Saving Lives with iBeacons (Extended Remix Version)

Saving lives with iBeacons (Extended Remix Version)

Evan K. Stone Lead iOS Developer

Cloud City Development // San Francisco

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Hello, AltConf!

The Purpose

Saving Lives with iBeacons

Will have some technical info

But really…

this talk is actually about…

thinking creaJvely

thinking in ways to improve lives of those around us

thinking in ways that could save the life of one person

Designers and Developers working together!

Designing and building amazing soluJons

CollaboraJng to help others

Dreaming of new ways to use technologies like iBeacons

Not just for the sake of innovaJon…

But to really help people.

Maybe even save a life.

The Jdal wave is upon us.

The Internet of Things(IoT)

Especially in the last year

Flash flood of new devices

Renewed interest in iBeacons

What are iBeacons?

Bluetooth Low Energy devices

They basically do one thing.

They broadcast some numbers at regular intervals.

“AdverJsement”

Payload

3 Things

UUID

D9B9EC1F-3925-43D0-80A9-1E39D4CEA95C

Major Value

42

Minor Value

7

Allows categorizaJon and idenJficaJon

UUID: OrganizaJon/LocaJon Major Value: Category

Minor Value: Item

Key Concept:

You have to know the values to map them

(or know how to get them)

Bundled locally

Retrieved from server(bonus points for using locaJon)

Minimum hardware requirements for BLE development (including iBeacons)

iPhone 4S (or later) iPod touch (5th generaJon)

iPad (3rd generaJon or later) iPad mini (or later)

iOS 7+(1.66%)

Side Note…

iOS Devices can be iBeacons too!

AirLocatehlps://developer.apple.com/library/ios/samplecode/AirLocate/IntroducJon/Intro.html

(you will have to make some modificaJons because it’s broken…)

😬

Devices

EsJmote

Gimbal(this is what we used for the project I’ll show you in a bit…)

Many Others

Typical Scenarios for iBeacons

Museumshlps://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/

blogosphere/tag/ibeacon/

Art InstallaJons

Retail Shops

Stadiums

CreaJve SoluJons…

Put a beacon in your luggage.

Play Treasure Hunt

Get creaJve! Have fun!

Developing with iBeacons

Geong the right Framework

iBeacons are BLE devices, right?

Yes, but…

In this context we use Core LocaJon!

huh?

It makes sense when you think about it.

iBeacons are proximity devices.

“I am near you.”

OK… so how do I use Core LocaJon?

Three Steps

Create a CLLocaJonManager

Set the CLLocaJonManager’s delegate

Create a CLBeaconRegion

var proximityUUID: NSUUID { get }

CLBeaconMajorValue

CLBeaconMinorValue

Get AuthorizaJon to use LocaJon Services

Use requestWhenInUseAuthorization() whenever it makes sense to do so

Start Ranging!locationManager.startRangingBeaconsInRegion(beaconRegion)

Beacons will be caught in the didRangeBeacons delegate method

Demo

TARDISBeacon

Geong back to saving lives…

How can iBeacons save lives?

Is it really that far-fetched?

At MIT, Lille Devices Labs has been educaJng medical professionals

about the Maker Movement

They have been traveling around the world showing them DIY concepts

and techniques

Teaching them that these techniques can help them develop tools and soluJons that would either be too costly or not available

They don’t know these tools and techniques exist.

hlp://www.popup-labs.com/

“Finding the stealth ingenuity of nurses”

hlp://www.makernurse.org

Medical Maker Kits

Medical Make App

Why so important?

Let’s take one example…

Asthma.

14 million Americans affected by Asthma

albuterol inhalers cost ~$70 out of pocket and with insurance coverage

range from $0-40

Some would benefit from a Smart Inhaler

Tracks and monitors their usage

Cost?

About $1000 a year.

Medical Make Demo

iBeacons allow medical professionals to explore the materials

–Anna Young, Pop Up Labs

“Demys?fies medical technology and devices.”

The Maker Studios show them how to get started!

They can build a Smart Inhaler at a fracJon of the cost.

At least one of the 14 million Asthma sufferers could benefit

from a Smart Inhaler.

With Maker Kits and DIY hopefully that person

will get one.

If we can save just one of those who would be taken by Asthma

this year it will be worth it.

And that’s how we save lives with iBeacons.

Evan K. Stone

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