A method and system for distributed management and maintenance of remote transmitters, or beacons, via a remotely hosted integrated software platform and the interaction of the beacons with mobile devices in an environment where the beacons are located.

A mechanical watch includes an internal tracking module. The tracking module includes a transmitter, a microprocessor, and optionally a GPS module and a power source. The components of the tracking module are integrated into the watch by embedding them within one or more components of the mechanical watch. If a watch is lost or stolen, the tracking module may be actuated to provide location data over a network to a software application. To conserve power, the tracking module only actively receives and/or transmits signals periodically during intermittent windows of time.

A mechanical watch includes an internal tracking module. The tracking module includes a transmitter, a microprocessor, and optionally a GPS module and a power source. The components of the tracking module are integrated into the watch by embedding them within one or more components of the mechanical watch. If a watch is lost or stolen, the tracking module may be actuated to provide location data over a network to a software application. To conserve power, the tracking module only actively receives and/or transmits signals periodically during intermittent windows of time.

A method for transmitting a downlink reference signal from a network entity to a mobile terminal via a radio unit connected to an antenna, used to geolocate the mobile terminal. The method is implemented by the radio unit and includes: receiving the reference signal from the network entity and destined for the mobile terminal; and transmitting the reference signal to the mobile terminal upon expiry of a delay period with respect to the transmission time of the reference signal by the network entity. The delay period has a value greater than a transmission travel time of a comparison signal between the network entity and the radio unit.

The present disclosure is enclosed in the area of validation of vehicles in road tolls, which may also be designated as tolling systems. The prior art systems require the installation of a devicea camera and/or a wireless communication devicefor each lane of a toll, in order to determine that a vehicle has crossed such lane of the toll. The present solution allows that, only with two fixed wireless devices which receive wireless beacons from a mobile device, the lane which the vehicle crosses is still determinable. This also enables that each of the fixed wireless devices may be placed in locations of the toll which are accessible without closing the lane, and thereby does not require that the circulation of vehicles has to closed, whichever is the lane. The present solution thereby promotes retrofit in existing tolls with multiple lanes.

The present disclosure is enclosed in the area of validation of vehicles in road tolls, which may also be designated as tolling systems. The prior art systems require the installation of a devicea camera and/or a wireless communication devicefor each lane of a toll, in order to determine that a vehicle has crossed such lane of the toll. The present solution allows that, only with two fixed wireless devices which receive wireless beacons from a mobile device, the lane which the vehicle crosses is still determinable. This also enables that each of the fixed wireless devices may be placed in locations of the toll which are accessible without closing the lane, and thereby does not require that the circulation of vehicles has to closed, whichever is the lane. The present solution thereby promotes retrofit in existing tolls with multiple lanes.

A gateway device for associating the gateway device and tracking sensors as single a cargo unit: the gateway device being associable with a cargo unit, said gateway device comprising: means to detect position or movement, and short-range wireless communication means for sending out a beacon signal and connecting with nodes, characterized in that the gateway device is arranged to detect which nodes are still in short-range communications range when change of position or movement is detected and associating the nodes that are still in range with as being part of the same cargo unit as the gateway device. Corresponding arrangement and method are also presented.

A gateway device for associating the gateway device and tracking sensors as single a cargo unit: the gateway device being associable with a cargo unit, said gateway device comprising: means to detect position or movement, and short-range wireless communication means for sending out a beacon signal and connecting with nodes, characterized in that the gateway device is arranged to detect which nodes are still in short-range communications range when change of position or movement is detected and associating the nodes that are still in range with as being part of the same cargo unit as the gateway device. Corresponding arrangement and method are also presented.

Methods of determining beacon relevance include receiving a beacon broadcast resulting in a received beacon broadcast, wherein the beacon broadcast comprises a range of relevance and informational data, determining a strength of the received beacon broadcast, comparing the range of relevance with the strength of the received beacon broadcast, and identifying the beacon broadcast as relevant if the strength of the received beacon broadcast exceeds the range of relevance.

Methods of determining beacon relevance include receiving a beacon broadcast resulting in a received beacon broadcast, wherein the beacon broadcast comprises a range of relevance and informational data, determining a strength of the received beacon broadcast, comparing the range of relevance with the strength of the received beacon broadcast, and identifying the beacon broadcast as relevant if the strength of the received beacon broadcast exceeds the range of relevance.