RFID in Japan

At WPC EXPO 2005, Tagged World Project was demoing a system that captures human behavior patterns using RFID tags, stores them in an XML format, and uses the data for predicting users' future behavior patterns. The system then provides services proactively.

The project includes participants from different organizations: ASTEM Kyoto, Gobi, Inc., Octopus, Inc., Ritsumeikan University, and Uchida Youkou.

A scenario: everything in your room is RFID-tagged and you have a mobile RFID reader. If you forget to lock the door, the system alarts you (If you don't touch your room key before leaving the room, the system can detect it).

At the expo, they've tagged business card holders, perfume bottles, dumbells, etc. Using a PDA and a small RFID reader, the system generates alart messages like "Please turn off the TV" etc.

This project looks somewhat similar to UW's Smart Watch

via InternetWatch

Posted by konomi at November 2, 2005 12:44 AM | TrackBack