Bridging the Last Mile: Utilizing QR codes, e-Paper and Smartphones to Link Low-Power IoT Data Collection Devices to the Internet

Anstract- While wireless technologies are common solutions to the last mile problem for IoT systems, challenges exist with devices that are in remote locations, sparse deployments, have power and cost constraints, and low data applications as the cost of wireless and the supporting infrastructure presents barriers to entry. This work presents a last mile solution relying on smartphones to bridge the gap between the data generation device and the...