Vending machine as surveillance tool

By Regine
on March 12, 2005 8:41 AM
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Osaka is turning to high-tech systems for preventing/dealing with crimes. In addition to RFID-based mobile messaging service, special vending machines with embedded surveillance cameras will be used.

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The city plans to install 10 such vending machines -called Unmanned Police Station Robots- next year. Kids will carry RFID tags that have a push button and press it in case of emergency and the nearest vending machine will respond by automatically transmitting pictures of the area to the police. The RFID tags are also used to track kids. Of course.

Via the always surprising RFID in Japan.

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