There are three main ways beacons can be integrated into existing systems:
1. Using Smartphone Apps
Beacons are usually stationary. Apps on users’ smartphone use the standard Bluetooth iOS and Android APIs to detect beacons and send information to your cloud or servers, typically via HTTP(S).
2. Using Ethernet/WiFi Gateways
Beacons are using moving. Gateways in fixed positions detect beacons and send information to your cloud or servers, typically via HTTP(S) or MQTT.
3. Using an Intermediate Platform Such as a Real Time Location System (RTLS)
This is a variant on #2 in that gateways send information to a system such as BeaconRTLS™ or PrecisionRTLS™. These systems have HTTP(S) APIs that can be used by your cloud or servers.
More information:
What are beacons?
Beacons for the Internet of Things (IoT)
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