Difference between revisions of "Electronic Labeling"
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RFID tags are being used in passports issued by many countries. Many administrations find them useful. The first RFID passports ("e-passports") were issued by Malaysia in 1998. In addition to information also contained on the visual data page of the passport, Malaysian e-passports record the travel history (time, date, and place) of entries and exits from the country. | |||
RFID tags are included in new UK and some new US passports, beginning in 2006. The US produced 10 million passports in 2005, and it has been estimated that 13 million will be produced in 2006. The chips will store the same information that is printed within the passport and will also include a digital picture of the owner. The passports will incorporate a thin metal lining to make it more difficult for unauthorized readers to "skim" information when the passport is closed. | |||
== Experts == | == Experts == | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 5 March 2007
Breadcrumbs: The Future of Ubiquitous Computing --> Driving Forces: Technological Forces --> Electronic Labeling
Description
Electronic labels, so-called passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, also operate without a built-in source of power – they collect the energy they require to operate from the magnetic or electro-magnetic field emitted by a reader device. Depending on their construction, these labels are less than a square millimeter in area and thinner than a piece of paper. What is interesting about such remote-inquiry electronic markers is that they enable objects to be clearly identified and recognized, and therefore linked in real time to an associated data record held on the Internet or in a remote database. This ultimately means that specific data and information processing methods can be related to any kind of object.
With the emerging Near Field Communication (NFC) standard, mobile phones and other handheld electronic devices will be able to read RFID labels at short distances. The goal is to enable users to access content and services in an intuitive way by simply touching an object that has a smart label.
Ref. Wireless Future: Ubiquitous Computing
Enablers
Inhibitors
- production costs
- incompatible standards
- privacy issues
- technological challenges in ensuring interlinked communications
Paradigms
RFID tags are being used in passports issued by many countries. Many administrations find them useful. The first RFID passports ("e-passports") were issued by Malaysia in 1998. In addition to information also contained on the visual data page of the passport, Malaysian e-passports record the travel history (time, date, and place) of entries and exits from the country.
RFID tags are included in new UK and some new US passports, beginning in 2006. The US produced 10 million passports in 2005, and it has been estimated that 13 million will be produced in 2006. The chips will store the same information that is printed within the passport and will also include a digital picture of the owner. The passports will incorporate a thin metal lining to make it more difficult for unauthorized readers to "skim" information when the passport is closed.