Automatic identification and data capture
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- For "AIDC" the Taiwanese company, see Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation.
Automatic Identification and Data Capture (Auto-ID Data Capture; AIDC) refers to the methods of identifying objects, collecting data about them, and entering that data directly into computer systems (i.e. without human involvement). Technologies typically considered as part of AIDC include bar codes, RFID, biometrics, magnetic stripes, OCR, smart cards, and voice recognition. AIDC is also referred to as “Automatic Identification” or “Auto-ID”.
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[edit] Privacy concerns
Frank Stajano provides an amusing example of Auto-ID violating an individual's right to privacy in his book 'Security for Ubiquitous Computing': ...busty femals should expect the exact make, model and cup size of their underwear to become rather widely known among their lecherous male colleagues. They might fight back in kind of course: globally unique serial numbers will allow them to find out and publicize which ones of their colleagues have not changed their underwear since the previous day.
One solution to this problem would be to avoid broadcasting the unique serial number, revealing the products identity (i.e. Calvin Klein boxer shorts) may be sufficient.
[edit] Noteworthy AIDC Companies
- Argox - Taiwanese manufacturer of CCD barcode scanners and barcode printers.
- Barcoding Inc. - National systems integrator, designs and builds AIDC systems and custom software.
- DAP Technologies - Mobile Computers, Rugged PDAs.
- Datamax - Barcode printers.
- Hand Held Products - Mobile computers, and barcode imagers.
- IntelliTrack - Barcode and RFID software for asset and inventory tracking.
- Intermec - Barcode & RFID scanners, mobile computers, barcode printers and RFID encoders. Holds majority of intellectual property related to RFID technology.
- PSC Inc. - Retail, Mobile & Wireless terminals, and Scanner/scale Products. Subsidiary of Datalogic S.p.A. (Italy).
- RedPrairie - Logistics,RF,RFID,WMS,TMS,LMS,customized and fully integratable for realtime visibility of anything.
- Sato - Barcode printers.
- Symbol Technologies - Barcode & RFID scanners, mobile computers, wireless LAN access points.
- Unitech - Mobile computers.
- Zebra Technologies - Barcode printers, labels and RFID encoders.
