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RFID Radio Frequency Identification Shawn M. Robbins EMGT 520 Winter 2010-2011 1

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Modern RFID is a system that transmits the identity, in the form of a unique serial number, of an object or person wirelessly, using radio waves. What is RFID? 2

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RFID Timeline 1930’s – Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 1973 – First U.S. patent for an active RFID tag 1970’s – Los Alamos National Laboratory begins work 1973 – U.S. patent for a passive transponder used to unlock a door without a key. 3 1960’s – Mario Cardullo develops RFID prototypes 1960’s – Industry begins using EAS Tags

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IFF 4

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In the 1960’s companies began using EAS Tags. Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Tags 5

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Mario Cardullo 6 Patent covers the use of RF, Sound, and Light First U.S. Patent in 1973 for Active Tags Identified uses in transportation, banking, security and medical industries

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Energy Department 7 Los Alamos National Laboratory begins developing RFID system to track Nuclear material.

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RFID Vendors 3M Motorola Siemens 8

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Uses of RFID Toll roads Public transit Asset Management and Retail Sales Hospital Operating Rooms Agriculture RFID tags used in libraries 9 Libraries

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RFID in Operating Rooms Law suits related to instruments left inside surgery patients 10 RFID sponge

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RFID in Agriculture Cattle are tracked for medical purposes using RFID 11

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Cost & Availability Tags Readers Fully Functional System 12

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Benefits of RFID Reduce labor costs Reduce inventory Improve forecasting and planning Reduce theft Reduce out-of stock conditions Improve customer experience 13

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Drawbacks of RFID Tags may be unreadable on some products Interference from other equipment International frequencies have to correspond Concerns of privacy 14

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RFID found in numerous industries RFID is better and more affordable Summary 15 RFID has endless uses in any industry RFID Early Adopter to Early Majority

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16 Created, Edited and Narrated by Shawn M. Robbins Questions?

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17 Advantages and Disadvantages of RFID. Retrieved March 20, 2011 from http://www.buzzle.com Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility. (2007, June 16). Spotlight on RFID. Retrieved March 19, 2011 from http://www.aimglobal.com Barcoding and Beyond. (November 2004). Understanding RFID. Retrieved March 27, 2011 from http://www.rmoroz.com Electronic Privacy Information Center. (2011, January 3). RFID Systems. Retrieved March 19, 2011 from http://www.epic.org FreeAdvice for RFID Vendors. (2010, September 21). RFID Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2011 from http://www.rfidjournal.com Lynch, K. (2011, March 7). Can RFID End the Ongoing Debate. Retrieved March 23, 2011 from http://rfid.thingmagic.com RFID. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 16, 2011 from http://en.wikipedia.org RFID Explained. (2008, July 10). Retrieved March 22, 2011 from http://www.usingrfid.com References

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18 References Cont’d RFID Tags. (2009). Retrieved March 27, 2011 from http://www.rfident.org Schuman, E. (2005, September 5). Falling RFID Prices. Retrieved March 23, 2011 from http://www.cioinsight.com