JP3857126B2 - Ring IC tag, baggage management method, medication management method and position management method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ring-shaped IC tag, for example, an IC tag suitable for an air baggage tag (tag).
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the case of using an aircraft, the passenger checks the checked baggage when boarding. A staff member of the airline company attaches a tag called a tag to the checked baggage, and hands the stub to the passenger as a checked baggage claim (claim tag). The air bag tag and its stub record information for identifying the checked baggage. In the unlikely event that the package does not reach the destination airport, a claim will be made based on this stub.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In general, an air bag tag is required to process a certain amount of information accurately and quickly. Therefore, it is conceivable to use, for example, an IC label instead of the conventional air bag tag. An IC label is a kind of RF-ID media in which an IC module and a loop antenna are incorporated, and can be attached to a desired object surface at any time by the action of an adhesive (adhesive) applied to the back surface thereof. It is configured as follows.
[0004]
In the IC label, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, an IC module 101 is provided on a flat substrate 100 defined depending on the standard dimensions of an IC card, and a loop antenna 102 according to a spiral two-dimensional pattern is provided. Forming. In this case, the communication distance of the loop antenna 102 is determined by the number of turns of the loop and the size of the empty plane in the antenna. As a result, it is difficult to secure a sufficiently large communication distance in the form of the IC label.
[0005]
On the other hand, when the conventional IC label form as shown in FIG. 7 is used as it is for an IC tag, the structure of the IC tag as shown in FIG. 8 is obtained. In the IC tag of FIG. 8, an IC module 111 is provided on a flat substrate 110 defined in an elongated rectangular shape, and a loop antenna 112 is formed according to an elongated spiral two-dimensional pattern. In this case as well, it is difficult to ensure a sufficiently large communication distance depending on the number of turns of the loop and the size of the empty plane in the antenna.
[0006]
Further, since the IC label and the IC tag as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are always communicable before and during use, the IC label before use near the reader / writer (reading / writing machine) If the IC tag is placed (or stored), it may cause malfunction due to interference. In the future, when the communication distance of the reader / writer is improved, the possibility of the malfunction due to the above-described interference may further increase.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an IC tag that can secure a large communication distance and can be set to a communicable state at any time during use.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, in the first invention of the present invention, a belt-shaped sheet member,
A plurality of conductive lines formed on the surface of the sheet member;
An IC module connected to two of the plurality of conductive lines,
One end of the sheet member is formed with a conductive recess along the width direction,
The other end portion of the sheet member is formed with a conductive convex portion complementary to the conductive concave portion of the one end portion,
Wherein the plurality of conductive lines includes a one end portion of one of the conductive traces of the two conductive lines adjacent to each other in the fitted state of the guide Dentotsu portion of the conductive concave portions of the one end portion and the other end Provided is a ring-shaped IC tag characterized in that a loop antenna is formed by being connected to the other end of the other conductive line .
[0010]
In the second invention of the present invention, the ring-shaped IC tag of the first invention is attached to baggage,
Write information related to the baggage on the IC module of the ring-shaped IC tag,
There is provided a baggage management method for managing the baggage based on information read from the IC module.
[0011]
In the third invention of the present invention, the ring-shaped IC tag of the first invention is wrapped around a predetermined part of an inpatient,
Write the inpatient attribute information to the IC module of the ring IC tag,
Read information from the IC module upon medication to the hospitalized patient,
A medication management method is provided, wherein the suitability of medication is determined based on information read from the IC module.
[0012]
In the fourth invention of the present invention, the ring-shaped IC tag of the first invention is wrapped around a predetermined part of an inpatient,
Write the inpatient attribute information to the IC module of the ring IC tag,
A position management method is provided, wherein the position of the inpatient is managed based on communication with the ring-shaped IC tag.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a ring-shaped IC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a figure explaining the fitting state of the edge part of the ring-shaped IC tag concerning this embodiment. Furthermore, FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a use state of the ring-shaped IC tag according to the present embodiment.
[0014]
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a ring-shaped IC tag 1 according to the present embodiment includes an elongated belt-like sheet member 11 made of, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate). On the surface of the sheet member 11 as a base material, seven substantially linear conductive lines 12 to 18 along the longitudinal direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 1), such as aluminum, copper, or silver paste, are used. It is made of a conductive material. Here, the seven conductive lines 12 to 18 are formed so as to be spaced from each other, and the respective conductive lines are electrically insulated from each other.
[0015]
One end of the uppermost conductive line 12 in FIG. 1 among the seven conductive lines is connected to one terminal of a non-contact type IC module (IC chip) 19. The other end of the conductive line 12 is connected to a conductive recess (see FIG. 2) 21a formed of the same conductive material at one end (right end in FIG. 1) 11a of the sheet member 11. On the other hand, one end of the conductive line 18 located at the lowermost position in FIG. 1 is connected to a conductive convex portion 26b formed of the same conductive material at the other end (left end in FIG. 1) 11b of the sheet member 11.
[0016]
The other end of the conductive line 18 is connected to the other terminal of the IC module 19 while being insulated from the conductive lines 13 to 17. The other ends of the other conductive lines 13 to 17 are connected to the conductive protrusions 21 b to 25 b at the other end 11 b of the sheet member 11, respectively, and the other ends of the conductive lines 13 to 17 are connected to the conductive recess 22 a at the one end 11 a of the sheet member 11. To 26a, respectively. The IC module 19 is a very thin element, and is attached to the surface of the sheet member 11 with an appropriate adhesive after, for example, the process of forming each conductive line.
[0017]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, one end portion 11a of the sheet member 11 is formed in an uneven shape along the width direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 2). And the other edge part 11b of the sheet | seat member 11 is formed in the uneven | corrugated shape complementary to the uneven | corrugated shape of one edge part 11a. In other words, the conductive concave portions 22a to 26a formed at the one end 11a of the sheet member 11 and the conductive convex portions 21b to 25b formed at the other end 11b of the sheet member 11 are configured to be fitted. Moreover, the adhesive 28 is apply | coated to the surface of each convex part 27 formed in the one end 11a of the sheet | seat member 11 as needed.
[0018]
In the present embodiment, when the ring-shaped IC tag 1 is used, as shown in FIG. 3, the uneven portion of the one end 11 a of the sheet member 11 and the uneven portion of the other end 11 b of the sheet member 11 are fitted. As a result, the other end of the conductive line 12 and one end of the conductive line 13 are connected by fitting the conductive concave portion 21a and the conductive convex portion 21b, and the other end of the conductive line 13 and one end of the conductive line 14 are connected to the conductive concave portion 22a. And the conductive convex portion 22b are connected by fitting, and the other end of the conductive line 14 and one end of the conductive line 15 are connected by fitting the conductive concave portion 23a and the conductive convex portion 23b.
[0019]
Furthermore, the other end of the conductive line 15 and one end of the conductive line 16 are connected by fitting the conductive concave portion 24a and the conductive convex portion 24b, and the other end of the conductive line 16 and one end of the conductive line 17 are connected to the conductive concave portion 25a. The other end of the conductive line 17 and one end of the conductive line 18 are connected by fitting the conductive concave portion 26a and the conductive convex portion 26b. Thus, the loop antenna can be formed by fitting the uneven portion of the one end 11 a of the sheet member 11 and the uneven portion of the other end 11 b of the sheet member 11.
[0020]
As described above, in the ring-shaped IC tag 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to ensure a large empty plane in the loop antenna formed in the usage state, and thus it is possible to ensure a large communication distance. Moreover, the other end of one conductive line and the other end of the other conductive line are accurately connected by a simple operation of fitting the uneven part of the one end 11a of the sheet member 11 with the uneven part of the other end 11b of the sheet member 11. The IC tag 1 can be set to a communicable state at any time by connecting in an aligned state, reliably forming a loop antenna.
[0021]
Furthermore, according to the opposite viewpoint, the other end of one conductive line is removed by a simple operation of releasing the engagement between the uneven portion of one end 11a of the sheet member 11 and the uneven portion of the other end 11b of the sheet member 11. It is also possible to release the connection state with one end of the other conductive line and return the IC tag 1 to the communication disabled state at any time. In order to stably maintain the communicable state obtained by fitting the uneven portion of the one end 11 a of the sheet member 11 and the uneven portion of the other end 11 b of the sheet member 11, it is fitted by the action of the adhesive 28 described above. It is desirable to strengthen the bond.
[0022]
In this way, with the reader / writer 29 (see FIG. 4) connected to the computer or the like approaching the ring-shaped IC tag 1 of the present embodiment set to the use state, the computer and the IC tag 1 Can communicate using weak radio waves of a predetermined frequency. Specifically, when writing information to the IC tag 1, the computer transmits a communication radio wave via the reader / writer 29.
[0023]
The transmitted radio wave is received via the loop antenna of the IC tag 1 and is written in a memory in the IC module 19 as predetermined information. On the other hand, when reading information from the IC tag 1, the information stored in the memory in the IC module 19 is read and a communication radio wave is transmitted via the loop antenna. The transmitted radio wave is received via the reader / writer 29 and displayed on the computer display as predetermined information.
[0024]
By the way, when using, for example, aluminum or copper as the conductive material, it is preferable to form a conductive line by an etching process and to form an uneven part by a mold press process. Further, when a silver paste is used as the conductive material, for example, it is preferable to form a conductive line by a printing process and to form an uneven part by a mold press process. Furthermore, the material of the sheet member 11 is not limited to PET, and other appropriate materials can be used.
[0025]
As a first application example of the present embodiment, the ring-shaped IC tag 1 of the present embodiment is attached to a baggage 30 as shown in FIG. Then, information related to the baggage 30 (in the case of airline baggage, for example, name, destination, flight number, passenger number, etc.) is written in the IC module 19 of the ring-shaped IC tag 1. Thus, the baggage 30 can be managed based on the information read from the IC module 19.
[0026]
Further, as a second application example of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the ring-shaped IC tag 1 of the present embodiment is wound around a predetermined part of an inpatient 31, for example, a wrist. Then, the attribute information (for example, name, ID code, date of birth, treatment history, disease name, treatment schedule, medication history, medication schedule, etc.) of the inpatient 31 is written in the IC module 19 of the ring-shaped IC tag 1. In this way, it is possible to read information from the IC module 19 at the time of medication to the hospitalized patient 31 and determine whether or not medication is appropriate based on the information read from the IC module 19.
[0027]
Similarly, as a third application example of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the ring-shaped IC tag 1 of the present embodiment is wound around a predetermined part of an inpatient 31, for example, a wrist. Then, the attribute information (for example, name, ID code, date of birth, treatment history, disease name, treatment schedule, medication history, medication schedule, etc.) of the inpatient 31 is written in the IC module 19 of the ring-shaped IC tag 1. Thus, the position of the inpatient 31 can be managed based on communication with the ring-shaped IC tag 1.
[0028]
In the above description, a baggage management method, a medication management method, and a location management method are illustrated as application examples of the present embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various applications are within the scope of the present invention. Examples are possible.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the ring-shaped IC tag of the present invention, it is possible to ensure a large empty plane in the loop antenna formed in the usage state, and thus to ensure a large communication distance. In addition, the IC tag is formed by connecting the other end of one conductive line and the other end of the other conductive line with a simple operation of fitting with the concavo-convex portion, and forming the loop antenna securely. Can be set to a communicable state at any time. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize an IC tag that can ensure a large communication distance and can be set to a communicable state at any time during use.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a ring-shaped IC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a fitting state of the end portion of the ring-shaped IC tag according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a usage state of the ring-shaped IC tag according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a reader / writer.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a baggage management method for managing baggage by attaching the ring-shaped IC tag of this embodiment to baggage.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a medication management method for determining the suitability of medication by wrapping the ring-shaped IC tag of this embodiment around the wrist of an inpatient and a location management method for managing the location of the inpatient.
FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a loop antenna formed on an IC label.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the configuration of the loop antenna formed on the IC label is directly transferred to the IC tag.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ring-shaped IC tag 11 Sheet | seat members 12-18 Conductive line 21a-26a Conductive recessed part 21b-26b Conductive convex part 28 Adhesive 29 Reader / writer 30 Baggage 31 Hospitalized patient

Claims (5)

A strip-shaped sheet member;
A plurality of conductive lines formed on the surface of the sheet member;
An IC module connected to two of the plurality of conductive lines,
One end of the sheet member is formed with a conductive recess along the width direction,
The other end portion of the sheet member is formed with a conductive convex portion complementary to the conductive concave portion of the one end portion,
Wherein the plurality of conductive lines includes a one end portion of one of the conductive traces of the two conductive lines adjacent to each other in the fitted state of the guide Dentotsu portion of the conductive concave portions of the one end portion and the other end A ring-shaped IC tag comprising a loop antenna connected to the other end of the other conductive line . The ring-shaped IC tag according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive is applied to one end of the sheet member. The ring-shaped IC tag according to claim 1 or 2 is attached to baggage,
Write information related to the baggage on the IC module of the ring-shaped IC tag,
A baggage management method comprising managing the baggage based on information read from the IC module. The ring-shaped IC tag according to claim 1 or 2 is wrapped around a predetermined part of an inpatient,
Write the inpatient attribute information to the IC module of the ring IC tag,
Read information from the IC module upon medication to the hospitalized patient,
A medication management method, wherein the suitability of medication is determined based on information read from the IC module. The ring-shaped IC tag according to claim 1 or 2 is wrapped around a predetermined part of an inpatient,
Write the inpatient attribute information to the IC module of the ring IC tag,
A position management method comprising managing the position of the inpatient based on communication with the ring-shaped IC tag.

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