Transport for London launches NFC mobile phone test project “Real-time visibility of public transport transfers”
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For Londoners who like to catch up with the mobile phone trend, if one of the following technical tests is successful, then taking the bus may become more convenient and fashionable. This test is based on NFC mobile phone and application software, the purpose is to make the connection between multiple transportation nodes easier and more time-saving. This project is called “Real-time Visibility of Public Transport Transfers (VORTRIX)”, and is jointly developed and researched by Transport for London, several technology companies, and the Royal University of London Network Center. The Royal University of London Network Center and Kizoom cooperate to develop mobile phones for testing. Kizoom develops transportation-based applications for mobile devices.
The Blackfriars Transfer Bureau has installed 19 smart posters for testing at several bus stops, subway stations and piers. Each poster frame is embedded with an RFID tag. The test participants are each equipped with a Nokia 6131 mobile phone (embedded with a 13.56 MHz RFID module, including a high-frequency reader and tags that comply with NFC specifications).
Nokia 6131i
Participants used the Kizoom software on their mobile phones to select their destination, and then used their mobile phones to read the embedded tags of the smart posters. The RFID reader in the mobile phone collects a URL address from the tag, and the WEB browser on the mobile phone interface downloads route and schedule information according to the reading time and the location of the smart poster. The Kizoom software then shows the user the time and location of the next bus, train or ship arriving at their destination.
The test started in August this year and is expected to last until the end of the year. It is expected that the London Transport Network will provide users with 1,000 mobile phones, said Steffen Steinmeier, head of NFC global business development at NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors provides RFID modules and smart poster tags inside Nokia mobile phones.
If the participant did not choose a specific destination before reading the smart poster with the mobile phone. The mobile phone software automatically generates a table of local features based on location and time, along with route directions and timetables.
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