Method and apparatus for interacting with a tag in a wireless communication area
Methods and apparatus for interacting with a tag in a wireless communications area. A user interface is generated with a digital representation of energy levels received into an energy receiving sensor, such as a CCD. The user interface includes interactive portions based upon positions of tags in a wireless communication area. A controller may determine that a Smart Device is associated with access rights to digital content associated with the tag, and the digital content may be displayed in the user interface on the Smart device.
1. A method for interacting with a tag in a wireless communication area, the method comprising the steps of:
a) transceiving a first wireless communication between a Smart Device and a first reference point transceiver fixedly located at a first position within a wireless communication area;
b) transceiving a second wireless communication between the Smart Device and a second reference point transceiver fixedly located at a second position within a wireless communication area;
c) transceiving a third wireless communication between the Smart Device and a third reference point transceiver fixedly located at a third position within a wireless communication area;
d) generating positional coordinates for the Smart Device based upon the first wireless communication, the second wireless communication, and the third wireless communication, each wireless communication between the Smart Device and a respective reference point transceiver;
e) establish a radio target area for an energy receiving sensor;
f) receiving energy into the energy receiving sensor from the radio target area;
g) generating a digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor at an instance in time;
h) generating positional coordinates for a tag at the instance in time;
i) associating digital content with the tag;
j) determining that the Smart Device has access rights to the digital content;
k) generating a user interactive interface comprising a digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor at the instance in time and a dynamic portion representative of the tag;
l) receiving a user input into the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface; and
m) based upon the user input received into the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface, displaying the digital content in the user interactive interface.
2. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the steps of: receiving multiple disparate energy wavelengths into the energy receiving sensor at the instance in time, the disparate energy wavelengths received from different geospatial locations; and indicating the disparate energy wavelengths in the user interactive interface.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the tag comprises a virtual tag associated with a location identified via positional coordinates.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the tag comprises a physical tag comprising a transceiver capable of wireless communication with the multiple reference point transceivers and the method additionally comprises the steps of: transceiving a wireless communication between the tag and multiple reference point transceivers; and generating positional coordinates for the tag based upon the wireless communication between the tag and the multiple reference transceivers.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication between the Smart Device and the multiple reference point transceivers comprises transceiving using an Ultra Wideband modality.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the tag comprises a transceiver capable of wireless communication with the multiple reference point transceivers and the method additionally comprises the steps of: transceiving a wireless communication between the tag and multiple reference point transceivers using the Ultra Wideband modality; and generating positional coordinates for the tag based upon the wireless communication between the tag and the multiple reference transceivers.
7. The method of claim 6 additionally comprising the step of identifying a wireless communication area comprising the radio target area of the energy receiving sensor, the wireless communication area based upon a communication distance of the Ultra Wideband modality in an area encompassing the energy receiving sensor.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication between the Smart Device and the multiple reference point transceivers comprises transceiving using Bluetooth modality.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the tag comprises a transceiver capable of wireless communication with the multiple reference transceivers and the method additionally comprises the steps of: transceiving a wireless communication between the tag and multiple reference point transceivers using the Bluetooth modality; and generating positional coordinates for the tag based upon the wireless communication between the tag and the multiple reference transceivers.
10. The method of claim 8 additionally comprising the step of identifying a wireless communication area comprising the radio target area of the energy receiving sensor, the wireless communication area based upon a communication distance of a Bluetooth modality in an area encompassing the energy receiving sensor.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the positional coordinates comprise Cartesian Coordinates.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the positional coordinates comprise at least one of: an angle of arrival, and an angle of departure.
13. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of designating the access rights to digital content based upon an identifier of the Smart Device.
14. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of including in the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface an icon indicative of the digital content associated with the tag.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein the radio target area comprises the position of the energy receiving sensor and an area providing electromagnetic energy to the energy receiving sensor.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the radio target area further comprises a frustum of a generally conical shape with the energy receiving sensor located at a relatively narrow end of the frustum.
17. The method of claim 16 additionally comprising the steps of changing a direction of the Smart Device; and redefining the radio transmission area based upon the change in direction of the Smart Device.
18. The method of claim 16 additionally comprising the steps of co-locating the tag with a sensor; with the sensor, quantifying a condition present in a structure as digital data; and including the digital data quantifying the condition in the structure in the digital content included in the user interactive interface.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein the structure comprises the radio target area.
20. A method for interacting with a tag a wireless communication area, the method comprising the steps of:
a) transceiving an Ultra Wideband wireless communication between a Smart Device supported by an Agent in a structure and multiple reference point transceivers;
b) generating positional coordinates for the Smart Device based upon the Ultra Wideband wireless communication between the Smart Device and the multiple reference point transceivers;
c) establish a radio target area for an energy receiving sensor;
d) receiving energy into the energy receiving sensor from the radio target area;
e) generating a digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor at an instance in time;
f) generating positional coordinates for a tag at the instance in time, the tag comprising digital content and access rights to the digital content;
g) determining the tag is located within the radio target area based upon the positional coordinates for the tag;
h) generating a first user interactive interface comprising static portions based upon the digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor;
i) generating a dynamic portion of the first user interactive interface based upon the positional coordinates for the tag;
j) receiving a user input into the dynamic portion of the first user interactive interface; and
k) based upon the user input received into the dynamic portion of the first user interactive interface, including the digital content in a second user interactive interface.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the energy received into the energy receiving sensor comprises one or more of: an infrared wavelength; and a wavelength between 400 nanometers and 700 nanometers.