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  Tao Wang 19:30 on July 27, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cost (2), RFID (17)   

  RFID item-level tag @ retail 

  The retail giant Wal-Mart will place radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags on underwear, jeans and other consumer items to keep better track of its inventory from next month.

  Wal-Mart will be embed RFID tag in the items you buy at the store which previously used on pallets carrying products. Store workers can quickly check the stock of an item on a shelf by scanning the tag with a handheld reader. In addition to managing inventory, Wal-Mart hopes that the tags will help avoid employee theft by allowing the store to track the clothing throughout the store.

  RFID item-level tagging helps retailers realize greater overall productivity， and makes to retail operations with inventory accuracy increasing up to 99percent, compared with 70percent to 80percent. Apart from the large retailer like Wal-Mart, some small and medium size retailers have begun to try to introduce RFID system in their store.Florida shoe retailer Peltz Shoes as an example, has saved approximately 1,500 man-hours in the past year by applying a passive GPC Gen2 RFID tags to every box containing a pair of shoes at each of its four stores, and by employing an RFID-enabled cart to manage its inventory.

   

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  Tao Wang 16:32 on June 14, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: e-commerce (3), iPhone 4G, Mobile Wallet (4), NFC (4)   

  RFID application on iPhone4G 

  Since 2005, iphone does not carry the RFID function itself, while some third-party developers tried to introduce RFID product which support iphone. Companies such as Visa jointly with mobile payment company DeviceFidelity developed a special iPhone case In2Pay, which enable iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users use the iPhone as a credit card without having to carry wallet. In2Pay iphone case fully compatible with all major payment networks and with financial institution adopted NFC (13.56MHz) and ISO 14443 specifications.

  But after launching iPhone 4G, there has been filed a patent by Apple for RFID antenna which will enable iPhone users to shop using the handset, products like In2Pay may become an unnecessary invention. Furthermore, iphone 4G with RFID functionality and accompanied by a variety of application may really change our social interaction.

  Like iTravel, a travel check-in application which possible launch in iphone 4G, not just allows users to search and book flight directly in the phone, but also can share user’s travel information to any phone contact. Apple’s iTravel is base on NFC to allow user simplify their check-in processes.

   
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  Tao Wang 04:55 on June 4, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cost (2), RFID (17)   

  High cost will limit the popularize of RFID application 

  RFID tags usage has reached 200 million in total around the world. The most common application is based on retail logistics project by Wal-Mart, Metro and other big retailers. Turning to China, there are thousands of RFID application projects currently being carried out, but except few government lead projects, the demand for RFID tags for most of those project can only reach few thousand pieces in average.

  The reason for this is mainly due to the expensive RFID tag cost. Under normal circumstances in China, the RFID tag cost more than two US Dollars is for the usage of military, biotechnology and medical care; RFID tag cost below one US Dollar is mainly used in transportation, warehousing, packaging and so on. Higher cost is the big factor which RFID application has not use in a wider range. The small and medium size enterprises can not afford lose of profits, even they fully understand all the advantages of RFID application.

   
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  Tao Wang 12:51 on May 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: China (14), Food Safety (2), Food Supply Chain (2), RFID (17)   

  NEC’ RFID Cold Chain System for Chinese Fast-food Industry 

  China’s fast-food industry grows rapidly. China now has more than 150 fast-food chain companies, and 3-4 million fast-food stores nationwide. Founded in 1987, the China Cuisine Association is a national restaurant industry association, which enacted numbers of national food industry standards that commissioned by the government. Recently, NEC (China) Ltd. and China Cuisine Association reached an agreement in Beijing that to build a RFID Cold Chain System, to ensure the safety of fast food in Chinese market.

  Food poisoning and other food safety emergencies often occur in summer due to the high temperature.  The numerous shops, wide distribution, variety of raw materials and large quantities are the characters of fast –food industry. To ensure the food safety, row meat and other staple food needs in a specific temperature processing, storage and transport.

  By NEC’s RFID Cold Chain system, food temperature, humidity and other data changes during transport can be record through the RFID tag sensors. All data can be check through network as reference, in order to take more targeted regulatory measures to prevent food poisoning and other food safety incidents. Furthermore, in case of a food safety incident, the real-time monitoring system can find the origin and distribution of the problem food in a very short time, which helps the food control department to minimize the effect of incident.

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    Don Richardson 14:02 on May 17, 2010 Permalink

    Dear Tao Wong

    Please provide me with the contact details of the NEC China Limited responsible party, and email address, so I can communicate further on this interesting project

    Thank you

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    Tao Wong 00:34 on May 18, 2010 Permalink

    Hi Don, please check your email.

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  Tao Wang 17:38 on March 30, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Cargo Ship, China (14), EXPO 2010 (3), ShangHai (3)   

  RFID cargo ship monitoring system 

  The opening of Shanghai Expo 2010 just around the corner, at 24^th March, Zhejiang Province where near Shanghai, issued the first inland waterway RFID access card (RFID access card) to the owner of “Jiashan 1322” cargo ship.

  Zhejiang is the south gate of Shanghai, There is a total of 17 water route and 6 sea route between Zhejiang and Shanghai. The Expo Park is located at both sides of Huangpu River which runs through Shanghai city, over thousand ships entering and leaving Port of Shanghai everyday from Zhejiang with products of coal, hazardous chemicals, building materials etc. With a considerable part of those ships needs to approach the Expo core control zone, to establish this RFID cargo ship monitoring system is not only for the security issue, but also a more cost-effective approach.

  This RFID access card is about credit card size and normally posted on the inside windscreen of cab. At present, Zhejiang local government is already installed many RFID readers on the side of northern waterway. When a cargo ship with RFID access card approaching, the ship and the cargo information, navigation routes, crew information will be transmitted to the monitoring system.

  “This is like the ship installed with a bar code, we can have their information without to stop them. This really will save a lot of time for us.” said from a local officer.

   
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  Tao Wang 00:00 on December 5, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  1 min Check-in with RFID ID card 

  A few years ago, I used the self check-in service at London’s Heathrow airport for the first time, which launched by British Airways. I just walk up to an open kiosk and insert my credit card (or enter the flight code), then I can choose my favorite seat and printing the boarding pass for very short time.

  Now, if you are a Chinese citizen and has a second-generation Chinese resident identity card (built-in RFID chips), then travel in China will be very convenient.

  At the Chinese domestic airport, the self-check in kiosk just like a big RFID reader, passengers only need to scan their second-generation resident ID card at the kiosk, their flight information will automatically appear from computer screen, then after few simple steps, the entire self check-in process can be completed about just 1min.

  The uses of RFID self check-in kiosk significantly reduce the number of passengers in front of the check-in counters, not only saved passengers’ time, but also reduce the cost of airlines. At Shenzhen airport (near Hong Kong), the number of RFID self check-in kiosk has increased from 22 to 60, and the airport is plan for more RFID kiosks use at airport’ pier waiting terminal, also use at the bus link between city center and airport.