CONNECTED OBJECTS - how NFC technology enables a more environmentally-friendly design

Connected objects

How technology can enable a more environmentally-friendly design

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The internet of things is …

• A world of sensors • « Wearables » • Quantified self • Connected objects

• Smart …. stuff

The internet of things is also …

Industrial Internet of things, M2M

Smart health

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Smart metering / smart home / smart office

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XX billions connected objects in 2020

How can we create environmentally-friendly

connected objects ?

Powering XX billion objects – AC/DC

• AC – Local wired objects

• DC – Wired and non-wired objects - Accumulators, batteries

• Energy harvesting (and storing) for « small » non-wired objects • Cinetic – watch, trees

• Sun – photovoltaics, smart roads

• Thermoelectric

• Piezoelectric

• Ambiant radiation

• Radio-frequency – RFID (HF, UHF)

• …

Powering YY (=%XX) billion objects

• Communication between two objets • RFID, only contactless / wireless electronic tech.

in which only one object needs a power source

• NFC, HF RFID, is available on mobile

• Contactless payment, transportation, access, games, keys

• Cards, mobiles, electronic equipments

• Simple NFC tag reading and dynamic NFC tags

RFID family

Components of a connected object

₊ Sensor(s)

₊ Actuator(s)

₊ Intelligence

₊ User Interface

₊ Connectivity

₊ Context

₊ Identification

₊ Security

₊ « Design »

₊ POWER

= Data (frequency, type, amount)

People , computers and things can « act » upon.

To measure, to inform, to decide, to share, to identify, to authorise, to authentify, to launch, ….

How to design a smart umbrella ?

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How to design a smart umbrella ?

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How to design a smart umbrella ?

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http://www.nfcnetstore.com

Components of a smart umbrella

Smart city – Public bench, bus stop, museum

Games

Games

What about sensor-equipped smart objects ?

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Components of a connected object UV measurement tool

• Sensor(s)

• Intelligence

• UI

• Connectivity

• Context

• Power

Components of a connected object UV measurement tool

« Hacked » Coffee Machine

Gazpar from GrDF

Lysbox from Z#BRE

NFC adds smart to existing and new things

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NFC as a key IOT enabler

Design • Connect existing objects (including non-electronic) • Design battery-less smart objects • No need to duplicate all functions in all connected objects Usage • Enabling “smart” citizens

• Passive – Use only • Active – Collaborative

• Content and mobile sensors sharing • Geolocation - passive / active • Crowdsourcing

Think NFC mobile as the "remote control" of our environment

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Thank you !

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