Pinnacle Teleservices product "R-Fi ™", is an end-to-end solution for educational Institutions that uses long range Radio frequency (RFID) Technology to read the Photo ID cards of the students. As the students pass beneath the doorways or through the main gate of the School, the R-Fi Reader/scanner records the data and translates the records for transmiting the same to further customized applications. The implanted device has an inbuilt automated SMS notification system which informs the parents about their kids at the time when they arrive and leave the school premises. Along with the in and out information of the child, the school management is also able to send the day-to-day happenings/activities of the school and behavior of the child.
Pinnacle's R-FI set-up may consist of several antennas and readers interacting with its various interfaces and applications, which transmits a UHF wave when a RFID tag (TAG is a plastic card of the size of visiting card with a passive micro chip inside it) comes in the proximity of this wave. The reader identifies the TAG number. Such data can be forwarded to desired mechanism for various customizations. A lot of people are already carrying RFID tagged Identity cards e.g. in corporate offices
R-Fi™ has reduce threat to the students, improve attendance and enhanced the day to day communication between the School administration and parents. The implementation of "R-Fi™" for Schools is tailored made and available with various customizations. The School management is facilitated with real time information of their students and is able to make the best use of the technology.
The School management is provided a secured and user friendly online web application to monitor and interact with the parents on day to basis. The web interface is enabled with multiple features for the school administration, which majorly includes :
R-Fi system is VERY safe and not harmful for the child. The Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) wing of India's Ministry of Communication has assigned a free frequency band for use by radio frequency identification devices