1. English for Advance Learners I
2016/2017 Spring
Karim Baghery
Cryptography Research Group
Institute of Computer Science

2. Presentation Outline:
Barcodes 1 2
Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) 3
Near Field Communications (NFC) 4
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) & iBeacon 5
Summary

3. Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
Bar Code Technology:
Essentially, a barcode is a way to encode information in a visual pattern that a machine can read.
Bar codes are of two basic types:
Linear
Two-dimensional

4. Barcodes in… Supply Chain and Convey Pharmacy Supermarkets Library
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
Barcodes in…
Supply Chain and Convey
Pharmacy
Supermarkets
Library
Asset management

5. Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID):
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID):
RFID is the wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects.
Back-end Server
or Database
Reader
RFID Tags

6. RFID Systems in… Smart Shelf e-Passports Access Control
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
RFID Systems in…
Smart Shelf
e-Passports
Access Control
Public transportations

7. RFID advantages over Barcodes:
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
RFID advantages over Barcodes:
Easy and quick Self Checkout

8. Near Field Communication (NFC):
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
Near Field Communication (NFC):
Wireless Short Range Communication Technology
NFC is a subset of RFID technology (13.56 MHz)
Customized for some special & sensitive applications
Operating distance typical up to 10 cm
Data exchange rate is higher than RFID (up to 424 k/s)
NFC is capable of two-way communications

9. Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
NFC in …

10. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE):
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE):
What is BLE?
Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth 4.0) is a new standard in Bluetooth technology that allows devices to send and receive data using a small amount of energy.
What is iBeacon?
iBeacons are basically an Apple brand name given to technology that improves location awareness in mobile devices and apps via BLE. When a BLE enabled device is near, iBeacons can transmit content to it and vice versa, the device can transmit to the iBeacon as well.
Standard BLE has a broadcast range of up to 100 meters, which make Beacons ideal for indoor location tracking and awareness.

11. Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
iBeacon in Education:

12. iBeacon in Smart Homes and IoT:
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
iBeacon in Smart Homes and IoT:
The smart home solution that lets users create their own Internet of Things system.

13. iBeacon in Stores: Advertisement
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
iBeacon in Stores: Advertisement

14. iBeacon in Stores: Get Prices (Easy to Update)
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
iBeacon in Stores: Get Prices (Easy to Update)

15. iBeacon in Stores: Location information
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
iBeacon in Stores: Location information

16. iBeacon in Stores: Easy and Secure Payment
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
iBeacon in Stores: Easy and Secure Payment

17. In summary… Barcodes RFID Summary NFC iBeacon
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18. Thank You!

19. Different Tags in an RFID System:
Barcodes
RFID
Summary
NFC
iBeacon
Different Tags in an RFID System:
Source: