6. WHAT IS A PROXIMITY-AWARE
MOBILE APP?
A MOBILE APP THAT PRESENTS
CONTENT OR EXECUTES
PROCEDURES WHEN IT NEARS
A PLACE OR THING
7. WHAT IS AN IBEACON?
BLUETOOTH V4.0 TRANSMITTER!
!
BASED ON A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
DEVELOPED BY APPLE!
!
USED TO MARK A PLACE OR THING!
!
COMPATIBLE MOBILE DEVICES CAN
UNIQUELY IDENTIFY AND DETERMINE
PROXIMITY AND DISTANCE TO A BEACON!
!
TYPICAL RANGE OF 25M TO 40M
8. WHAT INFORMATION DOES AN
IBEACON TRANSMIT?
IBEACONS TRANSMIT A REPEATED MESSAGE CALLED
AN ADVERTISEMENT!
!
THE ADVERTISEMENT CONTAINS AN IDENTIFIER AND A
MEASURED POWER VALUE!
!
THE IDENTIFIER IS COMPOSED OF 3 PARTS:!
! UUID - ORGANIZATION ID!
! MAJOR - GROUP ID!
! MINOR - UNIT ID!
!
THE MEASURED POWER VALUE IS THE IBEACON’S
AVERAGE SIGNAL STRENGTH MEASURED AT 1M AND IS
USED BY THE RECEIVER TO CALCULATE THE DISTANCE
FROM THE IBEACON
9. HOW DO PROXIMITY-AWARE
MOBILE APPS USE IBEACONS?
MUST SPECIFY THE BEACONS TO
BE MONITORED !
!
CAN MONITOR FOR ENTER REGION
AND EXIT REGION EVENTS!
!
CAN RANGE FOR PROXIMITY ZONE
WHILE IN REGION!
0M < IMMEDIATE < 0.5M!
0.5M < NEAR < 2M!
2M < FAR!
!
WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ENTER AND
EXIT EVENTS, EVEN WHEN IN THE
BACKGROUND OR TERMINATED FAR
NEAR
IMMEDIATE
ENTER REGIONEXIT REGION
RANGING
10. WHAT MOBILE DEVICES ARE
COMPATIBLE WITH IBEACONS?
IOS MOBILE DEVICES!
• IOS 7.0 AND HIGHER!
• BLUETOOTH 4.0 SUPPORT!
!
ANDROID MOBILE DEVICES!
• ANDROID 4.3 AND HIGHER!
• BLUETOOTH 4.0 SUPPORT!
• 3RD PARTY IBEACON
SUPPORT LIBRARIES SUCH
AS THOSE FROM RADIUS
NETWORKS
11. WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH
RADIUS NETWORKS?
RADIUS NETWORKS
MAKES MOBILE
PROXIMITY TOOLS AND
TECHNOLOGIES
HIGH
PERFORMANCE
IBEACONS
DEVELOPER
TOOLS
RADBEACON TAG RADBEACON USB
MACBEACON SCANBEACON LOCATE
PROXIMITY KIT
CLOUD SERVICES
& MOBILE SDK’S
12. HOW DO I MAKE AN APP USING
PROXIMITY KIT?
CREATE A FREE
DEVELOPER
ACCOUNT AT
PROXIMITYKIT.COM!
!
CREATE A KIT AND
POPULATE IT WITH
BEACON
INSTANCES!
!
DOWNLOAD THE
IOS OR ANDROID
SDK AND THE
CONFIG FILE FOR
YOUR KIT
13. HOW DO I MAKE AN APP USING
PROXIMITY KIT?
DOWNLOAD THE IOS OR
ANDROID SDK!
!
DOWNLOAD THE CONFIG
FILE FOR YOUR KIT!
!
INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR
PROJECT!
!
INTEGRATE DELEGATE
METHODS IN YOUR APP!
!
SIMPLE YOUTUBE
TUTORIAL AVAILABLE AT!
bit.ly/1hXjTy9
14. HOW DO I MAKE AN APP USING
PROXIMITY KIT?
CONFIGURE
IBEACONS
IN WEB
PORTAL
SDK SYNCS
DATA WITH
MOBILE
DEVICE
DEVICE
MONITORS
FOR
IBEACONS
WHEN
ENTERING
OR EXITING
APP IS
NOTIFIED
15. HOW CAN I TEST MY APP?
LOCATE FOR
IBEACON MACBEACON
SCANBEACON
16. WHERE DO I GET THE BEACONS?
RADBEACON USB!
• IBEACON IN A TINY USB PACKAGE!
• NO HOST COMPUTER NECESSARY!
• POWERED THROUGH ANY USB POWER SOURCE!
• CONFIGURABLE RANGE UP TO 35M!
• CONFIGURABLE ADVERTISING RATE UP TO 20HZ!
!
!
RADBEACON TAG!
• IBEACON IN A SMALL PLASTIC ENCLOSURE!
• POWERED BY A CR-2032 COIN CELL BATTERY!
• BATTERY LIFE APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS!
• CONFIGURABLE RANGE UP TO 35M!
• CONFIGURABLE ADVERTISING RATE UP TO 10HZ
RADBEACON TAG
RADBEACON USB
17. AT THE SHOP
REWARD CUSTOMERS
WITH LOYALTY POINTS,
AND SPECIAL OFFERS
!
PROVIDE EFFICIENT,
ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO
REQUEST ASSISTANCE
AND PAY FOR
PURCHASES