ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,178, issued on July 29, was assigned to SCAN-MATCH (Paris).
"Communication method using electronic badges communicating with beacons" was invented by Antoine Bouchet (Paris).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication method is intended for being used during a public meeting. The method includes positioning of a mobile beacon in a zone, the beacon issuing within the zone, a signal specific to the zone, storage in a memory of the badge of each participant of an identifier and personal data of the participant, the badge displaying some of the personal data of the participant, detection by the badge of the signal issued by the beacon,...