| Experts in industry are predicting that wireless, mobile, Internet enabled devices will outnumber desktop machines in the future. This new mobility paradigm has developed a growing interest in location-aware systems and services. Many systems have been developed for the purpose of location tracking each with their advantages and disadvantages.; The main focus of this thesis is the development of a low cost, real-time object tracking system, called Web Based Object Tracking System (WeBOTS), that uses off the shelf, commodity products to perform coarse grained location tracking. The system uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Bluetooth technologies to obtain location information. The location information can then be viewed anywhere using a web browser.; This thesis investigates RFID and Bluetooth to see if they are feasible for obtaining location information. Research of the technologies and an investigation for a ways to exploit their features for location tracking. Furthermore, the thesis discusses some features missing from the technologies that would make it better for location tracking. |
