Radio Tags – A glance into Our Future.

What’s a radio id tag?

A radio frequency identification tag is a tiny tracking device with a microchip and antenna. Each tag has a unique code to identify the product, person

or animal wearing it. More than 50 million pets and 20 million livestock have already been tagged. Are humans next?

It is said that soon humans will started being implanted with radio tags so it is easy to access their medical data. These are called VeriChip. It is a medical radio identification tag that can be implanted under the skin of a patient. The chips memory holds the patients indemnification number. This enables doctors to access quickly the vital medical records of unconscious patients in the hospital emergency room. The Verichip is about the same size of a coin.

How do medical tags work?

1. Chip is implanted into the arm of a human
2. Handheld scanners send radio waves to the tag’s antenna to power chip.
3. Powered chip sends radio frequency signals back to scanner.
4. Patients number is sent fro ma scanner to a local computer
5. Computer connects to main server and requests patients file.
6. Server uses patient number to find file and send it to local computers in seconds allowing them to access all the medical history and information for the human.

Uses of ID chips:

• Pets – with tags on their collars, stray cats and dogs can be returned to their owners.
• Prisoners – whether in jail or out on parole, the authorities can track their movements.
• Marathon runners – runners can have their laces tagged so supporters can check locations and times.
• Medical patients – in the future, tags will store patient’s medical history as well as their patient number.
• Car Security – A chip in the car key holds the drivers number. If it matches the number in the cards memory, the card starts.

Also See … Smart Cards for more information on micro tagging and security.