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UILGDVK UILGDVK UILGDVK UHGLV VHUYHU DOO WRS ORVW GDWD FOHDQLQJ +HUPHV HYHQW GHWHFWLRQ HGJH VHUYHU Preetam D’Souza Max Guo David Wang Advisor: Insup Lee Real&me Inventory Management with RFIDash Senior Project Poster Day 2013 Department of Computer and InformaFon Science University of Pennsylvania Abstract Mo&va&on Algorithms and Data Features Future Work RFIDash is a realFme Radio Frequency IdenFficaFon (RFID) system that enables retailers to take control of their inventory with simple hardware setup and an intuiFve dashboard UI. Overstocks, understocks, theW, shrink, incorrect manual inventory adjustments, long checkout lines – this is just a sampling of the many challenges facing retail stores today. Current commercial inventory management systems suffer from being slow, inaccurate, and costly. RFIDash tackles these problems from the ground up with an integrated soluFon. System Overview System Architecture 7LPH 6PRRWKLQJ Received Signal Strength Indication !"#$% !'%()%! !"#$% !'%()%! !"#$% !'%()%! • 1 reader • 4 antennae • 43 tags • ~90% accuracy with 4 antennae reading 35 tags in a 9m x 8m room • total cost of ~$1500 Zero wait Fme with transparent checkout RealFme inventory visibility • Add noFficaFon system • Antenna placement strategy • Integrate with Point of Sale • Consolidate and package product • Pilot program RFIDash wirelessly reads tagged items, filters the data, and presents it to the user in realFme.
