From: Mr.T on

<tony(a)altavista.com> wrote in message
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> >> >BTW, those are *not* RFID tags in any case, and tagging the trolley is
by
> >> >FAR the cheapest part of the excercise!
> >>
> >> Well, could "You" explain what they are and how they function then ??
> >> They appear to me to be an electronic antenna arrangement circuit,
> >
> >Yep, that's what they are. But there is no "ID" (as in RFID), simply a
> >detection of ANY tag,

> that ID's a trolley as such.......

Nope, only senses a tag, ANY similar tag. No information is contained on the
tag to *identify* anything else at all.
You are simply arguing over the definition of "identification". But I'm
willing to accept that the original proper definition of "RFID" may have
been corrupted by the usage of non technical people like yourself. Doesn't
seem to warrant any further argument though IMO.

MrT.


From: tony on
On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:26:15 +1000, "Mr.T" <MrT(a)home> wrote:

>
><tony(a)altavista.com> wrote in message
>news:pltie4tpj3k59a9jvb00hs9jfddrvek050(a)4ax.com...
>> >> >BTW, those are *not* RFID tags in any case, and tagging the trolley is
>by
>> >> >FAR the cheapest part of the excercise!
>> >>
>> >> Well, could "You" explain what they are and how they function then ??
>> >> They appear to me to be an electronic antenna arrangement circuit,
>> >
>> >Yep, that's what they are. But there is no "ID" (as in RFID), simply a
>> >detection of ANY tag,
>
>> that ID's a trolley as such.......
>
>Nope, only senses a tag, ANY similar tag. No information is contained on the
>tag to *identify* anything else at all.
>You are simply arguing over the definition of "identification". But I'm
>willing to accept that the original proper definition of "RFID" may have
>been corrupted by the usage of non technical people like yourself. Doesn't
>seem to warrant any further argument though IMO.
>
>MrT.
>
So, how does it recognise the tag ??