I think the Bitcoin community needs a good person-to-person payment
protocol for BLE simply because Bluetooth LE is effectively
peer-to-peer. Unlike NFC or conventional Bluetooth, a $5 micro can
be either the master or slave and talk directly to other $5 micros
nearby.
[ASIDE... BLE is also the
On 02/06/2015 01:36 AM, Eric Voskuil wrote:
The main advantage of BLE over BT is that it uses much less power, with
a trade-off in lower bandwidth (100 kbps vs. 2 mbps). The BLE range can
be even greater and connection latency lower than BT. For payment
purposes the lower bandwidth isn't much
On 02/06/2015 12:40 AM, Andreas Schildbach wrote:
On 02/06/2015 01:36 AM, Eric Voskuil wrote:
The main advantage of BLE over BT is that it uses much less power, with
a trade-off in lower bandwidth (100 kbps vs. 2 mbps). The BLE range can
be even greater and connection latency lower than BT.
BLE meets a different use case than regular Bluetooth. BLE is designed to
allow always-on broadcast beacons which are conceptually similar to NFC
tags, with very low power requirements. The tradeoff for this ultra-low
power consumption and always on nature is the same as with NFC tags: you
get
Hello,
With the recent discussion started today regarding another bluetooth
communication proposal created by Airbitz, I'd like to bring people's
attention back to this proposal that saw little discussion last fall. I
guess I'm not sure why two proposals are being created. Is their some
Hi Andy,
This is good stuff. I've spent quite a bit of time on this question, but
set aside most of it earlier in the year in order to make some progress
in other areas. I did review what I found available at the time
pertaining to the Schildbach implementation and these questions.
Skimming the
Agree, range is not an issue. The trade-off is in battery vs. total
time, which would be influenced primarily by the battery sensitivity of
the platform. I'll send you a note to follow up.
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On 02/05/2015 05:40 PM, Andy Schroder wrote:
Hello,
I personally would prefer as low of range as
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On 10/20/2014 12:50 PM, Mike Hearn wrote:
One thing this brings up is the never-resolved issue of whether
BIPs should document how we'd *like* things to work, or how things
*actually do* work. BIP32 is an example of the former - it was new
Hey Andy,
Thanks for starting this discussion!
One thing this brings up is the never-resolved issue of whether BIPs should
document how we'd *like* things to work, or how things *actually do* work.
BIP32 is an example of the former - it was new technology and the spec was
finalised before any
Hello,
I'd like to introduce two proposed BIPs. They are primarily focused on
implementing the payment protocol using bluetooth connections. I've been
working on automated point of sale devices and bluetooth communication
is critical in my mind due to the potential lack of internet access at
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