Development and evaluation of the location-aware exhibit information service system using Bluetooth communication

摘要

A location-aware information service system using Bluetooth communication in exhibition halls such as galleries and museums is proposed. Visitors who have mobile devices such as a cellular phone or PDA can automatically obtain the information about exhibits near them based on the estimated locations of the visitor. The PDA version prototype of this system has been developed and Bluetooth CF cards provided by Canon-I tech Inc. were adopted. The proposed prototype system has been realized in our laboratory which is 200 m~2 and contains 20 exhibits(researchers). The average waiting time for the automatic information browsing on a PDA was 4.4 seconds. For smooth operation of this system, an editor for maintenance of contents information and the Bluetooth communication area setup has also been developed and evaluated.