公开(公告)号：US09860685B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US15196066

申请日：2016-06-29

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： David C. White, Jr. ,  Magnus Mortensen ,  Jay Kemper Johnston ,  Rama Darbha

IPC: H04W24/00 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04W4/80 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04W40/244 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: In one embodiment a method for providing presence information in a smart environment is implemented on a personal computing device associated with a user and includes: broadcasting a presence indicator signal in the smart environment, where the presence indicator signal indicates presence of the user in the smart environment, and the personal computing device is not provided by an operator of the smart environment.