If objects could talk: a novel resource discovery approach for pervasive environments

: We propose to extend standard Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) usage by storing semantically annotated data within RFID tags memory, so that objects may actually ‘describethemselves’inavarietyofscenarios.Inparticularhereweexploitourapproachtocarry out an advanced matchmaking process using metadata stored in RFIDs. A ‘fully backward compatible’ modification to the original RFID data exchange protocol is presented, allowing to implement an advanced resource discovery framework. A compression algorithm specifically devised to ease embedding of annotated DIG description is also proposed. Motivations and benefits of the approach are outlined in a tracking of agricultural and food products case study.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: IJIPT
• Authors: Michele Ruta, Tommaso Di Noia, Eugenio Di Sciascio, Floriano Scioscia, Giacomo Piscitelli
• Keywords: IJIPT 2007, RFID, RFID Data Exchange, Standard Radio Frequency