Tourist Applications Made Easier Using Near Field Communication

2009 ◽  
pp. 1399-1405
Author(s):  
Amy Sze Hui Eow ◽  
Jiayu Guo ◽  
Sheng-Uei Guan
Keyword(s):  
Short Range ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Near Field Communication ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Financial Applications ◽  
Photo Album

Near field communication (NFC) is a new wireless connectivity technology that enables short-range communication between electronic devices. The operation of NFC is intuitive, making it easy for consumers to use. With built-in security, it has great potential for payment and financial applications. However, NFC is a relatively new technology and the related industries are still brainstorming for extensive applications to make it more marketable. Hence, the aim of our research is to design and build a working prototype for tourists using NFC and smart card. Undoubtedly, photo-taking is an integral part of every tourist’s holiday. However, it is noticed that pictures alone are often incomplete. People hardly remember the details of the places they have visited and find it a hassle to keep records of the attractions. Hence, it is more meaningful if digital photos have short descriptions attached with little effort. Another observation is that although it is often cheaper for tourists to purchase tour packages, it is a hassle to keep track of several tickets. Such inconvenience can be reduced with a single device that is able to store tickets electronically. With the above observation in mind, we propose an NFC system (HolidayPaL) that would benefit tourists so that they have more memorable holidays. Firstly, NFC tags will be placed at each attraction, storing relevant snippets of site descriptions. The tourists can then use their NFC-enabled cameras to input the descriptions, which will then be attached to relevant photos. Personal comments can be added later as well. Tourists can subsequently view the photos and captions using some photo-album software. These captions give tourists better understanding and more vivid memory of the heritage and culture of the places visited. Another feature of the proposed application is to use NFC devices to store electronic tickets. Tourists can purchase a package over the counter and transfer it to their handheld devices via NFC. Subsequently, they can just tap their NFC devices at the entrance of each attraction to gain admission. The proposed NFC application will benefit three groups of people: individual tourists, the tourism industry, and digital camera manufacturers.

scholarly journals Near Field Communication in Tourism: A Conceptual Paper

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Roman Egger
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Near Field Communication ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Gaze ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
To Come ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

Modern society is virtually inconceivable without mobile devices and the consequent use of mobile services. The multitude of technologies incorporated in the tiniest space has turned mobile phones, and smart phones in particular, into the Swiss knives of our times. What is currently perceived to be one of the most promising technologies for the future is Near Field Communication (NFC), which will most likely become the standard in mobile devices in the years to come. Due to the novel nature of this technology, the assessment of its importance for the tourism industry is still relatively unclear. The author is one of the first to focus on NFC in tourism, with the aim of introducing NFC technology and drafting first responses to the following questions: What benefit can NFC technology have for tourism and what functionalities can it trigger? What are the possible future applications in tourism and what challenges will tourism be faced with in this respect?The Gaze: Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Vol.5 2013 pp.1-12

scholarly journals NFC based inventory control system for secure and efficient communication

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razi Iqbal ◽  
Awais Ahmad ◽  
Asfandyar Gilani
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Inventory Control ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Near Field Communication ◽  
Efficient Communication ◽  
Different Types

This paper brings up this idea of using Near Field Communication (NFC) for inventory control system instead of using traditional barcodes. NFC because of its high security, ease of use and efficiency can be very suitable for systems like inventory control. In traditional inventory control systems, each product has a barcode pasted on it, which is vulnerable to attacks as barcodes are open and have no security. Furthermore, barcodes are prone to damages and can be unreliable when pasted on different types of products e.g. hot and frozen products, circular shaped products and irregular shaped products like clothes etc. NFC on the other hand is very efficient, secure and reliable when it comes to short-range wireless communication. In this paper we will present our prototype for the inventory control system of an electronic store in which each product has a passive NFC tag pasted to it. When a customer buys a product the receipt of the product is generated using NFC between the NFC passive tag on the product and NFC enabled device (e.g. smart phone or reader) at the cash counter.

scholarly journals NFC Implementation to Improve Business Process

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1043
Author(s):  
Marisa Karsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Business Process ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Near Field ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Near Field Communication ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The Right ◽  
Industry Needs

Every industry needs IT to improve their business and give faster service to customer. The fast growing of social network (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn) and Smartphone (Blackberry and iPhone) in Indonesia indicate that Indonesian people are already familiar with high technology and it is the right time to introduce new technology in Indonesia. The problem is, the usage of IT-based system in Indonesia is not optimal. Nowadays, people want to do almost everything faster and more convenient using technology. We know thatuntil now, there are a lot of situations that make people queue or wait to get their need. In this kind of situation, we need something that will change the way to do business, that is in effective and efficient way. NFC (Near Field Communication) is considered suitable as the solution. NFC technology as one of payment systems can increase competitive advantage of the company which implements it and will make it a leader in the industry. This new technology could attract customers, especially Indonesian people in big cities who want to do their transaction in quick and efficient way. NFC is already implemented in Korea and USA as substitution of e-wallet that can help people to make transactions easier and faster. I believe NFC can be implemented in Indonesia to make new trend of doing business.

Near Field Communication (NFC) Applications in the Tourism Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-88
Author(s):  
Pınar Çelik Çaylak
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Near Field Communication ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology Applications

The use of near field communication (NFC), a type of wireless technology that allows data transfer by bringing two devices closer together, has been increasing very rapidly. NFC offers great ease to its users through its contactless operation and provides the optimum environment for wireless communication with other technologies. Users with NFC-enabled mobile phones can share websites, contact information, phone numbers, music files, videos, and photos and can also unlock doors and can use their phones as mobile wallets to make purchases safely and easily. In recent years, with the increasing use of technology, it is clear that NFC technology is promising for the tourism industry. This chapter provides background on NFC technology. The features of NFC technology and its advantages and disadvantages for the tourism industry are evaluated. NFC technology applications (data sharing, payments, tickets, keys, etc.) for the tourism industry are explained. Finally, examples of NFC applications in the tourism industry are discussed for both tourists and sector stakeholders.

Adoption of Near Field Communication (NFC) for Mobile Payments in the UAE

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohanad Halaweh ◽  
Hashem Al Qaisi
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Payment System ◽  
Mobile Payment ◽  
Near Field Communication ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Mobile Payments ◽  
Nfc Mobile Payment ◽  
Exchange Data

Near Field Communication (NFC) is one of the emerging technologies that enables mobile devices to wirelessly exchange data at short ranges. NFC technology has great potential, making it convenient to process payments through mobile phones. The aim of this research is to explore the challenges and factors which influence the adoption of the NFC payment system by merchants and retailers in the UAE. This paper presents the results of semi-structured interviews conducted amongst the UAE merchants and retailers. The analysis of data revealed a lack of knowledge, awareness and experience, from both merchants and retailers, about the NFC mobile payment system. Security, promptness and business sustainability were found to be important factors for merchants to contemplate before adopting the new technology. Furthermore, technology infrastructure, switching cost, availability and ecosystem complexity impeded the spreading of NFC mobile payment technology in the UAE market.

Efficient NFC Tagging Pattern-Based Contents Recommendation for Museum Viewers

2012 ◽  
Vol 263-266 ◽  
pp. 2876-2880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon Deuk Seo ◽  
Jin Ho Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
The Other ◽  
Near Field Communication ◽  
Space Systems ◽  
Smart Space ◽  
Desirable Feature

As various ubiquitous computing technologies become applied into many smart space systems, most museums attempt to use these techniques for their own domain. Near Field Communication(NFC) is one of wireless technologies primarily used for short range communication between smart phones and similar devices, supporting a variety of information exchange services in some effective way. In this paper, we present a new user similarity-based contents recommendation service to improve the counterpart of our previously developed museum viewing system by using NFC. In order to satisfy this goal, this service utilizes similarity of artifact attached NFC tagging patterns of users. Its desirable feature enables users to actually find and obtain their favorite contents by systematically consulting the tastes of the other users very close to those of the first. Also, the proposed system may considerably reduce overloading on contents providing servers by having smart phone clients get certain parts of basic artifact related contents information directly through NFC tags, not the servers.

scholarly journals Application of NFC Technology and Short Distance Wireless Communication Technology in Intelligent Meter Reading

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gu Jiang Tao
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Short Distance ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Near Field Communication ◽  
Reading System

With the popularization of smart phones and the continuous popularization of NFC near field communication technology, low-power short-range wireless communication technology is widely used in wireless meter reading. It is used for meter reading and compatibility in existing systems. This paper de-signs a wireless meter reading system based on short distance wireless communication technology and NFC. The system is stable, low cost and good versa-tility. The system is based on short distance wireless communication technology and NFC wireless meter reading system.

Augmented Bodies: Functional and Rhetorical Uses of Augmented Reality in Fashion

Pólemos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-141
Author(s):  
Mara Logaldo
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Department Stores ◽  
Special Equipment ◽  
Fashion Magazines ◽  
Technology Applications ◽  
Real Objects

Abstract Augmented Reality (AR) is increasingly changing our perception of the world. The spreading of Quick Response (QR), Radio Frequency (RFID) and AR tags has provided ways to enrich physical items with digital information. By a process of alignment the codes can be read by the cameras contained in handheld devices or special equipment and add computer-generated contents – including 3-D imagery – to real objects in real time. As a result, we feel we belong to a multi-layered dimension, to a mixed environment where the real and the virtual partly overlap. Fashion has been among the most responsive domains to this new technology. Applications of AR in the field have already been numerous and diverse: from Magic Mirrors in department stores to 3-D features in fashion magazines; from augmented fashion shows, where models are covered with tags or transformed into walking holograms, to advertisements consisting exclusively of more or less magnified QR codes. Bodies are thus at the same time augmented and encrypted, offered to the eye of the digital camera to be transfigured and turned into a secret language which, among other functions, can also have that of becoming a powerful tool to bypass censorship.

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