| 摘要 |
A system and method for providing a communications link between an owner of a lost article and a person that finds the lost article. The method includes detecting at a communication device of the person that finds the lost article, a beaconing signal generated by an electronic beacon device when the communication device is in proximity of the communication device. The beaconing signal is associated with an owner of the electronic beacon device. The communication device may transmit, to a server, location information and identification information inherent within the beaconing signal. The server may return one or more communication options enabling a user of the communication device to contact the owner of the electronic beacon device. Such communication options may comprise, for example, voice communication, video communication or communication via text message. In one embodiment the communication options enable communication to occur while maintaining the anonymity of the owner. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for beacon-based communication, comprising:
detecting, at a communication device, a beaconing signal generated by an electronic beacon device when the electronic beacon device is in proximity of the communication device, wherein the beaconing signal is associated with an entity affiliated with the electronic beacon device; transmitting, from the communication device, identification information inherent within the beaconing signal and location information; receiving, at the communication device, one or more communication options through which the entity may be contacted wherein the communication options do not identify the entity, thereby enabling the entity to remain anonymous to a user of the communication device; receiving, through a user interface of the communication device, user input provided by the user of the communication device wherein the user input is in accordance with at least one of the communication options; and transmitting, from the communication device, message information for the entity wherein the message information is based upon the user input. |
