...NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION Near Field Communication is an immerging technology in the field of wireless industry. NFC technology can be used in billing counters, buses, or sharing information to friends. It can be used by swapping the smart phone over NFC enabled device such as a NFC tag which has information stored in it. For example instead of swiping credit card in the card reader at any shop we can just simply take out phone from our pocket and wave it over the NFC enabled reader and credit card information will be transferred to the bank. HISTORY OF NFC NFC is not an innovation basically but an advance version of other short range wireless technologies like RFID. NFC forum was created to define the standards of NFC and facilitate it for further growth. NFC forum was founded in year 2004 in collaboration by Sony, Nokia and Philips. It define some standards which has to be followed by the NFC enabled devices and smartphones. The forum also ensures the inter compatibility of the NFC devices, which means that any NFC device can communicate with any other NFC device which provides a simple and fast way to transfer data and therefore it doesn’t restrict users to a few devices. Currently some companies have started using NFC technology such as Google and PayPal and this will encourage users to try this new technology. NFC is focusing on United States and is ready to establish itself as simple, contactless payment system. ...
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...enter 2011. Near Field Communication (NFC) is a standards-based, short-range, high frequency wireless connectivity technology that enables intuitive, simple, and safe two-way interactions among electronic devices (Ortiz). This is very different from Bluetooth technology in the sense that NFC requires a distance of four cm or less in order to work, while Bluetooth has a much larger range. NFC technology allows consumers to perform contactless transactions, access digital content, and connect devices with the simplicity of a single touch (Hamblen). NFC technology is primarily aimed at usage in mobile phones, thus this will be the context in which we are going to focus on. Since one could write a many page paper just on how the technology works, this paper will focus on how it works in simple terms, and the pro’s and con’s of this technology. NFC is a wireless technology used by manufacturers such as Philips or Sony. It makes it possible to establish communication between two objects, for example a mobile device and a base that has been equipped with an ad hoc antenna. NFC is both a read and write technology. In each connection there must be one reader devide and one writer device so that the appropriate exchange of data can be established. In writer or “card emulator” mode, the device replaces physical cards – contactless or other - normally used. Examples being credit cards, smart cards, even SIM cards in your cell phone. In reader mode; holding the device near a compatible...
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...In this modern society, everyone always has three things in their pockets or bags; there are wallet, mobile phone and their set of keys. However, this trend of carrying too many things is about come to an end. In fact, a mobile phone could make it possibly. Nowadays mobile phones are not just only can text message or make a call, people can also use it to surf Internet, check emails or as a GPS-device etc. With the endless developing of technology, the possibility of mobile service is expected more and more. Therefore, the Near Field Communication is implemented as one of the latest technologies. NFC (near-field communication) allows two devices placed within a few centimetres of each other to exchange data. In order for this to work, both devices must be equipped with an NFC chip. In the real world, there are essentially two ways this works which are two-way communication and one-way communication. The financial industry has for some time been working on contactless payment and NFC has been identified as a key solution. With NFC implemented in mobile phones the versatile possibilities within payment and access will be unleashed and wallets and keys will truly be only a memory from the past. Instead of using debit-, credit card or cash when completing a purchase and instead of using keys and other kinds of entry cards people will now only use NFC within their mobiles. The goal is simplicity and NFC will be the tool when creating the ultimate one for-All device. The feasibility...
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...D I S P O S I T I VO S E T E R M I N A I S JUNHO/2013 NFC CADA VEZ MAIS A SIGLA ‘NFC’ ESTÁ SENDO FALADA.. VAMOS APRENDER MAIS SOBRE ELA? Introdução sobre o NFC O NFC (Near Field Communication) ou numa tradução livre, Comunicação entre Áreas Próximas, é uma tendência irreversível, que vem ganhando cada vez mais força em todo o mundo. No Brasil, essa tecnologia já está disponível, principalmente, para o uso como ferramenta de marketing e de acesso a informações. Ao aproximar o celular NFC de um cartaz ou display dotado de etiqueta (tag) também NFC, o usuário pode receber na tela do aparelho informações sobre um evento, um produto à venda em uma loja, descontos promocionais ou até mesmo sobre as obras de arte de um museu, por exemplo. NFC COMO SUA CARTEIRA NFC COMO CONTROLE DE ACESSO ETIQUETA NFC O que é o NFC? É uma tecnologia criada para permitir a comunicação entre dois dispositivos, não mais do que isso. O princípio é simples: um deles faz o papel de Initiator (respondendo pela tarefa de iniciar a comunicação e controlar a troca de informações), e o outro faz o papel de Target (devendo responder às solicitações do Initiator). Leitura e g ravação: tendo como base a comunicação passiva, permite leitura ou alteração de dados existentes em um dispositivo NFC, como um receptor que desconta créditos registrados em um cartão de viagens; Peer-to-peer: é um modo para troca biredicional de informações entre os dois dispositivos, ou seja, cada A c o m...
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...PAY VIA SMARTPHONES Introduction It has been sixty years since the creation of the plastic credit card. The mobile phone technology finally brought the biggest revolution in the world of digital payments by introducing contactless mobile phone payment system, which is all set to create new trend in the consumer’s world. We can now use smart phones as mobile wallet to make payments for goods and services bought from the market. Contactless Near Field Communication (NFC) Much of the mobile payments activity centers on a technology called Near Field Communication, or NFC. Near Field Communication (NFC) is used mostly in paying for purchases made in physical stores or transportation services. An NFC chip built into the phone (or added to it via a micro SD slot or a carrying case) communicates with a credit-card terminal over a distance of less than two inches. Most transactions don’t require authentication, but certain require authentication using PIN, before transaction is completed. The payment could be deducted from pre-paid account or charged to mobile or bank account directly. Implementation of NFC in Asia and Europe NFC vendors in Japan are closely related to mass-transit networks, like the Mobile Suica used on the JR East rail network. Osaifu-Keitai system, used for Mobile Suica and many others including Edy and nanaco, has become the de-facto standard method for mobile payments in Japan. Its core technology, Mobile FeliCa IC, is partially owned by Sony, NTT...
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...Middle： My name is Fan Jiaqi. First, It's my turn to introduce its characteristics. Sony xperia is sony high-end smart phone series. Xperia is Sony 's first truly independent brand which represent Sony 's vision in the pursuit of a higher-end and more dynamic communication experience. And this series of mobile phones is also favored by most female. There are four features of Sony Xperia: i. Greenheart： Sony conducted a lot of work to reduce the loss of power in the standby state. The mobile chargers provided by Sony are the most efficient ones from the terms of power consumption in the standby mode. Sony throught sustainable development and production is one of the biggest challenges in the future, and it is also a problem to take immediate measures by responsible manufacturer. Through the Greenheart concept, Sony will be oriented to the future and ensure that the mobile phones are more environmentally friendly in the whole life cycle. ii. Bravia mobile® Engine： Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine make image more real. The world seems just close enough to touch. This feature allows you to see the color effect of picture and video more visible. iii. NFC smart touch card： The fashion Card use NFC Near Field Communication technology to open the scene functions, share information between a light touch, and bring us an easy entertainment and convenient life. iv. Exmor R™ Camera： 10 million pixels, the image is still delicate. With snapshot technology to achieve high-speed filming...
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...NFC Near Field Communication (NFC) technology makes life easier and more convenient for consumers around the world by making it simpler to make transactions, exchange digital content, and connect electronic devices with a touch (NFC 2011). Cell phone carriers, such as AT&T, use NFC capabilities in their cell phones as a selling point to the consumer. Some companies, like Samsung, use NFC TecTiles to help their consumers find what they need with just a simple glide of their phone. Major credit card companies use the NFC technology in their credit cards to make it simpler for customers to pay for merchandise without having to swipe there card. With the advancement of the first telephone to modern day smartphones, AT&T has been there. AT&T has always had a unique way of staying ahead and on track with the quick advancement of technology. Numerous smartphone application developers have tried to create software that will allow you to no longer worry about having your wallet. As long as you have your smartphone and the application, you still have the ability to pay for merchandise. With AT&T’s new application, ISIS, Near Field Communication technology is something they are continuing to move forward with. ISIS is a smartphone application that has been successfully designed to replace your wallet and put all your information in one program. Some people might say it sounds crazy, but Ben Spencer (2013) had done studies that have shown, “that cell phone users cannot...
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...Technical Writing, Communication and Research Engineering Enabling Near Field Communication Feasibility study in universities “Enabling NFC in Universities” (NFC enabled Student Identification card for University students) Contents 1.Executive summary: 4 2. Description of the project 6 2.1 The projects intended location 6 2.2 The environment surrounding it 6 2.3 Availability of the resources required to start the business 6 2.4 Business goals and objectives 7 2.5 History of the project 7 2.6 Motivation to start business 7 3. Market Description 8 3.1 Target market 8 3.2 Entering the market 8 4. Product description 9 4.1 Services: 10 4.2 Product selection: 10 4.3 Price & determination: 11 4.4 Competitive edge: 11 5. Organization Plan 12 6. Marketing Plan 15 6.1 Market Research 15 6.2 Market Segmentation 15 6.3 Target Market Segment Strategy 15 6.4 Competitive Strategy 16 6.5 Promotion Strategy 16 6.5.1 Publicity: 16 6.5.2 Advertisement 17 6.5.3 Internet and Social media 17 7. Financial Plan 18 7.1 Cost of the product 18 7.2 Advertisement cost 19 7.3 Salary 20 Conclusion 22 Reference: 23 1.Executive summary: University students and staff averagely spend their most valuable time nearly 45 minutes in a day to mark attendance, borrow a book from the library, or to take a token for dining. In many instances time is more valuable than anything on this living planet. Here comes to play we had a different view on this...
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...Near Field Communication. A convenient life comes with a price. Jeremy Johnson University of Maryland University College Near Field Communication. A convenient life comes with a price. Technology has been on a tremendous up rise in the past years, with the increasing technology come increasing ethical issues. Nothing in this world is perfect, so down sides to technology is expected. For example, personally I never buy the first edition of any new product, like a gaming system or a phone usually because the kinks aren’t ironed out at the time of release. A popular technology that is being put in new electronic devices to make life easier is Near Field Communication (NFC). NFC is a short range wireless communication technology that enables devices designed to establish radio communications with each other by being touched together or brought within a short distance. The NFC standard regulates a radio technology that allows two devices to communicate when they are in close proximity, usually no more than a few centimeters, allowing for more secure exchange of information. NFC came out Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID), is the technology used by shipping companies and in superstores to keep track of goods, it uses electromagnetic induction in order to transmit information (Egan 2013). NFC is similar technology, but made better equip for consumer smartphones and other devices. NFC can work in three different modes NFC target, NFC initiator, and NFC peer to peer. An NFC...
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...Available Online at www.ijcsmc.com International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing A Monthly Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology ISSN 2320–088X IJCSMC, Vol. 2, Issue. 3, March 2013, pg.18 – 25 RESEARCH ARTICLE An Automated Biometric Attendance Management System with Dual Authentication Mechanism Based on Bluetooth and NFC Technologies Samuel King Opoku Computer Science Department, Kumasi Polytechnic, Ghana samuel.k.opoku@gmail.com Abstract— Attendance Management System (AMS) is the easiest way to keep track of attendance for community organisations for day-to-day monitoring of attendance and manpower analysis. AMS comes in four types. These are Manual, Biometric, Card-based or E-Commerce systems. This paper presents the implementation of an AMS that is based on Bluetooth and NFC technologies in a multi-user environment. It uses fingerprint and the Bluetooth address of the NFC-enabled phone of the user to authenticate the identity of the user. A Java based desktop application receives the NFC tag IDs, other information associated with the mobile phone and the user and submits them to an analyser for the interpretation of the user’s behaviour. Key Terms: - Attendance Management System, Authentication, Biometric, Bluetooth, Mobile Phone, NFC. I. INTRODUCTION Attendance Management System (AMS) is the easiest way to keep track of attendance for community organizations such as school clubs, scouting units, church groups, business...
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...Introduction The purpose of this report is to give an overview of how Paypal manages their online base system. Founded in December1998, Paypal became one of the world’s largest internet based payment system. It is an online electronic payment system where consumers can use to buy and sell goods and services online and making payments. Users can set up an account with just an email address. With this, a user is able to transfer cash from peer to peer without using any credit cards; just bank transfer. A notification will be issued once transaction is done. Firm Infrastructure As part of global expansion, Paypal entered NASDAQ to attract investors priced at $13 per share. With this, it had attracted bigger companies and soon a giant company, Ebay, acquired Paypal for $1.5 billion in 2002. This move increases the level of confidence where Ebay consumers could use Paypal for making their transaction. Soon after, it acquire Verisign in 2005 and generated a revenue close to $1.8 billion. However, Paypal can be a threat to banks. Although Paypal does not function like a bank, users can store their cash in Paypal with a minimum balance of $70 (Meola, 2016) Technology Development Database Management System As the world keeps on changing their technology, Paypal ensures that their own technology is also up to date. Being one of the first and largest company to use the Cloud technology, it has created multi layers of applications to ensure that the system is compatible to suit...
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...android app which stores virtual versions of all existing plastic credit cards on phone. There will also be offering of Google prepaid master cards which can be re charge with funds from another card or bank account using an online interface. Google Wallet has been designed for an open commerce ecosystem. It will eventually hold many if not all of the cards you keep in your leather wallet today. And because Google Wallet is a mobile app, it will be able to do more than a regular wallet such as storing thousands of payment cards and Google Offers including loyalty cards, gift cards, receipts, boarding passes, tickets and the keys. Most importantly, every offer and loyalty point will be redeemed automatically with a single tap via near field communications or NFC and it will be expanded in future. RELATIONSHIP WITH MARKETING This article is relevant for marketing professionals because it has information of changing Technology day by day in the world. The way this article has been presented, organization of little or small things in busy life will be very convenience and protecting in future. Therefore this information will facilitate and would be very useful .Also; Google is approaching to people with sharp mind and creativity that attracts more and more customers’ everyday even though Google has been established many years ago. Marketing relationship...
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...Wireless Networks Wireless media is an essential part of everyday life now. Without it businesses would not be able to perform as efficient. Ever since wireless media came about, telecommunications turned the use of the Internet, electronics, and fiber optics. With the advancement of wireless media telecommunications businesses have the ability to send and receive messages to one another instantly eliminating the need of sending letters through the post office. One major challenge to developing a system of communications based on wireless media is the security. More than ever companies and individuals use this wireless technology to their advantage, for important documents or information they want kept to themselves, such as e-mail, mobile money transactions, and data transmissions. As these wireless technologies grow, and keep vital information, hackers begin to implement new ways to attack these new technologies. It is difficult to apply security into smaller devices with low power processors, minimal memory capacities and that use unreliable, low-bandwidth wireless networks. Smart phones that incorporate wireless technologies have changed the business world in numerous ways. With smart phones people can check and respond to important emails or calls when away from the office or workplace. Most businesses today require their corporate workers, managers, and supervisors to carry smart phones or mobile devices at all times. Businesses are now more than ever relying on mobile...
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...Near Field Communication NFC, or near field communication, is a type of connection that is established between two devices when touched together or brought close to each other. It is very similar to Bluetooth but with a more limited range and ease of access. NFC is used to transfer data and files between devices very fast and easily. Android features “Android Beam” and devices such as Nokia, Samsung, BlackBerry, and Sony have used NFC to pair external devices. NFC can also be used to share media, contact information, and even pair up to play games. Perhaps one of the most popular uses is the ability to pay using your device. You can store card information on the device and use the device at a designated terminal to pay. There are many pros and cons to using NFC. Some positive features include its versatility, convenience, and security in regards to card info. Some concerns with data security include the use of jammers to destroy data and “spying” with antennas. Another con of the technology is the expense of buying NFC compatible devices. Although larger companies may not have trouble paying for the equipment, smaller and privately owned companies can’t always keep up. Because this technology is fairly new, people are still finding out new uses for NFC. You can use it to share a long Wi-Fi password through transfer instead of paper. Using NFC tags, you can set up a place to tap in order to start up your computer upon arrival. It can even be used while driving. By setting...
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...Did You Join ReWards? David Haire DeVry University DeVry University Table of Contents * Executive Summary * Product Description * Benefits of Product * Competitive Analysis * Market Research * Safety and Health within innovation * Development Strategy * Launch Strategy * Reference Page Executive Summary This report was commissioned to recognize the problem at hand of time and money lost by consumers and retailers in the process of enrolling in and paying for retail rewards programs. Member products have recognized this problem. Did you join? The answer right now may be no, however give it time and you will understand why the answer will soon be yes! “ReWards” is an incremental innovative product that is due to release early next year. With ReWards, you will now have the ability to purchase a single, recycled hard plastic key fob which allows you to have one device that acts as your rewards membership card for all retail locations that offers a rewards program. ReWards is a company that originated in Algonquin, Illinois by a retired Army veteran who took note of the excessive amounts of rewards programs there were on the market and the hassle that seemed to go hand in hand with the enrollment and management of each program. ReWards is a fast growing company that has completely eliminated the hassle behind rewards programs! But what is the true problem at hand? Let us think back on our current shopping experiences. When was...
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