Supporting a Mobile Lost and Found Community EPCFind (Electronic Product Code) Dominique Guinard, Florian Michahelles Auto-ID Labs, Information Management ETH Z ur ich Oliver Baecker Institute of Technology Management (ITEM), University of St. Gallen (HSG) Mobile HCI 2008, Amsterdam

Agenda Motivation Concept: Community-Based Reporting Distributed Tracking Implementation: Mobile device: Nokia E61i Early Evaluation: feedbacks.

Motivation

Concept:

Community-Based Reporting

Distributed Tracking

Implementation:

Mobile device: Nokia E61i

Early Evaluation: feedbacks.

Motivation: Lost and … Lost! In 2006, 400’000 objects were lost in Switzerland. Amongst these, less than 40% were ever recovered. In EPCFind we propose people to create Internet of their Things . [ Lodgis: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lodigs/ ]

In 2006, 400’000 objects were lost in Switzerland.

Amongst these, less than 40% were ever recovered.

In EPCFind we propose people to create Internet of their Things .

Agenda Motivation Concept: Community-Based Reporting Distributed Tracking Implementation: Mobile device: Nokia E61i Early Evaluation: feedbacks.

Motivation

Concept:

Community-Based Reporting

Distributed Tracking

Implementation:

Mobile device: Nokia E61i

Early Evaluation: feedbacks.

Concept: Community-Based Reporting and Distributed Tracing.

Concept

Video Demonstration

Concept

Video Demonstration

Agenda Motivation Concept: Community-Based Reporting Distributed Tracking Implementation: Mobile device: Nokia E61i Early Evaluation: feedbacks.

Motivation

Concept:

Community-Based Reporting

Distributed Tracking

Implementation:

Mobile device: Nokia E61i

Early Evaluation: feedbacks.

Mobile Device: Prototype of Nokia E61i Nokia E61i prototype integrating a UHF EPC RFID reader. Why not NFC / barcode ? Contains a standardized unique number. Accepted by keyplayers already (Wall Mart, Metro, etc.). Read range up to 30-50 cms => Selecting an object instead of a tag.

Nokia E61i prototype integrating a UHF EPC RFID reader.

Why not NFC / barcode ?

Contains a standardized unique number.

Accepted by keyplayers already (Wall Mart, Metro, etc.).

Read range up to 30-50 cms

=> Selecting an object instead of a tag.

Agenda Motivation Concept: Community-Based Reporting Distributed Tracking Implementation: Supporting network: EPC Network Mobile device: Nokia E61i Early Evaluation: feedbacks.

Motivation

Concept:

Community-Based Reporting

Distributed Tracking

Implementation:

Supporting network: EPC Network

Mobile device: Nokia E61i

Early Evaluation: feedbacks.

Early Evaluation: Feedback! Useful for people on the run. Makes sense for valuable items. Liked the people to people aspect. Are people nice? How about privacy? [ http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherw/ ]

Useful for people on the run.

Makes sense for valuable items.

Liked the people to people aspect.

Are people nice?

How about privacy?

Thanks for your attention: [email_address] Slideshare.net: Tag: EPCFind [ http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherw/ ]

Implementation: Leveraging the Electronic Product Code Network. EPC number uniquely identifies an object. The EPCIS is the information server: Records RFID events (traces). EPC Network as tracking and tracing infrastructure for implementing the distributed tracing. EPCIS EPC Exchange Capture Identify

EPC number uniquely identifies an object.

The EPCIS is the information server:

Records RFID events (traces).

EPC Network as tracking and tracing infrastructure for implementing the distributed tracing.

EPCFind: Implementation