tōd: an exciting way to connect your mobile device with world around you




Introducing tōd!
tōd (pronounced "toad") is an exciting and powerful new way to connect your mobile device* to the world around and right in front of you, using our bite-sized ultra low power Bluetooth 4.0 enabled Smart Beacons.

Simply attach or place a tōd Smart Beacon, that can run for years on a single coin-cell battery onto anything, anywhere you want to extend mobile device or web functionality. Or, you can interact with Smart Beacons placed by others that you are allowed to connect with.

When a real world action occurs — like your child wandering off, arriving at the corner market or your teenager not coming home — your mobile device will respectively register an ‘out of range’, ‘in range’ or ‘scheduled’ event based on physical proximity, or lack thereof, to a Smart Beacon.

These three core proximity events trigger a digital interaction that provides you with instant and automatic feedback. Be it a notification alerting you that your child has gone out of a predetermined range, an instant up-to-the-minute offer from the deli when you walk through their door, or informing you that your teenager did not come home as scheduled.

Smart Beacons extend the functionality of your mobile device by providing offline and web-connected experiences through the tōd App and tōd Cloud.

Your devices native functionality provides basic offline interactions with your Smart Beacons when not connected to the web. When connected to the web, you can experience the full range of digital interactions and connect to Smart Beacons other than your own.

Smart Beacons are programmable, providing open development for DIY platforms and electronic projects that can include sensors and other add-on modules. Smart Beacons offer an alternative to Wi-Fi for your projects by leveraging the versatility of Bluetooth Low Energy technology and your mobile device for connectivity.

How does it work?
Using the three core events of ‘in range, ‘out of range’ and ‘scheduled’ you can build and configure tōd App Interactions around everyday actions, people places or things. App Interactions are totally customizable and access rights can be public, private or in groups that you control.

Your tōd Smart Beacon and tōd App is ready to go out of the box with 10 Default App Interactions

Perimeter

Protect the ones you love with the Safety Perimeter Interaction. Simply set the range you desire on the Smart Beacon, then rest at ease knowing you’ll be alerted if your safe distance area has been breached. Whether you’re in the backyard, at the park or anywhere you want to ensure they stay close by, Perimeter has you covered.

Perimeter Examples:

When your child is wearing a smart beacon, you’ll know if they’ve left the yard or wandered to far away at the park
If your pet is wearing a smart beacon and jumps the fence you will get a text, email or whatever notification method you choose automatically

Locate

Quickly find the last known location of your smart beacon by automatically dropping a GPS pin when any core event occurs.

With this pin on a map you can...

find your car in a crowded parking lot, the last known location of your keys or anything that a smart beacon is attached to locate a Smart Beacon, like one attached to a lost pet, by utilizing the tōd App user network to anonymously report coordinates to you instantly when contact is made

With Locate it’s easy to find your Smart Beacons.

Engage

Use Engage to setup automatic alerts, messages and texts when tōd App users interact with a Smart Beacon.

You could use Engage...

as part of an interactive family or company bulletin board to receive an email or text when your child arrives home from school and to deliver a reminder to do their Tuesday afternoon chores to send the updated morning memo and conference reminder to employees when they walk through the office door
to automatically send a “I’m running late” email to your wife when you don’t leave work at a time you’ve set, then an “I'm on my way” text when you get to the Smart Beacon in your car

Configure

Automatically set configuration changes to your devices on any core proximity event.

For example Configure could...
set your mobile phone to hands free and prevent texting when in range of the tōd Smart Beacon in your vehicle automatically clock in, if your workplace is tōd Enabled, when in proximity to the Smart Beacon at your desk

My Social
With the My Social Interaction you can integrate your social media accounts to trigger social updates on any core proximity event.

Such as...
enable 1-click or automatic status updates on any core proximity event
automatically check in when you walk in the door to the tōd Enabled shops, venues and other places you love
seamlessly leave reviews and ratings for the tōd Enabled places you visit


The In Crowd
You can quickly and easily share information across a large tōd Enabled crowd or event.

With the In Crowd Interaction...
a speaker at a conference can instantly share their presentation materials, bio and digital business card to the tōd Enabled crowd in proximity to their Smart Beacon
at a tōd enabled wedding, guests can sign the digital guestbook and upload candid photos and videos of your special day

Mingle

For those that are single or just looking to mingle, your personal online tōd profile can be configured to request an instant face to face connection based on compatibility and a mutual desire to connect when in proximity of a Smart Beacon.

With Mingle you can...
connect with other singles that share your common interests
enjoy a conversation at the coffee shop with someone you know you have things in common with

Let’s Play
One part location, one part proximity, tōd Let’s Play Interactions are all fun. With text, pictures, audio or videos you can take your interactive adventure to the next level.

Let's Play Interactions will get you off the couch and using your devices to interact with the world around you.
Clowns are so 90’s, this year create an interactive video scavenger hunt for your next party
The next time you’re out in the wild hide a tōd to share a custom badge with others that hit your favorite trail

Feedback

You’re an active customer and tōd Feedback Interactions make it easy to interact with your favorite local tōd Enabled places.
Take the reward cards out of the wallet where they’re forgotten and into the tōd App where using them is automatic
Good or bad, now you can quickly let them know how they’re doing across a variety of platforms using surveys, ratings and reviews... all in 1 app

Build
With Build you have the power to create your own rich, instant and interactive tōd experiences with no advanced degree or technical knowledge needed!

Those are just a few examples of what is possible when triggering the core proximity events to create real world interactions with the tōd Smart Beacon and tōd App.
tōd App

With the free tōd App on your Bluetooth Smart Ready device you can start interacting with tōd Smart Beacons instantly and automatically, even if you’re not connected to the web.

The tōd App also allows for easy registration and management of your tōd Smart Beacons, including settings for who can interact, when they can interact and what happens when they do.

For the security conscious the tōd App gives you full control over the information you share across App Interactions and through your Smart Beacons.

All of the configuration and management features of the tōd App, in addition to the Build Interaction are accessible from our online Dashboard as well.
Smart Beacon Specification

At the heart of tōd lies the Smart Beacon, which offers...

Bluetooth Smart 4.0 connectivity
capable of running for years on a single coin cell battery
adjustable transmission range from 3 to 500 feet
small form factor, place anywhere sizing
options for add-on module expandability
active RFID-like properties with better range and power
programming and debugging options for developers
water resistant case
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