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Anything that requires the ability to detect if it's in the same physical space as another device / item of interest. Some common examples are: * guest mode d
by kimburgess 10y ago
Anything that requires the ability to detect if it's in the same physical space as another device / item of interest.
Some common examples are:
* guest mode discovery on a Chromecast
* pairing to videoconference system (both Cisco and Polycom do this in their current gen devices), building control, wireless presentation system etc
* a means for transmitting a 2FA code from a personal device for auth / payments
* micro-location service - particularly for temporary events or spaces where BLE is not possible (e.g. embedded in FOH audio at different stages at a music festival)
* proximity based peer discovery for mobile games
You'd be surprised at how common a technique it is. I regularly face issues with environments that have had enough different devices all attempting to use some form of ultrasonic pairing / localisation etc that there's issues with interference.