RFID

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The purpose of this study is to explore the measures that may protect privacy of the users
- in the context of RFID use in public applications. More specifically, this study
investigates what the users perceive to have securing their privacy, particularly for the
RFID applications in public uses. Qualitative research approach has been utilised for this
study. The author conducted two focus-group discussion sessions and eight in-depth
interviews in two countries: one from Australasia region (Australia) and the other from
Asia (Bangladesh), assuming that the status, and the perceptions and tolerance of the
citizens on privacy issues are different in the stated regions. The explored factors have
been analysed from privacy perspectives. The findings show that, in developed and
developing countries, the basic perceptions of the users on privacy protection are
complimentary; however, privacy is a more serious concern in Australia than in
Bangladesh. Data analysis proposed some attributes that may improve users’ privacy
perceptions when RFID is used in public applications. This study is the single initiative
that focuses on privacy of RFID users from national-use context. As practical
implication, the proposed attributes can be exercised by the deploying agencies that
implement RFID technology for citizens’ use.

Gesture recognition will give a new meaning to window shopping. Its impact will be visible throughout the industry. The technology which is still to be adopted in a big way is still being used by some enterprises. Gesture-based browsing and gesture-controlled shopping window will be some of the uses. This market is expected to grow at a CAGR of xx.xx% for the period 2014-2019.

This paper presents a fully integrated active RFID tag, realized in a 3.3V 0.35μm CMOS process, which exploits an on-chip loop antenna for short-range communications. This solution eliminates the need of a post-process assembled external antenna thus allowing to obtain a low-cost system for RFID applications. The implemented chip uses a 2.5GHz complementary cross-coupled LC oscillator based OOK transmitter. The system is duty cycled for reducing the power consumption. For the transmission of the stored 32bit indentifying code at 5kbit/s data rate, the average power consumption is 160μW. The integrated loop antenna radiates sufficient power for 1m communication range.

The pervasiveness of RFID technology in novel application fields, such as agriculture and food chain integrated management, is related to the addition of sensor and computational capabilities to the systems, and as a consequence, their powering become a challenge. Passively powered devices, such as inductively coupled passive HF RFID systems, utilize an external electromagnetic field to operate without an internal power source. This paper presents a battery-less RFID sensor useful to create a safer and more manageable food supply chain of perishable comestibles.

The main objective of Radio Frequency Identification systems is to provide fast identification for tagged objects. However,
there is always a chance of collision, when tags transmit their data to the reader simultaneously. Collision is a timeconsuming
event that reduces the performance of RFID systems. Consequently, several anti-collision algorithms have been
proposed in the literature. Dynamic Framed Slotted ALOHA (DFSA) is one of the most popular of these algorithms. DFSA
dynamically modifies the frame size based on the number of tags. Since the real number of tags is unknown, it needs to be
estimated. Therefore, an accurate tag estimation method has an important role in increasing the efficiency and overall
performance of the tag identification process. In this paper, we propose a novel estimation technique for DFSA anti-collision
algorithms that applies birthday paradox theory to estimate the number of tags accurately. The analytical discussion and
simulation results prove that the proposed method increases the accuracy of tag estimation and, consequently,
outperforms previous schemes.

"Based on experiences through different disasters, particularly earthquakes in Iran, we can assume that one of the main problems
is lack of an exact and efficient identification system through which the victims, especially all those under the debris can be
identified. Type of knowledge related to the disastrous situation and the relevant technology to handle the knowledge, which can
speed up the search, rescue, relief, and as a whole Disaster Management process are highly important. In this paper, we suggest
Radio Frequency Identification System used in coordination with Oracle as Data Base Management System with a dedicated
network system. Finally, due to the importance of technology and knowledge type and sharing, a Knowledge Management
System model is proposed. The proposed model intends to focus on knowledge, human and technology-related issues of
Emergency Coordination Center. Emergency Coordination Center is Disaster Management headquarters center in which
Knowledge Management System model is designed to address its relevant issues and challenges."