20, 40, 80 billions connected objects in the smart cities of the future by 2020 as foreseen by many large IT companies and consulting firms. But is our planet ready for as many billions Ion-lithium battery equiped objects ? What about the impact on our environment ? Hopefully, there are solutions to reduce the need of batteries in connected objets and energy harvesting is one important field of study. NFC, better known for contactless payment and transportation cards, is one technology that can be used to reduce the needs of batteries in connected objects, allowing a cleaner and greener environment, as this track will present. Smart Cities and Countries Congress, Sept. 3, Paris

1. Connected objects
How technology can enable a more environmentally-friendly design
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2. The internet of things is …
• A world of sensors
• « Wearables »
• Quantified self
• Connected objects
• Smart …. stuff

4. The internet of things is also …

5. Industrial Internet of things, M2M

6. Smart health
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7. Smart metering / smart home / smart office
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www.ijenko.com/fr/solution/home-area-network/
www.erdfdistribution.fr/Linky/
www.nest.com/‎
www.sfr.fr/‎

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10. XX billions connected objects in 2020

11. How can we create
environmentally-friendly
connected objects ?

12. Powering XX billion objects – AC/DC
• AC – Local wired objects
• DC – Wired and non-wired objects - Accumulators, batteries
• Energy harvesting (and storing) for « small » non-wired objects
• Cinetic – watch, trees
• Sun – photovoltaics, smart roads
• Thermoelectric
• Piezoelectric
• Ambiant radiation
• Radio-frequency – RFID (HF, UHF)
• …

13. Powering YY (=%XX) billion objects
• Communication between two objets
• RFID, only contactless / wireless electronic tech.
in which only one object needs a power source
• NFC, HF RFID, is available on mobile
• Contactless payment, transportation, access, games, keys
• Cards, mobiles, electronic equipments
• Simple NFC tag reading and dynamic NFC tags
RFID family

14. Components of a connected object
₊ Sensor(s)
₊ Actuator(s)
₊ Intelligence
₊ User Interface
₊ Connectivity
₊ Context
₊ Identification
₊ Security
₊ « Design »
₊ POWER
= Data (frequency, type, amount)
 People , computers and things can « act » upon.
 To measure, to inform, to decide, to share, to identify, to authorise, to
authentify, to launch, ….

15. How to design a smart umbrella ?
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16. How to design a smart umbrella ?
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http://twelvemonkeyscompany.com/

17. How to design a smart umbrella ?
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http://www.nfcnetstore.com

18. Components of a smart umbrella

19. Smart city – Public bench, bus stop, museum

20. Games

21. Games

22. What about sensor-equipped
smart objects ?

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Source NXP

24. Components of a connected object
UV measurement tool
• Sensor(s)
• Intelligence
• UI
• Connectivity
• Context
• Power

25. Components of a connected object
UV measurement tool

26. « Hacked » Coffee Machine

27. Gazpar from GrDF

28. Lysbox from Z#BRE

29. NFC adds smart to existing and new things
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30. NFC as a key IOT enabler
Design
• Connect existing objects (including non-electronic)
• Design battery-less smart objects
• No need to duplicate all functions in all connected objects
Usage
• Enabling “smart” citizens
• Passive – Use only
• Active – Collaborative
• Content and mobile sensors sharing
• Geolocation - passive / active
• Crowdsourcing
Think NFC mobile as the "remote control" of our environment
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31. Thank you !
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