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Design and evaluation of a wireless magnetic-based proximity detection platform for indoor applications

  • Xiaofan Jiang*
  • , Chieh Jan Mike Liang
  • , Kaifei Chen
  • , Ben Zhang
  • , Jeff Hsu
  • , Jie Liu
  • , Bin Cao
  • , Feng Zhao
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Microsoft USA

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Abstract

Many indoor sensing applications leverage knowledge of relative proximity among physical objects and humans, such as the notion of "within arm's reach". In this paper, we quantify this notion using "proximity zone", and propose a methodology that empirically and systematically compare the proximity zones created by various wireless technologies. We find that existing technologies such as 802.15.4, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and RFID fall short on metrics such as boundary sharpness, robustness against interference, and obstacle penetration. We then present the design and evaluation of a wireless proximity detection platform based on magnetic induction - LiveSynergy. LiveSynergy provides sweet spot for indoor applications that require reliable and precise proximity detection. Finally, we present the design and evaluation of an end-to-end system, deployed inside a large food court to offer context-aware and personalized advertisements and diet suggestions at a per-counter granularity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIPSN'12 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
Pages221-231
Number of pages11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event11th ACM/IEEE Conference on Information Processing in Sensing Networks, IPSN'12 - Beijing, China
Duration: 16 Apr 201220 Apr 2012

Publication series

NameIPSN'12 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks

Conference

Conference11th ACM/IEEE Conference on Information Processing in Sensing Networks, IPSN'12
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period16/04/1220/04/12

Keywords

  • Localization
  • Magneto-inductive
  • Tracking
  • Virtual zone

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