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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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28 | 28 | * number generally used to determine the location of devices or physical objects
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| - * nearby a mobile phone user. |
| 29 | + * near to a mobile phone user. |
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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32 | 32 | * subscribed to a specific region when the area is entered or left. Apps may
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33 | 33 | * use this information to display context-aware content to users.
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34 | 34 | *
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35 | 35 | * As an example a museum can deploy an apps which inform the user when one of
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| - * its exhibition is enterred then display specific information about exposed |
| 36 | + * its exhibition is entered then display specific information about exposed |
37 | 37 | * pieces of art when the user is sufficiently close to them.
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38 | 38 | *
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39 | 39 | * @par Positioning
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40 | 40 | *
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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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| - * usually identify an organization. The region is divided into subregions |
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| - * identified by a major ID. The subregion contains related points of interrest |
| 43 | + * usually identifies an organization. The region is divided into subregions |
| 44 | + * identified by a major ID. The subregion contains related points of interest |
45 | 45 | * which are are distinguished by a minor ID.
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46 | 46 | *
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47 | 47 | * As an example a city willing to improve tourists experience can deploy a fleet
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48 | 48 | * of iBeacons in relevant touristic locations it operates. The UUID may
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49 | 49 | * identify a place managed by the city. The major ID would identify the place;
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50 | 50 | * it can be a museum, an historic monument, a metro station, ... The minor ID
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51 | 51 | * would locate a specific spot within a specific city place. It can be a
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| - * piece of art, a ticket dispenser or a relevant point of interrest. |
| 52 | + * piece of art, a ticket dispenser or a relevant point of interest. |
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| - * Each iBeacon device is physically attached to the spot it locate and advertise |
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| - * the triplet UUID, major ID and minor ID. |
| 54 | + * Each iBeacon device is physically attached to the spot it locates and |
| 55 | + * advertises the triplet UUID, major ID and minor ID. |
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57 | 57 | * @par Proximity
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| - * The beacon advertise the signal strength measured by an iOS device at a |
| 59 | + * The beacon advertises the signal strength measured by an iOS device at a |
60 | 60 | * distance of one meter. This information is used by iOS to approximate the
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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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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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| - * Beacon configuration and advertising start is let to the user. |
| 77 | + * Beacon configuration and advertising commencement is left to the user. |
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79 | 79 | * @important If you are interested in manufacturing iBeacons, you must obtain a
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80 | 80 | * license from Apple. More information at https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/.
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