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Bluetooth BeaconByMaher Omar Alshammari (212542270)

2015

2OutlineWhat is a Bluetooth beaconHow the Bluetooth beacon workWhat is the benefit/usage of Bluetooth beacon Where to Buy the Bluetooth beaconAdv. VideoDemo

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3What is a Bluetooth beacon?

A beacon is usually a small, battery-powered transmitter, such as theEstimote Beacon, that broadcasts Bluetooth signal with Bluetooth Low Energy.

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4How its workIts like a radio station that plays only one song, over and over, but instead of music the beacon sends out a unique ID number that can be read by an app on your phone. That app, in turn, can look up the location of that particular beacon and deliver information to you based on where you are

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5What is the benefit of the beacon? You can use it in:

1- ads in shopping mall

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6What is the benefit of the beacon? You can use it in:

2- indoor localizations

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7What is the benefit of the beacon? You can use it in:

3- peering

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8Where you can Buy itYou can buy the beacon online from http://estimote.com/

Dev Kit with3 Bluetooth Beacons $99

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9Video

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10Lets have a look

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11Demo

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12Reference https://www.yahoo.com/tech/what-are-bluetooth-beacons-and-why-are-they-following-99522970424.html

http://blog.estimote.com/post/106913675010/how-do-beacons-work-the-physics-of-beacon-tech

https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2015/01/the-benefits-of-integrated-access-point-beacon-technology/

https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2015/09/putting-beacons-to-work/

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