Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging
data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices with high levels of security.
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags — devices that can transmit
data over short distances to identify objects, animals or people — have become increasingly popular for tracking everything from automobiles being manufactured on an assembly line to zoo animals in transit to their new homes.
Not exact matches
Another is Intelesens, a company based in Northern Ireland that develops wireless monitoring technology that uses Bluetooth to deliver medical
data from sensors to a
short - range receiver and Wi - Fi to send
data over even longer
distances.
«Especially in densely populated areas, any parent will tell you that their child travels
over relatively
short distances each day, but we simply don't have the
data to back that up.»
The companies agreed on a contract, according to which Samsung is permitted to use NFC patents for contactless
data transmission
over a very
short distance in its products.