MIS 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Radio-Frequency Identification, Animal Identification, Radio Frequency
24 May 2018
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What is RFID?
• Radio Frequency Identification
o Radio frequency refers to the electromagnetic energy that we transmit for the
sole purpose of electronically carrying the ID information from an RFID tag to its
reader
• Type of wireless technology that lets you identify objects that have been fitted with
special RF identification tags
• Help you manage materials or assets easily, improve productivity, eliminate errors and
stock-outs, and significantly reduce labor costs
• What is RFID good for?
o For asset management
▪ Benefits increase when you want to move items from country to country
o Medical applications
▪ Providing patients with an RFID wristband that contains identity and
other iforatio relatig to the patiet’s edical coditio
o Libraries
▪ On books
o Access control
▪ Places where security is important
o Animal identification
▪ Used for cattle ear tags or dog RFID implants
o Fast payment
▪ Road tolls
o Timing competitors in large sports events
▪ Marathons
o Seals
▪ Indication if a container of manufactured items was opened
o Inventory control
▪ Supply chain management and retailing
• Simplest RFID system compromises an RFID reader and an RFID tag for each item
• Large RFID system may comprise a network of readers spread over a wide area
• RFID definition
o Not the same as wireless sensors
o Only store information put in them
• RFID and how it works
o RFID reader is an electronic device that can see the RFID tag attached to an item
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