ID-CoBIT: a battery-less information terminal with data upload capability

Author

Nakamura, Yoshiyuki ; Nishimura, Takuichi ; Itoh, Hideo ; Nakashima, Hideyuki

Author_Institution

Cyber Assist Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

2-6 Nov. 2003

Firstpage

2511

Abstract

This paper presents an ID-CoBIT terminal that can drive an infrared ID tag with no plug-in power source. It also describes an ID sensor system for the terminal. We have been developing the CoBIT (compact battery-less information terminal) system. It can provide information support to users based on their locations and orientations. CoBIT is an ultracompact, low cost information terminal that can operate without batteries because it utilizes the energy from the information carrier and the user. However, CoBIT provides personal information support with difficulty because it lacks the capability to transmit a terminal ID from a distance of several meters. This paper proposes a battery-less infrared ID tag driving method that extends CoBIT naturally. Experiment results of a prototype system demonstrate the feasibility of ID-CeBIT.

Keywords

identification technology; information systems; telecommunication terminals; ID sensor system; compact battery-less information terminal system; data upload capability; infrared ID tag; Batteries; Communications technology; Context; Costs; Information science; Paper technology; Prototypes; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Ubiquitous computing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics Society, 2003. IECON '03. The 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7906-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2003.1280640

Filename

1280640