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BLE: Fix conjugation and spelling of iBeacon documentation.

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Vincent Coubard 2017-10-31 13:19:16 +00:00 committed by Martin Kojtal
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features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/services/iBeacon.h
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@ -26,22 +26,22 @@
*
* iBeacons are Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices advertising an identification
* number generally used to determine the location of devices or physical objects
* nearby a mobile phone user.
* near to a mobile phone user.
*
* iOS scans for iBeacon devices in a background task and will notify Apps
* subscribed to a specific region when the area is entered or left. Apps may
* use this information to display context-aware content to users.
*
* As an example a museum can deploy an apps which inform the user when one of
* its exhibition is enterred then display specific information about exposed
* its exhibition is entered then display specific information about exposed
* pieces of art when the user is sufficiently close to them.
*
* @par Positioning
*
* Location information is hierarchically structured. A UUID specific to the
* application and its deployment is used to identify a region. That region
* usually identify an organization. The region is divided into subregions
* identified by a major ID. The subregion contains related points of interrest
* usually identifies an organization. The region is divided into subregions
* identified by a major ID. The subregion contains related points of interest
* which are are distinguished by a minor ID.
*
* As an example a city willing to improve tourists experience can deploy a fleet
@ -49,14 +49,14 @@
* identify a place managed by the city. The major ID would identify the place;
* it can be a museum, an historic monument, a metro station, ... The minor ID
* would locate a specific spot within a specific city place. It can be a
* piece of art, a ticket dispenser or a relevant point of interrest.
* piece of art, a ticket dispenser or a relevant point of interest.
*
* Each iBeacon device is physically attached to the spot it locate and advertise
* the triplet UUID, major ID and minor ID.
* Each iBeacon device is physically attached to the spot it locates and
* advertises the triplet UUID, major ID and minor ID.
*
* @par Proximity
*
* The beacon advertise the signal strength measured by an iOS device at a
* The beacon advertises the signal strength measured by an iOS device at a
* distance of one meter. This information is used by iOS to approximate the
* proximity to a given beacon:
* - Immediate: The beacon is less than one meter away from the user.
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
* create the payload identifying the beacon and register it as part of the
* advertising payload of the device.
*
* Beacon configuration and advertising start is let to the user.
* Beacon configuration and advertising commencement is left to the user.
*
* @important If you are interested in manufacturing iBeacons, you must obtain a
* license from Apple. More information at https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/.