Nimble Devices

Steerpath
Indoor navigation for apps
A Bluetooth beacon based
indoor positioning system
for iOS and Android
application developers.
Beacon = “Majakka”?
Beacon = Bluetooth 4.0 transmitter
Beacons and indoor positioning
brings contextual intelligent
services to the phone.
Beacons are
most
commonly
used for
simple push
marketing and
coupons.
Indoor positioning
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Like GPS but works indoors
Realtime location to your phone
Typical accuracy 2 - 5m
Beacon based solutions are popular for Indoor Positioning
– Large device support that does not require end-user
interaction (i.e. not QR codes)
– Battery lifetime typically 2 years
– The number of beacons depends on accuracy and venue
type. Typically one per 100m2 for larger venues.
‒ Esim: Slush 25 000m2, 150 majakkaa, tarkkuus 2 - 10m
Features for industry and ships
– Battery based beacon don’t need wires.
– Also works when the power goes out.
– Steerpath works 100% without internet or Wi-Fi
– All information can be on the phone.
– Quick and easy installation and maintance
– Maintenance: Change battery or change beacon.
– For example stickers (3M is in use in NYC metro)
– No requirement for technical measurements or calibrations.
– A beacon failing will reduce accuracy locally, but will not
break the system.
More experiences and efficiency
Explore freely, stop to hear more.
Passenger cruises
Here’s the route
accessible with a baby
stroller.
Increases customer satisfaction and
decreases personnel load.
Mary shares her location to Alice:
“Would you like to meet here at
Mulligan’s?”
Easy socially driven “marketing”.
Your meeting starts in 5min,
this is the route there.
Increasing the utilization level through
competitive conference tools and services.
Moomins are
performing in the
kid’s corner in
10 minutes.
Higher attendance in events through
targeted activations and guidance.
Guided tour
(That passes next to the Casino
and main restaurants)
Entertainment without additional
personnel costs.
With some up-selling sprinkled on top.
The passanger has not left their
room and it is 11:30:
“Today’s A’la carte is smoked
salmon with oven potato, only
9,30e.”
Targeted and contextually driven activations.
It is 02:45 and Mika is leaving the
Bar:
“Here’s the route to your cabin,
the elevator to that floor has been
ordered.”
Less security incidents.
Industry
Wht’s the shortest (and safest)
route to the broken equipment?
More efficient maintenance. Less time in dry
dock.
Could you
share your location
with me?
More efficient collaboration and less looking for
where staff are.
Where did we leave the TIG?
Less time spent looking for equipment.
Less waste.
Summary
Guide with navigation
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Product search in a supermarket
Virtual guided tour in a museum
Find my friend - community
Help me button
We are the best choice
No calibration
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Anyone can install & maintain
Unlimited users and devices
Fully offline
React with triggers
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Entered meeting room
Close to cafeteria
Left the building
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Robust
Works in any venue
Does not load the network
Perfect for travellers
Crossplatform
Quick to integrate
“Integration took maybe 20 minutes”
Delivering location aware experiences
[email protected]
Backup slides - In Finnish
(sorry)
– Perustettu 2013
– Majapaikka Espoossa
– Julkisia referenssejä mm.
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Slush 2014
Grand Central Terminal metroasema New Yorkissa
Albright Knox museo (Buffalo, USA)
Aalto Open Innovation House
– B2B tuote mobiiliratkaisuihin: Steerpath
Miten?
1. Lisää CAD:iin paikannustieto
Aseta karttapohjaan
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Majakat
Seinät viivoina
Alueet
Reitit
Kohteet
Tieto kasataan
yhdeksi
paikannustiedostoksi
2. Asenna majakat
Grand central terminal - NYC
3. Ota osaksi mobiilisovellusta
“Integration applikaatiooni vei ehkä 20 minuuttia”
– Pudota Steerpath osaksi
sovellustasi
– Paikannustiedosto voi olla
osana sovellusta ja
päivitettävissä verkosta.
– Rajapinnat ovat
samankaltaiset kuin GPS:n
kanssa
Mikä ihmeen majakka?
– Bluetooth 4.0 lähetin
– Apple julkaisi 2013 iBeaconin
– iBeacon on tavaramerkki ja määrittely (ei tuote)
– Mahdollistaa esim lukitusnäytöllä applikaation ikonin näytön
– Määrittelee kolme etäisyyttä: Jossain, lähellä,
kosketusetäisyydellä.
– Google julkaisi Eddystone-määrittelyt kesällä 2015
– Mahdollistaa esim. WWW osoitteen lähettämisen majakasta
– Majakkavalmistajat tukevat molempia
– Valmistajia on paljon
– Tusinoittain eri malleja
– Useimmat paristokäyttöisiä
– Kilpailu on polkenut
hintoja
– 2012: ~60e
– 2015: ~15e
– Laatueroja merkittävästi
– Muita eroja esim:
– Patterinkesto 2kk - 5v
– Koko
– Kiinnitysmekanismit
Laitetuki
– Android versio 4.3 ja uudemmat
– 50.1% maailman Android laitteista (Google, Maaliskuu 2015)
– iPhone 4S ja uudemmat
– > 90% iPhoneista (Mixpanel, Maaliskuu 2015)
– iBeacon ominaisuudet: iOS 7+
– Windows 10.0 puhelimille
– Julkaistaneen 6kk sisällä
– Ilmainen päivitys
– Windows 8.1:ssä Bluetooth 4.0 mutta ei majakkatukea
Delivering location aware experiences
[email protected]