Screen LibraryInnovative automatic identification and location-based services：from bar codes to chip implants
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Information Science Reference,
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| Publisher Address: | Hershey, PA |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 518 p.: ill. ; 29 cm. |
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9781599047959 (hardcover) 1599047950 (hardcover) 9781599047973 (ebook) 1599047977 (ebook) |
| Index Number: | TP391 |
| CLC: | TP391.4 |
| Call Number: | TP391.4/M621 |
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"Premier reference source"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Innovation studies -- Historical background : from manual identification to auto-ID -- Globalization and the changing face of IDentification -- Barcode : the pioneer auto-ID technology -- Magnetic-stripe cards : the consolidating force -- Smart cards : the next generation -- Biometrics : in search of a foolproof solution -- RFID tags and transponders : the new kid on the block -- The auto-ID technology system -- Geographic information systems & location-based services -- The auto-ID trajectory -- The socio-ethical implications of automatic identification and location services -- The rise of the electrophorus -- The do-it-yourself RFID implantee -- Uberveillance -- Conclusion. "This book emphasizes the convergence and trajectory of automatic identification and location-based services toward chip implants and real-time positioning capabilities"--Provided by publisher. |