A method and system for identifying individuals, accessing and updating background
information and directing appropriate personal interactions through use of an automatically
readable tag, such as an RFID tag. Information encoded on the tag is communicated
to a computer system that has a database, wherein identification information encoded
on the tag is used as a key to retrieve the relevant background information and
communicate that information to a portable display device. The system also takes
a photograph of the individual being identified and automatically sends the photograph
to the portable display device.