Power saving intelligent locator
Systems and methods of a power saving intelligent locator system for locating a user within a space, the system includes providing a tag cloud having tags that communicate tag data with aggregators. The tag cloud and aggregators located within the space form a meshed network, the aggregators communicate data to a computer in communication with a cloud-based network. A user smart device with a mobile application wirelessly communicates with an internet system in communication with the cloud-based network. Receiving by the computer, information about the user smart device entering the meshed network by wireless tags positioned within the space. Information is obtained by the tags during a recognition process by wirelessly transmitting messages between the wireless tags to aggregators, and then wirelessly transmitting information from the aggregators to the computer, the computer communicates with the cloud-based network, the wireless tags transition from a sleep state to an active state.
1. A method comprising:
creating, by communication between a plurality of radio emitting devices in a meshed network with each radio emitting device comprising a processor and transceiver, a geo-fence within a space, each radio emitting device capable of communicating with neighboring radio emitting devices in the plurality and capable of communicating with aggregators in communication with a central server computer over a network; and
determining, by a subset of the plurality of radio emitting devices, a location of a user computing device executing a user application for the space when the user computing device is moved past the geo-fence and into the space, the determined location relative to the subset of the radio emitting devices, each radio emitting device in the subset transitioning from a sleep state to an active state based on wireless transmissions from the subset of radio emitting devices when the user computing device moves within a predetermined distance from the subset of the radio emitting devices.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a tag cloud comprising the plurality of radio emitting devices.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user application provides product information about a product to the user computing device.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the product information is provided when the user computing device moves within a predetermined distance from the product.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the product information comprises navigation information to the product.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user application provides environment information within the space to the user computing device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the active state of the radio emitting device comprises increasing transmitting power and transmitting frequency levels.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sleep state of the radio emitting device comprises decreasing transmitting power and transmitting frequency levels.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user application automatically checks a user of the user computing device into the space when the user computing device moves past the geo-fence.
10. A radio emitting device comprising:
a processor;
a transceiver for communicating with other radio emitting devices and for communicating with an aggregator in communication with a central server computer over a network; and
a non-transitory storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising:
radio emitting device communicating logic executed by the processor for communicating with a plurality of radio emitting devices in a meshed network to create a geo-fence within a space and for facilitating determination of a location of a user computing device by the radio emitting device and a subset of the plurality of radio emitting devices, the user computing device executing a user application for the space, the facilitating determination of the location occurring when the user computing device is moved past the geo-fence and into the space, the determined location relative to the radio emitting device, the radio emitting device transitioning from a sleep state to an active state based on wireless transmissions from the subset of radio emitting devices when the user computing device moves within a predetermined distance from the subset of the radio emitting devices.
11. The radio emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the user application provides product information about a product to the user computing device.
12. The radio emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the product information is provided when the user computing device moves within a predetermined distance from the product.
13. The radio emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the product information comprises navigation information to the product.
14. The radio emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the user application provides environment information within the space to the user computing device.
15. The radio emitting device of claim 10 , further comprising increasing transmitting power and transmitting frequency levels when in the active state.
16. The radio emitting device of claim 10 , further comprising decreasing transmitting power and transmitting frequency levels when in the sleep state.
17. The radio emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the user application automatically checks a user of the user computing device into the space when the user computing device moves past the geo-fence.
18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing thereon computer instructions for execution by a processor of a radio emitting device, the computer instructions comprising:
communicating with a plurality of radio emitting devices in a meshed network to create a geo-fence within a space and for facilitating determination of a location of a user computing device by the radio emitting device and a subset of the plurality of radio emitting devices, the user computing device executing a user application for the space, the facilitating determination of the location occurring when the user computing device is moved past the geo-fence and into the space, the determined location relative to the radio emitting device, the radio emitting device transitioning from a sleep state to an active state based on wireless transmissions from the subset of radio emitting devices when the user computing device moves within a predetermined distance from the subset of the radio emitting devices.
19. The medium of claim 18 , wherein the user application provides product information about a product to the user computing device.
20. The medium of claim 18 , wherein the user application automatically checks a user of the user computing device into the space when the user computing device moves past the geo-fence.