A payment method and apparatus using a beacon are disclosed. The present disclosure in some embodiments enables bidirectional communication between a payment terminal and a user terminal, and works universally over all user terminals having various operating systems, and facilitates authentication in a short distance but not in a too close range. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a payment apparatus using a beacon, which is wired to a merchant terminal and is responsive to the presence of a user terminal within a predetermined range detected by using a range sensor, for establishing a communication channel based on a beacon communication with the user terminal, to relay the settlement-related information between the user terminal and the merchant terminal, and to provide a payment method using a beacon, thereby providing the settlement service more efficiently, while overcoming the limitation of the conventional NFC settlement system.

A method of determining a location of a mobile device includes: detecting, at the mobile device, at least one Radio Frequency transmitter; receiving information associated with a number of Radio Frequency transmitters located within a geographical area, the number of Radio Frequency transmitters being a subset of all Radio Frequency transmitters located within the geographical area, the information being decodable to provide global locations and identifiers of the number of Radio Frequency transmitters; comparing an identifier associated with the at least one detected Radio Frequency transmitter with the global locations and identifiers of the number of Radio Frequency transmitters; and determining the location of the mobile device within the geographical area; wherein the information is received in a reduced format.

Method for controlled changeover of a container treatment machine having a plurality of RFID reading devices, a control unit and one or more treatment modules, every treatment module having a plurality of remote indicators, and one or more exchangeable handling parts equipped with RFID transponders for unambiguous identification, including displaying, via the remote indicators, predetermined target identifiers for the handling parts which are transmitted by the control unit; displaying, via the remote indicators, actual identifiers for the handling parts that are retrieved from the RFID transponders via the RFID reading devices; comparing respective actual identifiers for the handling parts with respective target identifiers therefor, and signaling when a change of the handling part is required if the actual identifier deviates from the respective target identifier, or signaling that a handling part is correctly used if the actual identifier corresponds to the respective target identifier.

A system and method for identifying a customer's location at a business and provide notification to a company representative upon arrival of the customer at the business location. Real-time location determinations for the customer and customer location tracking can be provided. One or more wireless beacons communicate with the customer's electronic device. The beacons provide the system with real-time data about the customer's whereabouts, allowing for the confirmation and tracking of the customer at the location. A first non-limiting example of use, include a company that provides food and beverage allowing the customer to place an order for food and beverages on their electronic device and having the order delivered to the person at their current location as determined by the system. Another non-limiting example includes a company using the notification system to have assigned staff members notified of the customer's arrival.

A system and method for identifying a customer's location at a business and provide notification to a company representative upon arrival of the customer at the business location. Real-time location determinations for the customer and customer location tracking can be provided. One or more wireless beacons communicate with the customer's electronic device. The beacons provide the system with real-time data about the customer's whereabouts, allowing for the confirmation and tracking of the customer at the location. A first non-limiting example of use, include a company that provides food and beverage allowing the customer to place an order for food and beverages on their electronic device and having the order delivered to the person at their current location as determined by the system. Another non-limiting example includes a company using the notification system to have assigned staff members notified of the customer's arrival.

This application relates to the field of communications technologies. A method includes: A first device receives first configuration information sent by a second device. The first configuration information includes at least one of information about a reference signal, frequency range information of a radio frequency signal, or bandwidth range information. The first device measures a first reference signal set, to obtain a first measured value. The first reference signal set includes at least two reference signals. The first device determines an expansion factor ? based on the first configuration information. The first device determines a second measured value based on the first measured value and the expansion factor ?.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for assisting in the determination of the position of a wireless communication device. One wireless communication device is provided comprising a transmitter configured to broadcast a direct sequence spread spectrum reference signal in a predefined ISM band. Another wireless communication device is provided comprising a receiver that is configured to receive direct sequence spread spectrum reference signals in the predefined ISM band. The same transmitter and receiver are used to communicate between the respective wireless communication devices and one or more base stations in a wireless infrastructure network (of which each wireless communication device is a part).

A user terminal includes a communication device configured to receive radio waves transmitted from a wireless communication tag provided on a golf ball, an output device configured to output information to a user, and a controller configured to control the output device and output information according to radio waves transmitted from the wireless communication tag provided on a golf ball.

A user terminal includes a communication device configured to receive radio waves transmitted from a wireless communication tag provided on a golf ball, an output device configured to output information to a user, and a controller configured to control the output device and output information according to radio waves transmitted from the wireless communication tag provided on a golf ball.

A system for detecting exit and entry for an interest region for automatically detecting entry and exit for an object in an interest region that is disclosed includes a wireless position sensor attached to an object to set an identification number and for transmitting a beacon having the identification number at a certain period, a wireless terminal for receiving the beacon from the wireless position sensor, extracting the identification number included in the beacon, and detecting entry and exit for the object using the extracted number of times of the identification number during a predetermined certain time and a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) of the beacon, a server system for receiving entry and exit detection information for the object from the wireless terminal.