JP2013196183A - Information reading system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce occurrences of false accounting due to reading errors when reading information on a contactless tag ID device provided for an object and performing accounting.SOLUTION: An information reading system is provided with: a reader for reading information on a contactless tag ID device; and an object provided with the contactless tag ID device. The object provided with the contactless tag ID device is provided with a notification part for detecting whether or not it is read by the reader with the contactless tag ID device and causing the detection result to be notified of.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information reading system.

In recent years, customers choose foods that are arranged in advance and eat and drink, so-called cafeteria, etc., customers first choose dishes on which dishes are placed and place them in a tray, and then pay at the cash register before eating and drinking. It is common. In such a cafeteria, when a customer wants to add food and drink, the customer has to select the food and drink to be added, and again line up in the cash register and perform pre-accounting.
On the other hand, after leaving the store, after-accounting is proposed. In such post-accounting, for example, a wireless tag is provided on tableware. A system has been proposed in which a store clerk reads information about a wireless tag provided on tableware with a non-contact tag reader and performs accounting after eating and drinking (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-145470 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, when a store clerk reads information on a wireless tag provided on tableware with a non-contact tag reader, there is a problem in that a reading error occurs depending on the reading timing, and reading omission occurs.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information reading system that reduces missing readings when reading information of a non-contact tag type ID device provided on an object. It is said.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information reading system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a reading device that reads information of a non-contact tag type ID device, and an object to which the non-contact tag type ID device is attached. The object includes an informing unit that informs whether information is read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device.

  In the information reading system of the present invention, the notification unit notifies the lighting state so that the information is read differently before and after the information is read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device. It may be.

  In the information reading system of the present invention, the notification unit may notify that the lighting color is different before and after information is read from the contactless tag type ID device by the reading device. It may be.

  In the information reading system of the present invention, the notification unit may be turned on after information is read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device.

  In the information reading system of the present invention, the notification unit may be turned off after information is read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device.

  In the information reading system of the present invention, a charging power supply unit is provided using a current based on a carrier wave from the reading device, and the notification unit is driven using the power charged in the power supply unit. You may do it.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the reading omission at the time of reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device provided in the target object can be reduced.

1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an information reading system according to a first embodiment. It is a figure explaining attachment of the circuit part to the tableware concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a block diagram of the handy terminal concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a block diagram of the circuit part attached to the tableware concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the information of the non-contact tag type ID device memorized by the memory part of the circuit part concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the alerting | reporting control part which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the format of the command transmitted from a handy terminal or an initialization apparatus. It is a sequence diagram of the process performed between the handy terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and the circuit part attached to the tableware. It is a figure explaining an example of the composition of the data which the control part of tableware transmitted. It is a flowchart of the process which the control part of the handy terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart of the process which the control part which concerns on 1st Embodiment performs. It is a sequence diagram of initialization of the alerting | reporting state of the alerting | reporting part by the initialization apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the circuit part attached to the tableware which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 6 is a state transition diagram of a circuit unit according to a second embodiment. It is a sequence diagram of the process performed between the handy terminal and tableware which concern on 2nd Embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an information reading system 1 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, as an example using the information reading system 1 in the present embodiment, a cafeteria will be described as an example.
As shown in FIG. 1, the information reading system 1 includes handy terminals (reading devices) 10a, 10b,..., Tableware (objects) 20a,..., Portable printers 30a, 30b,. Machine 40, network 50, management device 60, POS register 70, and initialization device 80. The handy terminals 10a, 10b,... Are collectively referred to as a handy terminal 10. Tableware 20a,... Are collectively referred to as tableware 20. The portable printers 30a, 30b,... Are collectively referred to as a portable printer 30. The tableware 20 is, for example, a plate, a mug cup, a cup, a bowl, a bowl, a small bowl or the like.

First, an outline of the process performed by the information reading system 1 and the interaction between the customer and the store clerk in the cafeteria store according to the present embodiment will be described.
After entering the store, the customer, for example, selects the tableware on which the desired dish is served from among the dishes on the counter in the restaurant. The customer takes the selected tableware to the table and eats and drinks. If the customer wants to add food or drink, he or she will bring back cooked dishes or order directly from the store clerk. The case where the customer orders directly from the store clerk is, for example, the case where a special order dish is ordered.
After eating and drinking, the customer requests accounting from the store clerk. The store clerk goes to the seat where the customer eats and drinks, and reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device attached to the tableware at the handy terminal 10. Or a customer takes the tableware which eats and drinks a dish to the accounting corner. Even in this case, the store clerk reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device attached to the tableware at the handy terminal 10. The information of the non-contact tag type ID device is information indicating that, for example, “yaki fish” of 300 yen, “rice” of 150 yen, “special order food A” of 1000 yen, and the like are listed.
The handy terminal 10 transmits a command to the tableware 20 to instruct to change the notification state of the notification unit attached to the tableware 20 after reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device is completed. The store clerk confirms that reading of the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20 is completed by confirming that the notification state of the notification unit 206 of the tableware 20 has changed.
When the store clerk operates the handy terminal 10, the portable printer 30 prints the accounting information based on the information read by the handy terminal 10. The customer takes the accounting slip on which the accounting information is printed to an accounting corner where the POS register 70 of the store is installed. The store clerk performs accounting processing based on the accounting slip.
The non-contact tag type ID device includes, for example, an IC chip in which identification information of an object is stored and a wireless antenna, and includes a wireless tag with ID, an NFC tag, and the like.

The handy terminal 10 communicates with the tableware 20 and the portable printer 30. The handy terminal 10 communicates with the management device 60 via the wireless relay device 40. The handy terminal 10 reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device from the non-contact tag type ID device provided in the tableware 20. As will be described later, the information of the non-contact tag type ID device includes identification information of the tableware 20, the type of tableware, and other additional information. The type of tableware 20 is, for example, information related to a product including the price of the product placed on the tableware, the type of product, the product name, and the like. Note that the handy terminal 10 may read the information of the non-contact tag type ID device from the tableware 20 and then transmit a reading completion signal indicating that the information has been read to the tableware 20.
The handy terminal 10 reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device from the tableware 20 after eating by the store clerk, then the number of the tableware 20 that has read the information, the information of the non-contact tag type ID device for each tableware 20, the handy terminal 10 identification information and the like are transmitted to the management device 60. The handy terminal 10 receives the transaction slip number (also referred to as identification information (ID) of food and drink data) transmitted from the management device 60. The handy terminal 10 transmits the received accounting slip number to the portable printer 30 and causes the portable printer 30 to print the accounting slip number.
The configuration of the handy terminal 10 will be described later.

A circuit unit 200 in which information of a non-contact tag type ID device is stored is attached to the tableware 20. The tableware 20 is provided with a notification unit 206. The configuration of the tableware 20 will be described later.
The portable printer 30 prints the accounting slip printed with the accounting slip number transmitted from the handy terminal 10. The portable printer 30 may print information indicating the slip number on the accounting slip as a barcode (one-dimensional or two-dimensional).

The wireless repeater 40 receives the number of tableware 20 transmitted from the handy terminal 10, information on the non-contact tag type ID device for each tableware 20, identification information of the handy terminal 10, and the like. The wireless relay device 40 transmits the received number of tableware 20, information on the non-contact tag type ID device for each tableware 20, identification information of the handy terminal 10, and the like to the management device 60 via the network 50.
The network 50 is a wired network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Note that the network may be a wireless network.

  The management device 60 receives the number of tableware 20, information on the non-contact tag type ID device for each tableware 20, identification information of the handy terminal 10, and the like via the wireless relay device 40. The management device 60 generates accounting information including the total amount based on the received number of tableware 20 and information on the non-contact tag type ID device for each tableware 20, and associates the generated accounting information with the generated accounting information. Is generated. The management device 60 holds the generated transaction information and the transaction slip number in association with each other. The management device 60 transmits the generated accounting slip number to the handy terminal 10 having the received identification information via the network 50 and the wireless relay device 40. In response to the inquiry from the POS register 70, the management device 60 transmits the transaction information corresponding to the transaction slip number to the POS register 70. When the information indicating the slip number is printed as a barcode on the accounting slip, the store clerk may read the information indicating the slip number with a bar code scanner (not shown) provided in the POS register 70.

  The POS register 70 includes a display unit (not shown), an input unit such as a keyboard, a communication unit, a printer unit, and the like. The POS register 70 is connected to the network 50 via a communication unit. The POS register 70 inquires the management device 60 about the accounting slip number input by the store clerk, and receives the accounting information that is a response to the inquiry from the management device 60. The POS register 70 displays the total amount based on the transaction information on the display unit. The POS register 70 causes the printer unit to print the transaction information in accordance with the store clerk's operation.

  The initialization device 80 includes a wireless antenna 81 and a control unit 82. The control unit 82 of the initialization device 80 initializes the circuit unit 200 by transmitting a command superimposed on the carrier wave to the circuit unit 200 of the tableware 20 via the wireless antenna 81. The initialization of the circuit unit 200 includes a display color switching process of the notification unit 206 of the tableware 20, a process of turning off the notification unit 206, and the like. The wireless antenna 81 is, for example, a dipole antenna or a loop antenna. The initialization device 80 may be attached to, for example, a washing machine (not shown) of the tableware 20.

Next, the tableware 20 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the attachment of the circuit unit 200 to the tableware 20 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the table 20 has a circuit unit 200 attached to the inner side 22 of the handle 24. Moreover, the lid | cover 23 is attached so that the circuit part 200 attached to the inner side 22 of the handle 24 may be covered. For example, the lid 23 is bonded to the inner edge of the handle 24.
In addition, a notification unit 206 is attached to the handle 24 of the tableware 20. The notification unit 206 is, for example, an LED (light emitting diode). The circuit unit 200 and the notification unit 206 are connected via, for example, a conductive wire 25. 2 is an example, and the circuit unit 200 and the notification unit 206 may be mounted in another place.

Next, the handy terminal 10 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the handy terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the handy terminal 10 includes an input unit 101, a radio antenna 102, a radio circuit unit 103, a control unit 104, a display unit 105, a storage unit 106, a transmission unit 107, an antenna 108, a reception unit 109, and a buzzer. Part 110 is provided.

The input unit 101 includes, for example, 10 keys (numeric keys), a scan instruction key, an end key, a cancel key, a transmission instruction key, and a print instruction key.
The wireless antenna 102 is an antenna that communicates with the circuit unit 200 attached to the tableware 20. The wireless antenna 102 is, for example, a dipole antenna or a loop antenna.

  The radio circuit unit 103 generates a carrier wave. The carrier wave is a radio wave having a frequency of 2.45 [GHz], for example. The radio circuit unit 103 superimposes the command output from the control unit 104 on the carrier wave via the radio antenna 102 and transmits the command to the circuit unit 200. Here, the command is, for example, a read command for instructing reading of information of a non-contact tag type ID device, a notification switching command (a lighting command for instructing lighting of the notification unit 206, a turn-off command for instructing turning off of the notification unit 206, Notification switching command for instructing switching of the lighting color of the notification unit 206). The wireless circuit unit 103 extracts information and a response signal of the contactless tag type ID device as a received signal from the carrier wave received from the circuit unit 200 via the wireless antenna 102, and outputs the extracted received signal to the control unit 104. .

The control unit 104 determines the type of key of the input unit 101 pressed by the operation of the store clerk. For example, when the scan instruction key is pressed, the control unit 104 deletes the information and the count number of the non-contact tag type ID device stored in the storage unit 106, and further transmits a “read command” to the wireless circuit unit 103. Output. When the identification information included in the reception signal received from the tableware 20 is not stored in the storage unit 106, the control unit 104 includes information on the non-contact tag type ID device included in the reception information output from the wireless circuit unit 103. Is stored in the storage unit 106. In addition, the control unit 104 counts the number of pieces of information of the non-contact tag type ID device stored in the storage unit 106 and causes the display unit 105 to display the counted number as the number of dishes 20.
After storing the information of the non-contact tag type ID device in the storage unit 106, the control unit 104 sends a “notification switching command” to the table 20 having the stored identification information, the wireless circuit unit 103, and the wireless antenna It transmits to tableware 20 via 102. When the notification unit 206 is an LED, the “notification switching command” is a “LED ON command” for the lighting command and a “LED OFF command” for the extinction command.
For example, when the store clerk operates the input unit 101 to input the total number of tableware 20 before reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID devices of the plurality of tableware 20, the control unit 104 inputs the total number input Is displayed on the display unit 105. The control unit 104 may notify the buzzer unit 110 by sounding a buzzer when the information on the non-contact tag type ID devices of the tableware 20 has been successfully read for the number of pieces input. Alternatively, the control unit 104 may be notified by sounding a buzzer from the buzzer unit 110 each time information on the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20 is read.

When the transmission instruction key is pressed, the control unit 104 stores the number of tableware 20 that has read the information of the non-contact tag type ID device, the information of the non-contact tag type ID device for each tableware 20 read, and the storage unit 106. The stored identification information of the handy terminal 10 is associated and transmitted to the management device 60. The control unit 104 receives the transaction slip number, which is a response from the management device 60, via the antenna 108 and the reception unit 109. The control unit 104 displays on the display unit 105 that the slip number for accounting has been received.
When the print instruction key is pressed, the control unit 104 transmits the accounting slip number to the portable printer 30 via the transmission unit 107 and the antenna 108, and causes the portable printer 30 to print the accounting slip number. .

The display unit 105 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and displays the number of tableware 20 output by the control unit 104, characters corresponding to keys pressed by a store clerk, information indicating receipt of a bill number for accounting, and the like.
In the storage unit 106, identification information of the own handy terminal 10 is stored in advance. The storage unit 106 stores the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20 and the accounting slip number in association with each other by the control unit 104.

The transmission unit 107 associates the number of tableware 20 output from the control unit 104, information on the non-contact tag type ID device for each tableware 20, and identification information, and transmits the information to the management apparatus 60 via the antenna 108. The transmission unit 107 transmits the transaction slip number output from the control unit 104 to the portable printer 30 via the antenna 108.
The antenna 108 is used for communication between the handy terminal 10 and the wireless repeater 40 and communication between the handy terminal 10 and the portable printer 30.
The receiving unit 109 outputs the transaction slip number received from the management apparatus 60 via the antenna 108 to the control unit 104.
The buzzer unit 110 reproduces a buzzer sound under the control of the control unit 104.

Next, the circuit unit 200 attached to the tableware 20 will be described. The circuit unit 200 according to the present embodiment includes a battery.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the circuit unit 200 attached to the tableware 20 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the circuit unit 200 includes a wireless antenna 201, a wireless circuit unit 202, a control unit 203, a storage unit 204, a notification control unit 205, a notification unit 206, a power supply control unit 207, and a battery 208. The wireless circuit unit 202, the control unit 203, and the storage unit 204 are connected via a bus 209.

The wireless antenna 201 is an antenna that communicates with the handy terminal 10. The wireless antenna 201 is, for example, a dipole antenna or a loop antenna.
The radio circuit unit 202 extracts a command from the carrier wave received via the radio antenna 201 and outputs the extracted command to the control unit 203. The radio circuit unit 202 rectifies the received carrier wave to generate a direct current. In order to rectify the received carrier wave and generate a direct current, for example, the radio antenna 201 and the radio circuit unit 202 may constitute a rectenna circuit. The radio circuit unit 202 supplies the generated direct current to the power supply control unit 207. The radio circuit unit 202 generates a carrier wave. The wireless circuit unit 202 superimposes the information of the non-contact tag type ID device output from the control unit 203 on the generated carrier wave and transmits the information to the handy terminal 10 via the wireless antenna 201.

When the command extracted by the wireless circuit unit 202 includes a “read command”, the control unit 203 reads information on the non-contact tag type ID device stored in the storage unit 204. The control unit 203 outputs the read non-contact tag type ID device information to the wireless circuit unit 202.
When the command extracted by the radio circuit unit 202 includes a “notification switching command”, the control unit 203 generates a switching signal based on the “notification switching command”, and sends the generated switching signal to the notification control unit 205. Output.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information on the non-contact tag type ID device stored in the storage unit 204 of the circuit unit 200 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 204 stores information on the contactless tag type ID device including identification information of the tableware 20, information indicating the type of the tableware 20, and other additional information. The other additional information is, for example, information indicating the time when the product is placed on the tableware 20.

Returning to FIG. 4, when the notification unit 206 is an LED, for example, the notification control unit 205 controls the notification unit 206 to be turned on or off based on the switching signal output from the control unit 203. Or when the alerting | reporting part 206 is 2 color LED, for example, the alerting control part 205 is controlled based on the switching signal which the control part 203 output so that the color which LED turns on may change.
The notification unit 206 is turned on or off according to the control of the notification control unit 205. In the present embodiment, the notification unit 206 is, for example, a two-color LED.

The power supply control unit 207 supplies the direct current generated by the wireless circuit unit 202 to the control unit 203 and the storage unit 204.
The battery 208 is a button-type small battery, for example. The battery 208 supplies a direct current to the notification control unit 205 and the notification unit 206.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the notification control unit 205 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the notification control unit 205 includes a drive circuit 210. The drive circuit 210 is a transistor, for example. The switching signal output from the control unit 203 is input to the drive circuit 210. The drive circuit 210 is switched to an on state or an off state by a switching signal. In response to this switching, the notification unit 206 switches between a lighting state and a light-off state due to current flowing. Specifically, the notification unit 206 is turned on when the drive circuit 210 is on, and the notification unit 206 is turned off when the drive circuit 210 is off. When the notification unit 206 is an LED, a resistor for controlling current is connected, but is omitted in FIG.

  As described above, the information reading system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a reading device (handy terminal 10) that reads information of a non-contact tag type ID device and an object to which the non-contact tag type ID device is attached ( The object includes a notification unit 206 that notifies whether or not information has been read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the format of a command transmitted from the handy terminal 10 or the initialization device 80. As shown in FIG. 7, the command transmitted from the handy terminal 10 or the initialization device 80 includes transmission destination information C1 and a command body C2.
The transmission destination information C1 represents the transmission target of the command body C2. In the transmission destination information C1, “tableware identification information” is “identification information of target tableware” or “ALL”.
When the transmission destination information C1 is set to “identification information of the target tableware”, this indicates that the command body C2 is transmitted toward the tableware 20 having the specified identification information. The “tableware identification information” may describe identification information of a plurality of tableware 20.
Further, when the transmission destination information C1 is set to “ALL”, it indicates that the command body C2 is transmitted to all the dishes 20. “ALL” is, for example, FFFF (all bits are 1).
The command body C2 includes, for example, “read command”, “LED ON command”, “LED OFF command”, and the like.

Here, an example of a command transmitted from the handy terminal 10 will be described. In the following description, a command to be transmitted is described as a command “transmission destination information C1, command body C2.”
For example, when reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20, since the identification information of each tableware 20 is not acquired, the handy terminal 10 transmits the command body C <b> 2 to all the tableware 20. In this case, the handy terminal 10 transmits the command ““ ALL ”,“ read command ””.
In addition, after obtaining the identification information of the tableware 20, when turning off the LEDs of the notification unit 206 attached to all the tableware 20, the handy terminal 10 transmits a command ““ ALL ”,“ LED OFF command ””. .
In addition, after obtaining the identification information of the tableware 20, when turning on the LED of the individual tableware 20 that has read the identification information, the handy terminal 10 transmits the commands “identification information of the target tableware” and “LED ON command”. To do.

Next, processing performed by the circuit unit 200 attached to the handy terminal 10 and the tableware 20 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram of processing performed between the handy terminal 10 according to the present embodiment and the circuit unit 200 attached to the tableware 20. In addition, before the handy terminal 10 reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20, the notification unit 206 is lit red.

(Step S1) The control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 is connected to the circuit unit 200 attached to the tableware 20 (hereinafter referred to as the tableware 20 including the circuit unit 200 attached to the tableware 20 for convenience). The command ““ ALL ”,“ read command ”” is transmitted.
(Step S <b> 2) The control unit 203 of the circuit unit 200 attached to the tableware 20 (hereinafter referred to as the control unit 203 of the tableware 20) receives a command from the handy terminal 10. Next, the control unit 203 extracts the transmission destination information C1 from the received command, and determines the set transmission target (hereinafter referred to as “To” determination). Specifically, the control unit 203 determines whether the tableware identification information is self-identification information or “ALL”.

(Step S3) When the transmission destination information C1 is self-identification information or “ALL”, the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 extracts the command body C2 from the received command. The control unit 203 determines the type of the extracted command body C2.

(Step S4) When the received command body C2 is “read command” in step S3, the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 stores information on the non-contact tag type ID device stored in the storage unit 204 (identification of the tableware 20). Information, information indicating the type of tableware 20, and other additional information).
(Step S <b> 5) The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 transmits the read non-contact tag type ID device information to the handy terminal 10.

(Step S6) The control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 receives the information of the non-contact tag type ID device from the tableware 20. Next, the control unit 104 examines data included in the received information on the non-contact tag type ID device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of data transmitted by the control unit 203 of the tableware 20. As shown in FIG. 9, the data transmitted by the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 includes a data part d1 starting from the head part (STX) and ending at the terminal part (ETX), and ending from the head part (STX) of the data part d1. SUM part d2 which is the sum to part (ETX) is comprised.
Returning to FIG. 8, for example, the control unit 104 calculates the sum from the head part (STX) to the terminal part (ETX) of the data part d1 included in the received information on the contactless tag type ID device. The sum is compared with the value of the SUM part d2. If the values match, the control unit 104 determines that the received data is normal.

As a result of the inspection, when it is determined that the data is normal, the control unit 104 determines whether or not the identification information included in the received information is already stored in the storage unit 106. When it is determined that the identification information included in the received information is not yet stored in the storage unit 106, the control unit 104 stores the received information on the non-contact tag type ID device in the storage unit 106.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the identification information included in the received information is stored in the storage unit 106, the control unit 104 repeats step S6, and the non-contact tag type ID device from the tableware 20 having other identification information. Receive the information.

(Step S7) Since the control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 has finished reading the information of the contactless tag type ID device, the command body C2 “instructing the tableware 20 having the identification information received in Step S6 to turn on the blue LED” Send blue LED ON command. That is, the control unit 104 transmits a command ““ identification information of target tableware ”,“ blue LED ON command ””.

(Step S <b> 8) The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 receives a command from the handy terminal 10. Next, the control unit 203 extracts the transmission destination information C1 from the received command, and determines “To”.
(Step S9) When the tableware identification information is self-identification information or “ALL”, the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 extracts the command body C2 from the received command, and determines the type of the extracted command body C2.
(Step S10) When the received command body C2 is the “blue LED ON command”, the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 controls the notification unit 206 to light up in blue.
(Step S <b> 11) The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 lights the notification unit 206 in blue, and then transmits information “OK” indicating that the command has been executed to the handy terminal 10. Note that the control unit 203 may transmit, for example, an ACK (ACKnowledgement) signal as an acknowledgment to the handy terminal 10 as information indicating that the command has been executed.

In addition, although step S1-S11 demonstrated the example which makes the notification part 206 light red before the handy terminal 10 reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20, it is not restricted to this. For example, the notification unit 206 may be turned off before the information on the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20 is read, and the notification unit 206 may be turned on in response to a command from the handy terminal 10. In this case, the control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 transmits to the tableware 20 a command body C2 “LED ON command” instructing lighting of the LED in step S7 (FIG. 8). The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 may turn on the LED according to the received command (step S10, FIG. 8).
Alternatively, the notification unit 206 may be turned on before reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20, and the notification unit 206 may be turned off in response to a command from the handy terminal 10. In this case, the control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 transmits to the tableware 20 a command body C2 “LED OFF command” instructing to turn off the LED in step S7 (FIG. 8). The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 may turn off the LED according to the received command (step S10, FIG. 8).

  Next, the reading process of information of the non-contact tag type ID device from the tableware 20 by the handy terminal 10 will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing performed by the control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. In the example illustrated in FIG. 10, before the information on the non-contact tag type ID device is read, the notification unit 206 of the tableware 20 is turned off, and after the information on the non-contact tag type ID device is read, the notification unit 206 of the tableware 20. An example of lighting will be described.

(Step S <b> 101) After the scan instruction key of the input unit 101 is pressed, the control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 assigns 0 to a counter used for counting the number of dishes 20.
(Step S <b> 102) The control unit 104 counts the number of tableware 20 for which reading of information of the non-contact tag type ID device is completed, and displays the count number on the display unit 105.
(Step S103) The control unit 104 determines whether or not the end key of the input unit 101 has been pressed. When it is determined that the end key is pressed (step S103; Yes), the control unit 104 proceeds to step S104, and when it is determined that the end key is not pressed (step S103; No), the control unit 104 proceeds to step S105. .

(Step S104) When it is determined that the end key has been pressed, the control unit 104 determines the total number of tableware 20 (tableware scan data determination), and ends the information reading process of the non-contact tag type ID device.
(Step S105) When it is determined that the end key is not pressed, the control unit 104 determines whether or not the cancel key of the input unit 101 is pressed. When it is determined that the cancel key has been pressed (step S105; Yes), the control unit 104 proceeds to step S106, and when it is determined that the cancel key has not been pressed (step S105; No), the control unit 104 proceeds to step S107. .

(Step S106) If it is determined that the cancel key has been pressed, the control unit 104 discards the information of the non-contact tag type ID device that has already been read and stored in the storage unit 106 (discard tableware scan data), and the non-contact tag The type ID device information reading process ends.
(Step S <b> 107) When determining that the cancel key has not been pressed, the control unit 104 transmits the commands ““ ALL ”,“ read command ”” to the tableware 20.

(Step S108) The control unit 104 inspects the data included in the received information on the contactless tag type ID device in the same manner as in step S6 (FIG. 8), and determines whether the reception is successful based on the inspection result. Determine. When it is determined that the reception is successful (step S108; Yes), the control unit 104 proceeds to step S109, and when it is determined that the reception is not successful (step S108; No), the control unit 104 proceeds to step S110.
(Step S109) When it is determined that the reception is successful, the control unit 104 extracts the identification information included in the received information on the non-contact tag type ID device. The control unit 104 transmits commands ““ identification information of target tableware ”,“ blue LED ON command ”” to the tableware 20 having the extracted identification information.

(Step S110) When it is determined that the reception is not successful, or after the command is transmitted to the tableware 20, the control unit 104 has already received the identification information (tableware ID) included in the read non-contact tag type ID device information. Whether to read or not is determined. Specifically, the control unit 104 extracts identification information from the received information on the non-contact tag type ID device, and confirms whether or not the extracted identification information is already stored in the storage unit 106. If the same identification information is already stored in the storage unit 106, the control unit 104 determines that the information has been read. If the same identification information is not recorded, the control unit 104 determines that the information has not been read.
When it is determined that the identification information has been read (step S110; Yes), the control unit 104 does not store the read information on the non-contact tag type ID device in the storage unit 106, and proceeds to step S103.
When it is determined that the identification information is not already read (step S110; No), the control unit 104 stores the read information of the non-contact tag type ID device in the storage unit 106, and proceeds to step S111.

(Step S <b> 111) When it is determined that the read identification information is not already read, the control unit 104 reproduces the buzzer from the buzzer unit 110. For example, whenever the handy terminal 10 reads information from the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20, a sound of “buzz” is generated from the buzzer unit 110.
After step S111 ends, the control unit 104 returns to step S102 and repeats the processing from step S102 to S111 until the end key is pressed.
In this embodiment, the example in which the LED emits blue light in step S109 has been described. However, the color of the LED to emit light may be red.

Next, the process which the control part 203 of the circuit part 200 attached to the tableware 20 performs is demonstrated.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of processing performed by the control unit 203 according to the present embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 11, before the information on the non-contact tag type ID device is read, the notification unit 206 of the tableware 20 is turned off, and after the information on the non-contact tag type ID device is read, the notification unit 206 of the tableware 20. Lights up.

(Step S201) When the handy terminal 10 is within a range in which the wireless antenna 201 can be received, the control unit 203 starts the operation of each unit using a direct current generated from the received carrier wave. Next, the control unit 203 initializes a lighting state of the notification unit 206, a flag indicating a command reception state, and the like.
(Step S202) The control unit 203 turns off the notification unit 206 via the notification control unit 205 (LED OFF) according to the initialization.

(Step S <b> 203) The control unit 203 determines whether a command is received from the handy terminal 10. When it is determined that the command is not received (step S203; No), the control unit 203 repeats step S203, and when it is determined that the command is received (step S203; Yes), the control unit 203 proceeds to step S204.
(Step S204) The control unit 203 extracts the transmission destination information C1 from the received command, and determines “To” whether the tableware identification information is self-identification information or “ALL”.

(Step S205) When it is determined that the tableware identification information is self-identification information or “ALL”, the control unit 203 determines whether or not the received command body C2 is an “LED ON command”. When it is determined that the received command body C2 is the “LED ON command” (step S205; Yes), the control unit 203 proceeds to step S206 and determines that the received command body C2 is not the “LED ON command”. If so (step S205; No), the process proceeds to step S207.

(Step S206) When it is determined that the received command body C2 is the “LED ON command”, the control unit 203 turns on the notification unit 206 (LED ON). After the notification unit 206 is turned on, the control unit 203 proceeds to step S203.
(Step S207) When it is determined that the received command body C2 is not the “LED ON command”, the control unit 203 determines whether or not the received command body C2 is the “LED OFF command”. When it is determined that the received command body C2 is the “LED OFF command” (step S207; Yes), the control unit 203 proceeds to step S208 and determines that the received command body C2 is not the “LED OFF command”. If so (step S207; No), the process proceeds to step S209.

(Step S208) When it is determined that the received command body C2 is the “LED OFF command”, the control unit 203 turns off the notification unit 206. After the notification unit 206 is turned off, the control unit 203 proceeds to step S203.
(Step S209) When it is determined that the received command body C2 is not the “LED OFF command”, the control unit 203 performs processing according to “other commands” (hereinafter referred to as other command processing). After the other command processing, the control unit 203 proceeds to step S203. Note that “other commands” are, for example, a command for instructing addition of information to the non-contact tag type ID device, and information indicating that the non-contact tag type ID device has been read is written to the non-contact tag type ID device. Is a command for instructing to sound a buzzer or not to buzz when the tableware 20 has a buzzer (not shown).

Next, initialization of the notification state of the notification unit 206 will be described.
FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram of initialization of the notification state of the notification unit 206 by the initialization device 80 according to the present embodiment.

(Step S <b> 301) The control unit 82 of the initialization apparatus 80 transmits commands ““ ALL ”,“ red LED ON command ”” instructing lighting of the red LED to the tableware 20.
(Step S302) The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 receives a command from the initialization device 80, and extracts transmission destination information C1 from the received command. The control unit 203 determines “To” for the extracted transmission destination information C1.
(Step S303) When the tableware identification information is self-identification information or “ALL”, the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 extracts the command body C2 from the received command, and determines the type of the extracted command body C2.

(Step S304) In response to the received “red LED ON command”, the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 controls the notification unit 206 to light up in red.
(Step S <b> 305) The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 turns on the notification unit 206 and then transmits information “OK” indicating that the command has been executed to the initialization device 80.

  In FIG. 12, before reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20, the notification unit 206 may be turned off and the notification unit 206 may be turned on in response to a command from the handy terminal 10. . In that case, the control unit 82 of the initialization apparatus 80 transmits the command ““ ALL ”,“ LED OFF command ”” to the tableware 20 in step S301. The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 turns off the LED according to the received command (step S304).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, after the handy terminal 10 reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device stored in the circuit unit 200 attached to the tableware 20, the tableware 20 is notified. The display color of the LED which is the unit 206 is switched from red to blue. As a result, when reading a plurality of tableware 20 in a stacked manner or sequentially, only the LED of the tableware 20 that cannot read the information of the non-contact tag type ID device is red. By detecting this LED, the store clerk can read the information of the non-contact tag type ID device again with respect to the tableware 20, thereby reducing the reading omission of the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the plurality of tableware 20. it can.
In addition, the lighting state of the notification unit 206 is changed, for example, in response to a command from the initialization device 80 attached to the cleaning device or the like of the tableware 20, and the circuit unit 200 of the tableware 20 changes the lighting state of the notification unit 206 from blue. Initialize by switching to red. By this processing, before reading with the handy terminal 10 again, the notification unit 206 in a state where the reading is not completed can be brought into a red lighting state.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the handy terminal 10 or the initialization device 80 transmits a command for turning on the red LED and a command for turning on the blue LED has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, the handy terminal 10 or the initialization device 80 may transmit a command for switching the LED lighting state switching to the circuit unit 200 of the tableware 20.

(Second Embodiment)
In 1st Embodiment, the circuit part 200 attached to the tableware 20 demonstrated the example provided with the battery. In the present embodiment, an example in which the circuit unit 200a includes a rechargeable battery will be described. The configuration of the information reading system is the same as that of FIG. 1 of the first embodiment, and only the configuration of the circuit unit 200a attached to the tableware 20 is different.

Next, the circuit unit 200a attached to the tableware 20 will be described.
FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the circuit unit 200a attached to the tableware 20 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the circuit unit 200 a includes a wireless antenna 201, a wireless circuit unit 202, a control unit 203, a storage unit 204, a notification control unit 205 a, a notification unit 206, a power supply control unit 207 a, and a charging control circuit unit (power supply unit). ) 220, a battery unit (power supply unit) 221, and an external I / F (interface) unit 222. The wireless circuit unit 202, the control unit 203, and the storage unit 204 are connected via a bus 209. Note that the functional units having the same functions as those of the circuit unit 200 described with reference to FIG.

Based on the switching signal output from the control unit 203, the notification control unit 205a controls the notification unit 206 to be turned on or off when the notification unit 206 is an LED. The notification control unit 205a is supplied with current from the power supply control unit 207a.
The current charged in the battery unit 221 is supplied to the notification unit 206. The notification unit 206 is, for example, an LED.

  The power supply control unit 207 a supplies the direct current generated by the wireless circuit unit 202 to the control unit 203, the storage unit 204, and the charging control circuit unit 220. The power supply control unit 207 a supplies the power charged in the battery unit 221 to the notification control unit 205 a and the notification unit 206 via the charge control circuit unit 220.

The charging control circuit unit 220 controls charging of the battery unit 221 using the current supplied from the power supply control unit 207a.
The battery unit 221 is a rechargeable secondary battery.

  For example, the external I / F unit 222 transmits initial settings from the outside to the notification control unit 205 a and receives data for rewriting data stored in the storage unit 204. The external I / F unit 222 outputs the received data to the notification control unit 205a. Also, the external I / F unit 222 outputs the transmission data output from the notification control unit 205a to the outside via, for example, a cable connected to the own unit.

  That is, in the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, a power supply unit (charging control circuit unit 220, battery unit 221) that can be charged using a current based on a carrier wave from the reading device (handy terminal 10) is provided. The informing unit 206 drives the own unit using the electric power charged in the power source unit.

Next, the state transition of the circuit unit 200a of the tableware 20 will be described.
FIG. 14 is a state transition diagram of the circuit unit 200a according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 14, reference numerals 301 to 303 circled represent states (hereinafter referred to as states 301, 302, and 303), and arrows 311 to 316 represent transitions. FIG. 14 is a state transition diagram of an example in which the notification unit 206 is turned off before the reading of the handy terminal 10 is completed, and the notification unit 206 is turned on after the reading is completed. Moreover, the alerting | reporting part 206 is referred to as LED206, and assumes that it is LED.

  The state 301 is a state in which the handy terminal 10 that is the communication partner does not exist within the communication range of the wireless antenna 201. In the state 301, the operation of each part of the circuit unit 200a is stopped, and the notification unit 206 is turned off. The range in which the wireless antenna 201 can communicate is a range in which the circuit unit 200 can receive information and generate a direct current from a carrier wave.

  In the state where the handy terminal 10 is present within the communicable range of the wireless antenna 201, the state 301 transitions to the state 302 as indicated by the arrow 311. In this state, the circuit unit 200a generates a direct current from the received carrier wave, and starts supplying the generated direct current to each unit. In addition, the circuit unit 200a starts charging the battery unit 221 using the generated direct current.

  The state 302 is a state in which the handy terminal 10 exists in a range where a direct current is supplied to each part and the wireless antenna 201 can communicate. When the state transitions from the state 301 to the state 302, the control unit 203 of the circuit unit 200a initializes each unit and controls the LED 206 to be turned off. A state 302 is a state in which the circuit unit 200a accepts a command from the handy terminal 10.

When the command from the handy terminal 10 is “LED ON command” in the state 302, as indicated by the arrow 312, the control unit 203 controls the LED 206 to be turned on (ON).
When the command from the handy terminal 10 is “LED OFF command” in the state 302, the control unit 203 controls the LED 206 to be turned off (OFF) as indicated by an arrow 313.
When the command from the handy terminal 10 is “other commands” in the state 302, the control unit 203 performs control so as to respond to the command from the handy terminal 10 as indicated by an arrow 314.

  When the circuit unit 200 a including the wireless antenna 201 is out of a range where the wireless antenna 201 can communicate, the state 302 transitions to the state 303 as indicated by an arrow 315.

A state 303 is a state in which a direct current is supplied to each part and a state in which the handy terminal 10 does not exist within a range where the wireless antenna 201 can communicate. In the state 303, the current charged in the battery unit 221 is supplied to the notification control unit 205a and the LED 206. Further, when the LED 206 is in the lighting state in the state 302 and transitions to the state 303, the lighting of the LED 206 is continued by the direct current supplied from the battery unit 221.
In the state 303, when the lighting of the LED 206 is continued, the current charged in the battery unit 221 by the lighting of the LED 206 is discharged, so that the state 303 transitions to the state 301 as indicated by the arrow 316.
On the other hand, in the state 303, when the LED 206 is turned off and the circuit unit 200a including the wireless antenna 201 is within the range where the wireless antenna 201 can communicate, the state 303 is indicated by an arrow 317. Transition to state 302.

As described in the state transition diagram of FIG. 14, when the handy terminal 10 is brought close to the tableware 20 and the non-contact tag type ID device of the tableware 20 is read, the LED 206 is turned on. Even after the handy terminal 10 is in a range where communication with the tableware 20 is possible, the LED 206 is kept on for a predetermined time using the direct current charged in the battery unit 221.
The predetermined time is, for example, a period in which a store clerk can read information on non-contact tag type ID devices of a plurality of tableware 20 and check whether information on non-contact tag type ID devices of all tableware 20 has been read. This is the time.

Next, processing performed by the handy terminal 10 and the tableware 20 will be described. In the following processing, a case where the notification unit 206 is an LED will be described.
FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram of processing performed between the handy terminal 10 and the tableware 20 according to the present embodiment. In addition, before the handy terminal 10 reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device from the tableware 20, the notification unit 206 is turned off.

(Steps S401 to S406) Steps S401 to S406 are performed in the same manner as steps S1 to S6 (FIG. 8) of the first embodiment.
(Step S407) Since the control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 has finished reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device, the command ““ ALL ”,“ LED ON command ”” for turning on the notification unit 206 in the tableware 20 is performed. Send.

(Step S <b> 408) The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 receives a command from the handy terminal 10. Next, the control unit 203 extracts transmission destination information C1 from the received command, and determines “To” for the extracted transmission destination information C1.
(Step S409) When the tableware identification information is self-identification information or “ALL”, the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 extracts the command body C2 from the received command, and determines the type of the extracted command body C2.
(Step S410) When the command body C2 is the “LED ON command”, the control unit 203 of the tableware 20 controls the notification unit 206 to be lit.
(Step S <b> 411) The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 turns on the notification unit 206 and then transmits information “OK” indicating that the command has been executed to the handy terminal 10.

  In the present embodiment, since the current is supplied from the rechargeable battery unit 221 to the notification unit 206, the current charged in the battery unit 221 is discharged when a predetermined time elapses. For this reason, the initialization work by the initialization apparatus 80 described in the first embodiment may or may not be performed. When performing the initialization work, the control unit 82 of the initialization apparatus 80 transmits the command ““ ALL ”,“ LED OFF command ”” to the tableware 20 in step S301 (FIG. 12). The control unit 203 of the tableware 20 turns off the notification unit 206 according to the received command (step S304, FIG. 12).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the circuit unit 200 a attached to the tableware 20 includes the rechargeable battery unit 221. For this reason, the lighting state of the alerting | reporting part 206 can be hold | maintained for the period when a salesclerk reads the information of the non-contact tag type | mold ID device of tableware with the handy terminal 10, and confirms the state whether it has read. As a result, since only the LED (notification unit 206) of the tableware 20 that could not read the information of the contactless tag type ID device is lit in red, the store clerk again asks the tableware 20 of the contactless tag type ID device. The reading omission of information of the non-contact tag type ID devices of the plurality of tableware 20 can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 104 of the handy terminal 10 has been described as an example in which the state of the notification unit 206 of the tableware 20 is turned off before reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device and turned on after reading. Not limited to this. As in the first embodiment, the circuit unit 200a controls the command to be transmitted by the handy terminal 10 so that red is lit before reading information of the non-contact tag type ID device and blue is lit after reading. Also good.

  In the first and second embodiments, the example in which the lighting color of the notification unit 206 is changed before and after reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a) may control to change the blinking state of the notification unit 206 before and after reading the information of the non-contact tag type ID device. Note that the blinking state includes, for example, a state where the light blinks at a constant cycle, a state where the light intensity changes at a constant cycle, and the like.

  In the first and second embodiments, the store clerk reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device of the circuit unit 200 (including 200a) attached to the tableware at a store such as a cafeteria before a meal. Or after a meal.

  In the first and second embodiments, the example using the handy terminal 10 has been described as an example of the reading device that reads information of the non-contact tag type ID device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the configuration shown in FIG. 3 may be attached to or embedded in the counter in front of the POS register 70. In this case, for example, in front of the POS register 70, the customer reads the information of the non-contact tag type ID device from the customer by holding the tableware 20 selected by himself / herself on the counter having the function of the reading device. You may make it make an apparatus read.

  In the first and second embodiments, the notification unit 206 is attached to the tableware 20 and connected to the circuit unit 200 with a wire or the like. However, the notification unit 206 is formed integrally with the circuit unit 200. You may be allowed to.

In the first and second embodiments, the tableware 20 is described as an example of a tableware for eating and drinking used in a cafeteria. However, for example, it is used in restaurants such as grilled meat and buffet, employee cafeterias, and student cafeterias. It may be tableware. Further, the circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a and the notification unit 206) may be attached to a container or the like. Alternatively, the circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a and the notification unit 206) may be attached to a basket or the like that is used in a general store where a customer puts a product in the cart and takes it to a cash register. Or it may be attached to a product tag, a product label, a product card, or the like.
Alternatively, the circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a and the notification unit 206) may be attached to a pallet such as a warehouse or a factory, a product tag, a product label, or a product card.
Alternatively, the present embodiment is applied to an IC card in which a contactless tag type ID device is attached to a commuter pass, a credit card, a membership card, etc., a mobile phone or a mobile terminal in which such an IC card (including an IC chip) is attached, and the like. The circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a and the notification unit 206) may be applied.
That is, the circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a and the notification unit 206) described in the first and second embodiments is read by the handy terminal 10. For this reason, the objects to which the circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a and the notification unit 206) is attached include tableware, containers, product tags, product labels, product cards, credit cards, commuter passes, point cards, membership cards, and employees. It may be a proof. And after the handy terminal 10 reads the non-contact tag type ID device of the circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a and the notification unit 206) attached to the product or the like, the circuit unit 200 (including the circuit unit 200a) May be controlled so that the display state of the notification unit 206 changes.
Even if it is such a use, when reading a non-contact tag type ID device, the person who operates the handy terminal 10 that is a reading device can correctly read the non-contact tag type ID device by the configuration of the present embodiment. It becomes possible to know whether or not the display state of the notification unit 206 has changed.
As a result, it can be used for confirming whether or not accounting has been completed at the cash register, inventory confirmation, reservation by reservation, etc., and there is an effect that appropriate accounting can be performed in the store and the number of inventory can be easily managed.

  Note that a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like connected to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown) has all or part of the functions of FIGS. 3, 4, and 13 of the present embodiment. It is also possible to execute by.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information reading system 10, 10a, 10b ... Handy terminal 20, 20a ... Tableware, 30, 30a, 30b ... Portable printer, 40 ... Wireless relay machine, 50 ... Network, 60 ... Management apparatus, 70 ... POS register, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 80 ... Initialization apparatus, 81 ... Wireless antenna, 82 ... Control part, 101 ... Input part, 102 ... Wireless antenna, 103 ... Wireless circuit part, 104 ... Control part, 105 ... Display part, 106 ... Memory | storage part, 107 ... Transmission , 108 ... antenna, 109 ... reception unit, 110 ... buzzer unit, 200, 200a ... circuit unit, 201 ... wireless antenna, 202 ... wireless circuit unit, 203 ... control unit, 204 ... storage unit, 205, 205a ... broadcast control , 206 ... notification unit, 207, 207a ... power control unit, 208 ... battery, 209 ... bus, 210 ... drive circuit, 220 ... charge control circuit Department, 221 ... battery unit, 222 ... external I / F unit, 301 to 306 ... state, C1 ... transmission destination information, C2 ... command body, d1 ... data unit, d2 ... SUM unit

Claims (6)

A reader for reading information of the non-contact tag type ID device;
An object to which the non-contact tag type ID device is attached;
With
The object is
An information reading system comprising: a notifying unit that notifies whether or not information has been read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device. The notification unit
The information reading system according to claim 1, wherein the information is notified so that the lighting state is different before and after the information is read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device. The notification unit
The information reading system according to claim 2, wherein the information is notified so that a lighting color is different before and after information is read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device. The notification unit
The information reading system according to claim 2, wherein the information reading system is turned on after information is read from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device. The notification unit
The information reading system according to claim 2, wherein information is read out from the non-contact tag type ID device by the reading device and then turned off. Using a current based on a carrier wave from the reader, the power supply unit that can be charged, and the notification unit,
The information reading system according to claim 1, wherein the information reading system is driven by using electric power charged in the power supply unit.

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