TI's comprehensive overview of RFID applications

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[Abstract]TI can be said to be a leader in RFID applications.

RFID product anti-counterfeiting application

Smart tags can be applied to product labels and identified through related reading and writing devices, such as clothing and other products. Smart tags can also be embedded in printer cartridges to ensure that only the corresponding products can be used.

----With the continuous development of world trade, the networking of shopping malls and the rapid development of e-commerce, criminals have more opportunities for counterfeiting and deception.

To solve these problems, a low-cost, un-copyable identification technology is needed. Smart tags can be applied to product labels and identified through related reading and writing devices, such as clothing and other products. Smart tags can also be embedded in printer cartridges to ensure that only the corresponding products can be used.

RFID sports timing application Boston used TI


-RFID technology to manage timing in the 1999 marathon and put the information of participants on the Internet. The sensor was fixed to each athlete's shoelace through a plastic fixture, so that each athlete's race time could be easily recorded and sent to the Internet.

----This will make it easy to sort out the race times of tens of thousands of marathon runners, unlike the previous method which would cost a lot of manpower and material resources. The sports timing system is based on TI-RFID technology and will be able to collect data from all marathon runners from all over the world. ChampionChip's timing system is to fix a TI-RFID sensor on the athlete's shoes, and the athlete will be timed when passing through the induction antenna buried on the ground or underground at the starting line and the finish line. This ensures that the information of each athlete can be recorded.

¤Accepted by many major sports in the world;
¤It can also track individual athletes' time in the game;
¤Placing induction antennas at some temporary detection locations can prevent cheating;
¤It can also be applied to triathlons, cycling competitions and skating competitions;
¤Competition data can be put on the Internet for everyone to see;

Example:

Boston Marathon

----Real-time tracking of contestants on the Internet

----Thank you very much for using TI-RFID technology to manage timing in the 1999 Boston Marathon and putting the information of the participants on the Internet. The sensor is fixed to each athlete's shoelace through a plastic fixture, so that each athlete's race time can be easily recorded and sent to the Internet. The friends and family of the athletes can log on to the official website of the Boston Marathon, enter the athlete's name or race number, and then they can view the athlete's race time detected by the detection station set up every 3 miles, and update it at any time.

RFID ticket management application

For sports venues, concerts and other leisure and entertainment facilities, RFID systems can provide a series of open access control systems for ticket management. This can reduce the losses caused by ticket forgery. Tickets can be simply produced by a barcode printer with RFID technology, and RFID cards can also be made into membership cards, monthly cards or annual cards; and tickets do not need to be taken out, they can be read by just putting them on your body, realizing open access control management.

----For sports venues, concerts and other leisure and entertainment facilities, RFID systems can provide a series of open access control systems for ticket management. This can reduce the losses caused by ticket counterfeiting. Tickets can be simply produced by barcode printers with RFID technology, and RFID cards can also be made into membership cards, monthly cards or annual cards; and tickets do not need to be taken out, just put them on the body to read, to achieve open access control management.

----Since 1999, TI-Rfid has cooperated with TeamAxess of Austria to apply open access control systems based on RFID technology to ski resorts. The system is used in European ski resorts, not only serving customers, but also making work more efficient and attracting a lot of tourists. When the open access control senses that a tourist has passed through, once a legal ticket with a readable and writable electronic tag (Tag-it) is detected, the access control will automatically open. Tickets the size of a credit card only need to be placed in the jacket pocket without taking them out, which makes it more convenient and quick for tourists to pass through. The

Tag -it electronic tag

system can be easily integrated into existing baggage tags, check-in printers and baggage sorting equipment. The system can automatically scan the baggage regardless of the direction of the baggage and whether it is stacked.

----For the aviation industry, millions of passengers and checked baggage are handled every day, and they are transported to their destinations safely and on time. Tag-it electronic tags are applied to the tracking and management of air parcels to ensure that airlines can track, manage and confirm passengers and checked baggage, so that passengers and checked baggage can arrive at their destinations safely and on time. The Tag-it electronic tag system can be easily integrated into existing baggage tags, check-in printers and baggage sorting equipment. The system can automatically scan baggage regardless of the direction of the baggage and whether it is stacked.

----The on-site test proves that the RFID system is safer and more reliable than the existing barcode system. The reasons why RFID smart labels are more suitable for the aviation industry include:

¤It can be easily connected to the existing departure control system (DCS) and baggage and parcel management system (BRS), and can be combined with the existing barcode system;
¤Increase the data storage capacity without increasing the size of the existing label;
¤It can carry some key information in the parcel source data information (BSM) so that the parcel can be operated without going through the central database;
¤It can be simply integrated into the existing parcel label printer without adding additional equipment;
¤The use of electronic labels can save some additional equipment costs during the transportation process;

Example:

British Airways has achieved good results after fully adopting luggage tags

In 1999, British Airways fully adopted Tag-it smart tags and tested 75,000 packages on routes from Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport and Munich Airport in Germany. Manufacturers cooperating with TI include: Ultra Electronics, IER, Genicom and Sihl.

The test fully demonstrated the effectiveness of using the Tag-it intelligent label system in the parcel classification system to identify and track parcels. In order to promote this technology, British Airways disclosed all the test data to other airlines and international standards organizations.

----Through this test, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) voted to formally approve the 13.56 MHz RFID ISO/IEC 15693 standard and recommended it as the standard for electronic identification of passenger baggage and parcels.

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