Description:
This application is designed to search for -and to communicate with other instances of itself running on other devices using Bluetooth.
When two or more MeetingPoints are within Bluetooth working distance, they will automatically exchange messages.
Meeting somebody for the first time and worried if you could identify the right person?
Need to meet a client on airport, bar, or another crowded place?
Just "tune" the same channel and it will fire an audible alarm when both meeting parties are close enough.
Do you want to exchange messages with anybody on working range? Just select the PUBLIC broadcast channel.
MeetingPoint works on many Operating Systems / platforms, such as PalmOS, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP and smartphones Symbian Series 60.
Every time a Bluetooth device is found, MeetingPoint communicates with it and attempts to perform a handshake.
If the contacted device is also running MeetingPoint, and is "tuned" in the same channel, they will exchange messages and its users will hear an alarm notifying of the arrival of a new message.
MeetingPoint uses Bricenter's FDE (Fast Discovery Engine).
FDE algorithm is based on statistical probabilities, and works well in the real world.
In a real situation, devices launch MeetingPoint at a random time and far away from the actual meeting place.
When they enter the "meeting zone", their Bluetooth states are "shuffled" enough and, according to statistical probabilities, the "contact time" should be minimal.
This is a critical feature designed specially for cases were people are moving.
MeetingPoint will redefine "bluetoothing" to a new level.
Update Description:
MeetingPoint 0.94 the "Bluetooth contacting application" is already updated with mayor changes in Palm OS and Symbian.
Now you can server automatically messages to all Bluetooth devices in range.
New changes:
- Palm OS and Symbian can send messages to ANY other Bluetooth device in range (no need of software in receiver).
- Super Fast Mode when used as message server . Select channel ALL and on SEARCH screen push lever to TR mode (transmit mode only).
- Subject has a maximum of 30 caracters ( as requested #1 in betatesters wish list ).
- New version that works with Symbian UIQ advanced smartphones.
- Added Stylus input alternative to Symbian UIQ
Standarized to 0.94 all versions, options:
- PC with Windows 9x/2000/2003/XP with Bluetooth Widcomm drivers
- Palm OS 5 with Bluetooth embedded
- Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) with Bluetooth Widcomm drivers 1.4.x
- Cellular phones with Symbian series 60
- Cellular Phones with Symbian UIQ
This free application has tons of uses.
But also is a real trial of new uses of communication tools that will be included in new applications to come, or customized in other existing products (localization, communication, telephony, social oriented apps., messaging, advertising, among others).
Thanks to have a Multi-platform base, any new development can have now "intelligent" software clients and extended features.
