Device location detection
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for improving location awareness of a device. A device position can be determined (e.g., via GPS or some location service), and this position can be used to identify a user-experience that may be in an area around the device, such as within a desired position threshold. A near-field radio system beacon that is associated with the user-experience can be activated in order to identify a distance of the device from the beacon. The beacon can use a near-field radio system ID associated with the device to identify the device, and determine a distance to the device. When a user moves the device to within a threshold distance from the beacon, the user-experience can be activated on the device, such that the user may interact with the user-experience (e.g., to hear a description of artwork as the user navigates through a museum).
1. A method for improving location awareness of a device, comprising:
identifying a position of the device using a location positioning system;
identifying a user-experience within a desired threshold of the position;
using a near-field radio system beacon associated with the user-experience to identify a distance of the device from the beacon; and
upon determining that the device is within a distance threshold from the beacon, activating an application associated with the user-experience on the device, the distance threshold based upon a type of the user-experience.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving the position from the device, where the position is determined by one or more of:
global positioning system (GPS) coordinates; or
a location key global position representation.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising returning information to the device regarding the user-experience.
4. The method of claim 1 , comprising returning information to the device regarding the user-experience, where the information is identified from a user-experience service for an area comprising the position.
5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
receiving a request from the device to interact with the user-experience; and
returning a request for the device to provide a near-field radio system ID for the device.
6. The method of claim 1 , comprising activating a beacon locating application on the device that directs a user of the device to the distance threshold from the beacon.
7. The method of claim 1 , comprising activating a second application associated with the user-experience that guides a user of the device to a desired distance from the beacon.
8. The method of claim 1 , comprising using at least three beacons to identify a beacon triangulated position of the device.
9. The method of claim 1 , using a near-field radio system beacon comprising using a Bluetooth beacon.
10. The method of claim 9 , using a Bluetooth beacon comprising activating a Bluetooth signaling component in the device that utilizes a near-field radio system ID for the device, the near-field radio system ID comprising a Bluetooth identifier.
11. The method of claim 1 , using a near-field radio system beacon comprising sending a near-field radio system ID for the device to the beacon.
12. The method of claim 1 , identifying a distance of the device from the beacon comprising one or more of:
measuring a time of response from a sending of a ping from the beacon to the device; or
measuring a signal strength from the device.
13. The method of claim 1 , comprising deactivating the application associated with the user-experience on the device upon the device being outside of the distance threshold from the beacon.
14. A system for improving location awareness of a device, comprising:
a user-experience management component configured to provide an identity of a user-experience to the device, where the user-experience is available to the device in an area comprising a position of the device;
a beacon activation component configured to use a near-field radio system beacon associated with the user-experience to identify a distance between the device and the beacon; and
a proximity management component configured to activate an application associated with the user-experience for the device if the distance between the beacon and the device meets a distance threshold, the distance threshold based upon a type of the user-experience.
15. The system of claim 14 , the position received from the device.
16. The system of claim 14 , the beacon activation component configured to receive a device registration request for the user-experience, from the device, the device registration request comprising a near-field radio system ID for the device.
17. The system of claim 14 , the proximity management component configured to receive distance data, comprising the distance between the beacon and the device, from the beacon.
18. The system of claim 14 , comprising an experience registration component configured to register the user-experience with the user-experience management component.
19. The system of claim 14 , the near-field radio system beacon comprising a Bluetooth beacon, configured to:
identity a distance to a Bluetooth enabled device; and
send distance data to the proximity management component.
20. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed via a processing unit perform a method, comprising:
receiving a position of a device using a location positioning system;
identifying a user-experience within a desired threshold of the position;
using a near-field radio system beacon associated with the user-experience to identify a distance of the device from the beacon; and
upon determining that the device is within a distance threshold from the beacon, activating an application associated with the user-experience on the device, the distance threshold based upon a type of the user-experience.