RFID Based System for Child Safety

M. Sarosh Umar

ISBN 10: 3659411205 / ISBN 13: 9783659411205

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2013, 2013

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Time and again unfortunate incidents involving breach of security of children all over the world have surfaced. Fatal stampedes, drowning in swimming pool, locking up in the bus are some of the tragic incidents that have been a part of the headlines in recent times. This grave problem of safety and security of young children has drawn the attention of the society and numerous solutions have been proposed ranging from employment of manpower for monitoring to installation of CCTV cameras at critical locations to name few. However, since most solutions involve human aspect they are not very reliable and have frequently failed. This book demonstrates the use of the emerging technology of RFID alongwith GPS and GPRS to address the issue of constant monitoring of the child and generating alarms and alerts in the event of some unforeseen and undesired situation. This scheme not only provides security but at the same time identifies the impending danger which looms in critical situations. The system can be effectively deployed at schools, kindergartens, crèches, play areas etc.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 68 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: RFID Based System for Child Safety
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659411205
• ISBN 13: 9783659411205
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 5D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 5 millimeters depth
• Weight: 119 grams

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Synopsis

Time and again unfortunate incidents involving breach of security of children all over the world have surfaced. Fatal stampedes, drowning in swimming pool, locking up in the bus are some of the tragic incidents that have been a part of the headlines in recent times. This grave problem of safety and security of young children has drawn the attention of the society and numerous solutions have been proposed ranging from employment of manpower for monitoring to installation of CCTV cameras at critical locations to name few. However, since most solutions involve human aspect they are not very reliable and have frequently failed. This book demonstrates the use of the emerging technology of RFID alongwith GPS and GPRS to address the issue of constant monitoring of the child and generating alarms and alerts in the event of some unforeseen and undesired situation. This scheme not only provides security but at the same time identifies the impending danger which looms in critical situations. The system can be effectively deployed at schools, kindergartens, crèches, play areas etc.

About the Author

Mohammad Sarosh Umar is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Aligarh Muslim University in India. He has teaching/research and industrial experience of 24 years in India as well as outside. He has delivered more than 50 invited talks in the areas of E-Governance, User Authentication & Software Engineering.