proximity

Can I monitor the iPhone proximity sensor without turning off screen? Also, landscape.

I've got the proximity sensor working so that I can trigger events when in proximity, but I'm trying to use it as a sort of dead man switch. The problem is that whenever in proximity, the screen turns off, which drastically reduces the usability of the app :P Also, the proximity sensor doesn't seem to activate when in landscape mode (I c...

Twitter's Radius Search

On my website I would like to include a radius search for user profiles, similar to what Twitter is doing on their advanced search with "Near this places" http://search.twitter.com/advanced I currently have a US zip code database with lat & lon data, but the site is now expanding globally. What's the best approach to adding local proxim...

iPhone proximity sensor in landscape not available?

Is the proximity sensor available in landscape mode? It only seems to work for me when I'm in portrait... ...

SQL 2008 Full Text Search Word Proximity

Hello Folks, I have been reading the Full Text help files for CONTAINS, FREETEXT, CONTAINSTABLE and so forth on MSDN and elsewhere, but I am not able to find the solution I am looking for. I would like to be able to query with the following criteria: Example value: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs." Select * from MyText...

MySQL Function to Determine Zip Code Proximity / Range

I have been able to create php function to determine a list of zip codes within a certain range of a given zip code. However, my next task is a bit more complex. Lets say the table has the following columns: id, username info latitude longitude range Each record has a unique row id, some information, a latitude, a longitude, and a ma...

If I have all of the Google Geocoding data for multiple addresses, how do I calculate their proximity?

I have multiple addresses recorded in my database and I've used the Google Geocoding service to get their longitude, latitude, etc. What do I need to do to calculate the proximity of one address from another in miles? Ideally I want to show an entry and then say below it: "The following recorded addresses are close by." ...

Order table by proximity to specific latitude/longitude (using MySQL+PHP)

MySQL (table) id | url | lat | lng ---------------------------------- 1 | x | 44.339565 | -101.337891 ---------------------------------- 2 | y | 44.150681 | -101.074219 ---------------------------------- 3 | z | 43.897892 | -100.634766 what I want to do now is order the list according to their proximity to (43.834527...

iPhone proximity detecion

Hi, I'm trying to find a way to detect when some iPhone device is near another device (which could be another iPhone, a PC or another kind of sensor/device). Anyone knows how this could be accomplished? I've thought in the direction of bluetooth, but as I understand - some pairing must be done before. Can this be accomplished without p...

Android Proximity alert doesn't get fired

Hi, this is my very first question: I'm trying to configure proximity alerts that will be feed from a Database and webservice provider; but I have a problem configuring a simple proximity alert for testing. I manage to create the alert but it never gets fired, I'm only trying in the emulator for now and don´t know if I need some extra c...

please provide sample app on proximity alerts in android

Hi friends i am doing one app which requires to use ProximityIntent for showing proximity alerts i was surfing from one day but i did'nt find any sample app which shows it. i found some links but they are complex please help to find out some useful links the links i have seen which is complex and not clear is http://blog.brianbuike...