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Method and system for tracking mobile devices using radio frequency identification (rfid) tags

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In this paper, an approach for tracking a mobile device over a wireless network using multiple Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags (101, 103) are affixed correspondingly to stationary (or fixed) points to form a grid for conveying location information.
Abstract
An approach is provided for tracking a mobile device (105) over a wireless network Multiple Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags (101, 103) are affixed correspondingly to stationary (or fixed) points to form a grid for conveying location information The module device includes an RFID reader (105a) configured to obtain an identifier of one of the RFID tags (101, 103) , wherein the one RFID tag represents a particular location of the mobile device within the grid

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