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== Goals == | == Goals == | ||
* Demonstrate beacon usage in Firefox OS. | * Demonstrate beacon usage in Firefox OS. | ||
* Using WebBluetooth API | * Using [[B2G/Bluetooth/WebBluetooth-v2|WebBluetooth]] API | ||
== [https://github.com/elin-moco/fxos-addon-beacon-scanner Firefox OS Beacon Scanner Add-on] == | == [https://github.com/elin-moco/fxos-addon-beacon-scanner Firefox OS Beacon Scanner Add-on] == | ||
A Firefox OS Add-on to add a beacon scanner tray on bottom of the screen, <br> | A Firefox OS Add-on to add a beacon scanner tray on bottom of the screen, <br> | ||
swipe up to scan nearby beacons, checking distances to help you find stuff, <br> | swipe up to scan nearby beacons, checking distances to help you find stuff, <br> | ||
also supports opening URL/Apps broadcasted from eddystone-URL beacons. | also supports opening URL/Apps broadcasted from [https://github.com/google/eddystone/tree/master/eddystone-url eddystone-URL] beacons. | ||
== [https://github.com/elin-moco/moztpe-tour Mozilla Taipei Office Tour App] == | == [https://github.com/elin-moco/moztpe-tour Mozilla Taipei Office Tour App] == | ||
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== Reference Links == | == Reference Links == | ||
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fcWimu_PtGVg1Zi0Twlr4FBGofRsTgxyFm4QHPgS-XU/ FxOS Beacon Scanner intro slides] | |||
* [[B2G/Bluetooth/BLE Tools|BLE Tools]] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon iBeacon] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon iBeacon] | ||
* [https://github.com/google/eddystone eddystone] | * [https://github.com/google/eddystone eddystone] | ||
* [https://github.com/janjongboom/jsconf-us/ Jan's demo code in jsconf] | * [https://github.com/janjongboom/jsconf-us/ Jan's demo code in jsconf] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:29, 22 September 2015
Goals
- Demonstrate beacon usage in Firefox OS.
- Using WebBluetooth API
Firefox OS Beacon Scanner Add-on
A Firefox OS Add-on to add a beacon scanner tray on bottom of the screen,
swipe up to scan nearby beacons, checking distances to help you find stuff,
also supports opening URL/Apps broadcasted from eddystone-URL beacons.
Mozilla Taipei Office Tour App
An indoor navigation demo app to demonstrate trilateration on Firefox OS using ibeacons.
Next Steps
- More features on MozTPE Tour App
- Set Alias for beacons
- Figure out a good way to launch app from URL broadcasted from beacons (currently hardcoded)
- Porting to Cordova?