RFID Emulation in Rifidi Environment

RFID is a technology for radio frequency identification that enables software systems to automatically detect and identify objects in the real world. Thanks to this ability, RFID is of interest for numerous companies; unfortunately, the evaluation of a new business scenario involving RFID demands significant investments in time, hardware, and infrastructure. Instead, Rifidi is a tool that quickly and realistically emulate RFID scenarios in order to explore their possibilities before investing in them. We present here an analysis of Rifidi, showing how to practically exploit it to design a new business process, and discuss pros and cons in its use. Furthermore, as a case study, we consider a new application that we have devised and that could be of interest for companies: an RFID-based, virtual shop assistant.

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