onID Aton's Radio Frequency IDentification

Logistics & Traceability Solutions

Aton’s Radio Frequency IDentification:You Can Have RFaith in Us!

Aton’s Radio Frequency IDentification:You Can Have RFaith in Us!

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.onID

.onID manages the whole RFID system

Sensors

Detection Area

Reader

Antennas

Tag Writing

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Each reader becomes just a data source, all readers are roughly equivalent

.onID

.onID allows abstraction of HW under use

At the same time it is possible to profit from each reader peculiarities (e.g.: Alien’s ITR)

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Thanks to .onID• it is possible to limit detection fields• sensor networks can be directly interfaced

with .onID• it is feasible to reduce dependence from specific

readers by avoiding their use as sensor “managers”

.onID

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Datum decoding & transformationOne of RFID middleware tasks is to make the

decoded datum available to the external system

Middleware decodes datum

This is why .onID is on-line with EPCglobal

In brief, to all effects, it is as though the datum were written on the tag

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Aton has a great deal of successful experience

in RFID applications

Case Studies

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TISSUE & SPECIALIZED SAMPLES MONITORING

Case Study 1 – MEDICINE & BIOTECHNOLOGY

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TISSUE & SPECIALIZED SAMPLES MONITORING

• Test tubes & packs are codified by means of tags

• Users may be provided with identification tag cards

• Antennas are installed in access gates to tissue banks

Case Study 1 – MEDICINE & BIOTECHNOLOGY

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Case Study 1 – MEDICINE & BIOTECHNOLOGY

TISSUE & SPECIALIZED SAMPLES MONITORING

RESULTS• Precise control of samples (user, product, date, sample-taking time) & restitutions

• Prompt product reprovisioning• Pen & paper are no longer necessary & manual barcode readings are not requested

• Staff access authorization management

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Case Study 2 – FASHION

GARMENT CODING BY MEANS OF TAGS

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Case Study 2 – FASHION

GARMENT CODING BY TAGS• Small flexible “inlay” tags are attached to garments

• Reading gates or antennas are installed in all interested areas

• RFID portable terminals are used

for mobile checks

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Case Study 2 – FASHION

GARMENT CODING BY TAGS RESULTS

• Logistics speeding & drastic error-making reduction

• Precise samples archive management• Anti-counterfeiting guarantee of garment

identity

• Anti-shoplifting • Unauthorized distribution channels detection &

traceability

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Case Study 3 – DISTRIBUTION: Roll Containers

METAL & PLASTIC ROLL CONTAINER RFID TAG IDENTIFICATION

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Case Study 3 – DISTRIBUTION: Roll Containers

METAL & PLASTIC ROLL CONTAINER RFID TAG IDENTIFICATION

• Suitable tags are attached at the base of roll containers

• Reading gates are installed on entrances

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Case Study 3 – DISTRIBUTION: Roll Containers

METAL & PLASTIC ROLL CONTAINER RFID TAG IDENTIFICATION

RESULTS• Precise & quick container-customer association

in exit phase• Fast identification in re-entry phase with prompt

deposit refund • Theft & error reduction• Greater customer satisfaction

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.onID Architecture, Data Flow Management

& RFID System Components

.onID

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.onID

inherits every data managing functionality

from Aton platform

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.onID Architecture

M3 Aton Mobility Platform

RFID

Collectors

RFID

ProcessorsArchitecture

Web Service

Tcp-ipSMS/email

FileSystemStardard Processors

http(s)

Tcp-ip

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.onID & Information Management Tools

By means of a Management Tool called Qflow,

it is possible to visually shape data flows received from the various

RFID system components

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.onID & Information Management Tools

An example of RFID system data flow

An object, called “collector”, provides access to data gathered by reader

Useful information is made available to user on any

client application via webservice

A series of blocks called “processors” elaborate data flow according to

configurable logics

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.onID Approach• The other middleware standardize a number of functionalities which remain fixed & monolithic

• Aton introduces extreme configurability according to customer’s demand & real working environment

.onID Positioning vs Other RFID MW

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Pros of .onID• .onID owns a much more sophisticated data management than most of its competitors• .onID is much lighter, allows easy embedding and excellent integration with existing systems• minimum requirement: amd CPU, 256MB memory, up to quadcore CPU processors

.onID Positioning vs Other RFID MW

MILAN ROME TURIN BOLOGNA TREVISO MADRID LISBON

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