Information Storage on RFID Tags: Some Structural Optimizing Solutions

Abstract

RFID tags are an automatic means of identification and allow additional storage of information. Presently, it is estimated that RFID tags will replace bar codes, because one and the same tag can store the information carried by multiple bar codes. However, the current needs require a greater storage capacity than that which is available at present. At the same time, there is a strong relationship between price and storage capacity: larger memory capacities directly increase the cost per tag. The present paper presents several solutions aiming at optimizing the information storage of RFID tags. These solutions allow users managing RFID applications to capture additional information and enable a range of new application efficiencies and intelligence.