Radio Frequency Identification Annemarie Wegley and Emily Woesle
What is RFID? Radio Frequency Identification utilizing magnetic fields o high/low frequencies Real time tracking More than just ID’s o Read/Write Memory o 2 kilobytes Limitless
What is RFID?
Components of RFID Tag o data holder/transmitter Interrogator o initiate data flow Controller o runs software Software o Middle-ware/Application
Timeline of RFID WWII interrogation signal First Radio Frequency Identification Transponder system created Transferred to public sector First placed in cows Railroads begin tagging 1982-Automatic Toll collection on highways Over 1000 patents have been submitted using RFID Wal-Mart makes announcement suppliers to have product on pallets that have RFID chips Today- Many companies use RFID to tag product
Applications of RFID Asset Management Personnel Tracking Vehicle Access Attendance Management Inventory Control
Applications of RFID Shipping and Logistics Healthcare Retail Home Workplace
Case Study of RFID Disney World MagicBand Enter theme and water parks Check in at Fast Pass+ entrances. Charge food and merchandise purchases to your Disney Resort hotel room Unlock your Disney Resort Hotel Room
Case Study RFID Bellagio Casino Theft RFID Chips Anthony Carleo stole $1.5M in chips face value was not their real value casino deactivated the worth of those chips using RFID
Future of RFID replacing barcodes evolving in size and implementation investing in confidence of technology security and privacy issues to battle
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