Index

A

• accuracy property / Understanding distance
• advert
  • showing / Showing the advert
• airline assistance
  • use case for / An example use case for airline assistance
• AltBeacon
  • about / AltBeacon – the open beacon specification
• anatomy
  • viewing / Viewing anatomy
• Antwerp Museum
  • URL / Commercial applications of iBeacon
• API access
  • adding / Adding API access
• app
  • building / Let's get started, Building our app
  • responsibility, handling / Handing over responsibility
  • beginning, with database schema / Beginning the app with a database schema
  • helper, using / Using a little helper
  • NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription, adding / Adding NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription
  • background mode, enabling / Enabling the background mode
  • testing / Testing your app
• app delegate
  • configuring / Configuring the app delegate
• application
  • testing / Testing your application, Testing your application
  • beacons, testing / Testing the beacons
  • passbook pass, testing / Testing the passbook pass
• atrium view, iBeacon museum app
  • about / The atrium view
  • configuring / Configuring our atrium view
  • controls, adding / Adding atrium view controls

B

• background
  • beacons, ranging / Ranging beacons in the background
• background modes
  • used, for keeping location / Tracking locations using background modes
  • system, cheating / Cheating the system
  • enabling / Enabling the background mode
• Beacon
  • spoofing / Beacon spoofing
  • spoofing, defending against / Defending against beacon spoofing
  • UUIDs, rotating / Rotating UUIDs
  • hacking / Beacon hacking
  • security myths, dispelling / Dispelling security myths
  • users' fears, overcoming with UX / Overcoming users' fears with good UX
• beacon$accelerometerStateChanged$ task, ESTBeaconDelegate / ESTBeaconDelegate
• beacon$didDisconnectWithError$ task, ESTBeaconDelegate / ESTBeaconDelegate
• beaconConnectionDidFail$withError$ task, ESTBeaconDelegate / ESTBeaconDelegate
• beaconConnectionDidSucceeded$ task, ESTBeaconDelegate / ESTBeaconDelegate
• beacon manager, master view controller
  • configuring / Configuring our beacon manager
• beacons
  • ranging / Ranging beacons
  • distance, receiving / Receiving beacon distance
  • testing / Testing the beacons
  • stickers / Beacon stickers
  • ranging, in background / Ranging beacons in the background
• beacons, detail view controller
  • connecting / Connecting and disconnecting from beacons
  • disconnecting / Connecting and disconnecting from beacons
• beacons, iBeacon museum app
  • ranging / Ranging beacons
• beacons, master view controller
  • ranging / Ranging beacons
• Belkin WeMo
  • about / Belkin WeMo
  • URL / Belkin WeMo
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) / Introducing iBeacon
• Bluetooth low energy (Bluetooth LE)
  • about / Understanding centrals and peripherals
• broadcast values
  • obtaining, from CLBeaconRegion / Obtaining broadcast values from CLBeaconRegion

C

• CBCentral class
  • about / The CBCentral class
• CBPeripheral class
  • about / The CBPeripheral class
• CBPeripheralManager class
  • about / The CBPeripheralManager class
• centrals
  • about / Understanding centrals and peripherals
• CLBeaconRegion
  • broadcast values, obtaining from / Obtaining broadcast values from CLBeaconRegion
• CLBeaconRegion, options
  • CLBeaconRegion.notifyOnEntry / The CLBeaconRegion options
  • CLBeaconRegion.notifyOnExit / The CLBeaconRegion options
  • CLBeaconRegion.notifyEntryStateOnDisplay / The CLBeaconRegion options
• CLBeaconRegion.notifyEntryStateOnDisplay property / The CLBeaconRegion options
• CLBeaconRegion.notifyOnEntry property / The CLBeaconRegion options
• CLBeaconRegion.notifyOnExit property / The CLBeaconRegion options
• CLBeaconRegion class / The CLBeaconRegion class
• CLLocationManager class / The CLLocationManager class
  • about / Creating a CLLocationManager class
  • defining, line by line / Defining a CLLocationManager class line by line
  • locationManager$didEnterRegion / locationManager:didEnterRegion
  • locationManager$didExitRegion / locationManager:didExitRegion
  • locationManager$didRangeBeacons$inRegion / locationManager:didRangeBeacons:inRegion
  • locationManager$didChangeAuthorizationStatus / locationManager:didChangeAuthorizationStatus
• CLLocationManagerDelegate
  • writing up / Wiring up CLLocationManagerDelegate
• CLLocationManagerDelegate method
  • configuring / Configuring the CLLocationManagerDelegate method
• CLLocationManager instance
  • adding / Adding a CLLocationManager instance
• CLOfferViewController
  • adding / Adding CLOfferViewController
• CLProximity enum values
  • CLProximityUnknown / Understanding distance
  • CLProximityFar / Understanding distance
  • CLProximityNear / Understanding distance
  • CLProximityImmediate / Understanding distance
• commercial applications , iBeacon / Commercial applications of iBeacon
• companion app
  • URL / The companion OS X application and website
  • using / Using the companion app
• companion OS X application / The companion OS X application and website
• compatible devices, iBeacon / Compatible devices
• Consumer Electronics Show (CES) / Beacon spoofing
• content methods, iBeacon museum app
  • adding / Adding content methods
• controls
  • adding / Adding some controls
  • setting up / Setting up our controls
• controls, iBeacon museum app
  • adding / Adding controls
  • adding, to exhibit view / Adding controls to the exhibit view
• Core Bluetooth / Introducing iBeacon
• Core Bluetooth framework
  • about / Introducing the Core Bluetooth framework, The Core Bluetooth framework, centrals, and peripherals
  • CBCentral class / The CBCentral class
  • CBPeripheral class / The CBPeripheral class
  • CBPeripheralManager class / The CBPeripheralManager class
• Core Data framework, master view controller
  • data, fetching from / Fetching data from the Core Data framework
  • URL / Fetching data from the Core Data framework
• Core Location / Introducing iBeacon
• Core Location framework
  • adding / Adding the Core Location framework
  • about / Understanding Core Location
  • CLBeaconRegion class / The CLBeaconRegion class
  • CLLocationManager class / The CLLocationManager class
• CoreLocation functionality, iBeacon museum app
  • adding / Adding the CoreLocation functionality

D

• database schema
  • app, beginning with / Beginning the app with a database schema
• detail view controller
  • implementing / Detailed view controller implementation
  • view, configuring / Configuring the view, Configuring the view
  • properties, setting / Getting and setting properties
  • properties, getting / Getting and setting properties
  • input, validating / Validating input
  • UI, finishing off / Finishing off UI
  • configuring / Configuring the detail view controller
  • beacons, connecting / Connecting and disconnecting from beacons
  • beacons, disconnecting / Connecting and disconnecting from beacons
  • changes, saving / Saving the changes
• down badges
  • clearing / Clearing out badges

E

• ESTBeacon
  • about / ESTBeacon
• ESTBeaconDelegate
  • about / ESTBeaconDelegate
  • beaconConnectionDidFail$withError$ task / ESTBeaconDelegate
  • beaconConnectionDidSucceeded$ task / ESTBeaconDelegate
  • beacon$didDisconnectWithError$ task / ESTBeaconDelegate
  • beacon$accelerometerStateChanged$ task / ESTBeaconDelegate
• ESTBeaconManager / ESTBeaconManager
• ESTBeaconManagerDelegate / ESTBeaconManagerDelegate
• Estimote
  • about / Estimote
  • development tutorials / Estimote
  • tools / Estimote
  • and SDK / Estimote motes and SDK
  • URL / Security
• Estimote API 2.1
  • using / Using Estimote API 2.1
  • security / Security
• Estimote API pages
  • URL / Using Estimote API 2.1
• Estimote beacons
  • pros / Estimote beacons – pros
  • cons / Estimote beacons – cons
• EstimoteSDK
  • adding / Adding EstimoteSDK
• Estimote SDK classes
  • about / Estimote SDK classes
  • ESTBeacon / ESTBeacon
  • ESTBeaconDelegate / ESTBeaconDelegate
  • ESTBeaconManager / ESTBeaconManager
  • ESTBeaconManagerDelegate / ESTBeaconManagerDelegate
• exhibitions, iBeacon museum app
  • about / Our exhibitions
• exhibit view, iBeacon museum app
  • about / The exhibit view
  • configuring / Configuring the exhibit view
  • controls, adding / Adding controls to the exhibit view

F

• frameworks
  • adding / Adding frameworks

G

• gender
  • selecting / Choosing a gender
• Geo-fencing (geofencing) / The CLBeaconRegion class
• global positioning system (GPS) / The CLBeaconRegion class

H

• hacking, Beacon / Beacon hacking
• Hello world
  • about / Hello world, Let's get started
  • Core Location framework, adding / Adding the Core Location framework
  • permission message, adding / Adding a permission message
  • CLLocationManagerDelegate method, configuring / Configuring the CLLocationManagerDelegate method
  • CLLocationManager instance, adding / Adding a CLLocationManager instance
  • UUID, preparing / Preparing UUID
  • monitoring, starting / Start monitoring
  • code, breaking / Line by line
  • code, testing / Testing our code
• helper
  • using / Using a little helper
• helper class
  • about / The helper class
• home automation
  • and iBeacon / iBeacon and home automation
• hunter view controller, treasure hunting app
  • building / Building the hunter view controller
  • states / Hunter view controller states
  • public properties / Imports and public properties
  • imports / Imports and public properties
  • privates properties / Private properties
  • view, loading / Loading the view
  • region, entering / Entering and exiting the region
  • region, exiting / Entering and exiting the region
  • state, changing / Changing the state
  • tidying up / Tidying up
  • code, completing / Completing the code

I

• iBeacon
  • about / Introducing iBeacon
  • compatible iOS devices / Compatible devices
  • commercial applications / Commercial applications of iBeacon
  • permissions / Understanding iBeacon permissions
  • and home automation / iBeacon and home automation
• iBeacon museum app
  • exhibitions / Our exhibitions
  • about / The museum map
  • structure / Our app structure
  • supporting website / The supporting website
  • iBeacon university, URL / The supporting website
  • user's journey, tracking / Tracking our user's journey
  • design / Our app design
  • building / Building the application
  • testing / Time to test
• iBeacon museum app, building
  • project, creating / Creating the project
  • views, initializing / Initializing the views
  • CoreLocation functionality, adding / Adding the CoreLocation functionality
  • first view, determining / Determining the first view
  • permission view, configuring / Configuring our permission view
  • controls, adding / Adding controls
  • exhibit view, configuring / Configuring the exhibit view
  • controls, adding to exhibit view / Adding controls to the exhibit view
  • content methods, adding / Adding content methods
  • beacons, ranging / Ranging beacons
  • atrium view, configuring / Configuring our atrium view
  • atrium view controls, adding / Adding atrium view controls
• iBeacon museum app, views
  • permission view / The permission view
  • atrium view / The atrium view
  • exhibit view / The exhibit view
• iBeacon university
  • URL / Our exhibitions
• images, treasure hunting app
  • adding / Adding images
• imports, hunter view controller / Imports and public properties
• input, detail view controller
  • validating / Validating input

L

• location
  • keeping, background modes used / Tracking locations using background modes
• location manager
  • configuring / Configuring our location manager
• locationManager$didChangeAuthorizationStatus / locationManager:didChangeAuthorizationStatus
• locationManager$didEnterRegion / locationManager:didEnterRegion
• locationManager$didExitRegion / locationManager:didExitRegion
• locationManager$didRangeBeacons$inRegion / locationManager:didRangeBeacons:inRegion
• location permission, settings
  • controls, adding / Adding some controls
  • root view controller, setting up / Setting up our root view controller
  • location manager, configuring / Configuring our location manager
  • CLLocationManagerDelegate, writing up / Wiring up CLLocationManagerDelegate
  • advert, showing / Showing the advert
  • offer, dismissing / Dismissing the offer
• locations
  • permissions, in iOS 8 / Location permissions in iOS 8
  • NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription / Location permissions in iOS 8
  • NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription / Location permissions in iOS 8
  • enabling, after denial / Enabling the location after denying it

M

• Macy's
  • URL / Commercial applications of iBeacon
• Made for iPhone (MFi) / Introducing iBeacon
• Major League Baseball
  • URL / Commercial applications of iBeacon
• major value, UUID / Major
• Make hack
  • URL / Beacon spoofing
• master view controller
  • implementing / Master view controller implementation
  • view controller, configuring / Configuring the view controller
  • data, fetching from Core Data framework / Fetching data from the Core Data framework
  • table cell, configuring / Configuring the table cell
  • user, notifying / Notifying the user
  • new objects, inserting / Inserting new objects
  • beacons, ranging / Ranging beacons
  • configuring / Configuring the master view controller
• master view controller
  • about / Let's get building
• measured power / Understanding a range using RSSI
• minor value, UUID / Minor

N

• Nest
  • about / Nest
  • URL / Nest
• Ninja Blocks
  • about / Ninja Blocks
  • URL / Ninja Blocks
• NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription / Location permissions in iOS 8
  • adding / Adding NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription
• NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription / Location permissions in iOS 8

O

• objects, master view controller
  • inserting / Inserting new objects

P

• passbook
  • integration / Passbook integration
• passbook pass
  • adding / Adding a passbook pass
  • testing / Testing the passbook pass
• peripherals
  • about / Understanding centrals and peripherals
• permission message
  • adding / Adding a permission message
• permissions, iBeacon
  • about / Understanding iBeacon permissions
  • location, in iOS 8 / Location permissions in iOS 8
• permission view, iBeacon museum app
  • about / The permission view
  • configuring / Configuring our permission view
• Phillips Hue
  • about / Phillips Hue
  • URL / Phillips Hue
• platform
  • selecting / Choosing the best platform for your requirements
• project, iBeacon museum app
  • creating / Creating the project
• properties, detail view controller
  • setting / Getting and setting properties
  • getting / Getting and setting properties
• protocol data unit (PDU) / AltBeacon – the open beacon specification
• proximity property / Understanding distance
• public properties, hunter view controller / Imports and public properties

R

• radio frequency identification (RFID) / The CLBeaconRegion class
• range
  • about / Understanding a range using RSSI
• Raspberry Pi
  • about / Raspberry Pi
  • URL / Raspberry Pi
• received strength signal indication (RSSI)
  • about / Understanding a range using RSSI
• RedBear Beacon B1
  • pros / RedBear Beacon B1 – pros
  • cons / RedBear Beacon B1 – cons
• RedBear BeaconTool app
  • URL / RedBearLab
• RedBearLab
  • cons / RedBearLab
• regions
  • entering / Entering and exiting regions
  • exiting / Entering and exiting regions
• retail loyalty
  • use case for / An example use case for retail loyalty
• root view controller
  • setting up / Setting up our root view controller
• root view controller, treasure hunting app
  • building / Building the root view controller
• Roximity
  • implementing / ROXIMITY implementation
• ROXIMITY
  • about / ROXIMITY
• ROXIMITY Beacon Explorer app
  • URL / ROXIMITY
• ROXIMITY beacons
  • pros / ROXIMITY beacons – pros
  • cons / ROXIMITY beacons – cons

S

• SDK
  • and Estimote / Estimote motes and SDK
• security, Beacon
  • myths, dispelling / Dispelling security myths
• security, Estimote API 2.1
  • about / Security
• states, hunter view controller
  • about / Hunter view controller states
  • changing / Changing the state
• storyboard
  • wiring up / Wiring up the storyboard
• switch logic
  • adding / Adding our switch logic

T

• table cell, master view controller
  • configuring / Configuring the table cell
• treasure hunting app
  • about / There be treasure nearby, Our application
  • distance / Understanding distance
  • building / Getting started with building our app
  • initial views, drawing / Drawing our initial views
  • frameworks, adding / Adding frameworks and project settings
  • project settings, adding / Adding frameworks and project settings
  • images, adding / Adding images
  • root view controller, building / Building the root view controller
  • treasure view controller, building / Building the treasure view controller
  • wiring up / Finally, wire it up
  • hunter view controller, building / Building the hunter view controller
• treasure view controller, treasure hunting app
  • building / Building the treasure view controller, Finally, wire it up
• tutorial
  • about / Our tutorial
• tutorial app
  • building / Building the tutorial app
  • creating / Creating the app
  • CLOfferViewController, adding / Adding CLOfferViewController
  • location permission, setting / Setting location permission settings
  • controls, adding / Adding some controls
  • root view controller, setting up / Setting up our root view controller
  • location manager, configuring / Configuring our location manager
  • CLLocationManagerDelegate, wiring up / Wiring up CLLocationManagerDelegate
  • advert, showing / Showing the advert
  • offer, dismissing / Dismissing the offer
  • about / Our tutorial app
  • scenario / The scenario
  • anatomy, viewing / Viewing anatomy
  • code / The code
  • application, creating / Creating the application
  • view, creating / Creating the view
  • app delegate, configuring / Configuring the app delegate
  • no ranging, in background / No ranging in the background
  • regions, entering / Entering and exiting regions
  • regions, exiting / Entering and exiting regions
  • down badges, clearing / Clearing out badges
  • beacons, ranging / Ranging beacons
  • view controller, implementing / Implementing our view controller
• TXPower / Measured power (TXPower)

U

• UI, detail view controller
  • finishing off / Finishing off UI
• use case
  • for retail loyalty / An example use case for retail loyalty
  • for airline assistance / An example use case for airline assistance
• use case, UUID / An example of a use case
• user's journey, iBeacon museum app
  • tracking / Tracking our user's journey
• user, master view controller
  • notifying / Notifying the user
• users' fears
  • overcoming, with UX / Overcoming users' fears with good UX
• UUID
  • about / Hey, 'sup, UUID – Universally Unique Identifier
  • major value / Hey, 'sup, Major
  • minor value / Hey, 'sup, Minor
  • preparing / Preparing UUID
  • use case, example / An example of a use case
• UUIDs
  • rotating / Rotating UUIDs

V

• vendor
  • options / Other vendor options
• vendors / So many vendors, so little time
• view
  • creating / Creating the view
• view, detail view controller
  • configuring / Configuring the view, Configuring the view
  • creating / Creating the view
• view, hunter view controller
  • loading / Loading the view
• view controller
  • setting up / Setting up our view controller
  • view, initializing / Initializing the view
  • beacon distance, receiving / Receiving beacon distance
  • gender, selecting / Choosing a gender
  • passbook pass, adding / Adding a passbook pass, Testing the beacons
• views
  • creating / Creating our views
• views, iBeacon museum app
  • initializing / Initializing the views
  • first view, determining / Determining the first view
• Virgin Atlantic
  • URL / Commercial applications of iBeacon

W

• Waze app
  • URL / Handing over responsibility
• website, iBeacon museum app
  • supporting / The supporting website
• World Wide Web (WWW) / Ninja Blocks

X

• Xcode
  • firing up / Let's get building