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RFID Light Bulb: Enabling Ubiquitous Deployment of Interactive RFID Systems

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Jeremy Gummeson,

Chouchang (JACK) Yang,

Damith Ranasinghe,

Alanson SampleAuthors Info & Claims

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, Volume 1, Issue 2

Article No.: 12, Pages 1 - 16

https://doi.org/10.1145/3090077

Published: 30 June 2017 Publication History

Abstract

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has the potential to provide inexpensive, wireless, battery-free connectivity and interactivity for objects that are traditionally not instrumented. However, these systems have not seen widespread deployment outside warehouses and supply chains, owing to the complexity of installing bulky RFID readers, antennas, and their supporting power and network infrastructure.

In this work, we leverage advances in semiconductor optics, RF antenna design and system integration to create a hybrid RFID reader and smart LED lamp, in the form factor of a standard light bulb. This makes deploying RFID readers literally as easy as screwing in a light bulb. We explore the home-scale RFID interactions enabled by these smart bulbs, including infrastructure monitoring, localization and guided navigation, and standalone lighting effects.

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RFID Light Bulb: Enabling Ubiquitous Deployment of Interactive RFID Systems
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools
2. Networks
  1. Network components
    1. Wireless access points, base stations and infrastructure

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Published: 30 June 2017

Accepted: 01 May 2017

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