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Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Cloud Beacon Technology Example

Brought to my attention via Kontakt.io  work with Carrefour.  They write:

"  ... The Cloud Beacon connects the Internet of Things together, giving real-time access to beacons that are deployed anywhere in the world through the power of our one-of-a-kind Cloud API.

What is a Cloud Beacon?

A Kontakt.io Cloud Beacon is a powerful piece of hardware that combines the flexibility of our award-winning Bluetooth Smart Beacons with a dedicated WiFi radio, giving it the ability to connect with and manage any bluetooth beacon around it and report back to the status of that beacon to our cloud.

Why use a Cloud Beacon?

Bluetooth beacons are designed to be a “set and forget” kind of technology: put your beacons out in a location and they will broadcast the same signal, day in and day out, for years. But there’s a problem: what if you want to change the settings on your beacon? What if you need to know if a beacon has broken or been stolen? How do you administer and update a beacon if it’s not right next to you? .. That’s where the Cloud Beacon comes in. Whether you want to rotate the beacon’s signal for security purposes, check the battery life, or even use the industry’s “Power Nap” feature to schedule when a beacon is active and when it’s conserving power, the Cloud Beacon is your one-stop location to do it all.  ....   "

Also their blog.

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