2. What is RFID ?
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automated data capture
technology that can be used to electronically identify, track, and store
information contained on a tag that is attached to or embedded in an object,
such as a product, case or pallet.
• Recently, Wal-Mart, Metro, Tesco and the US Department of Defense have
recommended / mandated the use of RFID by their suppliers. This has sped
uptake of the technology.
• Originally used within WWII to interrogate approaching planes to determine
whether they were friend or foe.
3. Silent commerce in RFID
• Silent Commerce focuses on using advanced tagging,
sensor and actuator technologies to make everyday
objects intelligent and interactive. It’s called “silent”
because objects communicate and conduct commerce
without human interaction
4. RFID Capture System
Tags Host ComputerAntenna
Transponder device made of an
electronic circuit (chip) and
integrated antenna
RF used to transfer data between
tag & antenna
Portable memory
Active or passive
Disposable or Reusable
Read-only or read/write
Packaged in a number of form
factors to accommodate
environment
Transmits RF command
signal to tags
Provides energy via RF to
passive tags
Reads returned RF signal
from tag
Controls one or more Antennae
Controls tag reading process,
guarding against collision,
misreads.
Contains lowest level of
business logic for tag types to
read
Receives commands from
application software
A device controlling
PC, managing one or
more readers.
Contains some
application logic to
control reader operation
Temporal storage of
read data.
Link to the Enterprise
and Business
Applications.
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5. Get Start with RFID
List Business
Processes
Identify RFID
Opportunities
Conduct Detailed
Analysis
The 4 step idea generation & evaluation process begins with an understanding of the your
business processes.
Prioritize
Opportunities
6. RFID Tags
• Tags can be attached to almost anything:
– Items, cases or pallets of products, high value goods
– vehicles, assets, livestock or personnel
• Passive Tags
– Do not require power – Draws from Interrogator Field
– Lower storage capacities (few bits to 1 KB)
– Shorter read ranges (4 inches to 15 feet)
– Usually Write-Once-Read-Many/Read-Only tags
– Cost around 25 cents to few dollars
• Active Tags
– Battery powered
– Higher storage capacities (512 KB)
– Longer read range (300 feet)
– Typically can be re-written by RF Interrogators
– Cost around 50 to 250 dollars
7. RFID Tag Memory
• Read-only tags
– Tag ID is assigned at the factory during manufacturing
• Can never be changed
• No additional data can be assigned to the tag
• Write once, read many (WORM) tags
– Data written once, e.g., during packing or manufacturing
• Tag is locked once data is written
• Similar to a compact disc or DVD
• Read/Write
– Tag data can be changed over time
• Part or all of the data section can be locked
20. RFID Future Scope for Consumers:
• Easy Shopping: Purchase items by simply walking out of the shop
with them.
• Personalization: RFID tag can automatically detect clothes for
consumers stored in the rack.
• Smart Appliances: Washing machine, refrigerator etc can work
smart according to the tag.
• Easy Item Returns: Able to return RFID-tagged items of apparel
without a store receipt, because it will have a unique identifier.