267 results about "IBeacon" patented technology

Presence detection using Bluetooth and hybrid-mode transmitters is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more transmitters are configured to transmit an iBeacon broadcast and a proprietary Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) broadcast, wherein at least one of the transmitted broadcasts includes an identifier that specifies a venue. The broadcasts are captured by a handset and decoded to infer presence of the handset at the venue.

The invention discloses an indoor positioning and aided navigation method based on the iBeacon. The method includes the steps of receiving broadcast messages sent by a plurality of iBeacon base stations, wherein the broadcast messages sent by each iBeacon base station comprise position information of the iBeacon base station and base station type information; determining the position of a user device according to RSSIs of the broadcast messages corresponding to the base stations, the position information of the iBeacon base stations in the broadcast messages and the iBeacon base station type information. The invention further discloses an indoor positioning and aided navigation device based on the iBeacon.

The invention discloses a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) device. The configuration of the BLE device is that an iBeacon base station is simulated, a custom iBeacon message is outwards broadcasted, and Bluetooth communication with an IOS device within the broadcasting range of the iBeacon message is built so as to conduct data interaction with a specific application program in the IOS device, wherein the iBeacon message comprises a universally unique identifier corresponding to the specific application program; the universally unique identifier is used for enabling the IOS device to automatically start up the specific application program to build the Bluetooth communication with the BLE device; the IOS system version of the IOS device is IOS 7.1 or above. The invention further provides an information safety device and an automatic start-up method of an application program. The BLE device, the information safety device and the automatic start-up method can realize the aims of the automatic start-up of the application program and the Bluetooth communication with the BLE device, solve the problems of being low in accuracy, low in efficiency, poor in user experience and the like when a plurality of devices simultaneously pair with each other, and meanwhile can prevent others from monitoring to a certain extent and improve communication security.

The invention discloses an ultra-low power consumption indoor and outdoor hybrid positioning system. The system comprises a plurality of iBeacon base stations which are arranged indoors and broadcast general unique identification codes through Bluetooth by preset signal intensities; a positioning node, wherein the positioning node is arranged on a moving object to be positioned, periodically monitors the plurality of general unique identification codes and the corresponding signal intensities around the positioning node through Bluetooth and outputs the monitored result by means of LoRa; a wireless gateway used for receiving the plurality of general unique identification codes and the signal intensity information and outputting the plurality of general unique identification codes and the signal intensity information through a mobile network; and a cloud platform used for receiving the plurality of general unique identification codes and the signal intensities and determining the latitude, longitude and indoor position of the moving object. According to the invention, by adopting the iBeacon technology based on Bluetooth indoors and adopting a GNSS positioning technology outdoors, precise positioning and seamless switching are realized, low power consumption and long distance transmission is realized by means of the LPWAN gateway, the positioning precision is high, the power consumption is low, the distance is long, and the system is suitable for large-scale popularization and application.

The invention discloses an electronic lock and an unlocking and setting method thereof. The electronic lock comprises an electronic control part and a lock body mechanical part, wherein the electronic control part comprises a wireless beacon part, the wireless beacon part periodically sends a broadcast frame, the broadcast frame at least comprises a unique identification and dynamic check information of the wireless beacon part, and the wireless beacon part is a chip based on an iBeacon protocol or low-power consumption Bluetooth protocol. According to the electronic lock, the broadcast frame sent based on the iBeacon protocol or low-power-consumption Bluetooth protocol is transmitted, and meanwhile, identification information of a mobile terminal is adopted as an identity authentication system, compared with an existing electronic lock adopting RFID, the electronic lock has the advantage that a user can complete unlocking and setting of the electronic lock by directly using a carried intelligent mobile phone without specifically memorizing a key, and the operation is simple and convenient and the safety is high.

A computer-implemented method performed in a computerized system incorporating a central processing unit, a localization signal receiver and a memory, the computer-implemented method involving: receiving at least one localization signal using the localization signal receiver; measuring a strength of the received localization signal; using the central processing unit to extract a key from the received localization signal; determining a location based at least on the measured strength of the received localization signal; and validating the determined location using the extracted key. The localization signal may be provided by one or more beacons, such as iBeacons, which may be placed at various locations within a building. The key may be randomly generated and periodically transmitted to the beacons to prevent replay attacks. A ticket issued by a near field communication (NFC) device may be used for additional location validation to prevent tunneling and collusion.

The invention discloses an intelligent parking lot navigation system and method. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a target position needing to be reached according to information about a parking space selected by a user on a mobile phone user terminal; acquiring a real-time position according to combined positioning information of inertial navigation and an iBeacon Bluetooth beacon; and performing path planning by using the two positions. According to the method, the technologies of strapdown inertial navigation, iBeacon Bluetooth positioning and the like are combined. Inertial navigation is an autonomous navigation way in which other auxiliary equipment does not need to be deployed, and short-term positioning accuracy is up to meter class. A smart phone is provided withinertial sensors such as an accelerometer and a gyroscope, so that a mobile phone user gets rich mobile information, and data support is provided for the realization of inertial navigation of the mobile phone.

The invention discloses a multi-dimensional personnel and equipment intelligent positioning wearable device, and the device comprises a wireless communication module which is used for collecting related positioning data and enables the related positioning data to be remotely transmitted; a Beidou / GPS positioning module which is used for collecting and analyzing a Beidou / GPS satellite signals, carrying out position calculation, and outputting latitude and longitude information; a BLE data collection module which is used for collecting the MAC, field intensity and TxPower of a Ibeacon Bluetooth signal; a WIFI data collection module which is used for collecting the MAC and radio frequency signal intensity of a WIFI host; an RFID data collection module which is used for collecting the ID and radio frequency signal intensity of an RFID host; a rotating speed and acceleration measurement module which is used for collecting the acceleration and rotating speed of the device; and a CPU module which is used for the management of the whole unit. The device is suitable for the whole-course positioning of the personnel and equipment in different geographic environments, such as an open environment, an indoor environment, commuting ports, and the like.

The invention provides an equipment auxiliary maintenance method and an equipment auxiliary maintenance system which are used for a terminal and a server, wherein the equipment auxiliary maintenance method for the terminal comprises the steps of detecting a label signal which is transmitted from an iBeacon label, extracting an identity identification ID of equipment from the label signal, wherein the iBeacon label is adhered to the equipment; transmitting the identity identification ID to the server so that the server searches equipment historical mounting or maintenance information which matches the identity identification ID; receiving the equipment historical mounting or maintenance information and performing reminding of the equipment historical mounting or maintenance information; according to fault phenomena of the equipment and the equipment historical mounting or maintenance information, performing auxiliary determination for the fault reason of the equipment; and acquiring an investigation or maintenance solution which corresponds with the fault reason of the equipment and performing reminding. The equipment auxiliary maintenance method and the equipment auxiliary maintenance system can supply the mounting and maintenance information before maintenance at this time to maintenance personnel, thereby helping the maintenance personnel to perform maintenance on the equipment, and improving success rate and efficiency in maintenance.

The invention discloses a parking lot entrance / exit control method and a parking lot entrance / exit control system based on Bluetooth. Beacon devices, which are respectively disposed on an entrance gate and an exit gate of a parking lot, are used as broadcasting devices to transmit broadcasting information in iBeacon form based on the Bluetooth 4.0 technology. A Bluetooth mobile terminal disposed in a vehicle is used to receive the Bluetooth broadcasting information, and is used to calculate the distance between the vehicle and a gate rod, and when the vehicle is close to the gate rod, the Bluetooth mobile terminal disposed in the vehicle is used to establish a BLE connection with a Bluetooth connecting device disposed on the gate for data exchange. An industrial control host is used to determine whether the gate rod can be lifted by combing with a Bluetooth connecting signal, a ground sensing signal, a microwave sensing signal, and other signals, and is used to calculate a number of residual parking stalls, and then the result is output and displayed by a display screen. The users can enter and leave the parking lot quickly without stopping the vehicle by using the Bluetooth function of the mobile terminal, and therefore the passing rate of the vehicle is effectively improved, the identification precision is high, and the intelligent parking functions such as identity authentication, parking fee calculation, and electronic payment, and so on are effectively supported by adopting the anti-counterfeiting and encrypted Bluetooth data exchange function.

The present invention discloses an indoor location method based on iBeacon and PDR fusion. The method comprises the following steps of: employing an iBeacon location algorithm to perform location: receiving RSSI signals emitted from an iBeacon base station by a location terminal, calculating a linear distance from the location terminal to the iBeacon base station according to the RSSI distance measurement model, and according to the height compensation method, obtaining a planer distance of the iBeacon base station and the location terminal. The indoor location method based on iBeacon and PDRfusion employs the iBeacon base station location provided by the apple company based on the Bluetooth Ble4.0 technology, is low in power consumption and simple in arrangement, and combines a sensor ofa current Android mobile phone with no need for a lot of cost for purchasing of extra devices such as infrared rays and ultrasonic waves so as to greatly save the indoor location cost, and employs aconcept of two indoor location technology complementation to overcome the technical defects and deficiency due to a single location technology and greatly improve the location precision and the stability.

Automatic notification of real estate for sale is provided to a prospective buyer running a real estate app on a mobile device. A chirp beacon that is a Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) tag or iBeacon is attached to a real estate sign. The chirp beacon periodically broadcasts its identifier that is received by mobile devices within a range of 10-100 meters. The real estate app sends the identifier to a remote database to find a property IDs. The property ID is looked up in a merged database to obtain property information and directions that are displayed on the mobile device. Additional signs such as at busy intersections or inside the property may also have chirp beacons that cause the real estate app to fetch more information. When real estate app detects a nearby chirp beacon, an audible chirp sound is generated by mobile device. Selling agents receive valuable usage statistics.

The invention discloses an intelligent control system. The system comprises N controlled terminals, an intelligent remote controller and a cloud server, wherein the intelligent remote controller is used for recognizing user identification. If a user is a registered user, a customized user interface which is stored in the cloud server and corresponds to the user identification is displayed, and if a user is not a registered user, a visitor interface is displayed. The intelligent remote controller is also used for generating voice control signals according to the user identification and expression classifications so as to control the N controlled terminals. iBeacon modules are integrated on the N controlled terminals. When a user with the intelligent remote controller in hand approaches the controlled terminals provided with the iBeacon modules, the controlled terminals provided with the iBeacon modules send broadcast signals to the intelligent remote controller, and the intelligent remote controller calculates the distance between the user and the controlled terminals according to the broadcast signals so as to adjust the control options of the N controlled terminals automatically according to the distance. By the adoption of the intelligent remote controller, multi-dimensional intelligent control of a smart home can be achieved, and user experience can be improved.

The invention provides an iBeacon advertizing method and system. Location-based advertising is achieved by merchants by deploying the iBeacon. Firstly, in a system, UUIDs are dynamically distributed to the merchants, and part of UUID data of the merchants are obtained to serve as Majors and Minors in messages of universal APP software; secondly, the iBeancon deployed by each merchant at least needs to send two UUIDs, wherein one UUID can represent a universal APP software provider, and the other UUID can represent the merchant; thirdly, the merchant UUIDs composed of the messages are received through the universal APP software, and a monitoring Range is dynamically generated; fourthly, the merchants make the UUIDs of the merchants, the Majors and the Minors correspond to an advertising system of the cloud. When a target device enters the specific monitoring Range, the target device downloads corresponding advertising information from the cloud and displays the advertising information. By means of the iBeacon advertizing method and system, the maintenance cost of the merchants can be reduced, and the amount of APP software, needing to be installed, of all the merchants or museums can be reduced.

The invention discloses a conference management method for reservation and registration. The method comprises the steps that a Bluetooth terminal receives broadcast information of ibeacons equipment arranged in a conference room; after analyzing is carried out, conference management application is started; at least one reservation request of the conference room is sent to a server, and a reservation result sent by the server after processing is carried out is received, so that a reservation step is finished; after the conference management application is started, according to the analyzed information, at least one Bluetooth terminal measures the distance between the terminal and the ibeacons equipment of the conference room, sends the distance to the server, then receives the position relation between a local host and other mobile terminals and the current ibeacons equipment of the conference room and the registration state from the server, and displays the position relation and the registration state, so that the automatic registration step is finished. The invention further discloses a Bluetooth terminal for reservation or registration. Due to the mode, the Bluetooth terminal is utilized for reserving the conference room and carrying out registration automatically, the automation of a conference management system is achieved, and the conference management efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses an intelligent water pump system based on the Internet of Things, which includes a centrifugal pump, a motor, an intelligent control device, a remote server and a mobile terminal. The centrifugal pump includes a casing, an impeller, a rotating shaft, a coupling and a bearing. The intelligent water pump system The control device includes PLC controller, frequency converter, sensor, 4G communication module and iBeacon Bluetooth module. The technical solution of the intelligent water pump system of the present invention based on the Internet of Things, by integrating centrifugal pumps, motors, intelligent control devices, remote servers and mobile terminals, can realize remote monitoring and intelligent management of water pumps through the remote server, and at the same time, combined with the mobile terminal, Realize on-site management and inspection of water pumps.

The invention discloses a cycle logistics appliance and a management method thereof. The cycle logistics appliance comprises a base, a wireless beacon part which transmits broadcast frames periodically, and a power supply part, wherein the power supply part supplies power for the wireless beacon part, the broadcast frame at least comprises a unique identification of the wireless beacon part and wireless signal strength information, and the wireless beacon part is a chip based on an iBeacon protocol or a low-power dissipation Bluetooth protocol. Compared with conventional radio frequency identification devices (RFID), the cycle logistics appliance can transmit the broadcast frames by the wireless beacon part based on the iBeacon protocol or the low-power dissipation Bluetooth protocol, so that users can manage the cycle logistics appliance directly by a carry-on smart phone, and special reading equipment is saved. The cycle logistics appliance is simple to operate and has low cost.

The invention provides an indoor positioning method for RSSI ranging based on iBeacons nodes. The method comprises the following steps: S1, carrying out continuous and multiple collections of RSSI values of anchor nodes in different positions through mobile equipment in a fixed position, and establishing a corresponding relationship between the RSSI values and distances between the mobile equipment and the anchor nodes; S2, preprocessing the RSSI values, and selecting normal values from the RSSI values and establishing a corresponding relationship between the normal values and the distances to establish a ranging model; S3, collecting the RSSI values of the anchor nodes through the mobile equipment in unknown positions, and calculating the distances between the mobile equipment and all the anchor nodes through the ranging model; S4, selecting the four anchor nodes which are the nearest to the mobile equipment, and reading coordinate information of the four anchor nodes; S5, calculating the actual coordinates of the mobile equipment through the re-weighted centroid algorithm; and S6, optimizing the positioning coordinates according to map restrictions of an actual environment. The invention further provides an indoor positioning system for RSSI ranging based on the iBeacons nodes.

The invention discloses an ibeacon-based indoor positioning method, which comprises the following positioning steps: S1) arranging positioning labels uniformly in a scene region, wherein the positioning labels adopt low-power-consumption bluetooth iBeacon, and the positioning labels are arranged every an interval of 8-15 m, and the positioning labels are arranged uniformly or are arranged uniformly along the walking route; S2) data acquisition: a hand-held acquisition terminal traverses all reference points in the same direction in the scene region, collects broadcast information sent by the positioning labels, enables the collected broadcast information to form a complete fingerprint database and stores the fingerprint database to a server; and S3) on-line positioning: a user enters a positioning region with a terminal device in hand, the mobile phone terminal receives iBeacon Bluetooth information, positioning matching is carried out on on-line measurement vector and the fingerprint database in the server, and positioning is realized through a quantum swarm intelligent optimization algorithm positioning matching model. The positioning is realized through the quantum swarm intelligent optimization algorithm and the mathematical positioning model obtained from evolution, and thus efficiency and precision of the positioning can be improved.

The invention discloses an iBeacon-assisted geomagnetic indoor real scene navigation method. In an offline stage, a smartphone is utilized for acquiring a geomagnetic fingerprint in a position area, and a server side utilizes a convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm in depth learning for training the acquired fingerprint data. In an online stage, a client uploads the currently acquired geomagnetic fingerprint to a server, and the server side utilizes a CNN training model for classifying and identifying fingerprint information, so that location information of the current user is obtained;meanwhile, an iBeacon base station is deployed in an indoor complex terrain place for correcting geomagnetic navigation, and Kalman filtering is carried out on an iBeacon assistant positioning signal, so that the fluctuation problem of the positioning signal is solved; and finally, the client acquires a real scene picture of a corresponding position from a database at the server side through position and orientation information, and then real scene navigation is realized.

The invention relates to a data transmission method which is used for generating enough interaction between a user and a scenic spot system and increasing the playing enjoyment. A scheme of the invention is characterized in that the data transmission method comprises the following steps: A, transmitting a unique identification code of an ibeacon device in real time within a transmission range of the ibeacon device; B, sending request information containing the identification code to a remote server after receiving the identification code sent by the ibeacon device by a carry-on mobile intelligent terminal of the user, wherein identification codes and corresponding data of all ibeancon devices are stored in the remote server; C, sending corresponding data to corresponding mobile intelligent terminals according to the identification code in the request information sent by the mobile intelligent terminal. The data transmission method disclosed by the invention is suitable for main scenic spots.

The invention discloses a method for communication between a mobile terminal and a POS terminal. The method comprises the steps that the mobile terminal and the POS terminal are provided with a broadcast interface for writing broadcast information and a scanning interface for obtaining the broadcast information respectively; a broadcast thread of the POS terminal or the mobile terminal invokes the broadcast interface to write the encrypted broadcast information in a data load in a data structure to obtain a encrypted data load, a broadcast data package is generated by packaging the encrypted data load, and an ibeacon Bluetooth module is used for broadcasting the broadcast data package; the mobile terminal entering a POS terminal broadcast area or the POS terminal entering a mobile terminal broadcast area invokes a data receiving thread to obtain the broadcast data package through the ibeacon Bluetooth module and an interface callback function of the canning interface, the broadcast data package is unpackaged to obtain the encrypted data load, and the encrypted data load is decrypted to obtain the broadcast information. The method is achieved through ibeacon broadcast and data scan.

The invention discloses an indoor positioning system, a corresponding positioning device and a positioning method. The system comprises a signal acquisition unit (100), which is used for acquiring indoor iBeacon base station signals and obtaining RSSI signal values. An offline database building unit (200) for building a position fingerprint database according to a plurality of RSSI signal strengthdata and reference point coordinate information of an indoor environment, and storing the position fingerprint database in a positioning server; a coordinate calculation unit (300) is configured to invoke the position fingerprint database, perform coordinate matching calculation on the RSSI signal strength vector acquired in real time, and obtain indoor coordinates. The algorithm of the inventionis simplified and can meet the precision requirements of most indoor positioning scenes.

The invention relates to an iBeacon indoor positioning system and method. The system comprises an iBeacon base station, a mobile client and an iBeacon equipment management server; the mobile client sends a positioning service request to the iBeacon equipment management server, and the iBeacon equipment management server verifies the mobile client and the iBeacon base station; after the iBeacon equipment management server verifies and confirms the identify information of the mobile client and the iBeacon base station, the iBeacon equipment management server transmits position information of the corresponding iBeacon base station and distance information between the iBeacon base station and the mobile client to the mobile client; and the mobile client determines the position information thereof by using trilateration and a Taylor series expansion method according to the position information of the iBeacon base station and distance the information between the iBeacon base station and the mobile client returned by the iBeacon equipment management server. The system is compact in structure, can realize high-precision positioning of different indoor environments, is easy to deploy and implement, and is secure and reliable.

The invention discloses an indoor positioning system and method based on iBeacon. IBeacon base stations are utilized to establish a wireless sensor network, each iBeacon base station serves as a beacon node, RSSI information is utilized to calculate distances between an unknown node and multiple beacon nodes, and a self-adaption multilateral positioning and kalman filtering algorithm is utilized to determine the position information of the unknown node. The indoor positioning system is simple in structure, easy and convenient to deploy, low in cost, free of offline calibration, good in positioning stability and high in precision; the problem that the current GPS technology cannot provide indoor positioning service is solved, and indoor positioning and navigating service is provided for a user of a smart phone; online estimation is conducted on path attenuation model parameters according to wireless signal strength information of broadcast of the iBeacon base stations, positioning precision is improved, the problem that the RSSI path attenuation model parameters change along with the environment is solved, therefore robustness of an indoor positioning algorithm is enhanced, and positioning precision is improved.

The invention discloses a multifunctional mobile community intelligent logistics terminal, being characterized in that the terminal is a multifunctional mobile e-commerce terminal which integrates logistics distribution, community media, mobile social service, interactive experience and e-commerce and comprises a van, a logistics receipt system, a logistics sorting system, a media advertisement system and a network communication system. The logistics sorting system comprises a mobile shelf, standard logistics turnover boxes and a pickup mechanical arm. The media advertisement system comprises a liquid crystal advertisement player, an outdoor loudspeaker, a touch screen, a roller advisement player and WeChat iBeacon Bluetooth advertisement equipment. The network communication system comprises wireless network communication equipment and Bluetooth equipment. The multifunctional mobile community intelligent logistics terminal has the beneficial benefits of high customer information privacy, good online experience, rich media information, diverse functions, a high degree of intelligence, very broad business prospects, and capability of filling up the blanks in related technologies and generating enormous social and economic benefits.

An iBeacon compatible Bluetooth low energy device based system for monitoring objects includes a plurality of devices, a plurality of managers, and a manufacturer. Devices are attached to objects or integrated into the objects. The devices may be used for positional tracking only, or may include one or more sensors for measuring or monitoring a characteristic of the object. A device manufacturer commissions the devices with unique majors and minors. Each device is then associated with a device manager, and the device transmits messages to the manager when the device is within range of the manager. The manager determines characteristics of the object as a function of the received messages and a location (e.g., GPS coordinates) of the manager.

A parking lot management method and a parking lot management system based on an iBeacon intelligent route guidance terminal are provided. The method comprises a server, and further comprises a guidance terminal, iBeacon tags and iBeacon car cards. The iBeacon tags are regularly arranged in a parking lot. The guidance terminal is arranged at the intersection in the parking lot, and consists of a display module and a processing module. The method comprises the following steps: the server determines the position of an iBeacon car card through an iBeacon tag; the server finds out free parking spots in a parking spot status list, and determines the position of a target free parking spot; the server plans a navigation route from the position of the iBeacon car card to the position of the target free parking spot; the server judges whether the current position of the iBeacon car card is within a preset range of the position of the guidance terminal, and sends navigation information to the guidance terminal within the preset range if the current position of the iBeacon car card is within the preset range of the position of the guidance terminal; and the display module displays the navigation information. Navigation of a free parking space can be provided for users, and users can find a corresponding free parking spot according to the navigation and can park a car conveniently.

The invention discloses an intelligent indoor parking area parking space recommendation system for a large building. The intelligent indoor parking area parking space recommendation system comprises amobile intelligent terminal, an intelligent recommendation client, an ibeacon base station, a parking space monitor and a cloud server. The mobile intelligent terminal accesses the cloud server to obtain a three-dimensional map data package. The parking space monitor monitors the parking space service condition of a parking area in real time and feeds back to the cloud server. The ibeacon base station is used for obtaining the user coordinate position. The intelligent recommendation client runs on the mobile intelligent terminal and automatically screens a parking space closest to a destination to recommend to a user as a target parking space after obtaining free parking space information of the parking area. The intelligent indoor parking area parking space recommendation system can provide a three-dimensional visual parking navigation scene different from traditional two-dimensional plane and physical block maps, and can provide accurate and effective parking navigation and positioning services for the user.

The invention discloses a method, a mobile terminal and a system for realizing attendance checking, and relates to the technical field of mobile internet. The method includes the following steps: themobile terminal receives a broadcast frame sent by an iBeacon device; the mobile terminal parses the broadcast frame to determine the identification information of the iBeacon device; and the mobile terminal sends the identification information of the iBeacon device and the identification information of an object to be checked to a background server, and the background server performs attendance checking on the object to be checked according to the identification information of the iBeacon device and the identification information of the object to be attended. In the method for realizing attendance checking, the object to be checked does not need to perform active attendance checking, the broadcast frame sent by the iBeacon device can be received as long as the object to be checked, carrying the mobile terminal, appears within the signal range of the iBeacon device, and the identification information of the iBeacon device and the identification information of the object to be checked are sent to the background server in order to realize automatic attendance checking, so the object to be checked is greatly facilitated.