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In order for the users to find objects more efficiently, one can mark {{UBIK}} objects with [[#Technical_background|certain properties]]. Whenever a user scans a RFID tag with the {{UBIK}} Android client, the resulting ID value can be used to find all matching objects, namely objects that have the right property.
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In order for the users to find objects more efficiently, one can mark {{UBIK}} objects with [[#Technical_background|certain properties]]. Whenever a user scans a RFID tag with the {{UBIK}} client, the resulting ID value can be used to find all matching objects, namely objects that have the right property.
  
 
== Introduction: RFID & NFC ==
 
== Introduction: RFID & NFC ==
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Amongst the use cases for NFC, there is communication between smartphones and other devices, but also the scanning of RFID tags.
 
Amongst the use cases for NFC, there is communication between smartphones and other devices, but also the scanning of RFID tags.
  
The {{UBIK}} Android RFID scanning feature specifically is the ability to scan RFID tags in order to identify {{UBIK}} objects.
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The {{UBIK}} RFID scanning feature specifically is the ability to scan RFID tags in order to identify {{UBIK}} objects.
  
 
== Supported RFID Tags ==
 
== Supported RFID Tags ==
 
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The client uses NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) for maximum compatibilty between NFC devices, tag types, and operating systems.
There are three types of RFID markers supported by {{UBIK}} Android:
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* NfcA (RFID standard: ISO-14443A) {{Version/AndroidSince|2.4.2}}
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* NfcB (RFID standard: ISO-14443B) {{Version/AndroidSince|2.4.5}}
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* NfcV (RFID standard: ISO-15693) {{Version/AndroidSince|2.4.5}}
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== Supported Devices ==
 
== Supported Devices ==
 
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When your client supports NFC, you can see this by opening the side menu. If NFC is supported, a button for enabling/disabling NFC is shown on the top.
Currently, all devices with standard Android NFC reader access are supported, as well as the Getac Z710 rugged tablet with a built-in RFID reading module accessed by the proprietary Getac SDK.
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{{Attention|Not all Getac Z710 devices do have an RFID reading module.}}
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== Search modes ==
 
== Search modes ==
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== Search result ==
 
== Search result ==
 
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If the phone is placed near an NFC Tag, a search is triggered automatically. The side menu will open up and show the results. If there is exactly one result, the client automatically navigates to that object, if there are more results, the user can select the object out of the list.
Once the objects are found, they are displayed in a list. The users can then browse to any of the objects for more information by clicking on the objects.
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== Classifications ==
 
== Classifications ==

Revision as of 10:50, 23 February 2021

In order for the users to find objects more efficiently, one can mark UBIK® objects with certain properties. Whenever a user scans a RFID tag with the UBIK® client, the resulting ID value can be used to find all matching objects, namely objects that have the right property.

Introduction: RFID & NFC

NFC stands for "Near Field Communication" and is a set of ideas and technologies for data transfer between devices, typically in close distances. Technically, it is based on RFID ("Radio-Frequency Identification"), which describes specific technical solutions.

Amongst the use cases for NFC, there is communication between smartphones and other devices, but also the scanning of RFID tags.

The UBIK® RFID scanning feature specifically is the ability to scan RFID tags in order to identify UBIK® objects.

Supported RFID Tags

The client uses NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) for maximum compatibilty between NFC devices, tag types, and operating systems.

Supported Devices

When your client supports NFC, you can see this by opening the side menu. If NFC is supported, a button for enabling/disabling NFC is shown on the top.

Search modes

UBIK® provides two modes for searching objects: online and offline.

Searching offline

In any case (regardless of the network connection and sync mode), UBIK® always goes through all the objects currently available on the device and find the ones that match the scanned results.

Searching online

When the Internet is avaiable and UBIK® is not running under offline mode, the search result is enhanced by online search. This means any objects that match the scanned results can be found even if they don't yet exist locally.

Search result

If the phone is placed near an NFC Tag, a search is triggered automatically. The side menu will open up and show the results. If there is exactly one result, the client automatically navigates to that object, if there are more results, the user can select the object out of the list.

Classifications

In order for objects to be identifiable through RFID, they have to carry the SYSCLS OBJECTWITHRFIDTAG classification.

The service query used for online searching is SYSCLS RFIDTAGSCANQUERY.

See also