1. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 1Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering SMS RFID SMS (Security Monitoring System) Team Sage Thrasher Rebekah Lam Johnson Lee Peter Pham Advisor Dr. Steven Vegdahl Industry Representative Mr. Brian Olsen Harland Financial Solutions

2. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 2Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Agenda Introduction Rebekah Background Rebekah Methods Johnson Results Johnson Conclusions Peter Demonstration Peter

3. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 3Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Introduction RFID based monitoring system Track/Monitor person, pet, object of choice Check status via website database Benefits: –Peace of mind knowing when and where –Safety/Security

4. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 4Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Background RFID – Radio Frequency Identification Low cost remote sensory system Current uses –Passports –Transit payment –Animal tags

5. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 5Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Background Advantages –Inexpensive –Range of sensor Disadvantages –Security flaws (interception, interference, etc.) –Hacking No extensive health effect studies

6. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 6Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Methods Design options –Java, PHP, MySQL –Website, Database, RFID Reader, Tags Implementation –Individual programming –Integrating components Testing –Project functionality –User interface

7. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 7Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Methods RFID SMS components –Java Program –Database (MySQL) –RFID Kit –Website (HTML) Problems encountered –Tag detection abnormalities –Website refresh

8. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 8Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Results Objectives met –RFID reader detects low freq. tags –Java program receives tags from RFID reader and sends status changes to database. –Database accessible from home computer and the net; querying & storage of tag data –Intuitive interface & ease of use

9. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 9Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Conclusions RFID Technology –Low cost remote sensing –Accessible to public consumers –Usefulness in monitoring  Peace of mind Possible Enhancements: –Additional security = encryption –Additional range

10. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 10Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Demonstration

11. EE/CS 481 Spring 2008 11Founder’s Day, 2008 University of Portland School of Engineering Thank You. Are there any questions?