RFID

What is RFID?

Radio Frequency Identificationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zj7txoDxbE

Microchip combined with antenna

Act as transponders (transmitters/responders)

Two Types Active- Require a power source Passive- Don’t require a power source

History by the Decade

The Decades of RFID Decade Event 1940–1950 Radar refined and used, major World War II

development effort. RFID invented in 1948. 1950–1960 Early explorations of RFID technology, laboratory

experiments. 1960–1970 Development of the theory of RFID. Start of

applications field trials. 1970–1980 Explosion of RFID development. Tests of RFID

accelerate. Very early adopter implementations of RFID. 1980–1990 Commercial applications of RFID enter mainstream. 1990–2000 Emergence of standards. RFID widely deployed. RFID

becomes a part of everyday life. 2000– RFID explosion continues

RFID in Today’s Society

Medical Animal ID Automotive Humans Military Border Patrol

RFID in Business

Inventory

Supply Chain Management

Security

Payment Systems

RFID at Wal-Mart

RFID Example

Future of RFID

Currency

Food Safety

Grocery Store Efficiencyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xNhL39uD7I

Tags made of wood

IBM’s “Digital Billboard Display”

Problems and Concerns

Privacy “Silent Stalker”

Financial Security Identity Theft Post Purchase Function

Sources

http://www.rfident.org/ http://autoid.mit.edu/pickup/RFID_Papers/

008.pdf http://www.ferret.com.au/c/Infor-228331/

RFID-future-benefits-so-near-yet-so-far-n689874

http://www.spychips.com/ http://www.popsci.com/technology/article

/2010-08/ibms-new-digital-billboard-tailors-individual-ads-rfid-data-your-credit-card