understanding bluetooth technology and how to use in with mobile devices

Transferable Skills SEMC06-08-9AJesús Muñoz García

Introduction◦ Mobile Devices: Main uses◦ Mobile Devides: Bluetooth (BT)

Understanding BT◦ Main features◦ Common uses◦ Security problems◦ How to develop

Giving usability to BT◦ Actuality◦ Futur◦ Record of inputs/outputs of employees in a company

Conclusion

Main use: Telephone Call Text message

¿What is the actual use of Mobile Devices?

PDA Play video games Video Conferencing GPS Broadbands connections (internet) Digital Camera …

Is everything created on the Mobile Devices uses?

Not at all, we can take more benefit with Bluetooth Technology

BT provides a powerful way to create news utilities

Main features: Not wires and cables required Minimal user intervention Low power Radio Frequency Links (2.4 GHz) Scope of distance 10 ~ 100 metres Facilitates both data and voice

communication

Most common uses:

Wireless networking between PCs

Most common uses:

Wireless communication with PC input and output devices (mouse, keyboard, printer)

Most common uses:

Transfer of files between devices

Most common uses:

Controls where infrared was traditionally used

Most common uses:

Controls where serial was traditionally used

Most common uses:

Wireless controllers for game consoles

Problems of Bluetooth in Mobile Devices

BlueSnarfing Backdoor Bluebug Bluejacking

Developing applications for mobiles devices

API JSR-82 Sun Java 1.4.x Sun Java Toolkit Wireless 2.5.x Eclipse EclipseME (Extension with J2ME-

JavaMicroEdition)

Actual uses: sharing files, sending text messages, copy records of agenda, mp3 players, sharing internet connections,…

But, Bluetooth Technology is more powerful, so we can think in more applications

Futur of Bluetooth Technology with your Mobile Device:

Enable validation of customers:◦Allow validate tickets for train/bus/subway◦Automatically recording of employees of a

company◦Allow or not access to differents rooms

Controlling differents parts of a house (domotics)

Managing TV Managing your computer

Each employee will be recorded in the system with his mobile phone using BT.

BT Receptors in every door. Not required access card, just mobile device

System Features : Records registered in a data base Data accessible to human Resources. Each worker can see his records by intranet To improve security to enable a system

pin/password code

Advantages BT is a technology powerful and very useful Cheap way, without too much infrastructure

to allow connections between different devices

Disadvantage Short Coverage of work (may this is not bad) Security problems

Thanks for your attention