Bluetooth low energy rapid room entry system and method

摘要

A system and method for rapid room entry are provided in which at least two Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacons may be used to determine when a BLE enabled object has crossed a boundary. The BLE enabled object may sense the signals from BLE beacon and a location engine may determine the crossing of the boundary based on the sensed signals from each BLE beacon. Each BLE beacon may have a directional antenna so that a portion of the signal having a strong strength is directed towards the boundary and a portion of the signal having a weaker strength is directed away from the boundary.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
two Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacons adjacent a boundary in an area with a first BLE beacon mounted on a first side of the boundary in the area and a second BLE beacon mounted on a second side of the boundary in the area, each BLE beacon having a directional antenna so that a portion of the signal having a strong strength is directed away from the boundary and a portion of the signal having a weaker strength is directed towards the boundary; a BLE enabled object that senses a signal from each of the two BLE beacons adjacent the boundary in the area and captures one or more characteristics of the signal for the two BLE beacons adjacent the boundary in the area; and a location engine that determines when the one or more captured characteristics of the signal for the two BLE beacons adjacent the boundary intersect each other and determines, based on the intersection of the one or more captured characteristics of the signal for the two BLE beacons adjacent the boundary, a crossing of the boundary by the BLE enabled object.