Title :
An active RFID system for hospitals
Author :
Yung, Edward Kai-Ning ; Leung, Ivan C W
Author_Institution :
City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
This paper begins with a brief historical review of AIDC and RFID. Then, the relative merits of active and passive RFID systems and their significances in the era of information technology are compared and contrasted. Finally, a semi-active RFID system for hospitals is designed and its characteristics are discussed for illustrative purposes.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; hospitals; radiofrequency identification; AIDC; active RFID system; hospitals; radio frequency identification; wireless identification system;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics Conference (AEMC), 2009
Conference_Location :
Kolkata
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4818-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4819-7
DOI :
10.1109/AEMC.2009.5430580
