Retail and the Internet of Things: M2M Technology Building Blocks Introducing Multi-Service Gateways and M2M Integration Platform and by that effectively Decoupling Producers & Consumers of M2M Device Data.

1. Retail and the Internet of Things:
M2M Technology Building Blocks
Introducing Multi-Service Gateways and M2M Integration
Platforms and by that effectively Decoupling Producers
& Consumers of M2M Device Data
Robert Andres

2. Vertical Market Application Scenarios
Retail Automation & Integration / Overview
It is all about …
• knowing more about customers
• winning and keeping customers
• providing more and better services
• reducing cost
• increasing efficiency & margin
• protecting customers and business
What M2M solutions from Eurotech can do for you.

3. The Internet of Things
M2M Applications Everywhere
Logistics
Medical
Transportation
Public Transport
Rail
Metering
Air Conditions
Mining
First Responders
Value Transport
Smart City
Environmental
Smart Grid First Responders
Green Houses
Sports Medical Application
Cool Chain Monitoring
Vending
Reverse Vending
Industrial
Ticketing
Farming
Agriculture
SignageAutomatic Vehicle Location
Remote Monitoring
Retail
Energy Monitoring

4. The Internet of Things
• IT centric, cloud based M2M connectivity
platforms as building blocks for enterprise IT
• Implementation of “Enterprise Service Bus”
architectures to allow an easy integration of different
device data systems and applications
• Multi Service Gateway approach to integrate and
consolidate data streams and future proof investments
• IT centric application development to implement
business logic in smart edge devices / service
gateways
• Of the shelf purpose built devices designed to meet
vertical market value propositions
Distributed Systems Fundamental Building Blocks
M2M
Integration
Platform
Multi-
Service
Gateway
Approach

5. APIs, Dashboards, Console, etc.
The Internet of Things
Distributed Systems Architectural Overview
Consumers of Data
M2M
Integration Platform
Multi-
Service
Gateways
Producers of Data
M2M
Infrastructure
Solution
Operational
Technology
Building Block
Standard Interfaces

6. Vertical Market Application Scenarios
Retail Automation & Integration / Overview
• Smart Shelf
• Smart POS
• RFID Solutions
• Monitoring & Tracking
• People counter
• Scanning and weight
control
• Smart Trolleys
• Payment systems
• Queue management
• Anti-theft systems
• Security & surveillance
• Vending and reverse
vending machines
• …
M2M Applications Everywhere in Retail:

7. The Internet of Things
Automation & Integration / M2M Multi Services Gateway
Sensors
Actuators
Legacy
Systems
Smart
Machines
M2M
Multi
Services
Gateway
Human /
Machine
Interfaces
Meters
• Multiple business relevant tasks are
addressed and technically consolidated
• Data delivery using a common protocol
effectively decoupling data providers
and data consumers
• IT centric application development to
implement business logic in smart edge
devices / service gateways
• More efficient bandwidth utilization –
carrier cost optimization
• Of the shelf purpose built devices
designed to meet vertical market value
propositions

8. Vertical Market Application Scenarios
Retail Automation & Integration / Retail Services Gateway
M2M Integration
Platform
Monitoring &
Tracking
Smart Shelf
Smart Cashier System
People
Traffic
Analysis
Vending
Machines
RFID
Retail
Smart
Services
Gateway

9. Vertical Market Application Scenarios
Retail Automation & Integration / Many Shops
Retail
Smart
Services
Gateways
Shop
Future
Data Services
Future
Data
Consumers
Services
Agencies
Dashboards
Alerts
Device
Management
Diagnostics
Prognostics
Location
Based
Services
Suppliers
Security
New
Features
M2M Integration
Platform

10. Vertical Market Application Scenarios
Retail Automation & Integration / Many Shops & Services
Security &
Surveillance
Smart Shelf
Smart Cashier System
People
Traffic
Analysis
Vending
Machines
RFID
RFID
Transportation
Logistics
Shop
Services
Gateway
M2M Integration
Platform

11. Vertical Market Application Scenarios
Retail Automation & Integration / Many Shops & Services
Retail
Services
Gateways
Shop
Future
Data Services
Future
Data
Consumers
Services
Agencies
Dashboards
Alerts
Device
Management
Diagnostics
Prognostics
Location
Based
Services
Suppliers
Security
New
Features
Security &
Surveillance Transportation
Logistics
M2M Integration
Platform

12. Surveillance
Edge Controller
Vending Machines
Kiosk
Application
Focus Group
Testing
Stock / Shelf
Monitoring
Asset
Management
Retail Automation & Integration / Platform View
Vertical Market Application Scenarios
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