One of the Softweb Hackathon 2014 team presented "Beacon applications" - how Beacon can be used in Inventory Management, Library Application, Hospital Application.

1. Beacon Applications
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2. What is a beacon ?
Beacons are small wireless devices that
broadcast radio signals using Bluetooth Low
Energy (BLE).
Beacons are intentionally conspicuous devices
designed to attract attention to the users for
specific criteria.

3. Inventory Management
Beacon app notifies user about Damage, Expiry and
Stock-out.
User can send the information directly to the other
employee via email or SMS.
The app helps you control inventory levels better
and reorder when it’s necessary.

4. Inventory Warehouse
Dept 1
Dept 2
Dept 1
Dept 3

5. Other Beacon Applications
Library Application
• In a library, an app user does not need stand in the queue to avail the
books.
• Users get the notification for the new books, top authors books, etc.
• Users can easily add new books for the subscription with a specific
time period. Users can also get reminder on the expiry of the
subscription.

6. Other Beacon Application
Hospital Application
Staff can track the equipment and visitor or staff can get the
direction within the hospital.
Scope of this project
• Equipment tracking
• Patient information
• Staff tracking
• Hospital navigation and contextual information
• Automated check-in for regular patients

7. Thank You