US 12,342,313 B2
Location positioning engine system and method
Michael A. Kerr, Reno, NV (US); and David Stewart, Stateline, NV (US)
Assigned to NEXRF CORP., Reno, NV (US)
Filed by NEXRF CORP., Reno, NV (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,367.
Application 18/222,367 is a continuation of application No. 15/470,794, filed on Mar. 27, 2017, granted, now 11,706,733, issued on Jul. 18, 2023.
Application 15/470,794 is a continuation of application No. 13/153,248, filed on Jun. 3, 2011, granted, now 9,615,347, issued on Apr. 4, 2017.
Application 13/153,248 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/821,852, filed on Jun. 23, 2010, granted, now 8,738,024, issued on May 27, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/223,565, filed on Jul. 7, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2024/0015688 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 1/00 (2006.01); G01S 1/68 (2006.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) [G01S 1/00 (2013.01); G01S 1/68 (2013.01); G01S 5/0027 (2013.01); G01S 5/0063 (2013.01); G01S 5/0226 (2013.01); G01S 5/0242 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01); G01S 5/0263 (2013.01); G01S 5/0289 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/30 (2018.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An indoor mapping system comprising:
a physical premises map;
a beacon disposed within a physical premises, wherein the beacon transmits a beacon signal;
a beacon location layered on the physical premises map;
a wireless device including an indoor positioning module, wherein the wireless device receives the beacon signal when the wireless device is within a broadcast range of beacon, and wherein the wireless device transmits the beacon signal to the indoor positioning module;
wherein the indoor positioning module associates the received beacon signal with the beacon location;
wherein the indoor positioning module determines from the received beacon signal that the wireless device is at the beacon location; and
a content management module communicatively coupled to the wireless device and the indoor positioning module, wherein the content management module includes a plurality of content items, and wherein at least one content item of the plurality of content items is associated with the beacon location.