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Automated
Information and Data Collection (AIDC):
AIDC refers to data collection without the
use of a keyboard. Data collection can be accomplished
using many different types of technologies;
including bar code scanning and RFID, and storing
that data in a device such as a computer.
Bar Codes (BC):
The advantages of using BC data entry over
keyboard entry are very commonly observed in
grocery stores and retail shops. BC technology
is the automated vehicle for entering computer
information. Without BCs it is difficult, tedious,
time consuming and error prone to type correct
UPC bar code numbers. Using BCs overcomes the
above difficulties and results in greater inventory
control and pricing of thousands of items with
no additional human effort.
The expense of using BCs is limited to the
BC scanner and is well justified because items
are preprinted by the manufacturer.
RFID Solutions:
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) first
appeared in tracking and access applications
during the 1980s. RFID is a wireless AIDC system
which uses an electronic chip to store information
about the product instead of a BC. This chip
can be placed anywhere in, near or around the
item and does not need to be seen by the scanner
(line of sight). It survives in environments
that BCs would not, such as rain, livestock,
moving vehicles. A common example of and RFID
application is the ez-pass system, where cars
can be scanned traveling at relatively high
speeds without the use of a BC. Different varieties
of RFID allow different numbers of items to
be processed at different speeds and distances.
An additional advantage of RFID is that it
has the ability to read and write information
on the chip. It can be encrypted (counterfeit
and forgery proof) and hidden (without the knowledge
of the receiver). One of the largest applications
of RFID is the tracking of pallets. The chip
on every pallet has tracking information recorded
on it, such as onto which truck it is loaded,
and is completely hidden from the view of the
operators.
Unlike BCs, RFID systems can scan thousands
of small items in a short period of time.
The Difference:
All RFID applications solve different challenges.
Whereas most RFID solutions require some separation
between tags, the specific RFID solution brand
that I am offering is one that can scan RFID
tags stacked very closely together. This is
primarily geared towards small items and stacks
of documents and envelopes that need to be serialized
(each is different).
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