WebOTX RFID ManagerIntroduction

June 20103rd IT Software Division

RFID’s Applicable Business Operations

Many items to manage– Parts items: From a few hundreds to few thousands

Must be managed frequently– Inventory, etc.

Items to manage scattered – Many locations of warehouses

Time-consuming management– Frequent inbound/outbound warehousing

Expensive items to manage– Tag price (Return on investment)

Must keep records– Rental operations

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Suitable Business Operations

Major RFID Application Areas

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1 Logistics General logistics management, delivery, containers, mail delivery

2 Sales/Distribution Product management, customer management

3 Information distribution Posters, advertisement

4 Road/Traffic Aviation/railroad passenger support, location information, electrical number plate, vehicle

5 Food Traceability, automated food management, food purchase guidance

6 Financial Forgery prevention for currency bills/marketable securities

7 Medical care/Medication Medical care/medication support, medicine management, hospital business management

8 Environment Disposal, recycling

9 Elderly/Disabled Guidance, elderly health check-ups

10 Education/Culture Book management, educational contents management, cultural heritage protection, exhibit item explanation/guide

11 Workforce management Document/item management, employee management

12 IT appliance Home appliance remote/auto control

13 Entertainment Visitor management

14 Robot Crime monitoring

15 Construction Construction management

16 Factory automation Production activity support

17 Fire/Disaster prevention Fire extinguish activity support, disaster information gathering

18 Lifestyle/Individuals Item management

Source: “Research Workgroup for Advanced Use of Electric Tags in Ubiquitous Network Era”, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

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Introduction Case Study of WebOTX RFID Manager

• JA Oita Hita/JA Zenno Oita: Quality control for pears (Test Case)• Fresh Produce Traceability Research Group: Chain traceability management and support (Test Case) • EPCglobal: International logistics (Test Case)• Research Institution A, etc.: Lease/check-out management• Public Library: e-Shelf, check-out management• Financial Institution B: Document/data management• Regional Bank C: Approval document management• NEC Personal Products, etc.: Process management, board parts management• Major Manufacturer D: Parts inventory management, in-process product inventory management• Shanghai No. 1 Department Store: Customer management, customer services (Test Case)• Major Telecommunications Carrier E, etc: Asset management• Major construction Company F: Construction vehicle management• Meat Producer G: Temperature control for exporting meats

…etc.

Many business operations including national projects use WebOTX.

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JA Oita Hita/JA Zenno Oita (Quality Control for Pears)“Brand Oita International Trade Promotion Business for FY2006”

Oita

Record conditions

【輸入商社】

Sensor Tag

China, Taiwan, etc.

[Loading to Ship] [Sea Transport]

Record conditions

Record conditions

[Arriving at Port]

Detach

+5.5C/71%

Records temp., humidity, impact data during transportation

Quarantine/customs

Data gatheringConfirm transport

conditions of entirelogistics routes

Creates report automatically

[JA Oita Hita]

Sensor Tag

Attach

Use tags with sensors for temperature, humidity and impact, to control quality during transportation, and contribute to promoting high-quality agricultural product exports.

Case Study

[Importing Company]

35G impact detected!

Quarantine/customs

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EPCglobal (International Logistics Test Case)Supported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

WebOTX RFID Manager Information ServiceEPCglobal standard specifications “EPCIS1.0”approved

Tracking land/sea transportation from China (factory) to U.S. (warehouse) using RFID, realizing item (cargo) information sharing and real-time visualization.

Case Study

Implementation body: EPCglobal International Logistics Committee (TLS: Transportation & Logistics Services)Period: From December 2007 to January 2008 (Preparation: From August to December of 2007)Participants: 14 companies (NRI, NEC, Oracle, DHL, Schneider, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Alien, Savi, etc.)Purpose: Verifying EPCIS practical use for logistics operations, and verifying various tags operations.Details: Attach RFID to pallets/containers, and verify through actual operation process that real-time information

sharing and visualization can be realized, during transportation from the farm equipment manufacturer’s factory in China to warehouse in U.S.

Experiment Overview

Middleware

Reader/writer

TagPrinter

Farm Equipment Manufacturer

(Warehouse in US)Farm Equipment

Manufacturer(Factory in China)

* Shanghai

Passive RFID(UHF band) Active RFID

Load to Pallet

Load toContainer

Load toShip

SeaTransport

Unloadfrom Ship

Entire Promotion/Organization: EPCglobal TLS (Nomura Research Institute is Vice Chairman), MTI (Monohakobi Technology Institute, logistics research institute of NYK Line), Schneider (inland transportation company in U.S.)

Unload fromContainer

Unload fromPallet

WebOTX RFID Manager EnterpriseEPCglobal standard specifications“ALE1.0” approved

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Financial Institution C (Approval Document Management)

Trace ManagementAcceptance Process

Active Tag• Can be detected anywhere on desk.• Real-time situation tracking

• Titles and locations of approval documents in circulation are listed.• Can search circulation status.

Management PC

By attaching active type RFID tags to the approval documents, the document location can be identified and the approval process speed will improve.

Case Study

“Reserved Book In/Out System Using RFID” for Fuchu City Library

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☆ Automated recognition of book shelf locationWhen a book is placed on e-Shelf, RFID automatically recognizes the location, and users can find the book they are looking for with LED indicating the location.

☆ Automated book borrow/return operationsWith RFID, users can complete check-out processes only by placing a book on Kiosk terminal.

☆ Automated monitoring for unauthorized check-outRFID gate allows unauthorized book check-out to be prevented.

Operation efficiency improvement and new services are realized.First in Japan

Case Study

Shelf Management Application－ RFID Event Management－ Device Monitoring/Control

RFID Shelf Management Server

WebOTX RFID ManagerEnterprise

DB

Book shelf with RFID reading antenna and book location indication LED installed.

e-Shelf =

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Reservation/Lease/Return System– Reservation Function (Web)– Lease/Return Function– Lease/Return History Viewing Function

PC/Book Check-out Management System- Asset Management -

WebOTX RFID Manageｒ Enterprise– RFID Device Management Function– Data Communications/Management Function

RFID Reader/Writer Dedicated Terminal

Lease Management Server

(Lease Antenna)

(Return Antenna)

Location Information Management System

Check-out Monitoring Application– Unauthorized Check-out Monitoring– Alert Notice Function

DB

RFID Gate

(For Unauthorized Check-out Detection)

・・・

RFID Reader/Writer

(Location Information Detection Antenna)

・・・

By attaching RFID to the assets, automated asset lease management, lease record data collection, unauthorized check-out prevention, asset location information management, management man-hour reduction, and automated history information collection effective for asset maintenance can be achieved.

Advantages of Using WebOTX RFID Manager

Efficient development/operation/maintenance is possibleRFID-specific extended functions such as reader/writer control and data filterExtended tools designed for operations and maintenance

Finely-tuned support is available through our proprietary productsDirect support from development members, on-site support available if necessaryPractical support linked with RFID Business Solution Center available Global deployment support with proven sales and installation records available

Lead to gaining core system businessRFID system is front end system which may lead to winning back end system business

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・ Absorb difference of R/WAbsorb specification difference depending on vendors or frequency band, and common API is provided for application side.→ Reduce R/W specification investigation man-hour

Easy to control even when R/W coexists, added or changed.

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Add

Change

A B C D E F

WebOTX RFID Manager Enterprise

・・・

Application

Add/change devices

Efficient Development/Operation/Maintenance Possible

RFID System Specific Extended Functions

Reducing costs enables a reliable constructing and operating systems.

WebOTX RFID Manager EnterpriseFilter

TagSearch

Tag DetectionEvent

Tag LostEvent Event

Notification Control

Application

Reader/Writer

TagSearch

TagSearch

TagSearch Tag

SearchTag

DetectionTag

DetectionTag

DetectionTag

Detection

Data Filter

Reducing Loads

• Data control–Various filters are available, and

detailed settings according to R/W roles are possible.

→ Better performance

• RW Status MonitoringContinuous R/W status monitoring, notification to application side when problem occurs.→ Prompt failure detection

Supports R/W live-insertion/removal. No need to stop the system for physical R/W replacement, and automatically go back to normal operation. Continuous operation is possible.

• Operations Status Report (Log) CaptureCaptures according to device, internal middleware and application.→ Easy to isolate the problem locations

Simple causal determination of problem location by changing log capture level and error messages.

Easily analyze performance and make causal determinations using retrieved log filtering function.

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Extended Tools Designed for Operations and Maintenance

Maintenance cost reduction possible

Efficient Development/Operation/Maintenance Possible

RFID Information Sharing System Supporting Global Standards

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“WebOTX RFID Manager Information Service” is ideal for the following requests.

1Share RFID Event InformationNeed to share information on multiple sites within a group or between partners.

Link with Global SCM NetworkNeed to construct a system conforming with EPCglobal standards.

Construct with expandabilityInitially in-house system, but must expand for inter-company linkage in the future.

Product Transit

Manufacturer

Production ManagementApplication

Logistics ManagementApplication

RFID TagProducts

Use Image with Inter-company Linkage

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Enterprise

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Information ServiceWebOTX

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Information Service

Logistics

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Enterprise

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Information Service

Inventory ManagementApplication

Retail

Info ExchangeInfo Exchange

EPCglobal NetworkEPC

EventEPC

Event

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Gain Core System using RFID as TriggerLead to Gaining Core System Business

Front-end System

Antenna

Reader/Writer

RFID Tag

■ Can remotely read/write using wireless■ Can automatically recognize multiple IDs

simultaneously

■ Recognize IDs of persons and things (Read/write information)

■ Conduct operations directly related to RFID

■ Send recognized IDs to network View

IPNetwork

Back-end System

WebOTX RFID Manager

Job Applications

You can approach green-field customers using RFID system as a trigger.

■ Accumulate, integrate, and manage ID information associated with persons and things

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[Reference Use Example] Process Management

Introduce process management to each process, and visualize work processes.

Issues/Purposes/Background

Features/Effects

• Although barcode reading system is installed right before painting process, it is rarely used, and work process progress is not acquired.⇒ Manage progress with RFID!

• Manage progress by reading RFID tags at start/end of each process.• Breakdown and achieve installation stages by starting with small-scale processes first.

Parts Supplier

AcceptanceSTEP 4

Storage (Auto-warehouse)

Press (Auto)

Storage (Auto-warehouse)

Storage

STEP 1Plate Holing Process

Press

Welding

Storage

Automated LineSTEP 2

STEP 3

Painting

Assembly

Product Storage

Painting

Use Example

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[Reference Use Example] Wireless Device Management

Can confirm storage/use status and log by attaching tags to wireless devices, and improve management efficiency and security robustness.

RFID TagWireless Device StorageAntenna

Bottom Plate

Reader

HUB

LAN

LAN

DB

Wireless Device Management Application

WebOTX RFID Manager

LAN

Dedicated Line

Can confirm use status of each user and entire log.

Administrator

Other Departments

and sites

Administrator

Use Example

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[Reference Use Example] Uniform Management

Efficiently manage inventory, stock, and lease/return status, prevent misplacing and falsification, and improve security robustness by attaching tags to uniforms.

Imperial Hotel

Nippon Express

Purchase/Rental

ManufacturerRental Company

Cleaning

Hotel

Public Agency

Corporation

Amusement

Delivery Company

Disposal

Cleaning

Lost

Not Returned

Return

Lease

Button IC Tag

Inbound

Stock

Outbound

Inventory

Uniform Manager

User

Receive/Delivery

Lease/ReturnUse IC tags with performance that will not deteriorate with washing or cleaning.

Use Example

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[Reference Use Example] For Medical Industry

“Medical accident prevention” by placing on patients and medicines.“Real time location management and effective use” by attaching to medial equipment.“Achieving efficient medical practice for emergency” with real time patient traffic line.“Fake medicine prevention” by attaching tags to medicines in circulation.

Medical Accident PreventionIC tag attached to blood bag

Efficient Medical Care

偽造薬防止包装ボトルに取り付けられたICタグ

Wrist Band

Medical Device Management

Display Unit

Installed on Stretcher

EPC data 2-dimentional barcode

Change color in different angle

RFID tag attached to the bottom of the label

Fake Medicine PreventionIC tag attached to medicine bottle

Use Example

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[Reference Use Example] Returnable Box Management

Gather information on use times and stock status of returnable boxes (plastic cardboard) to utilize for cost management.

Issues/Purposes/Background

Features/Effects

• Subsystem requested by personnel at factory during production management system construction. (Scale is less than 5% of entire proposed system.)• Plastic cardboard costs around 10 times as much as ordinary paper cardboard; however, use status management was not performed.

• Manage use status of expensive returnable boxes.• Metal Die Management SL “EXASSET” developed by 2nd Manufacturing System Department was employed. Reduce development costs by customizing useful terminal reading functions

Data Management

Outbound

Return Inbound

RFID

Disposal

Inbound

Cleaning

Each Factory

Customer

RFID

RFIDRFID

RFID

RFID

RFID

RFID

RFID

Use Example

Purchase

Empty Box Storage