Startbahn, Inc. was selected as a winner of the 26th Auto-ID System Grand Prize and contributed a featured article in the January 2025 issue of Auto-ID magazine. The article primarily introduces the blockchain infrastructure “Startrail” used in Startrail PORT and the NFC tags that serve as its touchpoints.

■ Publication Details

• Title: Auto-ID, January 2025 Issue

• Publisher: Japan Industrial Publishing Co., Ltd.

• Release Date: January 10, 2025

• Price: ¥2,300 (tax included)
  
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■ Table of Contents

【Feature: Presentations of 2024 Auto-ID System Grand Prize Winning Systems】

• Improving Restocking Efficiency in Retail Stores Using Image Recognition / NEC – Soma Shiraishi & Yuji Tahara

• Digital Transformation in Endoscope Asset Management Using Diagnostic AI and RFID / FUJIFILM Medical – Kazunari Toyama / Netrex – Nobuyuki Kaneko / Toshiba TEC – Hiroshi Furuuchi

• Classical Document Deciphering Service Using AI-OCR / TOPPAN Digital – Takashi Okada / TOPPAN – Ryujiro Osawa

• Blockchain Certificate Service for Artworks and Similar Assets / Startbahn – Keisuke Ota & Keigo Okuda

• Battery-Free Weight Displacement Detection System Using RFID Sensor Tags / E-Guard – Tadayoshi Kudo

• Smart Waste Collection Proof-of-Concept / SATO – Kazuya Hirata

• Advanced Logistics Video Recording System / Packing Labo – Seikan Hong
  
  【Auto-ID Solution】

• Auto-ID Technology and App Development Accelerating On-site Digital Transformation / OpenStream – Yoshinori Oya & Yudai Odazaki

• Automating Equipment Management Using IoT Platforms / Nobest – Koichiro Ishii
  
  【Hot Topic Tracker】

• Social Demonstration of the “Body Temperature Visualization Seal (tentative name)” / FANCL – Yufumi Horibe
  
  【Series】

• Bringing Smiles to Users with IT Device Support, Vol. 44: Toward the Spread of ETA & AAL (Part 39) / ETA & AAL Promotion Council – Yoshikazu Yorimoto

• Practical RFID with NFC, Vol. 144: Overseas RFID Vendor Visit Report (Part 2) / Hayato Information – Yasuhiro Osaka

■ About Startbahn, Inc.

Startbahn provides the technologies essential for artists and all those involved in the art world, aiming to build a more enriched society. The company is building the blockchain infrastructure “Startrail,” which supports the trust, authenticity, and legacy of artworks.

【Official Website】 https://startbahn.io

■ About Startrail

Startrail is a blockchain infrastructure led by Startbahn, specifically designed for the art world. It aims to ensure the reliability, authenticity, and long-term value preservation of artworks.

NFTs issued on Startrail not only record the issuing entity’s information but can also log events crucial to the artwork’s value—such as exhibitions, transactions, restorations, and appraisals. Terms related to secondary distribution and usage of artworks are preserved across services, allowing long-term management of the works.

Due to blockchain’s nature, this information cannot be deleted, altered, or duplicated. Startrail supports various formats: physical works like paintings and sculptures, digital works based on images, video, and audio, and even installations.

【Official Website】 https://startbahn.io/startrail

■ Contact Information

Startbahn, Inc.
Public Relations
pr@startbahn.jp