Applying RFID Technology to Improve User Interaction in Novel Environments

Full traceability of products is extremely difficult, although it has been sought after for as long as production, distribution and sales chains exist. Electronic traceability methods, such as RFID technology, have been proposed as a possible solution to this problem. In the specific case of RFID, the number of applications that promote innovative solutions in retail and other areas has been continuous growing. However, RFID tags are mostly placed externally on a surface of products or their packages. This is appropriate for logistics, but not for other applications, such as those involving user interaction. In those, not only is the placement of the RFID tag more complex, but it is also necessary that the tag is not visible or not directly accessible, to prevent accidental damage and intentional abuse. This certainly imposes challenges to manufacturing, but mainly creates new challenges to the development of new products and re-design of existing ones. This chapter presents some insights and what we consider to be the two main approaches to incorporating RFID technology into consumer products.

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Embedded RFID Solutions Challenges for Product Design and Development

Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-617-9.ch006 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 106-118

Author(s):

Alvaro M. Sampaio ◽

António J. Pontes ◽

Ricardo Simoes

Keyword(s):

Product Design ◽

New Products ◽

User Interaction ◽

Consumer Products ◽

Rfid Tags ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Rfid Tag ◽

Production Distribution ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

New Challenges

Full traceability of products is extremely difficult, although it has been sought after for as long as production, distribution and sales chains exist. Electronic traceability methods, such as RFID technology, have been proposed as a possible solution to this problem. In the specific case of RFID, the number of applications that promote innovative solutions in retail and other areas has been continuous growing. However, RFID tags are mostly placed externally on a surface of products or their packages. This is appropriate for logistics, but not for other applications, such as those involving user interaction. In those, not only is the placement of the RFID tag more complex, but it is also necessary that the tag is not visible or not directly accessible, to prevent accidental damage and intentional abuse. This certainly imposes challenges to manufacturing, but mainly creates new challenges to the development of new products and re-design of existing ones. This chapter presents some insights and what we consider to be the two main approaches to incorporating RFID technology into consumer products.

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RFID Presenter: A New Way to Feel a Talk

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation ◽

10.1155/2014/197437 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Jonathan Ruiz-de-Garibay ◽

Jon Legarda ◽

Szilárd A. Kados ◽

Xabier Eguiluz

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Business Models ◽

User Interaction ◽

The Internet ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

End User ◽

Consumer Electronic ◽

New Business ◽

The Internet Of Things ◽

New Business Models

RFID is a key which enables technology for the Internet of Things paradigm, allowing the virtualization of the physical objects into the Internet. There are uncountable applications whereby these connected objects can be a breakthrough for new business models, and this work shows a good example of that. We present the RFID Presenter as the evolution of a classical consumer electronic product to a novel connected Internet product with the addition of the RFID technology. It supposes a new way to manage the conference talks in a personalization way, improving the end-user interaction and providing services that were impossible before. The design, implementation, and validation of a real gadget are well explained in order to give a real example of how the Internet of Things can be integrated into daily objects and enhance the end-user experiences.

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Selecting landmarks in novel environments

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e520562012-486 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Jared E. Miller ◽

Laura A. Carlson

Keyword(s):

Novel Environments

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Evaluating the use of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology to prevent and investigate sexual assaults in a correctional setting

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e526192010-001 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Nancy La Vigne ◽

Robin Halberstadt ◽

Barbara Parthasarathy

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Sexual Assaults ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Correctional Setting ◽

Frequency Identification ◽

Radio Frequency Identification Device

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Classification of means and methods of the Web semantic retrieval

PROBLEMS IN PROGRAMMING ◽

10.15407/pp2017.01.030 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 030-050

Author(s):

J.V. Rogushina ◽

Keyword(s):

Search Engines ◽

Domain Knowledge ◽

Information Needs ◽

Web Search ◽

User Interaction ◽

Query Languages ◽

Semantic Search ◽

Semantic Retrieval ◽

The Web

Problems associated with the improve ment of information retrieval for open environment are considered and the need for it’s semantization is grounded. Thecurrent state and prospects of development of semantic search engines that are focused on the Web information resources processing are analysed, the criteria for the classification of such systems are reviewed. In this analysis the significant attention is paid to the semantic search use of ontologies that contain knowledge about the subject area and the search users. The sources of ontological knowledge and methods of their processing for the improvement of the search procedures are considered. Examples of semantic search systems that use structured query languages (eg, SPARQL), lists of keywords and queries in natural language are proposed. Such criteria for the classification of semantic search engines like architecture, coupling, transparency, user context, modification requests, ontology structure, etc. are considered. Different ways of support of semantic and otology based modification of user queries that improve the completeness and accuracy of the search are analyzed. On base of analysis of the properties of existing semantic search engines in terms of these criteria, the areas for further improvement of these systems are selected: the development of metasearch systems, semantic modification of user requests, the determination of an user-acceptable transparency level of the search procedures, flexibility of domain knowledge management tools, increasing productivity and scalability. In addition, the development of means of semantic Web search needs in use of some external knowledge base which contains knowledge about the domain of user information needs, and in providing the users with the ability to independent selection of knowledge that is used in the search process. There is necessary to take into account the history of user interaction with the retrieval system and the search context for personalization of the query results and their ordering in accordance with the user information needs. All these aspects were taken into account in the design and implementation of semantic search engine "MAIPS" that is based on an ontological model of users and resources cooperation into the Web.

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