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25 | 25 | * @par Purpose
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26 | 26 | *
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27 | 27 | * iBeacons are Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices advertising an identification
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| - * number generally used to identify the location of devices or physical objects |
| 28 | + * number generally used to determine the location of devices or physical objects |
29 | 29 | * nearby a mobile phone user.
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30 | 30 | *
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31 | 31 | * iOS scans for iBeacon devices in a background task and will notify Apps
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41 | 41 | * Location information is hierarchically structured. A UUID specific to the
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42 | 42 | * application and its deployment is used to identify a region. That region
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43 | 43 | * usually identify an organization. The region is divided into subregions
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| - * identified by a major ID. The subregion may contain related points of |
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| - * interrest. Finally specific points of interrest within a subregion are |
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| - * distinguished by a minor ID. |
| 44 | + * identified by a major ID. The subregion contains related points of interrest |
| 45 | + * which are are distinguished by a minor ID. |
47 | 46 | *
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48 | 47 | * As an example a city willing to improve tourists experience can deploy a fleet
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49 | 48 | * of iBeacons in relevant touristic locations it operates. The UUID may
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| - * identify a place managed by the city. The major ID would identify the place |
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| - * it can be something such as a museum, an historic monument or a metro station. |
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| - * The minor ID would locate a specific spot within the city place. It can be a |
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| - * piece of art, a ticket dispenser or a relevant point of interrest. Each |
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| - * iBeacon device is physically attached to the spot it identify and advertise |
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| - * those three location information. |
| 49 | + * identify a place managed by the city. The major ID would identify the place; |
| 50 | + * it can be a museum, an historic monument, a metro station, ... The minor ID |
| 51 | + * would locate a specific spot within a specific city place. It can be a |
| 52 | + * piece of art, a ticket dispenser or a relevant point of interrest. |
| 53 | + * |
| 54 | + * Each iBeacon device is physically attached to the spot it locate and advertise |
| 55 | + * the triplet UUID, major ID and minor ID. |
56 | 56 | *
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57 | 57 | * @par Proximity
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58 | 58 | *
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61 | 61 | * proximity to a given beacon:
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62 | 62 | * - Immediate: The beacon is less than one meter away from the user.
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63 | 63 | * - Near: The beacon is one to three meter away from the user.
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| - * - Far: The application is not near the device, distance highly depends on |
| 64 | + * - Far: The user is not near the beacon; the distance highly depends on |
65 | 65 | * the physical environment.
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66 | 66 | *
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| - * Ideally beacons should be calibrated at there deployment location because the |
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| - * surrounding environment affect the strength of the advertised signal. |
| 67 | + * Ideally beacons should be calibrated at their deployment location because the |
| 68 | + * surrounding environment affects the strength of the advertised signal. |
69 | 69 | *
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70 | 70 | * @par Usage
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71 | 71 | *
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| - * Mbed OS applications can use this class to set up a device to broadcast |
| 72 | + * Mbed OS applications can use this class to configure a device to broadcast |
73 | 73 | * advertising packets mimicking an iBeacon. The construction will automatically
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74 | 74 | * create the payload identifying the beacon and register it as part of the
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75 | 75 | * advertising payload of the device.
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76 | 76 | *
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| 77 | + * Beacon configuration and advertising start is let to the user. |
| 78 | + * |
77 | 79 | * @important If you are interested in manufacturing iBeacons, you must obtain a
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78 | 80 | * license from Apple. More information at https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/.
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79 | 81 | * The licence also grant access to the iBeacons technical specification.
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