Mobile RFID

iPhone 4 RFID iintegration

iPhone 4 prototype evaluated ...

... "It's also compatible with the notion Apple will place some sort of RFID tag/reader tech in upcoming iPhones. " ...

Via Fast Company: iPhone 4 Leaked Photos

RFID on Blackberry

RFID in Apple iKey

Apple patent points to RFID technology and automatic identification use cases in future iPhones. ...

... "Apple's patent describes a future in which iPhone users open their front doors ... " ...

Via Gizmodo: Apple iKey

Bling RFID Point of Purchase Payment

Cellphone-deployed RFID tags enable customer purchases through local banks. ...

... "Venture-backed Bling lets customers make payments at the point of purchase via a simple tap of an RFID tag provided by the user’s bank. "

Via San Jose Business Journal: RFID simple tag

iPhone NFC RFID Accessory

Wireless Dynamics bring NFC RFID capability to the iPhone via the accessory attachment connection. ...

... "iCarte 110, the first NFC (Near Field Communications) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Reader/Writer to provide NFC two way communications, RFID read/write and contactless payment capability for iPhones. As a MFi (Made for iPod/iPhone) accessory attaching to the bottom connector of the iPhone, the iCarte turns the iPhone into an NFC phone as well as an RFID Reader/Writer. " ...

Via Wireless Dynamics: iCarte NFC RFID Reader for iPhones

RFID Doors at Fairmont Pittsburgh

The Fairmont Pittsburgh, slated to open in March 2010, will implement VingCard Elsafe's RFID technology to enable contactless electronic door locks with NFC cell phone compatibility. ...

... "Fairmont Pittsburgh selected Signature RFID by Vingcard contactless electronic door locks, which offer highly reliable security features and provide unprecedented convenience and easeof- operation for hoteliers and hotel guests alike. The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) locks allow for contactless guest room entry and are compatible with next-generation NFC cell phones. Fairmont Pittsburgh will be fully equipped to provide user-friendly and intuitive guest interaction, including NFC cell phone compatibility, while decreasing the overall workload of the hotel’s management and staff. Signature RFID also provides unmatched control and security – with a 600 event audit trail and innovative anti-cloning software – creating a sense of ease for hoteliers according to Venas. " ...

Via Vingcard: Fairmont uses VISIONLINE and Signature RFID to Secure New Property

RFID-enabled Apple iPhone in Development Pipeline

Apple could bring an RFID-enabled iPhone to market that would simplify transactions through swipe payments. ...

... "RFID-enabled iPhones should enable so-called swipe payments where you simply swipe your device near a payment pad to approve transactions. " ...

Via Geek dot com: Apple testing RFID iPhone

NFC RFID Door Locks at Grand Millennium Sukhumvit

VingCard has installed its Signature RFID contactless electronic door locks at the Grand Millennium Sukhumvit in Bangkok, Thailand. The doors can be operated using NFC compatible cell phones. ...

... "With the security provisions offered by VingCard’s Signature RFID, Grand Millennium Sukhumvit is geared to meet the sophisticated needs and requirements of business travellers. The luxurious five-star hotel property sits within a three minute walk from the Asok Skytrain and Sukhumvit subway stations, and is within easy access to Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre and major shopping areas. Its central location demands for the highest in security standards to protect its elite, international guests.

Grand Millennium Sukhumvit will be fully equipped to provide user-friendly and intuitive guest interaction, including NFC cell phone compatibility, while decreasing the overall workload of the hotel’s management and staff. Signature RFID also provides unmatched control and security – with a 600 event audit trail and innovative anti-cloning software – creating a sense of ease for hoteliers ... " ...

Via VingCard: RFID Locks at the Five-Star Grand Millennium Sukhumvit

RFID Process Models Integrated with GIS

ASU professor discusses uses cases for integrating geographic information and location-awareness with RFID technology to enable processes. ...

... "This can be accomplished using location-based services triangulated by cell phone position and allied to micro-transactions such as swipes of consumer loyalty cards and credit cards, and also coupled to individual products using RFID tags, for example. " ...

Via Directions: Dr. Paul Torrens

Active RFID Tent Glocation by Orange

Orange pilots a number of technologies, including RFID and photovoltaics, in its solar concept tent at the Glastonbury festival in the UK. The tent can be located by its glow, ...

... "To avoid festival-goers ever losing their tent, the Concept Tent would be fitted with innovative glo-cation technology. Glo-cation works by enabling campers’ mobile phones to identify their tent using either an SMS message or automatic active RFID technology (a longer range version of that used in London Underground Oyster cards); both would trigger a distinctive glow in the tent helping identify it from a distance. " ...

Via Orange: Glastonbury Solar Concept Tent

Dairy Queen RFID Trial Tracks Customers

Dairy Queen deploys RFID tags in a pilot program to understand customer loyalty and preferences. Customers tag an item in their possession and swipe it upon return visits. ...

... "The consumer attaches the tiny tag to something they always have with them - a cellphone is suggested but hardly required - and can use it when they happen to be near a Dairy Queen. " ...

Via CBS News: Dairy Queen Loyalty Program RFID Pilot

Mobile RFID Customer Loyalty Program

Tetherball launches its RFID technology solution for mobile marketing that measures the effects of loyalty and rewards on customer actions. ...

... "Tetherball’s unique 360 degree approach helps clients tether their brand to target audiences by identifying what their customers want and delivering mobile campaigns that interact with the ultimate call to action through permission based mobile coupons, mobile rewards, mobile sweepstakes and mobile notifications. Integrating traditional marketing methods such as in‐store advertising, customers are engaged to sign up for mobile loyalty rewards programs offering promotional discounts. Upon joining, customers are given a Tetherball Tag, a tiny RFID chip that is easily affixed to their mobile phones, which uniquely identifies them through Tetherball’s sophisticated technology platform. Tetherball clients are then able to send offers to their customers via standard text messaging. Offers are redeemed electronically using existing in‐store RFID point of sale terminals or stand‐alone RFID kiosks provided by Tetherball. " ...

Via Tetherball: RFID Integrated into Mobile Marketing (PDF)

iPhone RFID

iPhone RFID: object-based media from timo on Vimeo.

Sony RFID HDTV

Sony integrates RFID technology into its HDTV to enable customer transactions. ...

... "They center on a FeliCa RFID tag reader built right into their remotes that lets owners pay for Video on Demand and other multimedia purchases using their cellphones. " ...

Via Electronista: Sony Bravia HDTV

Mobile-Enabling Objects with RFID

Alcatel-Lucent creates new capabilities for its touchatag (tikitag), such as two-dimensional barcode support, application programming inteface extensions, and new business applications for mobile enablement of objects. ...

... "touchatag is an online Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) service. This service makes it possible for the creation of applications that enable the launch of online applications with a simple touch of an RFID enabled device, such as a mobile phone. Items tagged with an RFID chip provide users with one touch, fast and easy access to on-line information, registration, ticketing and payment.

The new 2D barcode tag creation capability enables an RFID tag to be read by a mobile phone camera with a 2D barcode reader. With this capability, the touchatag online service then selects the right application to initiate, given the tag reader ID and the context. For example, a user can be seamlessly linked to a person's social network by reading a 2D barcode tag on a photo on a business card. Additionally, consumers can use a Firefox plug-in to quickly link a RFID tag to a website directly from their browser. " ...

Via Alcatel-Lucent: touchatag contactless applications

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NFC RFID for Qualcomm Mobile Phones

Qualcomm plans use of near field communications on its mobile phones to enable digital interactivity such as payments and collaborative sharing of data. ...

... "Mobile payments may be seen as the most attractive feature of NFC, but it also offers a larger range of possibilities." ...

Via InformationWeek: Qualcomm Near Field Communication

Qualcomm Support for Near Field Communication Technology: "Qualcomm is helping accelerate the commercial availability of mobile handsets featuring the short-range technology and is engaged with leading NFC solutions providers to develop reference designs based on the Company's Mobile Station Modem chipsets. NFC technology is well suited for payment, mass transit, ticketing and other similar applications requiring a quick and secure contactless exchange of data between devices that are in close proximity to each other. "

RFID Car Key Driver Safety

University of Utah research has developed a device that will prevent phone call and texting while driving. It will leverage RFID or wireless communications to disable the mobile phone when the car key is enagaged. ...

... "The system includes a device that encloses a car key – one for each teen driver or family member. The device connects wirelessly with each key user’s cell phone via either Bluetooth or RFID (radio-frequency identification) technologies. To turn on the engine, the driver must either slide the key out or push a button to release it. Then the device sends a signal to the driver’s cell phone, placing it in driving mode and displaying a stop sign on the phone's display screen. " ...

Via University of Utah: Teen Drivers

Great role play simulation video of the RFID product ...

McDonalds RFID Program

McDonalds Japan and NTT DoCoMo combine to develop new electronic payment process using RFID technology. ...

... "The coupons can be redeemed by tapping the phone against an RFID reader placed at McDonalds counters. " ...

Via CrunchGear: McDonalds Japan offers RFID payment

RFID Smart SIM Card Technology Enables Convergence Lifestyle

Touch SIM service is offered using TrueMoney RFID technology to provide customers access to convenient touch services that support their specific lifestyles and communities. ...

... "Supporting RFID technology, Touch SIM is a world-first offering that best suits all convergence lifestyles with just a touch. Its highlights include convenience, speed and security with smart features that match a range of modern lifestyles. Personal data and expense information can be recorded and stored on the Touch SIM. True also introduced leading new allies including Major Cineplex Group, The Esplanade, Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl, McDonald's and CP Fresh Mart which will offer more alternatives for new generation consumers in terms of supporting services for RFID technology. The first RFID offering, exclusively designed for fans of the top reality show True Academy Fantasia Season 5 (AF5), will allow voting for contestants simply through touch via the Touch SIM, making it more easy and convenient. " ...

Via True Corporation: Touch SIM innovation on TrueMove mobile phones with just a touch using RFID technology

RFID Cellphone NFC Hotel Checkin Scenario

Mobile RFID scenario by VingCard ...

Felica RFID Chip: Japan Growth

Sony Felica RFID chip is growing well in Japan. It is used for micro-payments on cards and devices, such as cell-phones. ...

... "Felica is an RFID technology and doesn't need a battery to operate. The touch-and-go payments it supports work over a distance of a few centimeters ... " ...

Via PC World: Read