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Getting The Most From Mobile RFID With Middleware
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By Sybase® iAnywhere®
Mobile RFID enables unique RFID use-cases not possible with fixed readers. Mobile data collection devices such as scanners tethered to mobile computers, integrated handheld readers, and vehicle-mounted readers from companies such as Psion Teklogix, Intermec, LXE, and Motorola, allow the reader to be brought to the asset instead of the asset having to pass by the reader. These devices and custom applications running on them can leverage existing wireless networks to communicate continuously with the rest of the system, and can often be used offline to collect data for transmission to the rest of the system at later time.
Early RFID deployments brought to light a number of limitations with the use of fixed RFID readers for certain processes. For example, systems that leveraged RFID-enabled portals or choke points at dock doors highlighted issues including: tagged assets moving too quickly, the limited visibility of the asset beyond the choke point, and the inability to do inventory of stationary assets on shelves or in store rooms.
Today's deployments that use mobile RFID technology—from workers carrying integrated handheld readers to the mounting of specialized readers on forklifts—benefit from more flexible interaction with tagged assets and broader location coverage. The additional read opportunities enable greater asset visibility and allow for the recording of asset entry, movement, and placement around a facility. New applications are being built every day to leverage these unique capabilities.
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