Interactive clothes based on IOT using NFC and Mobile Application

The invention of Internet has made the day-to-day life facile and less complicated. A new revolution of Internet is the Internet of Things (IOT) where various devices and systems are connected to leverage data anywhere; anytime. IOT is expected to spread rapidly, over the coming years. A new dimension of services will be unleashed due to this confluence and motivation thereby improving the Quality of livelihood. Though IOT has made its way to all major industrial fields; textile industry is one region IOT has not made its mark yet. The proposed system is called the ‘Interactive clothes’ that makes use of NFC tags and IOT. A NFC tag is embedded within the clothes that consists of a unique Id. A mobile application is developed that scans the NFC tag present in the cloth and gets linked to a database stored in a cloud. It provides a digital environment for both the manufacturers and the end users. For manufacturers, the system has the potential to identify cheap replicas, keep track of the loyal customers, minimize the wastage of resources by eliminating price tags and to keep track of the goods using a single relational database system. As for end users, the benefits are immense. The mobile application provides a simple user interface where users could get advice on matching their clothes with other outfits, dressing according to the season, facilitating dry cleaning process, and deciding whether the color suits their skin tone. It also helps us keep track of the frequency of use.