Qualcomm beacons can turn shopping into a context-aware activity

RE: Qualcomm beacons can turn shopping into a context-aware activity

rodreig89kishore — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:39:14 GMT

Actually I am trying to do the same but in a different way. [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-a701919f-512e-4b7b-80cb-1d8acedbb9f4/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

Keep Doing the good work.
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RE: Qualcomm beacons can turn shopping into a context-aware activity

DAB — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:44:05 GMT

I can see the utility of the system, but I would want to know if they were also recording who was in the area and for how long.

Yes, they can id your phone when you use the app.

Still, if you are in a strange location, it could save a lot of time. Especially for people who hate to ask for help.

DAB

RE: Qualcomm beacons can turn shopping into a context-aware activity

gervasi — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:02:38 GMT

Cool. I wonder at what point people will find this creepy. I like the technology though.

Also, indoor environments are so multi-path rich that they cannot just go on received sig strength (RSSI). They need to have someone map the place out while multiple sensors measure RSSI. Then they get a signature for each location. Even that is only accurate to several meters. If you just want to know what room someone's in, though, it's great. The vendors will have to educate stores/users on how to map out the place and then not touch the base stations.

This is necessary with BLE but will not be necessary when time domain techniques become common. I'm trying to get a vendor to send me a time-domain RTLS to test.