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The Role and Task of the System Architect

The deliverables of a System Architect are stacks of paper, or the electronic equivalent, symbolized by the stack. Deliverables of a system architect consists of a stack of paper, the main deliverables of a System Architect. Quite often the System Architect does not even produce all deliverables mentioned here, but...

Tags: Deliverable, System Architect, Koninklijke Philips Electronics

White papers 2000-09-10

I-CODE Supports Innovative Data Tracking in Hospitals

In any hospital the most complex and demanding working environment can be found in the Intensive Care Unit ICU. Providing care to patients in the most serious conditions involves many complex medical systems, and provides the most challenging environment for new ID solutions. Systems proven here will work anywhere else...

Tags: Hospital, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Healthcare

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I-CODE Enables Museum Visitors to Take Their Memories Home

With the support of its partners, Philips Semiconductors, Austria Card and Datatronic, the Technical Museum of Vienna has unveiled the world's first RFID multimedia system. The system enhances the experience of visitors to the museum's medien.welten media worlds exhibition, which provides a complete overview of the development of storage and...

Tags: Multimedia, Museum, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, I-CODE, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Vertical Industries, RFID, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Wireless, Security, Biometrics

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Disposable I-CODE ICs Enable Runaway Sporting Success

Pygmalyon Electronique's DAG system is an electronic timing solution that has been under development for the past two years. It has already been chosen for numerous sporting events, from marathons and triathlons to cycling and cross-county skiing. The disposable DAG system was launched at the 'Transjurassienne' (a large and with...

Tags: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Pygmalyon Electronique

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Argos Implements 'Track-and-Trace' Supply Chain Solution

In 2003, Argos - a major catalogue retailer in the UK and Ireland with over 500 stores and an annual turnover in excess of £3 billion - introduced a trial 'track-and-trace' system for jewelry and other high-value items across its supply chain in the north of England. The system uses...

Tags: Supply Chain, Argos, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Supply Chain Management (SCM), RFID, Retail, Enterprise Software, Software, Wireless, Security, Biometrics

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I-CODE Streamlines Toyota's Paint Shop Logistics

After the successful implementation of an I·CODE system in Toyota's South African manufacturing plant, Toyota UK also opted for an I·CODE based RFID system when it wanted to upgrade its paint shop tracking system in its car production facility in Derby. The Derby facility manufactures Avensis and Corolla models for...

Tags: Logistics, Toyota Motor Corp., Koninklijke Philips Electronics, I-CODE, Supply Chain, RFID, Business Operations, Wireless, Security, Biometrics

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I-CODE Brings the Benefits of RFID to Blood Sample Tracking

Proxximity Systems Ltd. has developed an I·CODE-based system to accurately track blood samples. Currently undergoing UK trials at the Pathology Laboratory of the Portsmouth NHS National Health Service Trust, Proxximity's BioTag Positive ID System has already shown major reductions in administration time, both during sampling and laboratory processing. And with...

Tags: U.K., Koninklijke Philips Electronics, RFID, Workforce Management, Benefits, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Human Resources

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FEVEX Introduces RFID to Spanish Cattle Farmers

According to data from the Spanish Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, there are currently over six million cattle in Spain. The Spanish cattle farmers association FEVEX Federacion de Productores de Ganado Extensivo represents more than 2500 farmers with 300,000 cattle, making it the largest farming group in the European...

Tags: Spain, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, FEVEX, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics

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Dell Increases Production Efficiency With ICODE

The second largest computer retailer in the Asia-Pacific region, Dell Computers supplies a range of desktop PCs, notebooks and servers for the huge Chinese computer market. However, when it first established its manufacturing, sales and support facilities in Xiamen, the company quickly noticed bottlenecks occurring within its logistics and distribution...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Capture, Logistics, Inventory Tracking, Computer, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Supply Chain, Productivity, Business Operations

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Smart Labels Speed Production of Wooden Doors

Opening the way to new possibilities in manufacturing automation and logistical efficiency, the German wooden door manufacturer 'Nickel' has crossed the threshold to a full electronic identification solution. Using Philips I?CODE RFID technology to identify each door throughout their complete production process, they have optimized and automated their procedures for...

Tags: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Manufacturing

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I-CODE Identifies Museums Old Masters

Attached to some 15,000 drawings at the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam - which includes works by Rembrandt, Renoir and Picasso - I?CODE-based Talking Tags provide museum staff with a fast and easy solution for locating an individual piece of art, as well as helping with increased security. The...

Tags: Museum, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, I-CODE, Security

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I-CODE Protects Recreational Boats Against Theft

In Germany, there are an estimated 660,000 small recreational boats, of which some 560,000 are registered and insured and approximately 100,000 in use but unregistered. About 2,000 of these boats are stolen each year, 95% of which are never recovered and with an average value of 30,000 Euros each the...

Tags: Boat, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, I-CODE, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

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Web4CE: Accessing Web-Based Applications on Consumer Devices

In a world where all devices will be interconnected, the boundaries between the different devices will start to disappear. Devices will be able to access each other's applications; sessions can be suspended on one device and resumed on another device; devices can serve as each other's input and output device,...

Tags: Device, Web-based Application, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Internet, Web Technology, Cloud Computing

White papers 2007-05-12

IEEE 802.22: The First Worldwide Wireless Standard Based on Cognitive Radios

In November/2004, it witnessed the formation of the first worldwide effort to define a novel wireless air interface1 standard based on Cognitive Radios CRs: the IEEE 802.22 Working Group WG. The IEEE 802.22 WG is chartered with the development of a CR-based Wireless Regional Area Network WRAN PHYsical PHY and...

Tags: Radio, IEEE, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, IEEE 802.22 Working Group, Wi-Fi, Wireless

White papers 2005-09-03

C-MAC: A Cognitive MAC Protocol for Multi-Channel Wireless Networks

A number of algorithmic and protocol assumptions taken for granted in the design of existing wireless communication technologies need to be revisited in extending their scope to the new Cognitive Radio CR paradigm. The fact that channel availability can rapidly change over time and the need for coordinated quiet periods...

Tags: MAC, Network, Wireless Communication, Wireless Network, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Wi-Fi, Wireless

White papers 2007-02-16

An Advanced Cache Power Model for an Embedded Processor Using SLEEP Methodology

Low power design of the digital SoC System on a Chip is a hot research area recently. The power estimation techniques can be implemented at all abstraction levels in the low power design flow, of which system level is on the top. The power estimation in this level can greatly...

Tags: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Productivity, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components

White papers 2006-10-06

Now Everybody Speaks

Known as the Venice of the North, the beauty of the Belgian city of Brugge prompted UNESCO to include its medieval centre on the World Heritage list. The city cherishes its past, while embracing the future. Its 900-bed hospital AZ Sint-Jan, just across the canal that surrounds the city's historic...

Tags: Hospital, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Speech Recognition, Healthcare, Emerging Technologies

Case studies 2007-06-29

HITAG S Helps Protect Food Supply

Animal disease outbreaks are potentially devastating to the meat production industry. Not only do large numbers of infected animals need to be slaughtered, but also the resultant scares can cause huge dips in consumer consumption. It can also take years for consumer confidence to return after such events. The only...

Tags: Food, Animal, Outbreak, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, RFID, Food & Beverage, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Manufacturing

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RFID Improves Quality in Construction Industry

As a major player in the Hong Kong construction industry, the MTR Corporation knows the importance of ensuring the quality of construction materials provided by contractors. So the company, which builds and operates urban railways as well as being a developer of both retail and residential properties, recently set up...

Tags: QA, Construction Industry, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics

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The System Architecture Process

The System Architecture Process is positioned in the business context. This process bridges the gap between the Policy and Planning Process and the Product Creation Process. The purpose of the System Architecture Process is to provide the Integral Technical overview and consistency, and to maintain the integrity over time. Subjective...

Tags: System Architecture, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, System Architecture Process

White papers 2003-11-01