The Use of Embedded Mobile, RFID, and Augmented Reality in Mobile Devices
The proliferation of mobile devices such as smart phones and other handheld devices has stimulated the development of a broad range of functionality, including medical, retail, and personal applications. Technology that has been leveraged to enable many of these uses includes radio frequency identification (RFID), embedded mobile, and augmented reality. RFID involves communication between a tag and a reader. Mobile RFID extends the technology by tagging the mobile device with an RFID tag to perform tasks on the device. Embedded mobile refers to preprogrammed tasks that are performed on a mobile device. Personal care and monitoring is one of the most common uses of embedded mobile. Augmented reality involves the use of computer generated or enhanced sensory input such as audio and visual components to enhance the perception of reality. This is commonly used in situations such as video games where there is feedback in the game controllers.