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The demonstrator shows an application of micro-location updates using iBeacon technology to digitalize the events and engage the attendees. The system consists of a web based CMS, API, and Android and IOS libraries. For a simple demo setup, 2–3 iBeacon HW, 1 IOS mobile device, 1 Android mobile device and a PC is needed.
Due to the latest advances in mobile technologies, the mobile phone has turned into an almost essential device in everyday life and one which grants access to a great variety of services. However, a problem arises when it comes to interacting with devices of this kind. Thus, even if most of the population is capable of working with them, there are collectives, like the elderly, that have great difficulties...
The advance of wireless and mobile technologies has enabled students to learn in an environment that combines learning resources from both the real world and the digital world. Although such an approach has been recognized to be innovative and important, several problems have been revealed in practical learning activities. One major problem is owing to the lack of proper learning strategies or tools...
This paper presents a self-guided tour system that allows a visitor to instantly share his/her notes or remarks about exhibits with others through the Internet. The note/remark not only can be stored with the exhibit information to be accessed by other visitors, but also can be broadcasted through microblogging in a timely manner. This provides an interaction mechanism for the visitor to feedback...
This paper presents the use of Near Field Communication and mobile technologies for the development of ubiquitous games. We describe all the components necessary for the building of ubiquitous games: the MIDlet or program running on the mobile phone with NFC features, the services available in the back-end system in charge of the game control and the tool devoted to real-time surveillance and visualization...
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) has been applied widely in applications such as supply chain visibility, pharmaceutical track and trace, etc. The standards body EPCglobal defines various interfaces in the electronic product code (EPC) network architecture to facilitate the interoperability of different applications. Logical reader is a concept defined in the application level events (ALE) specification...
The rapid development of mobile communication and mobile devices offers the opportunity to develop mobile learning systems that are able to assist us in our daily lives or professional situations. This paper presents a contextual mobile learning system framework, which allows us to learn mastering domestic and professional equipments on using mobile devices like Tablet PC, PDA or Smartphone. Just...
With the advent of the mobile technologies which provide multi-channel solutions and multi-device services to customers, it is common to predict that the way people access and utilize the information resources will be radically transformed. Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID), which is one of the core mobile technologies, is expected to contribute to the development of mobile business and building...
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