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- RFID Tag
- An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it...
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- Coexistence Proof Using Chain of Timestamps for Multiple RFID Tags
- How can a RFID Radio Frequency Identification Devices system prove that two or more RFID tags are in the same location? Previous researchers have proposed yoking-proof and grouping-proof techniques to address this problem - and when these turned out to be vulnerable to replay attacks, a new existence-proof technique was...
- Tags: Technique, RFID Tag, RFID, Productivity, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-09-12
- Development of Digital Photo System Using RFID Technology in Plant Construction Management
- The paper has studied the applicability of RFID tags and developed systems to provide clear work traceability to streamline administrative task in the construction work of a plant. The test results indicate that RFID tags can be used effectively for these purposes. They have developed a method for effectively proving...
- Tags: Digital Photograph, Hitachi Ltd., Photograph, RFID Tag, Digital Cameras, RFID, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-09-02
- Agents on RFID Tags - A Chance to Increase Flexibility in Automation
- RFIDs Radio Frequency Identification are used for identification of products in manifold areas including industrial automation. Their ability to identify products tremendously supports keeping control over the products in a plant and to set the basis for decisions to optimize the production process. Agent systems, on the other hand, offer...
- Tags: Agent, Automation, RFID Tag, Austrian Academy Of Science, RFID, Real Estate, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-07-24
- RFID Tag Security
- RFID is a technology that offers huge potential for change management activities by automating processes and providing accurate, trusted data. Its unique features include giving each physical object a globally unique digital identity read from a distance without requiring line-of-sight capability, and often without using a battery. These features provide...
- Tags: RFID Tag, BRIDGE, RFID, Change Management, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2009-06-22
- Public Key Cryptography on RFID Tags: "A Survey on the GPS Identification Scheme"
- In the last few years, a lot of research effort has been made in the area of Radio Frequency Identification RFID technology. The widespread deployment of RFID tags and their increased usage in open environments brought on surface a need for supporting more advanced security features. Applying public-key cryptography constitutes...
- Tags: Survey, GPS, Public-Key Cryptography, RFID Tag, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-06-07
- Distributed RFID Tag Storage Infrastructures
- This paper leverages increasing passive RFID tag memory to propose distributed RFID tag storage infrastructures (D-RFID stores). A D-RFID store is a large set of tags with significantly sized re-writeable storage. Interrogators interact with D-RFID stores by reading from and writing to tags, providing a wide range of possible applications...
- Tags: RFID Tag, RFID, Storage, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Hardware
- White papers 2009-05-11
- VLSI Design of an Anti-Collision Protocol for RFID Tags
- Radio Frequency Identification RFID is slated to become a standard tracking and tagging system for various products chain management systems. Since more and more products become RFID enabled, a faster identification mechanism must be needed. The anti-collision algorithm is one of the basic mechanisms used to address the issue of...
- Tags: VLSI, RFID Tag, EuroJournals, Anti-collision Algorithm, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-05-07
- Storing Data on RFID Tags: A Standards-Based Approach
- The potential of Radio Frequency Identification RFID for increasing supply chain efficiency has been repeatedly stressed by practitioners and researchers alike. The cross-company usage of RFID applications can only work if the collaborating companies agree on the syntax and semantic used. EPCglobal, an international industry consortium, has specified a stack...
- Tags: Standards, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-04-30
- Mobile RFID Tag Detection Influence Factors and Prediction of Tag Detectability
- Radio-Frequency Identification RFID readers are powered RF devices that communicate with tags whether mobile or fixed and read necessary information to be processed. A mobile RFID tag is detected by an RFID antenna. In a mobile RFID where the RFID tag is attached to a mobile object such as a...
- Tags: Mobile, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-03-27
- Study of Material Interference in a RFID Tag Reading
- Radio-Frequency Identification RFID is an automatic identification method that uses radio signals, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using RFID tags or transponders. RFID technology is becoming more and more popular and a central part of one's daily lives. Nowadays, one uses RFID tags for every kind of activities,...
- Tags: RFID Tag, University Of Aveiro, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-03-20
- A Low-Resource Public-Key Identification Scheme for RFID Tags and Sensor Nodes
- Using a combination of new and established space-saving methods, the paper presents a full-fledged public key identification scheme, which is secure yet highly efficient. The 1024-bit scheme fits completely including RAM into 4682 gate equivalents and has a mean current consumption of 14.2 µA. The main novelty in their implementation...
- Tags: Identification, Association For Computing Machinery, RAM, RFID Tag, Memory, RFID, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-03-18
- A Metallic RFID Tag Design for Steel-Bar and Wire-Rod Management Application in the Steel Industry
- In recent years, RFID solutions are finding an increasing number of applications in a wide variety of industries. There are some natural limitations when applying RFID technology in the steel industry, because the tags do not function well in metallic environments. Even though some commercial RFID metal tags are available...
- Tags: Industry, RFID Tag, China Steel Corp., RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-03-13
- Human Activity Tracking Using RFID Tags
- Human activity tracking using RFID tags is attractive for many applications since it allows unobtrusive and passive estimation of people's activities. This paper focus on how to customize commonly available RFID technology to obtain orientation estimates of human activity in the field of RFID emitter coils. This enables the accurate...
- Tags: Activity, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-01-01
- RFID Tags: Positioning Principles and Localization Techniques
- RFID is an automatic identification technology that enables tracking of people and objects. Both identity and location are generally key information for indoor services. An obvious and interesting method to obtain these two types of data is to localize RFID tags attached to devices or objects or carried by people....
- Tags: Technique, Positioning, RFID Tag, RFID, Branding, Productivity, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Marketing
- White papers 2008-10-13
- Dual-Band Dipole Antenna for RFID Tag Applications
- New design of a dipole antenna with rectangular fractal shape radiator element with two operating bands for Radio Frequency Identification RFID is presented. By using fractal shape slot and metal meander patch, the proposed antenna has the wide and dual measured return loss bandwidth. Besides, the omnidirectional radiation pattern of...
- Tags: Antenna, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Reverse-Engineering a Cryptographic RFID Tag
- The security of embedded devices often relies on the secrecy of proprietary cryptographic algorithms. These algorithms and their weaknesses are frequently disclosed through reverse-engineering software, but it is commonly thought to be too expensive to reconstruct designs from a hardware implementation alone. This paper challenges that belief by presenting an...
- Tags: Algorithm, USENIX Association, RFID Tag, RFID, Engineering, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2008-06-27
- Security Analysis of RFID Tags
- Usage of Radio Frequency Identification is winning ground everywhere. Advantages of contactless communication compared to chips with contact are transaction speed, durability and ease to use. A major disadvantage is that messages can be intercepted from a distance by a malicious user. Eavesdropping of unsecured transmissions can be a serious...
- Tags: RFID Tag, RFID, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics
- White papers 2008-06-25
- Low-Cost SHA-1 Hash Function Architecture for RFID Tags
- Radio Frequency Identification RFID tags are expected to play an important role in the future of ubiquitous computing. By extending the deployment of computing devices to every facet of one's lives will open up communication infrastructures to new forms of attack. As such, the inclusion of security is vital in...
- Tags: RFID Tag, Queen, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2008-06-20
- Understanding the Features and Functionality of Mobile RxTRAKKER a RFID Tag Solution for Personnel Identification at Time of Emergency Need or Care
- eSUNTech offers a complete range of Professional Services and Solutions for multiple markets. The technical staff offering gives one the ability to provide On-Site Services, Off-Site Services and Off-Shore Software Development Services The unique approach to the solution is the ability to maintain a database of information encoded on the...
- Tags: Mobile, RFID Tag, eSUNTech, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2008-06-17
- Misplaced Trust - RFID Tags as Malware Carriers
- Radio Frequency Identification RFIDis a technology that is becoming more and more prevalent as a means of identifying objects and carrying small amounts of data. With this increasing use, RFID security is also becoming an increasingly important issue. In this paper, the author looks at a non-convenient security issue; that...
- Tags: Malware, RFID Tag, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2008-06-16
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