Technologies and Applications of Ubiquitous ID Center

1. gsc11_joint_34 Technologies and Applications of Ubiquitous ID Center Ubiquitous ID Center http://www.uidcenter.org/

2. Ubiquitous ID CenterOrganization

3. Ubiquitous IDCenter Organization • Ubiquitous ID Center is a non-profit organization. • Established in June 2002 • Our activity is based on the joint work with many partners from all over the world. • Chair person • Ken Sakamura (Professor, the University of Tokyo) • Committee • Ubiquitous Networking Infrastructure Committee • Ubiquitous Communicator Committee • 493 members with companies, universities, research laboratories, std. organizations, …

4. Board members of Ubiquitous ID Center

5. Ubiquitous ID CenterTechnology

6. uID Technology Feature • Well-designed Network-Based Architecture • A tag contains an identifier (ucode), and a network provides information services. • The Internet and mobile phone networks are compatible with UID archicture. • Various applications with “customers” for increasing their quality of life e.g. Food information tracking service, location-aware information services, medical applications, …etc. • Integrated Tag System • We use not only RFID but also printing tag, active tag, sensor network tag, IR/RF beacons, … because there is no almighty tags. • UID contains an integrated tag system classified into four interface categories and seven security classes • Security-Aware System • UID Architecture contains ubiquitous security systems “eTRON”. • Security classification of ucode tags • Mobile and small interface terminals are important for customers • Mobile phone, PDA with network connection capabilities, …

7. ucode, context service information Ubiquitous ID Architecture(Getting information from Objects) Referring CA Servers ucode, context CA Servers ucode Resolution Servers server addresses ucode Ubiquitous Communicator Product Information Servers

8. Ubiquitous ID Architecture(Getting information from Places) ucode, context RF/IR Beacon ucodeResolution Servers server addresses ucode, context ucode Ubiquitous Communicator service information RFID embedded into environments Information Servers

9. ucode: Ubiquitous Code • ucode is a 128 bits number used for identification of objects. • We embed these numbers in ucode tags for identification purposes. • Resolution: Retrieving information about an object using the uID in the tag attached to the object.

10. Structure of ucode version: Indicating the version of ucode TLD: The first level domain code CC: Specifying the boundary of DC and IC DC: Domain Code IC: Identification Code version(4bit) TLD (16bit) CC (4bit) DC IC

11. ucode map (Basic length,128 bit) version(4bit) TLD (16bit) CC (4bit) DC IC

12. ucode and uContents Attributes of the product uContents (Ubiquitous Contents) <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" xmlns:utad="urn:utad:schema:utad:base:0.0.0#" xmlns:pc="urn:utad:schema:pc:example:0.0.0#"> <rdf:Description rdf:about="ucode:0123….cdef"> <rdf:type rdf:resource="urn:utad:schema:pc:example.0.0.0#pc"/> <utad:version>0.0.0</utad:version>

13. Various tags for ucode Active RFID Tags Active IR Tags Printing Tags Passive RFID Tags Smart Tags For Human For Objects For Environments integrated ucode tag system

14. integrated ucode tag system • uID policy for ucode tags • “No almighty tags”  We should use several kinds of tags properly. • Users want seemless access for all tags. • Information security is important. • Network services can complement the function of tags • ucode tags are classified by two difference criteria. • Communication media • Category 0 ~ Category 3 • Security level • Level 0 ~ Level 7

15. Certified ucode TagsCategory 1: Passive RFID Tags mu-Chip [Hitachi] 2.45GHz, Read Only T-Junction [Toppan] 2.45 GHz, R/W MB89R116, MB89R118 [Fujitsu] 13.56MHz, ISO/IEC 15693 MB89R119 [Fujitsu] 900 MHz mu-Chip R/W [Hitachi LSI] 2.45 GHz, ISO/IEC 18000 eTRON/16[U. Tokyo, YRP UNL, Renessas, Hitachi, DNP, Toppan] 13.56MHz mu-Chip RTK 101 [Hitachi] 2.45GHz, Read Only

16. New Applications and Services Based on Ubiquitous ID Technology

17. New Applications and Services • Food information tracking services • Information services for drug safety • Location-aware information services

18. Food Information Tracking for Food Safety

19. Food information tracking services (1) • “Food communication” services • We bring the information of food production and food distribution to consumers. The consumer refersthe information, and confirms the safety of the food by themselves. • For example, … • We have applied the RFID for the distribution of fresh vegetables and fruits (about 200 items). • We also put the active sensor tags with temperature sensor into the container box and pallets. • The consumers can confirm every information about the food.

20. Food information tracking services (2) • Quality management system • When food accidents occurs, we can minimize the amount of trashed foods by the strictly food safety checking. trouble cause of trouble Food chain is unclear. Dangerous!! All of these might be dangerous!??? Safe!!

21. Result of experimental project • Most Japanese consumers expressed their good impression for this information services. • Recently, Japanese consumers are very nervous for the quality and safety of food. • Half of Japanese consumers will buy even expensive foods if their quality is certified. • They will pay more 10% cost for food safety. • There is a potential market for food safety information in Japan.

22. Improving safety in hospitals

23. Medical Applications • Ubiquitous ID technology is effective to prevent accidents or mistakes in hospitals. • For example, • We put ucode tags on drug packages. • ucode tags notify doctors or nurses which kinds of drugs are conveyed in the patient room. • If the drug is not correct, the base station makes warning for the doctor or nurse automatically.

24. Location-aware information services(Infrastructure) Kobe Tokyo Kobe Tsuwano

25. Location-aware information services(Services)

26. Location-aware Information Services • We are embedding huge number of active tags, sensor networks, and RFIDs all over the Japan land. • They support human navigation especially for handicapped people and foreign people. • They are also used for supporting sight-seeing, shopping, supply chain management, and so on. • It’s a kind of ITS: Intelligent Transport System for HUMAN.

27. Standardization and Social Infrastructure

28. Features of Ubiquitous Information Services • Ubiquitous information services are effective for any kinds of business sectors. • Application covers not only B2B services, but also B2C and/or C2C services • “Consumer” is just the key • Increasing security and safety of citizens • Some services are “life-critical”

29. New “consumer” services make new market • B2B services do not make a new market because they are effective only for cutting cost. • e.g. • Supply chain management • New consumer services make a new market because they directly generates new values. • e.g. • food safety information market • drug safety information market • tourist information service market

30. “Consumer” require international standardization Various consumer services Sight-seeing support Handicapped support SCM Food information tracking Food DB Environmental Context information ucode Geographical DB Personal Profiles Drug DB Tactile block for blind persons Food id tag Position tag Beacons RFID Infrastructure

31. Conclusion-Requirements for International Standardization-

32. Standardization Areas • To realize the various applications and information services, a lot of standardizations are necessary as follows: • Identification number for objects and places stored in ID tags • Service finding protocols for ubiquitous information services using RFID identification numbers • Ubiquitous information service protocols • Data exchange format for ubiquitous information services using ID tags • ID tags (including contactless communication protocols) more …

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