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whitepaper Wildlife and Environmental Monitoring Using RFID and WSN Technology2009-11-06 Association for Computing Machinery
  Wireless Sensor Networks enable scientists to collect information about the environment with a granularity unseen before, while providing numerous challenges to software designers. Since sensor devices are often powered by small batteries, which take considerable effort to replace, it is of major importance to use energy carefully. The paper presents two efficient ways of extending the lifetime of such systems: an adaptive duty cycling protocol and an adaptive data management protocol.

Tags: Mobile and Wireless, 		  
whitepaper Demo Abstract: Measuring Foot Pronation Using RFID Sensor Networks2009-11-06 Association for Computing Machinery
  Running efficiency is an important factor to consider in order to avoid injury. In particular, foot pronation, the angle of the foot as it hits the ground, is a common cause for many types of injuries among runners. Though pronation is common, diagnosing pronation is difficult and imprecise. Currently there is no method of diagonsis which can quantify the severity of pronation. This paper proposes using WISP (Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform) sensors to help identify and quantify foot pronation.

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whitepaper Laydown Yard Optimization Using RFID: A Cost and Time Perspective2009-10-21 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  This project reports the use and applications of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technique in a laydown yard zone. Every construction site has a laydown yard with equipments and materials worth millions of dollars. The real-time exact tracking and location of these items saves money by avoiding duplicating the equipment and time. The paper highlights the tracking of equipments within the site. A set of 50 tags were used for the experimentation and validation process. The RFID tags were active in nature. The tags used were of different size and shapes which define their exact usage. The tags were put on different types of materials like metal, plastic, concrete among others to test their operation on these surfaces.

Tags: Mobile and Wireless, 		  
whitepaper Recognizing Daily Activities With RFID-Based Sensors2009-10-03 Association for Computing Machinery
  This paper explores a dense sensing approach that uses RFID sensor network technology to recognize human activities. In the setting, everyday objects are instrumented with UHF RFID tags called WISPs that are equipped with accelerometers. RFID readers detect when the objects are used by examining this sensor data, and daily activities are then inferred from the traces of object use via a Hidden Markov Model. In a study of 10 participants performing 14 activities in a model apartment, the approach yielded recognition rates with precision and recall both in the 90% range. This compares well to recognition with a more intrusive short-range RFID bracelet that detects objects in the proximity of the user; this approach saw roughly 95% precision and 60% recall in the same study.

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whitepaper SmartDEGREE From TCS to Combat Certificate Malpractices2009-10-01 Tata Consultancy Services
  Tata Consultancy Services Limited's (TCS) SmartDEGREE, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based solution, enables universities to curb the problem of fake degree certificates and forgery of mark sheets. Using SmartDEGREE, a university can award certificates with an embedded RFID tag that is encoded with the holder's name, date of graduation, type of degree and entire transcript, photograph and biometrics (fingerprints), all digitally signed by the university authorities.

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whitepaper Coexistence Proof Using Chain of Timestamps for Multiple RFID Tags2009-09-12 Springer Science+Business Media
  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 proposed. The paper critiques this class of existence-proofs and show it has three problems: a race condition when multiple readers are present; a race condition when multiple tags are present; and a problem determining the number of tags. The paper presents two new proof techniques, a secure timestamp proof (secTS-proof) and a timestamp-chaining proof (chaining-proof) that avoids replay attacks and solve problems in previously proposed techniques.

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whitepaper RFID-Enabled Inventory Control Optimization: A Proof of Concept in a Small-to-Medium Retailer2009-09-08 University of Wollongong
  This study examines the impact of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology on the inventory control practices of a small-to-medium retailer using a Proof of Concept (PoC) approach. The exploratory study was conducted using a single case study of a hardware retailer stocking 5000 product lines provided by 110 active suppliers. To analyze the present mode of operation, procedural documents, semi-structured interviews and a participant observation was conducted. The basis for the proof of concept was a future mode of operation using a quasi-experimental design. Results indicate that in a small-to-medium retail environment, RFID technology could act as a loss prevention mechanism, an enabler for locating misplaced stock, and make a significant contribution to the overall improvement of the delivery process.

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whitepaper Design & Development Low Cost RFID Antenna2009-09-07 Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
  This paper describes how Low Cost HF (13.56 MHz) antennas can be built and tuned so that their characteristics match the requirements of the high performance reader and third party RF modules. This third edition places greater emphasis on antennas for the higher power readers. In general, the distance at which a Tag-it transponder inlay (tag) can be read is related to the size of the Reader's antenna system and its associated magnetic field strength, the larger the antenna, the greater the range. Depending on the type and make of the long range RFID reader, more gate pedestals can be configured and integrated to a single reader. For a three pedestal gate, its antenna pedestals are spaced at up to 1.2 meter apart.

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whitepaper Development of Digital Photo System Using RFID Technology in Plant Construction Management2009-09-02 Hitachi
  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 whether a digital photo is authentic or not in order to obtain clear work traceability, along with a system to reduce the time spent filing digital photographs and associated information correctly in a short time.

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whitepaper Retailer Boosts Sales 14%, Cuts Inventory Management Costs 35% With RFID Solution2009-09-01 Microsoft
  Like virtually all retailers and all businesses, American Apparel wanted to do more with less at its retail locations - specifically, it wanted to boost store sales while reducing the cost of generating those sales. It met that goal with a solution provided by Xterprise, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, and based on Microsoft BizTalk Server RFID. Radio frequency ID (RFID) tags and readers help employees to get needed merchandise on the retail floor faster than before. As a result, store sales are up 14 percent, margins are up to 65.9 percent, and the labor time and costs spent on handling inventory are down by 35 percent, resulting in better-organized backroom management.

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