Authors:
Miran Borić
;
Ana Fernández Vilas
and
Rebeca P. Díaz Redondo
Affiliation:
Information & Computing Lab., AtlantTIC Research Center, School of Telecommunications Engineering, University of Vigo, 36210 Vigo and Spain
Keyword(s):
Bluetooth Low Energy, iBeacons, Experiment, Data Collection, Broadcasting.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Ad Hoc Networks of Autonomous Intelligent Systems
;
Coverage, Connectivity and Deployment Issues
;
Localization and Positioning Schemes
;
Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks
;
Telecommunications
;
Wireless Information Networks and Systems
Abstract:
As an emerging low power wireless technology, Bluetooth Low Energy lately has become an essential part of the Internet of Things world. Its pervasiveness has given the possibility for many different, otherwise manually driven, concepts to work in a different, enhanced, and more automated fashion. In this paper, we present an automatic attendance control system based on the interaction between a modified BLE iBeacon mechanism and users’ smart devices. As such, the system can recognize users according to predefined profiles and eventually broadcast valuable information that corresponds to recognized profiles. The proof of concept shows that this is a promising approach regarding automating specific tasks, recognizing users and interacting with them less complexly.