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RFID. What is RFID?. Radio Frequency Identification http://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.
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What is RFID? • Radio Frequency Identification http://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
Future of RFID • Currency • Food Safety • Grocery Store Efficiency http://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