title: A mobile indoor positioning system based on iBeacon technology.
abstract: To increase the efficiency in the emergency room, the goal of this research is to implement a mobile-based indoor positioning system using mobile applications (APP) with the iBeacon solution based on the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. We use the Received Signal Strength (RSS) based localization method to estimate the patients' locations. Our positioning algorithm achieves 97.22% (95% Confidence Interval = 95.90% - 98.55%) accuracy of classification. As the result, our mechanism is reliable enough to satisfy the need for medical staff to track the locations of their patients.
authors.forename: Xin-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Te-Wei
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Cheng-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Zui-Shen
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Bey-Jing
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Feipei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications; D059015:Wireless Technology