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Sound-based proximity detection with mobile phones

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Benjamin Thiel,

Kamil Kloch,

Paul LukowiczAuthors Info & Claims

PhoneSense '12: Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Sensing Applications on Mobile Phones

Article No.: 4, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/2389148.2389152

Published: 06 November 2012 Publication History

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We present a method for proximity detection with mobile phones that is based on a combination of Bluetooth communication (for the detection of coarse proximity) and sound beacons in an inaudible spectrum around 18kHz for a finer spatial resolution. The system performs a real-time recognition of personal encounters in two common situations: standing together and walking by each other. We evaluate our approach in a variety of settings ranging from office corridor, through a busy street to a shopping mall.

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PhoneSense '12: Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Sensing Applications on Mobile Phones

November 2012

68 pages

ISBN:9781450317788

DOI:10.1145/2389148

Program Chairs:
David Chu,
Ramesh Govindan

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