JP2005071294A - Printed matter management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To specify relations between data and printed matter with ease on the printed matter which is printed for an existing physical medium. <P>SOLUTION: A printed matter management member 1 consists of a needle 3 and a non-contact type Integrated Circuit (hereafter IC) 2. The needle 3 of a stapler is a member which can be installed afterward for printed matter 4 that is made by printing a certain data for a certain physical medium. The non-contact type IC 2 is embedded in the needle 3 and has a function as a wireless tag in which at least specifying information corresponding with data is stored. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a printed matter management member used for managing a printed matter produced by printing predetermined data on a predetermined physical medium.

  In recent years, a system for performing individual management called so-called RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) has attracted attention in various industries. This RFID system is a small non-contact integrated circuit (hereinafter referred to as IC) device that stores various data called a wireless tag (transponder) in a readable and / or writable manner and has a communication function. This is a technique for reading and / or writing data in a non-contact manner with respect to a wireless tag by performing wireless communication with a predetermined reader / writer. This RFID system is expected to be applied to various uses such as collection of transportation fees, identification cards, and electronic money, including the use of production / distribution management by attaching wireless tags to products. It is what.

In such an RFID system, it is possible to realize a communication distance of several mm to several m, and the communication system is broadly classified into a contact type, a proximity type, a proximity type, and a remote type from those having a short communication distance. Separated. In addition, in the RFID system, 125 kHz, 134 kHz, 4.9 MHz, 13.56 MHz, 2.45 GHz, and 5.8 GHz are generally used as carrier frequencies, and among these, 13.56 MHz, which is a short wave band, is used. As for the carrier frequency, use in the proximity type is standardized as ISO (International Organization For Standardization) 14443, and use in the proximity type is standardized as ISO 15693, which is becoming widespread. In addition, as an RFID system, a system using a carrier frequency of 2.45 GHz which is a microwave band has been actively developed, and an extremely fine wireless tag such as a mu chip (registered trademark) manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. has been developed. (For example, refer nonpatent literature 1.).
System network basics and review large dictionary RFID card, [online], [Search May 28, 2003], Internet <http://www.keyman.or.jp/search/30000186#1.html>

  By the way, conventionally, for example, various data such as documents and images are printed on a physical medium such as paper by using a printer connected to a personal computer. In this case, the data, There is no particular relationship with the printed matter produced by printing the data. Therefore, after printing, the person who owns the printed material, for example, the relationship between data and the printed material, such as what data is printed, where is the source, and whether there is related information Judging.

  However, when the ownership of the printed material is transferred from the person who performed the printing to another person, or when the memory of the person who performed the printing is ambiguous, it is very difficult to examine the relationship between the data and the printed material at a later date. It becomes.

  Therefore, it is considered that the method using the wireless tag used in the RFID system described above is effective. That is, in this method, a printed matter produced by printing on a physical medium by embedding a wireless tag in which identification information is stored at the time of printing or manufacturing the physical medium in advance in the physical medium. Try to identify.

  However, such a method requires that the wireless tag be embedded in advance in a physical medium such as paper, so that not only the manufacture of the physical medium becomes complicated but also the wireless tag is embedded. None of the existing physical media was applicable.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the relationship between data and the printed matter can be easily specified for a printed matter produced by printing on an existing physical medium. An object of the present invention is to provide a printed matter management member that can facilitate the management of printed matter.

  A printed matter management member according to the present invention that achieves the above-described object is a printed matter management member used for managing a printed matter produced by printing predetermined data on a predetermined physical medium, the printed matter described above. And a non-contact type integrated circuit having a function of a wireless tag that is stored in the member and stores at least identification information associated with the data.

  Such a printed matter management member according to the present invention can be attached to a printed matter by adding a member storing identification information associated with data. Therefore, the printed matter management member according to the present invention can contribute to the identification of the relationship between the printed data and the printed matter, even for the printed matter produced by printing on an existing physical medium.

  Since the printed matter management member according to the present invention can easily give identification information to an existing physical medium, the relationship between the printed data and the printed matter can be easily specified.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  This embodiment is a printed matter management system that manages printed matter produced by printing on a physical medium such as paper. This printed matter management system uses so-called RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) in order to specify the relationship between various data such as documents and images printed on a physical medium and the printed matter. The present invention also proposes a method for easily specifying the relationship between data and the printed material produced by printing the target medium.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, paper will be used as a physical medium.

  In the printed matter management system, as shown in FIG. 1, a non-contact type integrated circuit (hereinafter referred to as an IC) 2 having a wireless tag function and storing at least identification information given in advance is incorporated. The staple 3 of the stapler thus used is used as the printed matter management member 1.

  Here, the IC 2 may be embedded in any location as long as it is inside the needle 3, but it is desirable to embed the IC in a location where the needle portion preferably functions as an antenna.

  In the printed matter management system, the printed matter management member 1 configured using such a needle 3 is mounted by pinching the printed matter 4, and the identification information stored in the IC 2 and the printer or copying machine The relationship between the data indicating the print contents and the printed matter 4 is specified by associating with the data indicating the contents printed on the paper using a printing apparatus such as a database.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the printed matter management system using the printed matter management member 1 includes a stapler 11 in which the printed matter management member 1 is loaded as a needle, and a local personal computer or network used by the user. The information processing apparatus 12 such as the upper server and the printing apparatus 13 for producing the printed matter 4 are provided.

  In such a printed matter management system, printing is performed on paper by performing a series of steps as shown in FIG.

  First, as shown in the figure, in step S1, the user uses the information processing apparatus 12 to select desired data to be printed and edit the detailed information of the data. The detailed information is, for example, file names constituting the data, creation date and time, data location such as URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and directory, keywords, and other arbitrary information related to the data. In the printed matter management system, detailed information may be automatically added by the information processing apparatus 12, but an editing operation can be performed by the user as necessary. This detailed information is stored as a database in the information processing apparatus 12 or the like. The information processing apparatus 12 outputs a print command to the printing apparatus 13 in step S2, and transmits detailed information to the stapler 11 in step S3.

  In response to this, in step S4, the printing apparatus 13 performs a data printing process to produce the printed matter 4. On the other hand, in step S5, the stapler 11 selects data to be stored in the IC 2 built in the printed matter management member 1 from the list of printed data. For example, in the stapler 11, the data printed immediately before is test1. If the data is txt, this test1. Select txt. Further, the stapler 11 reads the identification information stored in the IC 2 of the printed matter management member 1 in step S6, and stores the transmitted detailed information in the IC 2 if the storage capacity is sufficient in step S7. Let Then, in step S8, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the stapler 11 holds the printed material management member 1 on the printed material 4 and confirms that the mounting operation has been completed successfully. In step S <b> 9, identification information of the mounted printed matter management member 1 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 12.

  In the printed material management system, when the information processing device 12 receives the identification information of the printed material management member 1 transmitted from the stapler 11, the identification information is registered in the database by the information processing device 12 in step S10, and a series of processes is performed. Exit.

  In the printed material management system, through such a series of steps, the printed material 4 can be produced and identification information for specifying the printed material 4 can be registered in the database.

  In the printed matter management system, when specifying the printed matter 4, the identification information stored in the IC 2 of the attached printed matter management member 1 is read using the stapler 11 functioning as a reader. In response to this, the stapler 11 transmits the read identification information to the information processing apparatus 12. Then, the information processing apparatus 12 can specify the data printed on the printed matter 4 by performing a database search based on the received identification information.

  In this way, the printed matter management system uses the RFID mechanism and the existing printed matter management member 1 configured using the staple 3 of the stapler that is a member that can be retrofitted to the printed matter 4. Since the identification information can be easily given to the paper as the physical medium, it is possible to easily specify the relationship between the printed data and the printed material 4, and also contribute to the prevention of the theft of the printed material 4. can do. Further, in the printed matter management system, it is possible to know the position of the printed matter 4 on which the data to be acquired is printed by associating the identification information with the position information.

  Further, since the printed matter management system can hold information other than the printed data in a place other than the printed matter 4, it can be applied to various applications. For example, as shown in FIG. By attaching the printed matter management member 1 to the self-made ticket 5, it can be applied to a system that automates ticket authentication. In this case, by providing the mobile phone or the like with a reader function, it is possible to develop an application that obtains and accesses advantageous information related to the event and information such as a related URL.

  Furthermore, in the printed matter management system, by registering the URLs of documents and websites related to the printed matter 4, as well as author information, advertisements, etc., the physical size and printing density of the printed matter 4 are far greater. A situation where a large amount of information is held can be created.

  Furthermore, in the printed matter management system, since the printed matter 4 is specified by using a post-attachment member called the staple 3 of the stapler as the printed matter management member 1, the user obtains a selection right for giving the identification information. Therefore, a user-friendly system can be constructed.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the corresponding data is specified from the database based on the identification information read by the stapler 11, but the present invention stores the detailed information in the IC 2 of the printed matter management member 1. In such a case, the detailed information may be read directly by a reader, thereby eliminating the need to access the information processing apparatus 12 from the stapler 11.

  In the above-described embodiment, the needle 3 of the stapler 1 has been described as being used as the printed matter management member 1. However, the present invention is not limited as long as it is a member that can be attached to a physical medium on which a printed matter is applied. This member can be applied as a printed matter management member.

  For example, in the printed matter management system, as shown in FIG. 6, as the printed matter management member, a clip 6 that is mounted by inserting the printed matter 4 with the IC 2 built-in can be used. In the printed matter management system, by using the clip 6, it is possible to secure a larger antenna area than the staple 3 of the stapler, and to increase the communicable distance or the amount of information. Therefore, in the printed matter management system, by using the clip 6, not only the link between the detailed information from the information processing device 12 and the identification information but also the content read by the copying machine as the printing device 13 and the identification information. It is also possible to establish a link.

  In the printed matter management system, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a sealing material 8 in which an IC 2 provided by being attached to a predetermined release sheet 7 is provided can be used as a printed matter management member. At this time, in the printed matter management system, by providing various colors to be applied to the surface of the sealing material 8, it is possible to identify the colors by the colors.

Thus, it goes without saying that the present invention can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is sectional drawing explaining the structure of the member for printed matter management used with the printed matter management system shown as embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the same printed matter management system. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a series of steps when producing a printed material in the printed material management system. It is a figure explaining the external appearance of the produced printed matter. It is a figure explaining the external appearance of the produced ticket. It is a perspective view explaining the structure of the clip as a member for printed matter management used with the printed matter management system. It is a perspective view explaining the external appearance of the sealing material as a printed material management member used in the printed material management system.

Explanation of symbols

1 Print management member 2 IC
3 Needle 4 Printed matter 5 Ticket 6 Clip 7 Release paper 8 Sealing material 11 Stapler 12 Information processing device 13 Printing device

Claims (6)

A printed matter management member used for managing a printed matter produced by printing predetermined data on a predetermined physical medium,
A member that can be retrofitted to the printed matter;
A printed matter management member comprising: a non-contact type integrated circuit having a function of a wireless tag that is incorporated in the member and stores at least identification information associated with the data. The non-contact type integrated circuit stores, in addition to the identification information, arbitrary information related to the printed data and registered in association with the identification information. The printed material management member according to 1. The printed material management member according to claim 1, wherein the member is a staple of a stapler that is attached by pinching the printed material. The printed material management member according to claim 1, wherein the member is a clip attached by sandwiching the printed material. The printed material management member according to claim 1, wherein the member is a sealing material that is attached by sticking to the printed material. Corresponding to the identification information, the physical medium on which the data is printed, the identification information, and any information related to the printed data by issuing an output command from the information processing apparatus that acquired the predetermined data to the printing apparatus A printed matter management member having a non-contact type integrated circuit in which detailed information registered with the information is stored,
A printed matter, wherein the correspondence between the physical medium and the data is managed by the information processing device by mounting the printed matter management member on the physical medium and registering the identification information in the information processing device. Management system.

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