EPC UHF RFID Reader: Mobile Phone Integration and Services

Abstract

Electrical identifiers are rushing to overtake and replace traditional identification methods, like barcodes. Advantages of these new technologies are bigger data capacity and rate, more reliable reading and no need for line of sight. NFC tags are widely used already for example in libraries, but the representative of newer technology in UHF frequency band, EPC, is just around the corner. In this paper, we present the integration of EPC RFID reader to the mobile phone, as a functional cover. Furthermore, we propose ways to provide services to the user who reads EPC tags.