Ranasinghe, D.Leong, K.Ng, M.Engels, D.Cole, P.Tokuda, H.2008-01-112008-01-112005Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing.http://hdl.handle.net/2440/40122The concept of a “Networked Physical World” originated from the Auto-ID Center, now called the Auto-ID Labs. Such a system can be realized with a combination of automatic identification technology and a ubiquitous computer network that will glue the physical world together. The ability to form a ubiquitous item identification network has a wide range of applications including manufacturing automation and supply chain management. We describe the building block system components of a distributed ubiquitous item identification network aimed at creating a “Networked Physical World” system and explore the data flows within the system.enConference paper00200740902008011111101646575Ranasinghe, D. [0000-0002-2008-9255]