1) RFID technology uses RFID tags, readers, antennas, and stations as key components. RFID tags contain information that can be read by RFID readers from a distance without direct line-of-sight.
2) RFID has applications in areas like asset management, production tracking, inventory control, pricing/promotions, shipping/receiving, and regulatory compliance.
3) Advantages of RFID include being standardized, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective. Concerns include privacy issues, high investment costs, potential health concerns, and limited reading ranges.
11. Limited range.Invented in 1948 by Harry Stockman. Initial application was during World War II-The UnitedKingdom used RFID devices to distinguish returningEnglish airplanes from inbound German ones. RADARwas only able to signal the presence of a plane, notthe kind of plane it was..
15. RFID VS BAR CODEELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVELLIANCE SYSTEM OFFERS A TIGHT SECURITY CONTROL OVER LOSS OF BOOKS REDUCES HUMAN INTERVENTION TO A GREAT EXTENT , CAN ACT AS A SELF CHECK SYSTEM INFORMATION ON THE TAG CAN BE UPDATED WITHOUT REMOVING THE TAG FROM THE BOOK IT IS NOT THE CASE WITH BAR CODESSYSTEM IS MORE TIME CONSUMING AS A SINGLE ITEM HAS TO BE SCANNED SEPARATELY.RESTRICTIONS ON UPDATING INFORMATION ON A BARCODE
16. RFID CARDSRFID INLAY IS INSERTED IN A PLASTIC CARDCARD HAS AN ELECTRONIC CHIP AND AN ANTENNA IN IT LIKE A TAG , INSTEAD OF A BARCODE
17. MID RANGE READERIT IS CONNECTED TO A WORKSTATION OR A NETWORKREADER IS ATTACHED TO A PAD ANTENNA , ON WHICH THE BOOKS ARE PLACED SUPPORTS ALL RFID FUNCTIONS, ALLOWING IDENTIFYING MULTIPLE LABELS
18. CONSTRAINTS COUNTERED WHILE USING RFIDMANUFACTURING OF RFID HARDWARE IS AT A NASCENT STAGE IN INDIA PHYSICAL LIMITATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY IS THE INABILITY TO READ THROUGH METALS OR LIQUIDS EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF THE TAG IS A MAJOR LIMITATION
19. CONSTRAINTS(CONT.)CAPACITY TO READ DECREASES AS THE TAG GETS OLDER AND EVEN SOMETIMES IT IS TIME CONSUMING TO READ THE TAG THROUGH BOUNDED BOOKS PHYSICAL DAMAGE DONE BY STUDENTS CANNOT BE AVOIDEDRETURNS ARE NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE AS THE COST OF LABOUR IS NOT VERY HIGH IN INDIA