% This data is distributed under the terms of the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0 - See more at: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/ @Article{OJIOT_2017v3i1n01_Vossen, title = {A Classification Framework for Beacon Applications}, author = {Gottfried Vossen and Stuart Dillon and Fabian Schomm and Florian Stahl}, journal = {Open Journal of Internet Of Things (OJIOT)}, issn = {2364-7108}, year = {2017}, volume = {3}, number = {1}, pages = {1--11}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:101:1-201704245012}, urn = {urn:nbn:de:101:1-201704245012}, publisher = {RonPub}, bibsource = {RonPub}, abstract = {Beacons have received considerable attention in recent years, which is partially due to the fact that they serve as a flexible and versatile replacement for RFIDs in many applications. However, beacons are mostly considered from a purely technical perspective. This paper provides a conceptual view on application scenarios for beacons and introduces a novel framework for characterizing these. The framework consists of four dimensions: device movement, action trigger, purpose type, and connectivity requirements. Based on these, three archetypical scenarios are described. Finally, event-condition-action rules and online algorithms are used to formalize the backend of a beacon architecture.} }