• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.44-50
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• 2018

In this paper, we propose a context-aware power management (CPM) scheme using beacons to reduce the power consumption of personal computers (PCs). In the proposed CPM scheme, the PC, smartphone, control server, and Internet of Things (IoT) device are necessary. PC users first log in the control server using their smartphones and select PCs to turn on. Then, the selected PCs automatically go into three different modes, i.e., sleep, shutdown, and standby power off modes, in order when the PC users leave the PCs without turning off them. Further, we develop a testbed with the proposed CPM scheme using the Arduino with Bluetooth low energy (BLE) and relay modules. Finally, it is shown that the proposed CPM scheme outperforms the conventional scheme in terms of the power consumption.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.803-810
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• 2017

Currently, every person possesses a smart phone due to the development of the IT industry. There is an improper situation in which a smart phone is not set in silent mode, such as a lecture room, a library, and a theatre hall. The proposed system automatically automates the function of smart phones where they are designated as a public place or etiquette area and automatically return the function of the smartphone if they deviate from the location of the site. It is also equipped with a combination of autonomous devices and services, based on Bluetooth communications, which are applied to ultra-light low-power IoT(Internet of Things) devices, and has features that allow diverse types of features and services to be added without requiring deformation of the hardware.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2016.07a
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• pp.185-186
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• 2016

안전사고 발생 위험요소가 산재한 사업장 내에서의 이상 징후를 파악할 수 있는 안전관리 시스템의 구축이 필요하다. 또한 사람이 직접 안전관리를 하는 것이 어려운 장소와 사업장 환경의 변화가 중요한 경우까지 고려하고, 실시간으로 정보를 관리하고 대처할 수 있는 방법이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 유해가스 누출에 열악한 작업환경에서 인명보호 및 안전사고 예방을 위한 작업자 중심 사고 예방을 위한 다중센서 BLE 디바이스개발과 스마트폰 서비스를 연계방법에 대한 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 AQ, AP, Motion, SmartPhone App, Server로 구성하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.4908-4922
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• 2019

The popularization of smartphones in recent years has created a rich ground for online-to-offline (O2O) services based on location information. In the process of finding user locations in O2O services, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) beacons are widely used because the beacons are economical in many ways. The current BLE method does not specify the direction of user movement, but adding that information could enrich the user experience for various O2O services. This paper proposes a method that identifies the user movement direction through data analysis on data sets generated by a pair of BLE beacons. Also we demonstrate its implementation with examples of services that need the direction information of users in order to show the feasibility of the method proposed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2015.04a
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• pp.466-467
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• 2015

ICT 기술의 발달과 활용이 급속하게 증가하고 있는 상황에서 서비스와 시스템의 융합이 활발히 진행되고 있는 가운데 시간과 장소에 구애 받지 않고 스마트 폰을 이용하여 간편하게 이루어질 수 있는 결제시스템 방식에 관심이 늘어나고 있는 것에 대하여 여러 가지 IT기술들이 접목되어 시장에 나타나고 있다. 최근 주목받고 있는 기술로 BLE(Bluetooth Low Energy)기반인 비콘이 있다. BLE 비콘은 에너지 소모율이 적은 것이 가장 큰 특징이며 자동으로 사용자의 위치를 파악하고 서비스를 제공할 수 있다. 비콘이 스마트폰 결제 시스템에 새로운 방식이며 혁신의 바람을 불러온 것은 사실이지만, 비콘 관련 연구 및 개발에서 블루투스 신호를 사용한다는 점을 바탕으로 거리의 정확도의 미흡함과 통신 도달범위가 크다는 것을 관련하여 보안의 위험성을 가지고 있다는 점이 문제로 지적된다. 본 논문에서는 BLE 비콘 결제의 전반적인 시스템을 분석하고 보안의 취약함을 도출하여 그에 따른 요구사항을 연구함으로써 결제시스템의 보안 취약점을 최소화 할 수 있는 대응방안을 제안한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.977-980
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• 2015

Beacons have been noted in the core of the recent things Internet. It is also the technology is spreading most rapidly among the things Internet-related communication technologies. Beacon is a data communications technology that provides information that is customized to know the user's location. Using the BLE technology, to grasp the position of such people and goods. In addition to the non-contact method, since it is possible to communicate within the maximum 70m, it has attracted the interest than the NFC. Beacon, guidance for the current coupon, you can use as an advertising platform, such as the provision of product information, it has also been used in the indoor positioning service. Therefore, in this paper, we introduce about whether Case Study beacon is utilized how in the Internet of Things, were analyzed. Beacon exit the smart phone, the date to be used in conjunction with a wearable device, such as Google glasses and smart watch was not far away. Future it is expected or beacons are used everywhere to be expanded.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.777-785
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• 2021

Many utility lines are buried underground to provide various functions of the city. Because historical records are not managed systematically, damage has occurred during excavation. In addition, the demand for an underground facility management system is increasing as the aerial underground project is progressing. By attaching an electronic recognition sensor to an underground facility, such as pipelines, the management history and site conditions can be carefully managed. Therefore, in this study, electronic recognition sensors, such as BLE Beacon, UHF RFID, geomagnetic sensor, and commercial marker, were tested to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, and field applicability through a pilot project. According to the limited research results collected through two pilot projects, the installation depth is most important to demonstrate the performance of the electronic reader. In addition, because it should be used in urban areas, the influence of environmental interference should be minimized, and there should be no performance degradation over time. In the case of the geomagnetic recognizer, the effect of environmental interference was large, and performance degradation occurred over time using the BLE Beacon. In the field situation, where the installation depth can be controlled to less than 40cm, the utility of the battery-free UHF RFID was the best.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2017.06a
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• pp.207-208
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• 2017

최근 보급되는 스마트 디바이스들은 실외뿐만 아니라 실내의 위치를 측정할 수 있는 기술들을 제공하고 있다. 실외 위치 측위 같은 경우는 기존의 GPS(Global Positioning System)를 사용하는 것이 일반적이지만, 실내 위치 측위는 기존의 GPS 방법으로는 한계가 있어 다양한 새로운 방법들이 연구 중에 있다. 그 중 가장 대표적인 방법은 BLE(Bluetooth Low Energy) 기반의 비콘(beacon)을 활용하는 것이다. 그러나 이 또한 추가적인 하드웨어가 필요할 뿐만 아니라 충전이 필요하다는 단점이 존재한다. 따라서 본 논문은 상기 단점들을 극할 수 있는 OCC(Optical Camera Communication)를 활용한 실내 위치 측위 기술을 고려한다. 특별히 공연장 내에서 관객들이 소지하고 있는 스마트 디바이스 카메라의 상대적인 위치정보를 획득하는 시스템을 제안한다. 이는 추가적인 하드웨어를 필요로 하지 않고 비동기식 접근이 가능하다는 장점이 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 시스템을 통해 획득된 위치정보들은 촬영한 영상과 함께 저장되어 다양한 시점을 제공하는 응용데이터로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.281-296
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• 2015

This paper describes a novel disaster evacuation system using embedded systems such as smart devices for crisis and emergency management. In indoor environments deployed with the Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) beacons, smart devices detect their indoor positions from beacon messages and interact with Map Server(MS) and Route Server(RS) in the Internet over the LTE and/or Wi-Fi functions. The MS and RS generate an optimal path to the nearest emergency exit based on a novel graph generation method for less route computation, called the Disaster Evacuation Graph(DEG), for each smart device. The DEG also enables efficient processing of some constraints in the computation of route, such as load balancing in situation of different capacities of paths or exits. All data interfaces among three system components, the MS, RS, smart devices, have been defined for modular implementation of our disaster evacuation system. Our experimental system has been deployed and tested in our building thoroughly and gives a good evidence that the modular design of the system and a novel approach to compute emergency route based on the DEG is competitive and viable.