Radio Frequency Identification from System to Applications

"In recent years automatic identification procedures (Auto-ID) have become very popular in many service industries, purchasing and distribution logistics, industry, manufacturing companies and material flow systems. Automatic identification procedures exist to provide information about people, animals, goods and products in transit. The omnipresent barcode labels that triggered a revolution in identification systems some considerable time ago, are being found to be inadequate in an increasing number of cases. Radio Frequency Identification from System to Applications presents on the latest developments and state-of-the-art results in the RFID field to address these challenges. The book provides a comprehensive and systematic description of technologies, architectures, and methodologies of various efficient, secure, scalable, and reliable RFID and RFID based applications. Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is the use of radio waves to read and capture information stored on a tag attached to an object. A tag can be read from up to several feet away and does not need to be within direct line-of-sight of the reader to be tracked. Technological developments in the field of RFID technology are proceeding at such a pace that although a book like this can explain the general scientific principles it is not dynamic enough to be able to explore the latest trends regarding the most recent products on the market and the latest standards and regulations. With the widespread use of RFID technology, it becomes also increasingly difficult not to lose track of applications. In ever-shorter intervals, the media provides information on new applications for RFID systems. The book is intended for practitioners who, as users, wish to or need to obtain as comprehensive and detailed an overview of the several technologies, the legal framework or the possible applications of RFID as possible."