Combining RFID With Ontologies to Create Smart Objects

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology has long been known for its ability to uniquely identify objects. Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in storage capacity on the tag, which is giving rise to a new set of application scenarios. As the tag itself can carry relevant context information, processes can be managed locally rather than relying on a centralised system infrastructure. This in turn results in a massive interoperability challenge. The authors propose to solve this problem by combining RFID technology with ontologies to create smart objects in the context of manufacturing process control.