Prior art — US Patent 11687971

As a technical patent analyst, I have searched for US patent 11687971 as requested.

Regarding the identification of the most relevant prior art for US patent 11687971, the provided text of US11687971 explicitly mentions one specific prior art document in its "BACKGROUND" section: "Published US Patent application US 2008/0182591 A1 filed Dec. 13, 2007 describes one such peer to peer approach."

However, attempts to locate the abstract or detailed description for "US 2008/0182591 A1" or "US20080182591A1" via search queries, including on Google Patents, have been unsuccessful, yielding results indicating that the patent number could not be found. Therefore, I cannot provide a brief description of this specific prior art or assess which claims of US11687971 it potentially anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102 with the information currently available.

The "Prior art keywords" listed for US11687971 (wireless device, beacon, unique identifier, further action, identifier) are general terms and do not refer to specific patent documents that could be analyzed as prior art.

Due to the inability to access the content of the cited patent application US 2008/0182591 A1, I cannot perform a detailed anticipation analysis.

To provide a complete response to your request, I will list the claims of US11687971.

Claims of US11687971

The patent US11687971 contains 20 claims. A full analysis of potential anticipation would require access to the cited prior art's details.

The claims of US11687971 are:

A method for reducing communications between one or more servers and a wireless device, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by at least one beacon transmitter using a short range wireless radio, a first beacon transmission in a first time period, the first beacon transmission comprising a first MAC address, a first unique identifier, and a beacon service identifier;
- receiving, by the wireless device using the short range wireless radio, a first plurality of beacon transmissions during the first time period;
- transmitting, by the wireless device using a second radio, the first unique identifier to the one or more servers;
- receiving, by the wireless device from the one or more servers using the second radio, stored information relating to an entity or object associated with the first unique identifier;
- selecting, by the wireless device, one or more unique identifiers from the first plurality of beacon transmissions by filtering only those beacon transmissions which include the beacon service identifier; and
- taking further action, if the first unique identifier is present among the selected one or more unique identifiers, using the stored information, which includes at least the identity of the entity or object associated with the first unique identifier.
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
- transmitting, by the at least one beacon transmitter using the short range wireless radio, a second beacon transmission in a second time period, the second beacon transmission comprising a second MAC address, a second unique identifier, and the beacon service identifier;
- receiving, by the wireless device using the short range wireless radio, a second plurality of beacon transmissions during the second time period;
- transmitting, by the wireless device using the second radio, the second unique identifier to the one or more servers;
- receiving, by the wireless device from the one or more servers using the second radio, second stored information relating to the entity or object associated with the second unique identifier;
- selecting, by the wireless device, a second set of one or more unique identifiers from the second plurality of beacon transmissions by filtering the second plurality of beacon transmissions which include the beacon service identifier; and
- taking further action related to the second stored information, if the second unique identifier is present among the selected second set of one or more unique identifiers.
The method of claim 1, wherein the further action includes preventing the sending of the first unique identifier by the wireless device to the one or more servers.
The method of claim 2, wherein the further action includes preventing the sending of the second unique identifier by the wireless device to the one or more servers.
The method of claim 1, wherein the MAC address is a randomly generated 48 bit number matching a format of a Bluetooth BD_ADDR.
The method of claim 2, wherein the MAC address is a randomly generated 48 bit number matching a format of a Bluetooth BD_ADDR.
The method of claim 1, wherein the further action includes determining that the at least one beacon transmitter is a broadcast device having a predetermined location.
The method of claim 1, wherein the short range wireless radio is a Bluetooth radio.
The method of claim 2, wherein the short range wireless radio is a Bluetooth radio.
The method of claim 1, wherein the short range wireless radio is a Wi-Fi radio.
The method of claim 2, wherein the short range wireless radio is a Wi-Fi radio.
A wireless device for reducing communications between one or more servers and the wireless device, the wireless device comprising:
- a short range wireless radio configured to receive a first plurality of beacon transmissions during a first time period, wherein at least one beacon transmitter transmits a first beacon transmission in the first time period, the first beacon transmission comprising a first MAC address, a first unique identifier, and a beacon service identifier;
- a second radio configured to transmit the first unique identifier to the one or more servers and to receive, from the one or more servers, stored information relating to an entity or object associated with the first unique identifier; and
- a processor configured to:
  - select one or more unique identifiers from the first plurality of beacon transmissions by filtering only those beacon transmissions which include the beacon service identifier; and
  - take further action, if the first unique identifier is present among the selected one or more unique identifiers, using the stored information, which includes at least the identity of the entity or object associated with the first unique identifier.
The wireless device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:
- receive, via the short range wireless radio, a second plurality of beacon transmissions during a second time period, wherein the at least one beacon transmitter transmits a second beacon transmission in the second time period, the second beacon transmission comprising a second MAC address, a second unique identifier, and the beacon service identifier;
- transmit, via the second radio, the second unique identifier to the one or more servers;
- receive, via the second radio from the one or more servers, second stored information relating to the entity or object associated with the second unique identifier;
- select a second set of one or more unique identifiers from the second plurality of beacon transmissions by filtering the second plurality of beacon transmissions which include the beacon service identifier; and
- take further action related to the second stored information, if the second unique identifier is present among the selected second set of one or more unique identifiers.
The wireless device of claim 12, wherein the further action includes preventing the sending of the first unique identifier to the one or more servers.
The wireless device of claim 13, wherein the further action includes preventing the sending of the second unique identifier to the one or more servers.
The wireless device of claim 12, wherein the MAC address is a randomly generated 48 bit number matching a format of a Bluetooth BD_ADDR.
The wireless device of claim 13, wherein the MAC address is a randomly generated 48 bit number matching a format of a Bluetooth BD_ADDR.
The wireless device of claim 12, wherein the further action includes determining that the at least one beacon transmitter is a broadcast device having a predetermined location.
The wireless device of claim 12, wherein the short range wireless radio is a Bluetooth radio.
The wireless device of claim 12, wherein the short range wireless radio is a Wi-Fi radio.