MobileIoT Toolkit Connecting the EPC Network to Mobile Phones. Dominique Guinard, Felix von Reischach, Florian Michahelles Auto-ID Labs, Information Management ETH Z ur ich Elgar Fleisch Institute of Technology Management (ITEM), University of St. Gallen (HSG) Mobile HCI 2008, Amsterdam

Content Motivation and Approach EPC Network in a Nutshell MobileIoT Toolkit: Mobile Tools Server Tools Evaluation by Prototyping Mobile Policies (Video) EPCFind, A Priori

Motivation and Approach

EPC Network in a Nutshell

MobileIoT Toolkit:

Mobile Tools

Server Tools

Evaluation by Prototyping

Mobile Policies (Video)

EPCFind, A Priori

Motivation Clear trend towards mobile-phone based interactions with products and objects, many applications have been (and are being) demonstrated. Lack of applications and toolkits based on standard architectures. The MobileIoT toolkit proposes the « standard » Internet of Things (EPC network) in a box.

Clear trend towards mobile-phone based interactions with products and objects, many applications have been (and are being) demonstrated.

Lack of applications and toolkits based on standard architectures.

The MobileIoT toolkit proposes the « standard » Internet of Things (EPC network) in a box.

Approach Started in frame of the Mobile to Internet of Things Nokia/ETH project. Basic description: Creating a toolkit for rapid application development for the mobile phone platform, which connects to the EPC Network infrastructure. Approach: Providing a set of tools to: Access and use various Auto-ID technologies (barcodes, NFC, UHF EPC). Access and use the EPC Network backend software (e.g Fosstrak (ex Accada) or SAP AII).

Started in frame of the Mobile to Internet of Things Nokia/ETH project.

Basic description:

Creating a toolkit for rapid application development for the mobile phone platform, which connects to the EPC Network infrastructure.

Approach:

Providing a set of tools to:

Access and use various Auto-ID technologies (barcodes, NFC, UHF EPC).

Access and use the EPC Network backend software (e.g Fosstrak (ex Accada) or SAP AII).

Content Motivation and Approach EPC Network in a Nutshell MobileIoT Toolkit: Mobile Tools Server Tools Evaluation by Prototyping Mobile Policies (Video) EPCFind, A Priori

Motivation and Approach

EPC Network in a Nutshell

MobileIoT Toolkit:

Mobile Tools

Server Tools

Evaluation by Prototyping

Mobile Policies (Video)

EPCFind, A Priori

Implementation: Leveraging the Electronic Product Code Network. EPC number uniquely identifies an object. Reader Protocol ensures a common read protocol for all tags. The EPCIS is the information server: Records RFID events (traces). EPC Network as tracking and tracing infrastructure based on RFID technology. EPCIS Reader Protocol EPC Exchange Capture Identify

EPC number uniquely identifies an object.

Reader Protocol ensures a common read protocol for all tags.

The EPCIS is the information server:

Records RFID events (traces).

EPC Network as tracking and tracing infrastructure based on RFID technology.

Content Motivation and Approach EPC Network in a Nutshell MobileIoT Toolkit: Mobile Tools Server Tools Evaluation by Prototyping Mobile Policies (Video) EPCFind, A Priori

Motivation and Approach

EPC Network in a Nutshell

MobileIoT Toolkit:

Mobile Tools

Server Tools

Evaluation by Prototyping

Mobile Policies (Video)

EPCFind, A Priori

Architecture: High Level View

Architecture

Mobile Tools: Tag Access

Mobile Tools: Tag Access

Architecture

Mobile Tools: Service Interfaces RESTLike (REST-RPC) Invoker Invoke webservice in a REST-like style. Web service called over a simple HTTP GET (servlet) request.

RESTLike (REST-RPC) Invoker

Invoke webservice in a REST-like style.

Web service called over a simple HTTP GET (servlet) request.

Architecture

Server Tools: Service Interfaces

Architecture

Server Tools: Business Connectors Product Code Translation: Tools based on the Tag Data Translation (TDT) specification and Fosstrak’s (ex. Accada) implementation. Given an standard number in any form the EPC class will use the TDT to create a valid and polymorph EPC identifier object. [ Source: Accada.org ]

Product Code Translation:

Tools based on the Tag Data Translation (TDT) specification and Fosstrak’s (ex. Accada) implementation.

Given an standard number in any form the EPC class will use the TDT to create a valid and polymorph EPC identifier object.

Server Tools: Business Connectors EPC Information Service Connectors: Contains the mobile connectors to the IoT backend (Fosstrak EPCIS, SAP Auto-ID infrastructures). These connectors abstract selected operations on IoT backend which: Enables to query the EPCIS using REST. Hides the complexity of a particular IoT backend (no need to know the EPCglobal standards). The Accada connector was implemented.

EPC Information Service Connectors:

Contains the mobile connectors to the IoT backend (Fosstrak EPCIS, SAP Auto-ID infrastructures).

These connectors abstract selected operations on IoT backend which:

Enables to query the EPCIS using REST.

Hides the complexity of a particular IoT backend (no need to know the EPCglobal standards).

The Accada connector was implemented.

Content Motivation and Approach EPC Network in a Nutshell MobileIoT Toolkit: Mobile Tools Server Tools Evaluation by Prototyping Mobile Policies (Video) EPCFind, A Priori

Motivation and Approach

EPC Network in a Nutshell

MobileIoT Toolkit:

Mobile Tools

Server Tools

Evaluation by Prototyping

Mobile Policies (Video)

EPCFind, A Priori

Evaluation by Prototyping: MobilePolicies: Video

Evaluation by Prototyping: EPCFind, A Priori EPCFind: Session: S08 Thu 04-sep-2008, 12:00 Mauritsroom APriori: Product recommandation system

EPCFind:

Session: S08

Thu 04-sep-2008, 12:00

Mauritsroom

APriori:

Product recommandation system

Usage The toolkit is available as a set of Netbeans projects. Or as a VMWare based virtual machine (Linux Ubuntu): Download and prototype. Contains: The Mobile Tools and Server Tools (core). The EPCFind example application. Accada’s EPCIS Accada’s TDT Tomcat and Glassfish Netbeans IDE Etc.

The toolkit is available as a set of Netbeans projects.

Or as a VMWare based virtual machine (Linux Ubuntu):

Download and prototype.

Contains:

The Mobile Tools and Server Tools (core).

The EPCFind example application.

Accada’s EPCIS

Accada’s TDT

Tomcat and Glassfish

Netbeans IDE

Etc.

Future Work and Extensions Created a Toolkit, aggregating several other toolkits and helping the programmer in rapidly prototyping standard mobile to IoT applications. Planned extensions: Extended REST support for the EPCIS. Integrate the NFC contactless toolkit. Create a connector to the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (SAP AII). And many nice possible extensions: J2ME Web Services Specification (JSR 172) and comply with JSR 257. Integration of an ONS query system. Develop methods to automate the run-time selection of the best Auto-ID technique to use (UniversalReader). Etc. To be licensed as Open Source soon.

Created a Toolkit, aggregating several other toolkits and helping the programmer in rapidly prototyping standard mobile to IoT applications.

Planned extensions:

Extended REST support for the EPCIS.

Integrate the NFC contactless toolkit.

Create a connector to the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (SAP AII).

And many nice possible extensions:

J2ME Web Services Specification (JSR 172) and comply with JSR 257.

Integration of an ONS query system.

Develop methods to automate the run-time selection of the best Auto-ID technique to use (UniversalReader).

Etc.

To be licensed as Open Source soon.

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