Beacon content propagation
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for transmitting beacon messages are described. A beacon message is transmitted from a first beacon device and broadcast to an area within a transmission range of the first beacon device. A mobile device receives and stores the message. When the mobile device is out of the range of the first beacon device and within the range of a second beacon device, the message is transmitted to the second beacon device and broadcast by the second beacon device.
1. A system, comprising:
a first fixed-location beacon configured to transmit a beacon message to a first user mobile device at a first location within a first transmission range of the first fixed-location beacon at the first location; and
a second fixed-location beacon configured to receive the beacon message from the first user mobile device at a second location outside of the first transmission range of the first fixed-location beacon and transmit the beacon message to a second user mobile device at the second location within a second transmission range of the second fixed-location beacon at the second location.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the beacon message comprises an advertisement, coupon, promotion, or a combination thereof.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the beacon message is transmitted by a short range radio frequency beacon.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first fixed-location beacon is further configured to generate the beacon message.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second transmission ranges are about 2 inches to about 160 feet.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information in the beacon message and range of the beacon message are controlled by an originator of the beacon message.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the originator of the beacon message comprises a merchant.
8. A method for transmitting beacon messages, comprising:
transmitting, by a first fixed-location beacon, a beacon message to a first user mobile device at a first location within a first transmission range of the first fixed-location beacon at the first location;
receiving, by a second fixed-location beacon, the beacon message from the first user mobile device at a second location outside of the first transmission range of the first fixed-location beacon; and
transmitting, by the second fixed-location beacon, the beacon message to a second user mobile device at the second location within a second transmission range of the second fixed-location beacon at the second location.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the beacon message comprises an advertisement, coupon, promotion, or a combination thereof.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the beacon message is transmitted by a short range radio frequency beacon.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising generating the beacon message.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first and second transmission ranges are about 2 inches to about 160 feet.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein information in the beacon message and range of the beacon message are controlled by an originator of the beacon message.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the originator of the beacon message comprises a merchant.
15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a beacon, are adapted to cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
transmitting, by a first fixed-location beacon, a beacon message to a first user mobile device at a first location within a first transmission range of the first fixed-location beacon at the first location;
receiving, by a second fixed-location beacon, the beacon message from the first user mobile device at a second location outside of the first transmission range of the first fixed-location beacon; and
transmitting, by the second fixed-location beacon, the beacon message to a second user mobile device at the second location within a second transmission range of the second fixed-location beacon at the second location.
16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the beacon message comprises an advertisement, coupon, promotion, or a combination thereof.
17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the beacon message is transmitted by a short range radio frequency beacon.
18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises generating the beacon message.
19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein information in the beacon message and range of the beacon message are controlled by an originator of the beacon message.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the originator of the beacon message comprises a merchant.