1) a low-power first network including a plurality of wireless transceivers distributed about the structure; a2) a second network; a3) a mobile station; b) a plurality of sensors (111, 112) distributed about the structure and connected to the wireless transceivers; c) a controller electronically connected to the plurality of wireless transceivers and the plurality of sensors; d) wherein the plurality of wireless transceivers is operative to: d1) transmit time-based beacons downstream to the mobile device through the low-power first network, wherein the time-based beacons include at least a time-based token and wherein each time-based token is valid for a period of time after the time-based token has been generated; d2) the mobile station adapted to receive at least some of the time-based tokens through the low-power first network, d3) the mobile device further adapted to generate modified time-based tokens with a new period of validity that include identification information of the mobile device that has been appended to each of the received time-base tokens, and d4) the mobile device further adapted to transmit the modified time-based tokens upstream to the controller through the second network; d1) transmit time-based beacons downstream to the mobile device through the low-power first network, wherein the time-based beacons include at least a time-based token and wherein each time-based token is valid for a period of time after the time-based token has been generated; d2) the mobile station adapted to receive at least some of the time-based tokens through the low-power first network, d3) the mobile device further adapted to generate modified time-based tokens with a new period of validity that include identification information of the mobile device that has been appended to each of the received time-base tokens, and d4) the mobile device further adapted to transmit the modified time-based tokens upstream to the controller through the second network; e) wherein the controller is operative to: e1) receive at least some of the modified time-based tokens from the mobile device through the second network; and e2) provide one or more services based on the location of the mobile station, the identification information and the time-based tokens. e1) receive at least some of the modified time-based tokens from the mobile device through the second network; and e2) provide one or more services based on the location of the mobile station, the identification information and the time-based tokens.