RFIDhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eob532iEpqk

WHAT IS RFID

Radio Frequency Identification A technology that allows data held on a

microchip to be broadcast using a wireless transmitter.

Data from the RFID chip can be read even when the chip is not in line of sight.

Can hold more information than barcodes and can be read from a further distance

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WHERE IS IT USED?

Access control for people: There are many areas in which RFID tags are carried by people to allow them to gain access to facilities or services: Secure access to work place Safety access to dangerous/secure

equipment Access to a computer or vehicle Access to leisure facilities (Disneyland

cruise ships use them on wristbands)

WHERE IS IT USED?

Access control for vehicles: Keyless entryRoad tolling (K-Tag)

WHERE IS IT USED?

Schools: AttendanceSchool bus

WHERE IS IT USED?

Logistics and distribution: Tracking parcels from shipment to end

customer (UPS)Tracking goods from manufacture to retail

WHERE IS IT USED?

Retail: Supply chain management Stock taking (Gap, Walmart)Reducing loss through theftProduct availability

USE IN RETAIL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdGkadMZDXk

WHERE IS IT USED?

Health CarePrescriptions Patient IDsNewborns to prevent baby snatching

RFID AND HACKERS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa6ayC2UN8A

FUTURE USES OF RFID

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocksmjGa0pA