Intelligent Tag Radar Software Enables New Applications for RFID

Logistics Insight Asia - Technology & Market Trends, 28/7/2008

Alien Technology has announced the availability of its new Intelligent Tag Radar (ITR) software developed for the ALR-9900, ALR-9800 and ALR-8800 Enterprise-Class reader platform. ITR is the first RFID reader software to provide comprehensive information about the position and direction of UHF RFID tags in addition to the contents of the tag memory.

The Intelligent Tag Radar reader platform includes:

· ITR-Singulation, a breakthrough technology that enables the reader to easily discriminate among adjacent tagged objects on a conveyor such as items, cases or airline baggage, without the need for specialized antennas, sensors, or near-field equipment;

· ITR-Velocity, which provides real-time information on the speed of a tagged object, enabling discrimination between stationary and moving objects and automated decision-making based on speed and location;

· ITR-Directionality, which identifies whether an item is coming or going as well as the direction of the item; and

· ITR-Range, which enables the system to isolate tagged items to a given zone, with sufficient precision for most applications, but with much lower cost than competitive technologies like active and WiFi tags.

“With this new ITR platform, our partners and their customers can derive new value from their existing investments in RFID,” said Scot Stelter, director of reader product marketing with Alien Technology. “This extension of the Alien Reader Protocol enables our partners to address unsolved business problems using existing Alien readers and Gen 2 tags as well as to expand RFID into new growth applications and segments.”

Alien Technology, www.alientechnology.com