Offers radio frequency identification, EMID, smart
coding, pml, and RFID. When complete, the Board will be made up of 20 diverse
sponsors from around the world, representing industries such as consumer
goods, retail, pharmaceuticals, food, transportation, etc. A primary function
of this Board will be to build consensus between what end-users need and
what technology can provide. Sponsors have intimate access to our research,
both through the Board of Overseers meetings, as well as through the soon
to be launched sponsors only web page. This presents sponsors with a window
to the future, and therefore the opportunity to influence the development
of the architecture: all extremely valuable knowledge capital that can be
used to inform strategic plans and research. End user sponsorship requires
a $300,000 dollar one time donation, and even more important, passionate
involvement with the Center and its work. Constant dialogue with end users
is vital to the success of our research.
smart coding
pml
RFID
radio
frequency indentification
EMID
radio frequency identification EMID
The Electronic Product Code (ePC) is a numbering scheme that
can provide unique identification for physical objects, assemblies and systems.
Information is not stored directly within the code - rather, the code serves
as a reference for networked (or Internet-based) information. In other words,
the code is an "address" - it tells a computer where it should
go to find information on the Internet. The ePC requires relatively few
parameters to determine its design: Number of bits - i.e., How much information
is needed to provide a unique identity to every single product manufactured,
sold and consumed in the global supply chain? Bit "partitions"
- i.e., What is the best way to organize - or "break up" - the
numbers/figures so that we achieve as many unique combinations as possible,
while also expediting Internet searches? Consider this an exercise in determining
the best "search hierarchy" - like a postal address - which goes
from country, to city, to zip code, to street, to house and individual.
As the detail or levels of the hierarchy increase, the speed and accuracy
of the search will likewise increase, but the possible combinations of unique
numbers will decrease. Offers radio frequency identification, EMID, smart
coding, pml, and RFID.