Amsterdam iBeacon Meetup, Kontakt.io Presentation with the new Tough Beacon and the Kontakt.io Roadmap.

1. #kontakt_io
Kontakt.io
Beacon technology

2. Who we are?

3. Kontakt.io in numbers
50+ people
3 offices - Krakow (HQ), NY, London
8 thousand customers
3 type of beacons
2mln $ raised - Sunstone Capital

5. What?
Bluetooth Low
Energy +
Proximity
profile

7. How do
Beacons work?
Beacon is a small wireless device
transmitting a continuous radio
signal.
The signal is detected by
nearby smart devices via
Bluetooth SmartTM
.
Smart devices receives the ID
number of a beacon in range
and sends that number to the
cloud server.
The server checks what action is assigned
to that ID number and responds.

8. What could that
response be?
That’s up to you.
An example:
You are walking by a store and see
a nice pair of sneakers. You really
like them but would rather
want them in blue.
There is a Beacon placed next to the
sneakers. Your smartphone receives the
information that sneakers in blue are
available to purchase in the store’s
online section. Additionally if you
purchase them today you will get
a discount of 20%.
You make a purchase in
the application.
You walk away happy with exactly what
you want, exactly when you wanted it.

9. Bluetooth Beacon
● Communicates with Bluetooth Smart
technology.
● Android and iOS compatible.
● Include various sensors as an option (ex.
temperature, humidity, accelerometer...)
● coin cell battery with up to 2 years life with
default settings and 24-hours daily usage
(350ms interval).

11. Cloud Beacon
● WiFi connectivity
● Manage and control entire Bluetooth
Beacon fleet
● Effective range up to 200 meters / 650 feet
● WiFi signals less affected by walls or dense
materials compared to BLE
● Rechargeable battery + connection to
standard electricity outlet
● Includes built-in memory module for offline
data collection

12. First release features:
● WiFi scanning (For the moment:
Access Points and iOS devices only)
● BLE Kontakt.io Beacons scanning
● Data synchronization with cloud
● CB Configuration from/to cloud
● Local configuration using USB cable
● Firmware update using USB cable
and a dedicated application
(Windows, Mac, Linux)
Roadmap - Release

13. ● Kontakt.io Beacon management &
configuration update
○ This will enable Random IDs for added
security and full Beacon fleet
management
● WiFi scanning (AP and any clients)
● Kontakt.io Beacon firmware update
● Data sync in “push” mode
○ Eg. push info when wristband or
smartphone beacon shows up
● CB Configuration using smartphone
Roadmap - Next Step

14. Tough Beacon
● Shatter-resistant
● Waterproof up to 10 m
● Works from -20C (-4 F) -
+60C (140F)
● Anti-static
● Same great BLE Beacon
hardware
● 5 - 7 week production lead
time

15. Tough Beacon is tough
for real world use
When you want to use your beacons in outdoor, exposed situations, you need something
tougher than the usual beacon. Something that can stand up to bumps and knocks, rain
and sun, and that’s tough to remove while as reliable as our regular Smart Beacon. When
you think outdoors proximity, think Tough Beacon.

18. One API to rule
them all
Cloud Beacons are constantly
reporting all the events and data
to the Kontakt.io Cloud which is a
single point of any further
integrations via robust RESTful API
See: docs.kontakt.io

19. Thank you for your
attention!
If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us:
Wojciech Caban w.caban@kontakt.io 503 743 3304 www.kontakt.io