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Granted Patent B2
US 10,257,652 · App. 15/297,591 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Apparatus and method for making information available

Inventors: Ramin Lavae Mokhtari (Potsdam, DE); Gerd Ascheid (Aachen, DE)
Assignee: ICE Gateway GmbH
H04W4/025H04B17/318H04L67/025H04L67/12H04L67/125H04W72/044H04W76/11
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Patent No.
US 10,257,652
App. No.
15/297,591
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed inter alia is a method, comprising: wireless transmitting of transmission information from an apparatus, wherein the transmission information comprises an identifier of the apparatus, and wherein the identifier is associated with a resource.

Claims (33)

1. Apparatus comprising at least one processor and one memory having program instructions, the at least one memory and the program instructions, together with the at least one processor, being adapted to cause the apparatus to:

wirelessly transmit transmission information , wherein the transmission information comprises an identifier of the apparatus, wherein the identifier is associated with a resource in such a way that the resource is at least one of identifiable and localisable by the identifier, wherein a server provides the resource associated with the identifier,

at least one of capture vicinity information about a vicinity of the apparatus and obtaining vicinity information about the vicinity of the apparatus, and

transmit the vicinity information about the vicinity of the apparatus over a network connection to the server,

wherein the vicinity information is transmitted over a network connection in a first network from the apparatus to the server, and wherein the resource associated with the identifier is provided by the server in such a way that the resource associated with the identifier is retrievable over a second network.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resource is not provided by the apparatus.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission information is transmitted according to a wireless communications protocol.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission information is transmitted in the form of at least one of a broadcast signal, a radio beacon signal and a beacon signal.

5. Apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the transmission information also comprises a signal strength indication, wherein the signal strength indication depends on the signal strength of at least one of the broadcast signal, the radio beacon signal and the beacon signal.

6. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission information is transmitted at regular intervals.

7. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the identifier is a unique identifier of the apparatus.

8. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the identifier is a Universally Unique Identifier.

9. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the identifier is associated with the resource by way of an entry in a database.

10. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resource is a resource in a network.

11. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resource comprises position information about at least one of the position of the apparatus and/or information dependent on the position of the apparatus and information dependent on the vicinity of the apparatus.

12. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resource is a web page.

13. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is arrangable or is arranged on or in a light outside, in particular a street light.

14. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is part of an apparatus for controlling a lamp of a light outside, in particular a street light.

15. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the vicinity of the apparatus is limited by a transmission range within which the transmission information can be received.

16. Method, comprising:

wireless transmitting of transmission information from an apparatus, wherein the transmission information comprises an identifier of the apparatus, wherein the identifier is associated with a resource in such a way that the resource is at least one of identifiable and localisable by the identifier, wherein a server provides the resource associated with the identifier,

at least one of capturing vicinity information about a vicinity of the apparatus at the apparatus and obtaining vicinity information about the vicinity of the apparatus at the apparatus, and

transmitting the vicinity information about the vicinity of the apparatus over a network connection from the apparatus to the server

wherein the vicinity information is transmitted over a network connection in a first network from the apparatus to the server, and wherein the resource associated with the identifier is provided by the server in such a way that the resource associated with the identifier is retrievable over a second network.

17. Method, comprising:

providing a resource by a server, wherein the resource is associated with an identifier of an apparatus in such a way that the resource is at least one of identifiable and localisable by the identifier,

receiving vicinity information about the vicinity of the apparatus over a network connection from the apparatus at the server, and

providing the resource by the server at least partially depending on the vicinity information

wherein the vicinity information is transmitted over a network connection in a first network to the server, and wherein the resource associated with the identifier is provided by the server in such a way that the resource associated with the identifier is retrievable over a second network.

18. Server, comprising at least one processor and one memory having program instructions, the at least one memory and the program instructions, together with the at least one processor, being adapted to cause the server to:

provide a resource, wherein the resource is associated with an identifier of an apparatus in such a way that the resource is at least one of identifiable and localisable by the identifier,

receive vicinity information about the vicinity of the apparatus over a network connection from the apparatus, and

provide the resource at least partially depending on the vicinity information, wherein the vicinity information is transmitted over a network connection in a first network to the server, and wherein the resource associated with the identifier is provided by the server in such a way that the resource associated with the identifier is retrievable over a second network.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2026
From: SMART CITY FACTORY GMBH
To: GSS SMART SOLUTIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 074755/0328 →
BANKRUPTCY Recorded Mar 28, 2022
From: ICE GATEWAY GMBH
To: SMART CITY FACTORY GMBH
Reel/Frame 059908/0089 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2017
From: MOKHTARI, RAMIN LAVAE; ASCHEID, GERD
To: ICE GATEWAY GMBH
Reel/Frame 040876/0413 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2014 006 234 · Apr 30, 2014 · national
DE 10 2014 007 668 · May 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2015055900 · Mar 20, 2015
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