The next emerging industry: Intelligent positioning Technology

The new trend of smartphone positioning service attracts wide attention. Apple's "ibeacon" service, which can capture customer location information in 1 meters, has been introduced into its direct stores. Elsewhere in the commercial streets and buildings in the smart-phone positioning and communication technology has been introduced. Supplemented by GPS systems, there will be more and more places to achieve positioning. The positioning function of smartphones will become more and more important with the release of new technologies. Hitachi and other enterprises are pushing forward the IMEs signal transmitter developed by IMEs Hitachi, the so-called IMEs is the abbreviation of indoor HTC System, one named Japan Aerospace Exploration, and GNSS The new concept of technologies's research and development organization is-imes in the interior precise positioning. The system is made up of a seamless indoor positioning system through some preset indoor signal emitters, modified embedded firmware in mobile devices, and corresponding information servers. At present, the well-known enterprise Hitachi Hitachi has made a further development in this respect. With IMEs function of positioning equipment, in the outdoor signal strong place normal use of GPS satellite positioning, in the interior is installed in the building inside the signal transmitter positioning. Although there are some differences in the content, but the signal structure and GPS satellite transmission signal is consistent, so, mobile phones and other GPS signal receiving devices do not need to change the antenna and signal processing module, such as receiving systems. A IMEs transmitter will emit a similar signal to the GPS, QZSS (Japan positioning Satellite System) and, through the corresponding positioning device, will give an accurate 10 m range of indoor 3-D positioning. The transmitter will meet the low energy, low-cost and no impact on the GPS, QZSS features, provide a high reliability positioning services, so that users can understand where they are located in the building of the floor, which room, which shopping malls, car parks and so on. At present, Hitachi is carrying out the practical test of this technology, in the future hope that this technology can be achieved in the production of mobile staff and material handling efficiency management, in addition, through this technology can be in the underground business district and other attractions to attract customers and play a very good role in the asylum guidance. The company that specializes in the development of IMEs Trust machines is also on the scene. Japan's company, for example, is developing a letter machine and Messenger machine that is large in size only. If the progress is successful, it is expected to be officially available next year. In addition, Apple launched a Bluetooth 4.0 on WWDC 2013 (Bluetooth LE | BLE | Precise micro-positioning technology for Bluetooth Smart ibeacon, when your handheld device is near a beacon base station, the device can sense the beacon signal, ranging from a few millimeters to 50 meters. summed up ibeacons in one sentence.The technology is like a gps,iphone in the room to receive ibeacons transmissions and to obtain various accurate positioning information. For example, when you drive to the underground parking lot, stop and go shopping. When you get back, iphone apps can guide you to the exact location of your own locomotives. Positioning is just part of the ibeacons technology, and ibeacons allows your phone to emit a simple "I'm Here" signal, which means ibeacons technology can do more. This is an indoor positioning technique which has a strong complementary effect on GPS. The current Apple stores in the United States have all been imported to complete. Once the smartphone user gets close to the transmitter, it will start the app, and the information about a product at the user's side will automatically be shown. Apple Direct Shop ibeacon application of "ibeacon" technology in Japan's Shibuya Parco shopping center is also slowly beginning to import Japanese Apple's ibeacon technology. Here have to say is located in Shibuya, Japan Parco shopping malls, through the introduction of ibeacon and realize the customer to shop inspection. Through this technology shopping mall not only can automatically statistics the number of customers to shop, but also can achieve the customer's fine refinement management. Japanese Shibuya Parco ibeacon signal transmitter with the positioning of the smart phone high-precision push forward, I believe that consumers will be the life of the changes. The protagonist of the positioning system is changing from GPs to Ibeacon and IMEs. It is conceivable that the relevant new industries will be born accordingly.