An effective pursuing scheme for iBeacon device

Abstract

Recently, many LBS applications based on the low power Bluetooth device, iBeacon, emerged, but iBeacon device is small and easy to be removed thus causes error location. In this paper, we propose a new and effective scheme to pursue and correct the location of iBeacon device. We consider the scope of 1m around the iBeacon as the target region and define seven-level field to describe tracking status. To avoid the fluctuation of the received Bluetooth signal strength, we design a max-vertical method to guide user correctly into the field of -20db, and then estimate direction by turning around in a circle. According to the inferred direction, user walks into the target region. Experimental results show that this scheme can help user accurately pursue the target iBeacon in the shortest time.