ES1262494U - SELF-POWERED SEMIACTIVE ELECTRONIC TAG WITH AUTONOMOUS PROCESSING CAPACITY (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing, comprising a nanochip and antennas, electromagnetic power (without the use of batteries), direct two-way communication, with another device of the same type and/or to communicate via wifi/bluetooth (or similar) to the internet for its connection with the blockchain, with identification of machine-to-machine or machine-to-user transactions, generating its own chain of custody by transmitting information and notifications between tags and between them and authorized networks, the electronic tag comprises: - two receiving and transmitting antennas (1), (2), of which a first antenna (1) captures and couples the electromagnetic signal that is in the air, with the energy harvesting and storage module (3) and receives and transmits the data provided by an EM module (4) through Wifi, bluetooth among others to the internet and blockchain, - an electronic device (nanochip) that in turn contains: - Two electromagnetic modules (4), (7). - A module for harvesting and storing energy (harvesting) (3). - A communication protocol and processing module (5). - A memory module (6). - In the electronic tag, the electromagnetic wave, which contains energy and data, is captured by the first antenna (1) of the tag, which simultaneously carries the wave to the energy harvesting module (3), providing energy to the different components of the circuit electronic and an EM module (4) of the two electromagnetic modules (4), (7), demodulating the carrier signal to obtain data and information; Once the signal has been demodulated, the processing module (5) stores the information in the memory (6), in this way the information of the transaction from the service that generates the contract is captured, processed and stored; - The processor (5) reads the data from the memory (6) and sends it to another EM module (7) of the two electromagnetic modules (4), (7), which modulates the carrier frequency in which it is going to transmit through the second antenna (2) to the other tag of the same type, establishing the secure communication process. - The processing module (5) takes from the memory module (6) the data of the confirmed transaction, sends them to the EM module (4) to modulate the carrier frequency and its corresponding transmission through the first antenna (1) to the service that records the transaction; in which the processor (5) collecting the data of the conditions of the memory (6) and blockchain contract through the Wi-Fi/bluetooth/internet connection of the EM module (4) and the first antenna (1). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

SELF-POWERED SEMIACTIVE ELECTRONIC TAG WITH CAPACITY OF

AUTONOMOUS PROCESSING

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention consists of an electronic device (nanochip) consisting of semi-active, self-powered electronic tags (tags) (without the use of batteries), with autonomous processing capacity and bidirectional communication, direct with another tag of the same type and direct with communication to a computer, processor or smartphone, via wifi. With machine-to-machine or machine-to-user transaction identification, developed with nanotechnology techniques applicable to any industrial product and even living beings. Device that generates its own chain of custody, transmitting information and notifications between tags and between them and authorized networks.

SCOPE

The present invention belongs to the sector of passive electronic tags (electronic tags that do not use a battery) and active (they require batteries for their operation) or semi-active such as the present one, used for recording, reading, writing, storage and exchange of data and information limited to the nanotechnology field.

Electronic tags are understood to be pieces that are attached, placed or embedded in another object, without limitations of type of material and / or size; that contain and transmit data and / or information.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Currently there are electronic tags classified as active, semi-active and passive. Active and semi-active tags use batteries, except in the present invention that even being semi-active does not require a battery, while passive tags require an external source of energy to carry out the transmission of information.

Passive electronic tags are read and / or read-write and are used mainly for the identification of objects; in no case do they have processing capacity. However, they do not communicate with each other and require the installation of reading device infrastructure to retrieve the information.

Semi-active electronic tags are also read and / or read-write, but they have a battery that allows them a greater range in communication. Since batteries lose effectiveness over time, the transmission of information is affected, which in turn decreases its reliability. The present invention constitutes a semi-active electronic tag, but without a battery, nonexistent on the market until now.

Active electronic tags have a battery, allow the writing, reading, storage, and exchange of data and information; But since they depend on batteries, they have a limited life time, are expensive and have a high environmental impact. As in semi-assets, depending on an internal source of energy that is depleted, they lose reliability and the availability of information is not guaranteed.

Until now all passive, semi-active and active electronic tags have required reading devices to record and obtain information and data. Communication between tags has only recently been possible as long as they have a battery, in other words, that they are active tags, which makes them expensive compared to passive tags and has a negative impact from an environmental cost perspective.

-Patent No. WO 2007068002 is known as a passive, semi-passive or active device with a power management module. that obtains energy from EM waves in the environment, the signal from the reading device or an electro-magnetic device. The antenna receives the carrier wave from the reader and feeds the energy management module that filters, rectifies and regulates the wave by extracting the energy to feed a plurality of RF network modules. The processing and control block includes a routine to establish which of the RF network modules will act as the master. The system uses encryption methods. Each RF network module has its corresponding antenna. RFID tags communicate externally with a reader, with other RFIDs through the antennas of the RF modules or with external sensors through the communication module.

The fundamental difference with the proposed invention is that said patent is an RFID operating electronic tag that necessarily requires a reader for the transmission, reception, interpretation and emission of the signal, the antenna receives the carrier wave FROM THE READER while the The present invention does not require a reader. The elimination of the obligatory intermediation of a reader (essential in RFID systems) for signal processing is what this patent essentially advocates, since by eliminating the reader it creates a new, non-existent communication system, essential to allow the Elimination of the RFID type reader, assuming an obvious innovation with respect to the communication systems existing on the market. This new communication system conditions and modifies all the existing sub-modules in the tag.

Therefore, the cited patent requires an RFID reader (middleware) and the tag, and differs from the invention of the electronic tag that is proposed, in that it does not require the RFID reader (middleware) or any other dedicated reader, only the use of existing generic devices in the market such as WiFi, Bluetooth, workstations, routers and / or smartphones, to achieve this innovation it is essential to invent and design (in the patent filed) the electronic functions in a way that "emulates the functions of specific readers" that is, the software in the nanochip processor and in the computer, has the ability to replace the reader (middleware) characteristic of existing RFID systems, creating a new low-level communication system (tag-computer), as well as a series of of electronic processes, typical of this innovation.

The present invention therefore refers to an electronic tag device with a low-level communications system and not to high-level communications such as blockchain, ioT etc .....

-There is also an article published "A Supply Chain Traceability System for Food Safety Based on HACCP, Blockchain & Internet of Things" Author: Feng Tian, which refers, fundamentally, to high-level communication systems (Bigchain, IoT) and does a general reference to the possible future of the so-called internet of things (IoT), but essentially understood from the perspective of RFID readers as the only currently existing data reception and communication mechanism so that it can give rise to the functioning of the internet of things .

The essential difference with the aforementioned article and the patent, proposed in this specification, is that the present invention goes beyond what already exists, eliminating the need for a reader (middleware) by creating a low-level language communication system between computer and tag.

Therefore, the proposed patent does not require the use of specific and / or dedicated readers, or IP address (internet protocol), or gateway, using only the physical layers and data link of the open systems interconnection model (OSI model 1 and 2).

On the contrary, the proposed invention does not require INTERNET for its operation, so it is not in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.

The labels that the present invention proposes are fed by electromagnetic waves and communicate with each other and with the computer through the new communication system created in low-level language, without the need to enter the internet.

Therefore, the tag and its new communication system do not require an internet connection for its operation, but rather, through any generic Wi-Fi available in the environment, communication takes place between tags and / or between tags and the computer, if Well of course there is the option that the labels through the computer with which they communicate by wifi, have access to the internet. The labels therefore will never have access to the internet without the computer, processor or mobile, therefore they do not have an IP address.

In the case of the application proposed here, in a novel way, it is a semi-active tag, which performs data and information registration, reading, writing, processing, storage and exchange operations without using a battery, using electromagnetic energy from external sources. , which allows you to be connected as long as there is electromagnetic energy and carry out ordered or stored transactions so that when you have an internet connection to transmit said information.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Definition of terms

It is a semi-active electronic device (nanochip) with electromagnetic self-power (without the use of batteries) and without the need for a reader, used for recording, reading, writing, processing, storage and exchange of data and information, capable of communicating with another of the same type using a proprietary communication protocol; the device is composed,

-Two antennas

-A nanochip device, which in turn is composed of

• Two electromagnetic modules,

• A module for harvesting and energy storage (harvesting),

• A digital processing module and its communication system

• A memory module

As indicated below, the electronic label consists of:

1. Antenna (1): It is a device with double function:

-for capturing and coupling the electromagnetic signal that is in the air, with the energy harvesting and storage module.

-for transmission and transmission of data to the processor, computer or smartphone through the EM module (4) via Wi-Fi for subsequent output to the internet and blockchain

2. EM electromagnetic module (4) comprises: demodulation module that is responsible for extracting the information from the incident carrier signal or received via Wifi / blutooth / internet and modulation module that is responsible for inserting the information into the carrier signal for its transmission to the processor (5).

3. Harvesting and energy storage module (harvesting) (3): It is responsible for extracting energy from the electromagnetic signal received through the incident antenna (1) to power the electronic circuits of the device.

4. Digital processing module (5): It is a specific and original system, designed and built to perform the function of detecting the Wi-Fi signal available in the environment using a proprietary algorithm of synchronism with that detected signal, to once synchronized, insert the information in it. By using the backscatter technique, the system activates another proprietary algorithm that is capable of inserting the system identification into the standard Wi-Fi signal to be decoded on an existing common device such as a computer or smartphone.

This Processing module for all nanochip functions, in general terms, through proprietary software, is responsible for:

-process the information demodulated by the EM module (4), validating them with the pre-programmed data stored in the memory using these functions:

-identifies the issuer of the requesting device.

-validates the issuer.

-Search memory for the corresponding transaction

-It carries out bidirectional communication, direct with the processor, computer or smartphone through Wi-Fi and / or Bluetooth, and direct with a homologous tag device.

-Stores the transaction in memory.

-It fulfills the security function by encrypting the data and authenticating by validating two homologous labels through a proprietary communication protocol, or in the event of user intervention, by means of a biometric token.

-Type of transaction, validates the transaction, transmitting said information or through the module EM (4) through Wi-Fi / bluetooth to the processor, computer or smartphone for broadcast via the internet to the blockchain or through the EM (7) module for communication with one or more homologous tags.

-the device is versatile in the sense that it can fulfill different functions according to the type of products or industry for which it is pre-programmed and applied.

-The device is capable of processing multiple transactions quasi-simultaneously.

-Thanks to the communication system with both the reader via Wi-Fi or bluetooth and with the homologous tags, the processor has the ability to select different types of generic readers enabling the, or those, authorized to carry out the transaction, simultaneously allowing the efficiency in the capacity of massive reading of 100% of the tags.

5. Memory module (6): Stores information relevant to the transactions carried out by the device, not being susceptible to such information being violated since the only reading access is through the processor, which fulfills the security function already proposed. This module stores locally only those transactions that have not been sent to the processor, computer or smartphone and validated on the blockchain, always keeping the last two transactions locally.

6. Antenna (2). - It is a device whose function is to transmit and broadcast data between counterparts to the EM (7).

7. - EM electromagnetic module (7): demodulation module in charge of receiving and transmitting the information from the homologous labels and transmitting it to the processor

The electronic tag is capable of carrying out a process of registering, reading, writing, processing, storing and exchanging data and information -Identifying the issuer of the requesting device from among multiple electromagnetic radiation devices in the environment, validating the issuer, searching the memory of the corresponding transaction and performs bidirectional communication via wifi, bluetooth to a private data network with computers, smartphones or servers and / or with its homologous tag directly.

The new electronic tag that is protected requires neither readers nor an IP address to communicate directly with computerized systems and even to communicate directly tag-to-tag, eliminating the need for a reader (middleware) creating a low-level language communication system between computer and tag.

Therefore, it does not require the use of specific and / or dedicated readers or IP address (internet protocol) or gateway, using only the physical layers and data link (OSI model 1 and 2), the label and processor software has the ability to represent a generic reader and thus be able to eliminate their need externally, through a new form of communication that does not disturb generic drugs in the environment:

- The electromagnetic wave, which contains energy and data, is captured by the first antenna (1) of the tag, which simultaneously carries the wave to the energy harvesting module (3) that is responsible for supplying energy to the different components of the electronic circuit and the EM module (4), which is in charge of demodulating and detecting the carrier signal to obtain the data and information to be processed in the second stage.

Once the signal has been demodulated, the Digital Processing module (5) executes the different instructions, according to the established transaction rules (contract), and stores the information in the memory (6), in this way it is captured, processes and stores the information of the transaction from the service that generates the contract, allowing the performance of consecutive quasi-simultaneous transactions.

-Tag with read-write process in which the specific digital processor detects the Wi-Fi signal available in the environment making use of a proprietary algorithm of synchronism with that detected signal, so that once it is synchronized, insert the information into it, as a computer o Smart mobile (smartphone). These processes are executed according to the transaction rules, the processor (5) reads the data from the memory (6) and sends it to the EM module (7), which modulates the carrier frequency in which it is going to be transmitted by the second Antenna (2) to the other tag of the same type, to establish the communication process. In this phase, the transaction between both tags is validated and confirmed based on the use of a secure communication protocol (algorithm and proprietary process) and an asynchronous protocol to confirm the execution of the transaction.

-The Tag, through the use of the backscattering technique, activates another proprietary algorithm that inserts the system identification into the standard Wi-Fi signal to be decoded in a common device by means of the digital processing module (5) taken from the memory module (6) the data of the confirmed transaction, sends them to the EM module (4) to modulate the carrier frequency and its corresponding transmission through the antenna (1) to the service that registers the transaction.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE

In order to complement the description that is being made and to support a better understanding of the semi-active electronic tag, according to a preferred example of practical implementation of the same, a figure is attached as an integral part of the description, where, For illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figure 1: Operation diagram of the semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity and communication with other tags of the same type

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the aforementioned figure 1 and according to the numbering adopted for each component, it can be seen an example of a preferred embodiment of the invention, which comprises the parts and elements that are indicated and described in detail below:

1. Antenna (1) coupled to the electromagnetic module (4) and the energy harvesting module (3) It is the device for coupling the electromagnetic signal with the electromagnetic EM module (4) that transmits and receives

2. Electromagnetic module (4) is connected to the antenna (1), the processing module (5) and the energy harvesting module (3). It comprises: demodulation module that is responsible for extracting the information from the incident or received carrier signal and modulation module that is responsible for inserting the information into the carrier signal for transmission

3. Energy harvesting module (3) is connected with the electromagnetic modules (4) and (7), to the specific digital processing module (5) and to the memory module (6). It is responsible for extracting energy from the incident electromagnetic signal to power the electronic circuits of the device.

4. The specific and original digital processing module, designed and built to perform the function of detecting the Wi-Fi signal available in the environment using a proprietary algorithm of synchronism with that detected signal, to once synchronized, insert the information into the same. By using the backscatter technique, the system activates another proprietary algorithm that is capable of inserting the system identification into the standard Wi-Fi signal to be decoded on an existing common device such as a computer or smartphone.

The specific digital processing system (5) is connected to the energy harvesting module (3), to the electromagnetic modules (4) and (7) and to the memory module (6).

5. The memory module (6) is connected to the energy harvesting module (3) and the processing module (5). Stores information relevant to the transactions carried out by the device.

6. Electromagnetic module (7) is connected to the antenna (2), the processing module (5) and the energy harvesting module (3).

7. Antenna (2) coupled to the electromagnetic module (7). It is the device for coupling the electromagnetic signal with the electromagnetic module (7) that transmits and receives signal from the homologous electronic tag or tag

8. Power supply line (8)

9. Data line (9)

These components make up an application-specific integrated circuit with the two antennas connected.

Claims (11)

1.- Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing, comprising a nanochip and antennas, electromagnetic power (without the use of batteries), direct two-way communication, with another device of the same type and / or to communicate via wifi / bluetooth (or similar) to the internet for its connection with the blockchain, with identification of machine-to-machine or machine-to-user transactions, generating its own chain of custody by transmitting information and notifications between tags and between them and authorized networks, the electronic tag comprises: • two receiving and transmitting antennas (1), (2), of which a first antenna (1) captures and couples the electromagnetic signal that is in the air, with the energy harvesting and storage module (3) and receives and transmits the data provided by an EM module (4) through Wifi, bluetooth among others to the internet and blockchain, • an electronic device (nanochip) that in turn contains: • Two electromagnetic modules (4), (7) • A module for harvesting and energy storage (harvesting) (3), • A module for processing and communication protocol (5) • A memory module (6), -In the electronic tag the electromagnetic wave, which contains energy and data, is captured by the first antenna (1) of the tag, which simultaneously carries the wave to the energy harvesting module (3) providing energy to the different components of the circuit electronic and an EM module (4) of the two electromagnetic modules (4), (7), demodulating the carrier signal to obtain data and information; Once the signal has been demodulated, the processing module (5) stores the information in the memory (6), in this way the information of the transaction from the service that generates the contract is captured, processed and stored; -The processor (5) reads the data from the memory (6) and sends it to another EM module (7) of the two electromagnetic modules (4), (7), which modulates the carrier frequency in which it is going to transmit through the second antenna (2) to the other tag of the same type, establishing the secure communication process. -The processing module (5) takes the data of the confirmed transaction from the memory module (6), sends them to the EM module (4) to modulate the carrier frequency and its corresponding transmission through the first antenna (1) to the service that records the transaction; in which the processor (5) collecting the data of the contract conditions from the memory (6) and from the blockchain through the Wi-Fi / bluetooth / internet connection of the EM module (4) and the first antenna ( one). 2. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to the first claim, characterized in that the second antenna (2) of the two receiving and transmitting antennas (1), (2) captures and couples the electromagnetic signal that comes from the , or the, homologous labels and transmits and receives the data to / from the processor. 3. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-2, characterized in that the electromagnetic module EM (4) demodulates and extracts the information from the incident or received carrier signal and is in charge of inserting the information on the carrier signal for transmission. 4. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-3, characterized in that the energy harvesting and storage module (harvesting) (3) is responsible for extracting energy from the electromagnetic signal, received at through the first antenna (1), to power the electronic circuits of the device. 5. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that the processing module (5) has autonomous processing capacity, without connecting to other networks or processing devices; processes all the nanochip functions using proprietary software and is in charge of processing the information demodulated by the two EM modules (4), (7), validating them with pre-programmed data stored in memory or data available on blockchain or other servers , using these functions: - Identifies the issuer of the requesting device; - Validate the issuer; - Search the memory for the corresponding transaction; - Carries out bidirectional communication via Wi-Fi, bluetooth to the internet and blockchain and / or with its homologous tag directly; - Stores the transaction in memory to upload it to the blockchain and always keeps at least the last two; - It fulfills the security function by encrypting the data and authenticating by validating two homologous labels through a proprietary communication protocol, or in the event of user intervention, by means of a biometric token; - type of transaction, validates the transaction, transmits said information either to the EM module (4) for issuance via the internet to the blockchain or to the EM module (7) for its bidirectional communication with a counterpart electronic tag; - The tag is multi-transactional simultaneously, allowing the massive reading of 100% of the tags; - Processor capable of generating its own chain of custody. 6. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that the other electromagnetic module EM (7) receives and emits the signal from a homologous label and transmits it to the processor in a bidirectional. 7. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-6, characterized by being able to communicate with different frequency bands, with a high level of security, when locating an authorized source of transmission to other networks . 8. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-7, characterized by capturing data from any of the generic communication protocols available such as wifi, mobile phone, bluetooth, among others. 9. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-8, characterized by identifying the user through a biometric token generating an identification code, without storing their biometric identification, through the methodology machine learning artificial intelligence. 10. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-9, characterized in that as long as there is electromagnetic power, the tag will remain active, exchanging information permanently. 11. - Self-powered semi-active electronic tag with autonomous processing capacity, according to any of claims 1-10, characterized in that the electronic tag has proprietary software to guarantee traceability and security.