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It’s not an imagination or Science fiction, but it’s the technology.

It is true that long checkout lines at the grocery store are one of the biggest complaints about the shopping experience, but soon these lines could disappear when the ubiquitous Universal Product Code(UPC), bar code is replaced by smart labels, also called radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. RFID tags are intelligent bar codes that can talk to a networked system to track every product that you put in your shopping cart.

Imagine going to the grocery store, filling up your cart and walking right out
the door. No longer will you have to wait as someone rings up each item in your
cart one at a time. Instead, now the shopping basket will communicate with the
billing system and as soon as you arrive at the counter, your total amount will
be already calculated and displayed to you by the cashier. Is it too factious?
Do I sound Crazy?

Dear friends, all what I said can be accomplished by the RFID tags and its proper implementation. These RFID tags will communicate with an electronic reader that will detect every item in the cart and ring each up almost instantly. The reader will be connected to a large network that will send information on your products to the retailer and product manufacturers. Your bank will then be notified and the amount of the bill will be deducted from your account. No lines, no waiting.

  • Tags - An RFID tag is a tiny radio device that is also referred to as a transponder, smart tag, smart label or radio barcode. The tag comprises of a simple silicon microchip (typically less than half a millimeter in size) attached to a small flat aerial and mounted on a substrate. The whole device can then be encapsulated in different materials (such as plastic) dependent upon its intended usage. The finished tag can be attached to an object, typically an item, box or pallet and read remotely to ascertain its identity, position or state.

So you wonder why we don’t replace our barcode system with RFID tags.
Privacy may be the concern, but it can also be handled and security can also be increased with the use of these tags and supported systems. This can be a very appropriate solution for garment retailers, since people are tend to walk in with their belongings, such as shopping bags and other necessary bags and by implementing this solution it can, the particular garment can be monitored and theft can be prevented as a whole, even if something happens a worse case scenario will be catching a thief while trying to shoplift any RFID tagged garment.


More information on RFID technology, visit the following links
RFID Center
Ross Enterprise

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