Automatic Identification and Data Capture

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Presented by Nada Aried, Paul Czerniak, Dan
Lavender, Fabrice Toscano, Paul Zaher
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AIDC - What?

• AIDC - identification and/or direct collection of
  data into
• Computer System (PC)
• Programmable logic controller (Register)
• Microprocessor-controlled device
  (handheld-unit)

Without a keyboard
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AIDC - What?
Major Elements of an AIDC System

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AIDC - What?

• AIDC - covers many groups of technologies and
  services
• Bar Code Technologies
• Card Technologies
• Optical Character Recognition
• Radio Frequency Identification
• Emerging Technologies (Biometrics)

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AIDC - Why?

• AIDC - supports 4 common goals
• Eliminate errors
• Accelerate processes
• Reduce data-entry costs
• and ...

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AIDC - Why?

• Customer Service
• Reduced waiting time at checkout
• More accurate pricing and descriptions
• Inventory look up
• Coupons / Discounts / Deals

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AIDC - Why?
Discount

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AIDC - Where?

• Everywhere
• Retail
• Manufacturing
• Distribution
• Health Care
• Financial
• Military

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AIDC - Who?

• Governing bodies
• ISO - International Standards Organization
• IEC - International Electrotechnical Committee
• ISO/IEC/JTC1 - Joint Technical Committee
• ANSI - American National Standards Institute
• UCC - Uniform Code Council
• http//www.aimglobal.org/standards/stndrdorgs.htm
  

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AIDC - Who?

• Major Players
• AIM - Automatic Identification Manufacturers
• http//www.aimglobal.org/
• Ohio University
• http//webit.ent.ohiou.edu/autoid/
• MIT Auto ID Center
• http//auto-id.mit.edu/

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AIDC - Technologies

• Bar Code Technologies
• Card Technologies
• Optical Character Recognition
• Radio Frequency Identification
• Emerging Technologies (Biometrics)

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AIDC - Bar Code Technologies

• Oldest form of AIDC technology
• Most widely used
• STANDARDS!

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AIDC - Bar Code Technologies
How do bar codes work?

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AIDC - Bar Code Technologies

• Emerging Technology
• 2D Bar Code
• Stacked Symbologies
• Matrix Symbologies
• Packet Symbologies
• Advantages Data Storage

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AIDC - Bar Code Technologies

Bar Code 1 Home Page
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AIDC - Card Technologies

• Magnetic Stripe
• Optical Cards
• Smart Card
• Usually credit card size plastic cards
• Carry large amounts of information on a
  microchip
• 2 types
• Dumb
• True Smart Card (contact vs. contactless)

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AIDC - Optical Character Recognition

• The recognition of printed or written text
  characters by a computer
• Converts the character image into a character
  code, such as ASCII
• Used by
• Libraries
• Retailers

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AIDC - Radio Frequency Identification

• The hot technology (and the topic of Pauls
  summer project)!
• System Components
• Transponders or Tags
• Active vs. Passive
• R/O vs. WORM vs. R/W
• Signal Range
• Encoders
• Readers or Transceivers

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AIDC - Biometrics

• Verifies or recognizes a persons identity
• Key to Biometrics
• Stable physical characteristics
• Hand silhouette
• Facial feature
• Iris pattern
• Blood vessel pattern on the retina or hand
• Fingerprint
• Individual behaviors
• Typing on a keyboard
• Speech (voice patterns)

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AIDC - Wrap Up

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AIDC - Wrap Up

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Questions?