JP2000030006A - Position detecting method and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position detecting method and its device capable of detecting the position of a noncontact-type storing device in a short time by facilitating setting and changing operation of the installing position of a non- cotact type information reader. SOLUTION: Transmitters 21 to 23 transmits reader identification information of non-contact type information readers 11 to 13 and read information including the individual identification information of the non-contact type storing device 90 read by the readers 11 to 13 and time information showing time taken for reading individual identification information from antennas 27 to 29 with radio signals. Receivers 41 to 44 transmits read information transmitted from the transmitters 21 to 23 to a manager 60 through a transmitting line 63 to store in the storing means of the manager 60. The control means 61 of the manager 60 detects a reader 11 to 13 reading a prescribed individual identification information latest or a reader 11 to 13 reading a prescribed individual identification information based on read information stored in the storing means and outputs its installing position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an amusement park, a zoo,
The present invention relates to a position detection method and a position detection device for detecting the position of a lost child or an elderly person (hereinafter referred to as a lost child or the like) in a park, a residential area, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when searching for a lost child in an amusement park, a zoo, a park, or the like, a method in which a staff member searches around the park based on the gender, age, clothes, etc. of the lost child, etc. A method is used in which a feature point such as a lost child is broadcasted from a loudspeaker and a general customer in the park is requested to search. However, the number of staff is limited,
In addition, since there is a limit to what the general customer can expect, it is difficult to find a lost child or the like in a short time.

On the other hand, a monitoring device using a non-contact type information reading device has been proposed to monitor an article or a person passing through a predetermined place. This monitoring device is a device in which a non-contact type information reading device is arranged at a place where articles and people pass, such as an article conveyance path and a building entrance and exit, and the non-contact type information reading device is connected to a management device, When the non-contact information storage device attached to the article or person passes through the installation location of the non-contact information reader, the non-contact information reader reads the individual identification information stored in the non-contact information storage device. Read and transmit to management device. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the non-contact information storage device and the non-contact information reader. The non-contact type information reader 80 includes an antenna 82 for transmitting and receiving a signal, transmission of an interrogation signal from the antenna 82,
Control means 8 for controlling the discrimination of the information received via the communication device 2
3 and the like are provided on the main body 81. As the antenna 82, an antenna having low directivity is used. A non-contact type information storage device 90 attached to an article or a person includes an antenna 92 such as a print antenna for transmitting / receiving a signal, and a control unit for controlling determination of a signal received via the antenna 92, transmission of information from the antenna 92, and the like. And a microchip 91 having storage means for storing individual identification information. The power supply of the non-contact type information storage device 90 is obtained by using electric power of radio waves received by the antenna 92 or from a built-in battery or the like.

[0004] Such a monitoring device operates as follows. The control means 83 of the non-contact information reading device 80 transmits, for example, an interrogation signal from the antenna 82 for a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined time, and then transmits the individual identification information transmitted from the non-contact information storage device 90 for a predetermined time. The transmission / reception means is controlled so that the operation of receiving via the antenna 82 is performed intermittently or continuously. Non-contact information storage device 90
Receives, for example, individual identification information about an article or a person to which the non-contact type information storage device 90 is attached from a non-contact type information writing device or a non-contact type information reading / writing device and stores it in a storage unit. I have. Then, a signal received via the antenna intermittently or continuously is determined,
When the inquiry signal is received, the individual identification information stored in the storage means is transmitted as a response signal. When the non-contact type information storage device 90 attached to the article or the person is moved by the movement of the item or the person, the non-contact type information storage device 9
0 receives the interrogation signal from the non-contact information reader 80. Upon receiving the interrogation signal via the antenna 92, the control means of the non-contact information storage device 90 transmits the individual identification information stored in the storage means as a response signal from the antenna 92. It should be noted that a password is transmitted from the non-contact information reading device 80 together with the inquiry signal, and the non-contact information storage device 90
In some systems, individual identification information is transmitted in response to an inquiry signal only when the passwords match. Upon receiving the individual identification information transmitted from the non-contact information storage device 90 in response to the inquiry signal, the control unit 83 of the non-contact information reading device 80 transmits the received individual identification information to the management device via the communication line. To be transmitted. Thereby, it is possible to monitor articles and persons passing through the place where the non-contact information reading device 80 is installed.

[0005]

It is conceivable that such a non-contact type information storage device or non-contact type information reading device is used for detecting the position of a lost child or the like. However, since the wireless signal transmission / reception distance between the non-contact type information storage device and the contact type information reading device is short, it is necessary to install the non-contact type information reading device at a number of places in the amusement park, zoo, park, etc. Yes, the work of connecting the non-contact type information reading device and the management device becomes enormous. In addition, it may be necessary to change the installation position of the non-contact information reading device when repairing or renovating the facilities in the garden, and in such a case, the non-contact information storage device and the management device need to be changed. Work to change the connection is required. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and it is easy to perform a work of installing a non-contact type information reading device and a work of changing an installation position, and to set a position of the non-contact type information storage device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a position detection method and a position detection device capable of detecting in a short time.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for individually identifying information of a non-contact type information storage device read by a non-contact type information reading device. The read information including the reading device identification information of the information reading device and the time information indicating the time when the individual identification information is read by the non-contact type information reading device is transmitted by a wireless signal, and the reading transmitted by the management device using the wireless signal is transmitted. This is a position detection method for detecting a non-contact information reader that has read predetermined individual identification information based on information the latest. According to the position detecting method of the first aspect, the work of installing the non-contact information reading device, the work of changing the installation position, and the like are easy, and the position of the non-contact information storage device can be detected in a short time. Can be. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a position detecting device including a non-contact information reader, a transmitter, a receiver, and a management device, wherein the non-contact information reader is a non-contact information reader. Reading the individual identification information of the non-contact type information storage device by communicating with the information storage device, wherein the transmitter has the reader identification information of the non-contact type information reading device, the individual identification information read by the non-contact type information reading device; And the wireless communication transmits read information including time information indicating the time when the individual identification information is read by the non-contact information reader, the receiver receives the read information transmitted by a wireless signal from the transmitter The management device is a position detecting device that detects a non-contact type information reading device that has read the predetermined individual identification information latest based on the received reading information. The use of the position detecting device according to claim 2 facilitates the installation work and the installation position change operation of the non-contact information reader,
In addition, the position of the non-contact information storage device can be detected in a short time. Further, the invention described in claim 3 is based on claim 2.
In the position detecting device, the management device detects a non-contact type information storage device that has read predetermined individual identification information based on the received read information. According to the position detecting device of the third aspect, since the movement history of the non-contact type information storage device in which the predetermined individual identification information is stored can be known, the current position can be estimated based on the movement history. The position of the type information storage device can be detected in a shorter time. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the position detecting device according to the second or third aspect, the non-contact information reading device and the transmitter are provided in a movable installation facility. The use of the position detecting device according to claim 4 makes it easier to set and change the installation position of the non-contact information storage device.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a non-contact type information reading device which communicates with the non-contact type information storage device and reads the individual identification information of the non-contact type information storage device. A transmitter for transmitting, as a wireless signal, read information including a reader identification number, individual identification information read by the non-contact information reader, and time information indicating the time when the individual identification information was read by the non-contact information reader. And a read information transmission device comprising: By using the read information transmitting device according to the fifth aspect, it is possible to easily configure a position detecting device using a non-contact type information reading device.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a position detecting device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the position detection device of the present invention. Individual identification information for identifying a child or the like to a child or the like entering a zoo, amusement park, park, etc., for example, a personal identification number, gender, name,
A non-contact information storage device 90 storing an age, an address, and the like is worn. For example, a wristwatch in which the non-contact information storage device 90 is embedded, a badge in which the non-contact information storage device 90 is embedded, a name tag in which the non-contact information storage device 90 is embedded, and the like are prepared. Then, the non-contact information storage device 90 transmits and receives a wireless signal to and from an appropriate place within a range where the child or the like moves, and reads the individual identification information stored in the non-contact information storage device 90. Readers 11-1
3 is installed. The non-contact type information reading devices 11 to 13 have antennas 14 to 16 and control means 21 to 23, and are connected to the transmitters 21 to 23 via connection lines 31 to 33. When reading the individual identification information of the non-contact type information storage device 90, the control units 17 to 19 of the non-contact type information reading devices 11 to 13 read the individual identification information, the own reading device identification information, for example, the reading device. The read information including the identification number, the area number indicating the position or address where the non-contact information reading device is installed, and the time information indicating the time when the individual identification information is read is transmitted to the transmitters 21 to 23.
The transmitters 21 to 23 have control means 24 to 26 and antennas 27 to 29. The control means 24 to 26 of the transmitters 21 to 23 receive the read information transmitted from the non-contact information readers 11 to 13, convert the read information to radio signals, and transmit the radio signals from the antennas 27 to 29.

The non-contact information readers 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to 23 are detachably attached to equipment that can be installed and moved in combination, such as an ashtray, a dust box, a triangular pole, and the like. Thereby, the installation positions of the non-contact type information reading devices 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to 23 can be easily set or changed. Power for the non-contact information readers 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to 23 is obtained from a battery, a rechargeable battery, a solar battery, an external power source, or the like. At this time, the radio signals transmitted from the antennas 27 to 29 of the transmitters 21 to 23 do not adversely affect the transmission and reception of the radio signals between the non-contact information reading devices 11 to 13 and the non-contact information storage device 90. In addition, it is preferable to take measures such as using radio waves of different frequencies that do not interfere with each other and changing transmission timing. When the non-contact information readers 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to 23 are installed in combination, the transmission of the transmitters 21 to 23 is performed instead of the reader identification information of the non-contact information readers 11 to 13. The device identification information may be transmitted. Also, the reader identification information of the non-contact type information readers 11 to 13 or the transmitters 21 to 23
The transmitter identification information and the time information indicating the time when the individual identification information is read may be added to the read information on the transmitters 21 to 23 side. If the reader identification information of each of the non-contact type information readers 11 to 13 or the transmitter identification information of the transmitters 21 to 23 is not an area number, the identification information of the reader or the transmitter identification information and the installation position are not used. It is preferable to store the installation position information indicating the correspondence in the management device 60 described later. Further, the non-contact type information reading devices 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to 23 may be integrally assembled to the equipment.

The receivers 41 to 44 capable of receiving radio signals from the transmitters 21 to 23 are installed at appropriate places, for example, on lighting poles, telephone boxes, walls and roofs of buildings, and the like. The receivers 41 to 44 are installed so as to be able to receive wireless signals from the transmitters 21 to 23 installed in a movable range of a child in a garden or the like. In addition, it is preferable to install the receivers so that the transmission and reception ranges of each receiver slightly overlap. In a small event venue or the like, the receivers 41 to 44 may be installed on the roof of a building where the management device 60 is provided. The receivers 41 to 44 include the antennas 51 to 54
And control means 55 to 58. Receivers 41-4
When receiving the read information transmitted from the transmitters 21 to 23, the control means 55 to 58 of 4 transmits the received read information to the management device 60 via the transmission line 63. Management device 60
Has a control unit 61, a display unit 62, and the like. The control unit 61 of the management device 60 receives the read information transmitted from the receivers 41 to 44 and stores the read information in the storage unit. Then, when the predetermined individual identification information is input from the input unit or the like, the non-contact type information reader that has read the predetermined individual identification information latest based on the read information stored in the storage unit is detected, and the detection is performed. The reading device identification information of the contactless information reading device, the installation position, and the like are output to output means such as the display means 62. For example, the installation position of the detected non-contact information reading device is displayed on a map in the park.

Next, the operation of detecting the position of a non-contact type information storage device, that is, the position of a lost child, using an embodiment of the position detection device of the present invention will be described. First, the non-contact type information readers 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to 23 are put on an ashtray, dust B
Non-contact type information readers 11 to 13 attached to mobile installation type equipment such as an OX and a triangular pole, and a transmitter 21
To 23 are connected by connection lines 31 to 33. The non-contact type information reading devices 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to 23 may be combined and connected to each other by a connection line, for example, may be prepared integrally. Then, the non-contact type information reading device 11
To 13 and transmitters 21 to 23 are installed at an appropriate place in the park. Non-contact information readers 11 to 13
When power is supplied to the non-contact information reading devices 11 to 1
The third control means 17 to 19 transmit the interrogation signal from the antennas 14 to 16 a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined time, and then transmit the noncontact information storage device 9 via the antennas 14 to 16 for a predetermined time.
The operation of receiving information transmitted from 0 is performed intermittently or continuously. On the other hand, the non-contact type information storage device 90 attached to a child or the like discriminates a reception signal intermittently or continuously received through the antenna, and stores the interrogation signal in the storage means when the interrogation signal is received. The transmitted individual identification information is transmitted as a response signal.

When the child or the like moves and the non-contact information storage device 90 attached to the child or the like reaches, for example, the transmission / reception range of the antenna 15 of the non-contact information reader 12, the non-contact information storage device Reference numeral 90 enables reception of an interrogation signal transmitted from the non-contact information reading device 12. Upon receiving the inquiry signal, the non-contact information storage device 90 transmits the individual identification information stored in the storage unit as a response signal. When reading the individual identification information transmitted from the non-contact type information storage device 90, the control means 18 of the non-contact type information reading device 12 reads the own reading device identification information, the read individual identification information, and the individual identification information. The read information including the time information indicating the time is transmitted to the transmitter 22 via the connection line 32. The control means 25 of the transmitter 22 transmits the read information transmitted from the non-contact information reader 12 as a radio signal from the antenna 28. The method of forming the read information can be variously changed. For example, the control means 18 of the non-contact information reader 12 transmits the read individual identification information and time information, and the control means 25 of the transmitter 22 transmits the received individual identification information and time information to the non-contact information reader 12. It is also possible to transmit the read information to which the reader identification information or the transmitter identification information of the transmitter 22 is added from the antenna 28. The receivers 41 to 44 always or at appropriate timing via the antennas 51 to 54
It is determined whether or not the wireless signal transmitted from 23 has been received. When the read information transmitted from the transmitter 22 is received by, for example, the antenna 53 of the receiver 43, the receiver 43
The control means 57 transmits the read information transmitted from the transmitter 22 to the management device 60 via the transmission line 63. Transmission and reception of signals between the receivers 41 to 44 and the management device 60 are performed using, for example, a polling method. When receiving the read information transmitted from the receiver 43, the control means 61 of the management device 60 stores the received read information in the storage means.

On the other hand, when searching for a lost child or the like, predetermined individual identification information stored in the non-contact type information storage device 90 attached to the lost child or the like is input from the input means. When the predetermined individual identification information is input, the control unit 61 of the management device 60 reads the predetermined individual identification information based on the read information stored in the storage unit, and reads the latest non-contact information reading device 11 to 11. 13 and outputs the detected information to the display means 62 or the like. As a method of outputting the detection information, for example, a method of displaying a mark indicating the installation position of the detected non-contact type information reading device 11 to 13 on the map information displayed on the display means, and displaying an address name of the installation position Various methods can be used, such as a method of performing reading, a method of displaying the read time, and a method of outputting the installation position and the read time by voice.
At this time, for example, if the reader identification information of the non-contact information readers 11 to 13 or the transmitter identification information of the transmitters 21 to 23 does not directly indicate the installation positions, refer to the installation position information. While determining the installation position corresponding to the reader identification information or the transmitter identification information. If the same individual identification information is read by the plurality of non-contact information reading devices 11 to 13 at the same time, it is determined that the plurality of non-contact information reading devices are located at the boundary of the plurality of non-contact information reading devices that have read the predetermined individual identification information. The clerk, etc., according to the installation position of the non-contact type information reading device which lastly read the predetermined fixed identification information output from the display means, the voice output means, etc., the non-contact type information in which the predetermined fixed identification information is stored The storage device, that is, the position where the lost child or the like exists, is determined, and the vicinity is searched. As a result, the area where the lost child or the like is searched is narrowed, so that the lost person or the like can be found in a short time by a small number of staff.

In the above description, the non-contact type information reading device which has read the predetermined individual identification information latest is detected and its installation position and the like are output. For example, the reading from the transmitters 21 to 23 in the management device 60 is performed. When the information collection interval is long, the current position of the non-contact information storage device may not match the installation position of the most recently read non-contact information reader due to the movement of the non-contact information storage device. . In such a case, the non-contact type information reading device which has read the predetermined individual identification information is detected and output to a display means or the like, so that the current non-contact type information storage device in which the predetermined individual identification information is stored is detected. The position can be inferred. In this embodiment, when predetermined individual identification information is input from the input unit, the control unit 61 of the management device 60 detects the non-contact information reader that has read the predetermined individual identification information. Then, the reading device identification information or the installation position of the non-contact type information reading device that has read the predetermined individual identification information last and the non-contact type information reading device that has read the predetermined individual identification information before that, the read time, etc. Output to output means such as display means. Here, when detecting the non-contact type information reading device that has read the predetermined individual identification information, for example, the predetermined individual identification information is read from a time when the predetermined individual identification information was last read until a predetermined time before. It is preferable to set conditions for a non-contact information reader or the like. As described above, by detecting the non-contact type information reading device that has read the predetermined individual identification information and outputting the same to the output unit such as the display unit, the clerk etc. can store the non-contact type information storing the predetermined individual identification information. The movement history of the device, that is, the contactless information storage device storing the predetermined individual identification information can be determined, and the current position of the contactless information storage device storing the predetermined individual identification information can be estimated from the movement history. be able to. Thereby, the non-contact information storage device storing the predetermined individual identification information, that is, the position of a lost child or the like can be more accurately determined,
It is possible to further narrow down an area where a lost child or the like is searched.

In the above, the reading device identification information of the non-contact type information reading devices 11 to 13 or the transmitter 2
Although the transmitter identification information of the transmitters 1 to 23 is transmitted, the receivers 41 to 44 are used instead of the reader identification information of the non-contact type information readers 11 to 13 or the transmitter identification information of the transmitters 21 to 23.
May be transmitted. In this embodiment, the individual identification information read by the contactless information readers 11 to 13 and the time information indicating the time at which the individual identification information was read are transmitted from the transmitters 21 to 23, and the receivers 41 to 44 receive the information. The read information obtained by adding the receiver identification information to the individual identification information and the time information thus obtained is transmitted to the management device 60.

In the above embodiment, the read information is transmitted to the management device 60 at an appropriate time and stored therein.
When searching for the non-contact type information storage device, it is also possible to transmit the read information of the non-contact type information reading device which has read the predetermined individual identification information. In this embodiment, transmitters 21 to 23 and receivers 41 to 44 are transceivers. In this embodiment, a non-contact information reading device 1
When the individual identification information of the non-contact type information storage device 90 is read by 1 to 13, the read individual identification information and the time information indicating the read time are stored in the non-contact type information readers 11 to 13 or the transmitters 21 to 23. Store in the means. When the predetermined individual identification information is input from the input unit, the control unit 61 of the management device 60 transmits the predetermined individual identification information to the transmission line 6.
3. Each transceiver 21-2 via each transceiver 41-44
Send to 1. Control means 24-of each transceiver 21-29
26, when receiving the predetermined individual identification information transmitted from the transceivers 41 to 44, determines whether the read individual identification information stored in the storage means matches the predetermined individual identification information, In this case, the time information indicating the time at which the predetermined individual identification information was read, the reader identification information of the non-contact information readers 11 to 13 or the transceiver 21
To 23, transmitting the read information including the transceiver identification information. At this time, the read information may include predetermined individual identification information for confirmation. The read information transmitted from the transceivers 21 to 23 is transmitted to the management device 60 via the transceivers 41 to 44.
Sent to. The control unit 61 of the management device 60 detects the non-contact type information reading device that has read the predetermined individual identification information last based on the received read information, and outputs it to the output unit such as the display unit 62. Note that a configuration may be adopted in which a non-contact information reading device that has read predetermined individual identification information is detected and output.

Further, the transmitter or the transceivers 21 to 23
Speaker 65 to the transmitter or the transmitters / receivers 41 to 44, etc.
May be provided. In this case, the speaker 6 near the non-contact type information reading device that last read the predetermined individual identification information.
5, the presence of a lost child or the like can be broadcasted by voice.

Further, the position of a non-contact information storage device storing predetermined individual identification information can be confirmed from outside via a telephone line or the like. In this case, when confirming the position of the lost child or the like, the external terminal such as a telephone terminal or a search terminal is connected to the management device 60 via a telephone line or a communication line such as a LAN, and the external terminal is lost from the external terminal in accordance with the voice guidance. The user inputs the individual identification information of the non-contact type information storage device attached to the device by a dial key or voice. Management device 60
The control means 61 of the non-contact type information reading device which last read the individual identification information input based on the read information stored in the storage means or the non-contact type information reading which reads the input individual identification information The device detects the device and outputs the read device identification information and the installation position of the detected non-contact information reader to an external terminal.

When the individual identification information is transmitted from a plurality of non-contact information storage devices in response to the reception of the interrogation signal transmitted from the non-contact information reading device, the individual identification information can be received due to interference or the like. Various configurations can be employed to prevent the loss. For example, each non-contact information storage device receives an interrogation signal at a common reception frequency, transmits individual identification information at a transmission frequency assigned to each non-contact information storage device, and reads non-contact information. In the device, a method of receiving the individual identification information by sequentially scanning the frequency assigned to each non-contact information storage device after transmitting the interrogation signal at a common transmission frequency, or, in each non-contact information storage device, The interrogation signal is received at a common reception frequency, and the individual identification information is transmitted at a timing assigned to each contactless information storage device at a common transmission frequency. A method of sequentially receiving individual identification information at a timing assigned to each non-contact type information storage device at a common reception frequency after transmitting a query signal in In each non-contact type information storage device, an interrogation signal is received at a common reception frequency, and individual identification information is spread and transmitted at a common transmission frequency with a spreading code assigned to each non-contact type information storage device. In the non-contact information reading device, a method of transmitting an interrogation signal at a common transmission frequency and then receiving individual identification information based on a spread code assigned to each non-contact information storage device at a common reception frequency Etc. Also, by using the same method for the transmitter or the transceivers 21 to 23 and the receiver or the transceivers 41 to 44, it is possible to prevent the signal from being unable to be received due to interference or the like. Further, the non-contact information readers 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to 23 can be separately installed, and a plurality of non-contact information readers 11 to 13 may be connected to the transmitters 21 to 23. . Also, a plurality of transmitters 21 to 2 are provided in the transmission / reception area of each receiver 41 to 44.
3 can also be arranged. In this case, each receiver 4
1 to 44 are a plurality of transmitters 21 in their own transmission / reception area.
To 23 are received. Also, the case where the position of a lost child or the like is detected in an amusement park, a zoo, a park, or the like has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to detect the position of a lost child or the like in various places such as a residential area. In this case, the non-contact information readers 11 to 13 and the transmitters 21 to
23 is provided on a telephone pole, telephone box, or the like. Further, although the case where the position of the non-contact type information storage device attached to a lost child or the like is detected has been described, the present invention can be applied to the case where the position of the non-contact type information storage device attached to an article or the like is detected. it can.

[0019]

As described above, the use of the position detecting method according to the first aspect facilitates the installation work of the non-contact type information reading apparatus, the change operation of the installation position, and the like, and the non-contact type information reading apparatus. The position of the storage device can be detected in a short time. Further, if the position detecting device according to claim 2 is used,
The installation work of the non-contact information reading device, the change operation of the installation position, and the like are easy, and the position of the non-contact information storage device can be detected in a short time. Further, by using the position detecting device according to the third aspect, the position of the non-contact information storage device can be detected in a shorter time. Claim 4
The use of the position detecting device described in (1) further facilitates the setting and changing of the installation position of the non-contact type information storage device. Further, by using the read information transmitting device according to the fifth aspect, it is possible to easily configure a position detecting device using the non-contact type information reading device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a position detecting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a non-contact information storage device and a non-contact information reading device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 to 13, 80 Non-contact information reader 21 to 23 Transmitter 41 to 44 Receiver 60 Management device 90 Non-contact information storage device

Claims (5)

[Claims] The non-contact type information reading device reads the individual identification information of the non-contact type information storage device, the reading device identification information of the non-contact type information reading device, and the individual identification information by the non-contact type information reading device. A non-contact type information reading device that transmits read information including time information indicating a read time by a wireless signal, and reads predetermined individual identification information based on the read information transmitted by the wireless signal in the management device. Position detection method to detect. 2. A position detecting device comprising a non-contact information reading device, a transmitter, a receiver, and a management device, wherein the non-contact information reading device communicates with a non-contact information storage device. Reads the individual identification information of the non-contact information storage device,
The transmitter is the reader identification information of the non-contact information reader, the individual identification information read by the non-contact information reader, and time information indicating the time at which the individual identification information was read by the non-contact information reader. The receiver transmits the read information including a wireless signal, the receiver receives the read information transmitted by the wireless signal from the transmitter and transmits the read information to the management device, and the management device determines a predetermined value based on the received read information. Position detecting device that detects a non-contact type information reading device that has read the latest individual identification information. 3. The position detection device according to claim 2, wherein the management device detects a non-contact information storage device that has read predetermined individual identification information based on the received read information. 4. The non-contact type information reading device and the transmitter are provided in a movable installation facility.
3. The position detecting device according to claim 1. 5. A non-contact type information reading device which communicates with the non-contact type information storage device and reads the individual identification information of the non-contact type information storage device, and a reading device identification information of the non-contact type information reading device; A transmitter for transmitting, as a wireless signal, read information including individual identification information read by the contact-type information reader and time information indicating the time of reading the individual identification information by the non-contact-type information reader; .