Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the use of a wireless non-contact system that uses radio-frequency electromagnetic fields
to transfer data from a tag attached to an object, for the purposes of
automatic identification and tracking. Some tags require no battery and
are powered by the electromagnetic fields used to read them. Others use a
local power source and emit radio waves (electromagnetic radiation
at radio frequencies). The tag contains electronically stored
information which can be read from up to several metres (yards) away.
Unlike a bar code, the tag does not need to be within line of sight of the reader and may be embedded in the tracked object.
RFID tags are used in many industries. An RFID tag attached to an
automobile during production can be used to track its progress through
the assembly line. Pharmaceuticals can be tracked through warehouses.
Livestock and pets may have tags injected, allowing positive
identification of the animal. RFID identity cards can give employees
access to locked areas of a building, and RF transponders mounted in
automobiles can be used to bill motorists for access to toll roads or
parking.
Since RFID tags can be attached to clothing, possessions, or even
implanted within people, the possibility of reading personally-linked
information without consent has raised privacy concerns.
For summarize :-
RFID is one of the newest and fastest growing storage technologies.
- System for tagging and identifying mobile objects
- Used with store merchandise, postal packages, casino chips, pets
- Special reader allows objects to be tracked as they move from place to place
- Chips half the size of a grain of sand
Passive chips derive power from reader signal
- Active chips are self-powered
RFID VERSUS BAR CODING
RFID :
- Scans from greater distance
- Can store data
- Allows more information to be tracked
PRIVACY CONCERNS :
- Invisible nature of the system
- Capacity to transmit fairly sophisticated messages
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