What is the … Rapidly growing collection of wireless devices all around us Mostly not yet connected to the internet. Referred to as the I O T

Smart Things IOT will replace “stupid” devices with “smart” ones

IOT Definitions Point in time when more things connected to the Internet than People Smart Things integrated with the Internet and active in Business Processes and interacting with services IBM: Instrumented, Interconnected, Intelligent – sensing, networked, communicating, analysing, deciding Cisco: individual networks, connected together, collaborating to solve problems

IOT - Statistics 2014 – 1 Billion Personal Computers – 2 Billion Smart Phones – 8 Billion IOT Devices 2020 – 28 Billion Devices Predicting Billion Devices in 10 years

More Devices than Humans Milestone in 2008 – more devices than people Smartphones, industrial sensors, smart meters

Connections Timeline RFID Chips Smart Meters Beacons & Sensors

Smart Things Smart appliances In-home medical sensors Smart sensor tags (farm animals, organs) Smart cars Smart weather umbrellas Beacons (2013 Apple iBeacons) Digital skin for the earth’s environment

Beacons Transmitters that communicate with smart devices Connecting store offers with passers by

How Beacons Work

Beacons Send out a Low Energy Bluetooth signal every second Signal range varies from a few metres to 500 metres Signal contains a unique coded string which is usually the device ID. Billions of beacons have unique codes. Affordable – the new mobile. Plug in to wall or USB port of computer or battery-operated. Low-cost, LE Blue Tooth Not NFC (as range > metre)

Beacons Now 20 of 30 MLB ballparks for fan loyalty SXSW 2014 event perks like chat, “skip the line” All 254 Apple stores Macy’s American Eagle HBC, Lord & Taylor However not extensive yet

Sensors Send information to computers and decision makers

What IOT Might Solve By linking sensor networks together … Lower world’s energy demands with smart power grids Lower healthcare costs, improve hospitals Predict patient healthcare needs Improve food production and distribution Solve major environmental issues Improve transportation and traffic mgmt Reduce air pollution and traffic congestion Improve manufacturing and distribution of products Lower supply chain costs Create smarter more efficient homes

The Real World Toronto is looking at intelligent street signs in 30+ languages based on passersby Fedex is using SenseAware tags for sensitive cargo like donor organs Walmart and other retailers tracks customers

IOT Examples

Beacons Everywhere Soon Malls Stores Hospitals Arenas Parking Meters iBeacons – iWatches iPhones Homes - Appliances Vehicles – Cars, Transit Schools Industrial Sensors Security

Beacon Acceptance

IOT Concerns Security concerns (hackers) escalate to a whole new level with the Internet of Things given the potential for privacy violations or safety issues as a result of the ability to remotely manipulate physical assets. Beacon and detection battery life Push notification “SPAM”

The Wireless Registry Wants to control the wild west world of the IOT Gives each beacon and wireless device a name Each name contains a profile Each profile contains related content “Pins” – name for content Websites, photos, tags Coupons, offers, deals.

TWR – Get your Name now! Like the internet except for wireless Six patents to control name space Free one year name registration $4/year afterwards Chat app demo

Making Use of Wireless Names Newmarket Rewards Program Plan for beacons inside Main Street stores Beacons have context profile eg womenswear Passersby get matching deal on cell phone Filtered deals by profile attributes, eg Female, shoes, purses, food

Far BIGGER than the Internet IOT is the next MEGA trend that will stay The internet gave us the ability to connect to people and information The IOT will give us a Global Central Nervous System to learn, work, communicate with EVERYTHING!

The End of the Old World