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RuBee

Andrew Giles 03.23.07. RuBee. An alternative to RFID?. What is RuBee? The differences between RuBee and RFID. Applications that could benefit from RuBee. What is RuBee?. RuBee™ visibility networks A similar technology to RFID Long Wavelength ID (LWID) Continuous identification

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RuBee

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  1. Andrew Giles 03.23.07 RuBee

  2. An alternative to RFID? • What is RuBee? • The differences between RuBee and RFID. • Applications that could benefit from RuBee

  3. What is RuBee? • RuBee™ visibility networks • A similar technology to RFID • Long Wavelength ID (LWID) • Continuous identification • Greater read ranges • The ability to read around water and metal • A longer life than active RFID

  4. History • In June 2006, IEEE announced working on a new visibility network protocol standard IEEE P1902.1 • To be in place by mid 2007 • Known by industry observers as “RFID 2.0”

  5. The difference... • RuBee uses almost exclusively magnetic energy. • RuBee operates at low frequencies. • RuBee is for visibility, RFID if for tracking • Data is stored on the RuBee tag, RFID is a pointer to the data. • RFID tags are backscattered transpondersRuBee is an active transceiver. • RuBee fully programmable.

  6. Capabilities / Advantages • Higher read ranges than UHF and HF • 100x100 ft (10,000 square feet) • Ability to read in harsh conditions • Water • Metal • High noise environments • Peer-to-peer communications, between routers and the tags themselves. • Long Battery Life • Data is stored on tag itself

  7. Uses • Visibility of high value items. • Anti-theft / shoplifting • Smart shelves for high-value medical devices • Inventory tracking in harsh environments • Agricultural visibility • Tracking of people within an environment

  8. Who is backing RuBee? • Carrefour • Best Buy • Hewlett-Packard • IBM • Sony • Panasonic • Motorola • NCR

  9. Sources • http://www.rfidnews.org/library/2007/03/15/is-rubee-the-next-generation-of-rfid/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuBee • http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_p19021Rubee.html • http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000523.asp • http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2006/06/09/112723.html

  10. Questions • Which technology provides higher read rates, RFID or RuBee? • What are applications that would not be successful with RuBee, what are some that would? • What kind of energy does RuBee use, that is different than RFID?

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