1. Presented by: Nada Aried, Paul Czerniak, Dan Lavender, Fabrice Toscano, Paul Zaher AutomaticAutomatic IdentificationIdentification

2. AIDC - What? AIDC - identification and/or direct collection of data into … Computer System (PC) Programmable logic controller (Register) Microprocessor-controlled device (handheld-unit) Without a keyboard

3. AIDC - What? Major Elements of an AIDC System

4. AIDC - What? AIDC - covers many groups of technologies and services Bar Code Technologies Card Technologies Optical Character Recognition Radio Frequency Identification Emerging Technologies (Biometrics)

5. AIDC - Why? AIDC - supports 4 common goals Eliminate errors Accelerate processes Reduce data-entry costs and...

6. AIDC - Why? Customer Service Reduced waiting time at checkout More accurate pricing and descriptions Inventory look up Coupons / Discounts / Deals

7. AIDC - Why? 128 Discount %

8. AIDC - Where? Everywhere Retail Manufacturing Distribution Health Care Financial Military

9. AIDC - Who? Governing bodies ISO ISO - International Standards Organization IECIEC - International Electrotechnical Committee ISO/IEC/JTC1 - Joint Technical CommitteeJTC1 ANSIANSI - American National Standards Institute UCCUCC - Uniform Code Council http://www.aimglobal.org/standards/stndrdorgs.htm

10. AIDC - Who? Major Players AIM - Automatic Identification Manufacturers http://www.aimglobal.org/ Ohio University http://webit.ent.ohiou.edu/autoid/ MIT Auto ID Center http://auto-id.mit.edu/

11. AIDC - Technologies Bar Code Technologies Card Technologies Optical Character Recognition Radio Frequency Identification Emerging Technologies (Biometrics)

12. AIDC - Bar Code Technologies Oldest form of AIDC technology Most widely used STANDARDS!

13. AIDC - Bar Code Technologies How do bar codes work?

14. AIDC - Bar Code Technologies Emerging Technology 2D Bar Code Stacked Symbologies Matrix Symbologies Packet Symbologies Advantages = Data Storage

15. AIDC - Bar Code Technologies Bar Code 1 Home Page

16. AIDC - Card Technologies Magnetic Stripe Optical Cards Smart Card Usually credit card size plastic cards Carry large amounts of information on a microchip 2 types “Dumb” “True Smart Card” (contact vs. contactless)

17. AIDC - Optical Character Recognition The recognition of printed or written text characters by a computer Converts the character image into a character code, such as ASCII Used by: Libraries Retailers

18. AIDC - Radio Frequency Identification The hot technology (and the topic of Paul’s summer project)! System Components Transponders or Tags Active vs. Passive R/O vs. WORM vs. R/W Signal Range Encoders Readers or Transceivers

19. AIDC - Biometrics Verifies or recognizes a person’s identity Key to Biometrics Stable physical characteristics Hand silhouette Facial feature Iris pattern Blood vessel pattern on the retina or hand Fingerprint Individual behaviors Typing on a keyboard Speech (voice patterns)

20. AIDC - Wrap Up

22. Questions?