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Device-to-Business (D2BTM) Technology and Applications

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An intelligent wireless electronic device with built in sensors which provide automatic functions to the business

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Device-to-Business (D2BTM) Technology and Applications

Traditional RFID tag-and-reader solutions may not be adequate to provide sophisticated business automation and process control. To further extend the possibility of wireless communications, the Device-to-Business (D2BTM) technology developed by Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Special Features and Advantages

D2BTM device is an intelligent wireless electronic device with built in sensors which provide automatic functions to the business. Figure 1 shows a D2BTM device tagged mobile terminal and two D2BTM tagged containers

  • Operation range of approximately 40-60m for each device
  • Inter-tag communication to provide a wide range of hardware extensively for acknowledging the D2BTM device’s neighbour
  • Dynamic interaction with user(e.g. sound, light, text massages)
  • Connection with external sensors to enhance functionality to monitor the environmental factors • Connection with various types of market available devices (see Figure 2)

Applications

Since the active RFID embedded D2BTM device provides various types of interface for interaction with the environment and the operator, it offers unlimited potential for innovation. Applications that enable smart logistics operations are made possible by the use of this technology. In particular, both object traceability and operational efficiency of warehouse operations can be enhanced by such applications. As shown in Figure 3, the D2BTM device could be applied to facilitate the location and picking of a specific item in the warehouse

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