POLICY :: RFID :: About RFID :: RFID & You

How can the Tags improve your life?

RFID is not just for specialists. Here are some examples that will show you how RFID can improve many aspects of your daily life.

Safety: the data contained in an RFID tag can help to trace any object. You can find out about the origin of food, drugs and valuable objects, check dates of production and transport and hence assess their quality.
Secure access to protected environments, such as buildings and bank accounts. RFID can be used to identify the person requesting access and grant easier and quicker access to authorised individuals.
User convenience: imagine you are coming home after a tiring day at work. If you are equipped with a “Smart Tag”, your home will recognise you when you come home. It will then adapt music, adjust room temperature and lighting based on your preferences.
Accessibility: RFID applications can help disabled users overcome restrictions caused by their condition, such as restricted mobility, limited vision or orientation problems.
Fighting counterfeiting: for some products like pharmaceuticals or medical devices, there is no room for bad quality. Bad quality is also a concern for entertainment, consumer electronics, luxury goods, car parts or retail. RFID helps to identify and recall products more efficiently and prevent illicit goods from entering the supply chain - or spot where they actually entered it.
Recycling: RFID tagging helps to sort and recycle products by automatically identifying and selecting the right treatment for them. This means the environment can be better protected and sustainable development improved.

RFID also has a significant impact on:

Transport and mobility: RFID could improve transport efficiency and security, and provide new quality services for the mobility of people and goods. The transport chain and conditions of goods (e.g. temperature) can be monitored over the entire transport duration. Equipped with Smart-Tags, people can be offered new location-based services like specific and personalised information (weather forecast, closest hotel according to preferences, etc.).
Healthcare: RFID could increase the quality of care and patient safety, and improve medication compliance and logistics. The Smart Tag identifies the patient, and provides the healthcare providers with the patient’s medical history (allergies, medications taken), helping to identify the proper treatment.
Retail: used to identify the position of an object at particular points in time, RFID could help reduce supply shortages, inventory levels, and theft.