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RF-based Locating of Mobile Objects

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Dieter Uckelmann,

Giovanni RomagnoliAuthors Info & Claims

IoT '16: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Internet of Things

Pages 147 - 154

https://doi.org/10.1145/2991561.2991565

Published: 07 November 2016 Publication History

Abstract

Misplaced items in retail stores lead to inaccurate inventory assumptions, unsatisfied customers, lost sales and lower revenues of up to 10%. Real-time Locating Systems (RTLS) however, offer a solution to locate items in a defined space such as a retail store. The RTLS market offers a vast number of available solutions and technologies. Analysts forecast a strong growth of the RTLS market. Unfortunately the majority of users -- especially in retail -- are still waiting for cheaper offerings. Locating based on passive RFID is a promising low-cost approach for retail applications. This paper describes the current state-of-the-art in RTLS and shows a use-case of locating garments in retail applications.

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IoT '16: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Internet of Things

November 2016

186 pages

ISBN:9781450348140

DOI:10.1145/2991561

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University of Stuttgart, Germany
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Florian Michahelles
Siemens Corporate Technology, USA
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University of Stuttgart, Germany
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Siemens Corporate Technology, USA
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Alexander Ilic
University of St. Gallen/ ETH Zurich, CH
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