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Mobile Monday – July 11th, 2005
Michael Li
6th Sense Communications
Presentation to France Telecom
September 21, 2005
6th Sense Communications
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What is 6th Sense?
6th Sense is a personal networking service that brings people together through their mobile phones
We connect people who share common interests, goals and who are in physical proximity to each other.
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Company Background
Idea conceived in 2000
Company founded in 2004
Service launched in July 2005
Currently 5 employees
Cybiko PDA with IM/chat features
Erfolg Lovegety “Love Beeper”3 buttons: Talk, Karaoke, Get2
1998 2000 2002
TrepiaWiFi-based proximity networking software
The emergence of The emergence of Bluetooth-enabled Bluetooth-enabled
SmartphonesSmartphones
2002-2003
Our Vision: Using mobile devices to augment the ability to sense our surroundings
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Features
Wearable Website Physical hyperlink to the world wide web
Sophisticated Matching Advanced criteria to find relevant results
Multiple Profiles Switch on the fly for different situations
Modular representation of user’s persona
Online Match History View and contact people who matched your criteria
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How it Works
6th Sense Server
Client–Server architecture
6th Sense Client captures unique
Bluetooth IDs, and sends to server
Supported Platforms:• Series 60• Windows Mobile
6th Sense Server maintains a
complex real time graph of users
Matched profiles are
sent to phone
6th Sense Client
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Differentiation
Advantages of 6th Sense
Network Triangulation SystemsCell Global Identity (CGI)Uplink Time of Arrival (TOA)Enhanced Observed Time Difference (E-OTD)
Better Accuracy Guaranteed Local Proximity Network agnostic.
Global Positioning Systems (GPS / A-GPS)
No dependence on: GPS enabled handsets Achieving line-of-sight with GPS satellites GPS enabled wireless networks
Absolute Positioning Solutions
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Differentiation
Advantages of 6th Sense
SMS-based ServicesDodgeball, BuddyPing
Versatile Text Entry, Ease of Use Sophisticated matching Online match history
Peer to Peer Services
Nokia Sensor, Mobiluck, BEDD
Greater Scalability Thinner Clients (fewer software upgrades) Greater range with device hopping Better Security (no data transfer over Bluetooth)
Proximity Solutions
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Demonstration
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Client Screenshots
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Website Screenshots
Online history of recent matches
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Website Screenshots
More information about previous matches
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Advantages for Orange
Increases data usage
Capture demographic data
Identity, time, location, habits, etc
Enhancing the Brand / Positioning
Associate the Orange brand to new innovative services
Provide services for targeted mobile marketing
Offer businesses the ability to extend their branding and promotions via the mobile phone
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Promoting the service
Urban Treasure Hunts
Proximity-triggered clues attached to a location (or person).
Discoverable via the mobile phone
Can be linked to a promotion (e.g. New Movie Release)
Clues are chained together to engage users
Find people, get points
Points are redeemable for prizes
Encourages people to mingle, use 6th Sense, and increase virality
The value of 6The value of 6thth Sense increases with more users Sense increases with more users
Mingle Games
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Commercial Opportunities
Proximity retail network Utilize Bluetooth beacons (“SensePoints”)
Similar to NTT DoCoMo’s RFID “Town Pocket” concept in Tokyo
Enables sophisticated targeted promotions
Sales promotions and product information customized to user preferences, location, time
Benefits to businesses
Expands the impulse-buying radius around stores
Instant access to qualified buyers
Benefits to users
Helps them find what they are looking for
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Commercial Opportunities
True Presence Info within the Enterprise Enhances collaborations within large
enterprises
Augments the online / offline status from Presence services Identify local colleagues with desired domain
expertise
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Next Steps
Seeking seed funding to:
Increase number of supported phones
Implement a Comments/Reputation system
Establish partnerships with online communities
Social networking sites, auction sites, etc
Summary
We are committed to our vision
We have a differentiated and scalable solution
We have proven our technology
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www.sixsense.com
Michael [email protected]
Thank You