[CES] MoBeam terminal debut is expected to become a cheap FeliCa"

Mobile phone software provider Ecrio Inc. in the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (2008 International CES) on the LED generated by the bar code and the transfer of information "MoBeam" technology. The company had held in February 2007, the 3GSM World Congress (3GSM World Congress 2007) on the announcement that MoBeam technology will use mobile phones equipped with LED. At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show, the company exhibited support for MoBeam terminals and U disk. By the way, the company in 2007 received NTT DoCoMo and the famous credit card companies Visa International investment.

The MoBeam technology can be used to make the white part of the black line in the bar code information received by the bar code reader through the software installed in the terminal. Using the software on the terminal, the terminal can be equipped with red or white LED. Bar code reader will be supported by the end of the MoBeam irradiation of the light is recognized as a common bar code information. MoBeam software used in C language is described in the 100KB LED driver software.

For the purpose of MoBeam technology, in addition to the product discount coupons, Ecrio also intends to use it to show the airline issued mileage points information. For example, users can use PC to support the technology of the terminal and the U disk to store discount coupon information, etc.. Scheduled for the first half of 2008 in Australia and New Zealand, using 100 MoBeam support terminal test services.

Source: Nikkei BP