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Re:Retail stores use Bluetooth beacons to track customers by wkavey on Friday June 14, 2019 @02:18PM (#20185302)
I actually implemented a nearly identical system for my senior design project, except we targeted the smart home ecosystem. Basic use cases would be automatically turning on/off lights or having a music stream/temperature preference/... follow you as you move throughout your house and enter/leave rooms. All implemented by an app on your phone detecting strategically placed beacons.
Re:Retail stores use Bluetooth beacons to track customers by vertoc on Friday June 14, 2019 @02:36PM (#20185467)
Haha I did a very similar thing for mine - it was using these to replace clock in systems for hourly workers, no more need to clock in or out, the app would auto detect when you entered/left the building