Week 15-16

Keywords: Christmas, Testing RFID readers, Touch Table

Summary

The last two weeks before Christmas, we tested out different ideas with the touch table, including RFID. By scanning the RFID tags of library cards or books, users could thus obtain personalized library materials and recommendations via the touch table. We will further explore these ideas in the new year. Furthermore, we attended various meetings, and presented in various settings, including the UiO Web Editor group, and at the UiO medical library (Rikshospitalet). This led to further project ideas and insights.

Specific activities

Testing RFID reader

  • An idea emerging from the brainstorms (and other venues) is to allow personalized access to the touch table. We tested two RFID readers, and where they could be placed on/under/behind the touch table

 

(1) Regular RFID reader

  • Works if put under the wood, either horizontally in the white wooden frame around the screen, or vertically behind the wood in the base of the touch table
  • Is a bit large, so if put in the frame it needs to be covered, if put under the screen, in the base, an additional “shelf” has to be added to the table
  • Does not read RFID chips in keycards (it seems)

(1) (2)

(2) Small / cheap RFID reader/writer, “USBRFIDReader”

  • Could be easily put in the frame of the screen
  • Could read RFID chips in keycards

Potential issue: range, book/card chip should be exactly above reader (use two of the readers, ask users to “slide” book?)

 
Publisert 4. jan. 2017 08:24 - Sist endret 7. apr. 2017 14:26