RU123568U1 - FIXED LABELS MONITORING SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

1. A system for monitoring mobile objects using fixed tags, containing stationary radio frequency identifiers, mobile readers of information from radio frequency identifiers, an information collection unit and a processing center for information collected from readers, characterized in that the stationary radio frequency identifiers do not contain power sources and are not serviced passive , the information reader is contactless and is built into a mobile stand-alone handheld device, which contains a microcontroller, a real-time clock with a calendar, a power supply, non-volatile memory, visual indication-backlight, wireless interface, sound indication; the data collection unit is stationary and contains a microcontroller, a cellular communication module, a charging module for a power source of an autonomous hand-held device, a real-time clock with a calendar, a power source, non-volatile memory, visual indication-backlight, and a wireless interface; at the same time, an autonomous handheld device reads RFID tags, stores them in non-volatile memory along with the date and time, accumulates information and periodically uploads it to any available data collection unit via a wireless interface when it is in close proximity to it, and also synchronizes the clock and calendar; the information collection unit immediately transmits the received information wirelessly via cellular communication channels to a virtual cloud center for storing and processing information on the Internet; the final recipient of the information gains access to the information through

Description

The utility model relates to equipment designed to monitor the movement of moving objects and provide information about their location to relevant services, in particular, to coordinate monitoring systems and control of moving objects, and can be used in systems for monitoring the movement of personnel associated with periodic visits to control objects .

The following terminology is used in the description:

Radio frequency identifier (tag, RFID tag) - consists of an antenna and an electronic chip in which a unique code is stored. Passive tags do not have a built-in energy source and work as follows: the electric current induced in the antenna by an electromagnetic signal from the reader provides sufficient power for the electronic chip located in the tag to function and transmit a radio response signal containing a unique code (http: //ru.wikipedia. org / wiki / RFID).

Cloud computing (cloud computing) is a data processing technology in which computer resources and capacities are provided to the user as an Internet service. The user has access to his own data, but can not manage and should not care about the infrastructure, operating system and the actual software with which he works. The term “Cloud” is used as a metaphor based on the image of the Internet on a diagram of a computer network, or as an image of a complex infrastructure, behind which all the technical details are hidden http://www.grammota.com/interests/hardsofts/chto-takoe-oblachnye-tehnologii . According to the IEEE document published in 2008, “Cloud computing is a paradigm in which information is permanently stored on servers on the Internet and temporarily cached on the client side, for example, on personal computers, game consoles, laptops, smartphones, etc. . ". IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - an international non-profit association of specialists in the field of technology, a leader in the development of standards in radio electronics and electrical engineering.

The problem of monitoring the work of lineman, security guards and specialists, whose duties include regular presence at previously known points, has always existed and to this day does not have a high-quality solution. There are several solutions for this task that have flaws, roads and are poorly distributed.

A known set of the "Dispatcher" system (http://www.obhodim.ru/razd/plus.php.), Which is designed to control bypasses of 1-5 security guards. The kit includes 1 device with which the guards make detours and 10 control points (security posts) at which the guards are marked with this device. Those. using the BASIC Dispatcher security monitoring kit, you can control security guards at 1 facility at 10 control points.

Also known is the “Test-Test” system (http://www.legos.ru/products/hod-test), which is structured as follows: IButton readout points are set up in various patrol zones of the facility. When passing the planned control points, the guard applies the “Walk-Test” device to the readers installed on them, the exact time of reading and the number of the control point are fixed in the device, after which, when the “Walk-Test” is connected to the computer, information about the route to the base is unloaded data and, if necessary, a report is generated. Powered by “Progress Test” from lithium batteries (3.6 V). The average resource of such a battery is 250 thousand readings. The device is connected to the COM or USB port via an interface cord.

Disadvantages of the known solutions: both systems use not contactless RFID tags, but contact ones based on Dallas electronic keys (“tablets” used in intercoms). Such keys require an electrical contact when reading, and if they are outdoors for a long time, they are susceptible to oxidation, moisture and frost prevent reading, and besides, they are easy to copy. Both systems are local, i.e. data must be transferred to a computer on which specialized software is installed. Thus, the facility must have a computer and the manager must come and view information. This is inconvenient in the presence of several geographically remote objects. In addition, the presence of the computer itself at the facility (costs) and data transfer require additional qualifications from the guards. Alternative equipping of crawlers with personal satellite navigators is expensive and does not provide indoor control and unambiguous action. The results of satellite navigation in the form of a route on the map are not convenient for use with regular movement of an object along one route.

Known technical solution according to patent RU 2237925 C1 G08B 25/10, B60R 25/10, publ. 10.10.2004, “COORDINATE MONITORING SYSTEM AND MOBILE OBJECTS MONITORING”, which uses the global GPS positioning system and GSM mobile communication system. There are monitoring and control centers, one of which is comprehensive, autonomous localizers installed on moving objects, and a localizer programmer. Each of the localizers consists of a GPS antenna, a GSM antenna, a GPS module for receiving and determining coordinates, a GSM transceiver module, a control and memory unit, a SIM card reader, a programming and recharging port, and a power battery. The localizer programmer consists of a display, a keyboard, a control and memory unit, a port for connecting localizers and a power supply. Integrated and other monitoring centers consist of communication modules and, accordingly, computerized operator posts and law enforcement posts. Communication modules consist of computer communication units and GSM communication servers. In each of the localizers, a bi-directional signal switch and a set of two or more SIM cards of various cellular operators are additionally introduced. The invention increases the likelihood of delivering coordinates of moving objects while minimizing the cost of operating the system. Disadvantages: the results are practically unsuitable for viewing, they need a monitoring console to record them, they cannot be transmitted via the Internet, they are unreasonably expensive.

Known technical solution according to patent RU 2422641 C1 E21F 17/18 G01S 1/00, publ. 06/27/2011, “MOBILE OBJECTS MONITORING SYSTEM”, which consists of one stationary reader located at the starting point of the route, mobile recording devices located on moving objects, and radio beacons of marker points located at characteristic points of the route. At the same time, stationary readers and mobile recording devices are equipped with transceivers of radio signals of a limited radius of operation, and beacons of elevation points - transmitters of a limited radius of action, periodically broadcasting information containing a unique number identifying the place of installation of the beacon of a marker point. When marker zones of a moving object equipped with a mobile recording device appear in the beacon points controlled by radio beacons, the latter, as it moves, receives signals from the respective beacons of the marker points, fixing their unique numbers and registration time; the received data is transmitted by the mobile registration device after receiving the code combination of the request periodically emitted by the transceiver of a stationary reader, in the coverage area of which the object appears during further movement. Disadvantages: a mobile device requires a powerful radio transmitter, which increases the energy consumption of the system and the cost of the device, the limited coverage of the reader.

Closest to the claimed utility model is the technical solution according to the patent RU 2305327 C2 G08G 1/123, publ. August 27, 2007, “SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE MOVEMENT AND STATE OF MOBILE OBJECTS”, which contains information storage devices installed on moving objects, radio frequency identifiers installed in the corresponding places of the motion path, an information collection unit installed at the end point of the motion path, and an information processing center. Radio-frequency identifiers form a response radio response to a request from the drive of a controlled object that has fallen into the zone of stable reception of information. The drive stores the information received from the radio-frequency identifiers and codes of the second-second samples generated by the internal timer, corresponding to the facts of registering signals from the corresponding radio-frequency identifiers. At the collection point, the drive transmits all the accumulated information to the information collection unit. In the information processing center, registered events are linked to real time and a complete picture is revealed about the directions and speed of the moving object. The installation of additional devices for registering the parameters of a moving object on a moving object with the storage of relevant information in the drive gives a complete picture of the state of the object being monitored during movement. Disadvantages: radio frequency identifiers are active, therefore, energy-intensive, which increases the cost of the system and operation, reduces the durability of the system, requires regular maintenance. In addition, an information processing center is required at each specific object, which leads to a rise in the cost and inconvenience of data collection, a limited reading area, and, as a result, low accuracy of data collection and control.

The inventive utility model is free from the above disadvantages and works as follows. At control points, the head of the observed object has RFID tags attached to the seals. A stand-alone handheld device is issued to the crawler, which is a stand-alone handheld device with battery or battery power. During the execution of duties, the crawler must read RFID tags. Together with the tag code, the date and time of reading are recorded in the memory of the manual stand-alone device. Upon completion of the crawl, information from the mobile device is unloaded into the memory of the information collection and transmission unit, which is a stationary device. The stationary device is equipped with a cellular communication module, which sends the received and accumulated memory information to the Internet. In the absence of communication, information is accumulated in the memory of the stationary device and sent when communication is restored. One stationary device can serve an unlimited number of manual stand-alone devices. The head has the ability to control work from anywhere from a computer or smartphone. It does not require software installation. Each device has a unique number and a personal account associated with it. In fact, the system is ready for operation immediately after switching on. The uniqueness of the claimed technical solution lies in combining several modern technologies into a single technological solution. In fact, technologies are combined: RFID, GSM, Internet, SaaS.

The functionality of the claimed utility model: allows you to remotely, via the Internet to control the work of personnel associated with periodic visits to remote points.

The technical task of the claimed utility model is the uniqueness of control over the execution of actions of moving objects, the continuity of control, the convenience of collecting and obtaining information, while reducing costs and minimizing the costs of the system.

To solve the technical problem, a system for monitoring moving objects by fixed tags is proposed, consisting of the following elements: passive radio frequency tag (RFID); manual stand-alone device, stationary device, Internet service.

A manual stand-alone device contains an electronic circuit including a tag reader, a microcontroller, memory and a real-time clock; battery, buttons, display elements, power and interface connectors, housing. At the touch of a button, the electronic circuit and the reader are switched on for a short time (for example, 5 seconds). If reading takes place during this time, the tag code along with the date and time are recorded in the memory and the device turns off. In order to save battery power in the normal state, energy is consumed only in real time.

A stationary device consists of a power supply, a housing, an electronic circuit containing a cellular communication module, a microcontroller, memory, a real-time clock, connectors and indication elements. During an exchange session: a stationary device, through a wired or wireless channel, reads data from the memory of a manual stand-alone device into its memory, after which the memory of a manual stand-alone device is cleared; the date and time are synchronized with the stationary device. A stationary device in the presence of non-transmitted information in the memory, using the cellular communication module, establishes an Internet connection with the server and transmits information received from autonomous hand-held devices, after which the memory of the stationary device is cleared. During the communication session, the stationary device synchronizes its clock with the clock of the exact time, as well as receives updated operation settings from the server.

The Internet service consists of: a database, an application that interacts with the databases via communication channels, an application for a device manufacturer, an application for an end user. The end user has the opportunity to work with the accumulated data through a service on the Internet.

The technical result is an increase in the accuracy of control, reducing costs and energy consumption.

The technical result is achieved as follows. The fixed-tag monitoring system for moving objects using fixed RFIDs, mobile readers of information from RFIDs, a data collection unit and a processing center for information collected from readers is distinguished by the fact that stationary RFIDs do not contain power sources and are unattended passive, the reader Information is non-contact and is built into a mobile stand-alone handheld device that contains a microcontroller, a clock real-time calendar, power supply, non-volatile memory, visual indication-backlight, wireless interface, sound indication; the information collection unit is stationary and contains a microcontroller, a cellular communication module, a power supply module of an autonomous hand-held device, a real-time clock with a calendar, a power source, non-volatile memory, visual indication-backlight, a wireless interface; at the same time, the stand-alone hand-held device reads the tags of radio frequency identifiers, stores them in non-volatile memory along with the date and time, accumulates information and periodically downloads it to any available data collection unit via the wireless interface when located in close proximity to it, and also synchronizes the clock and calendar; the information collection unit immediately transmits the received information wirelessly via cellular channels to a virtual cloud information storage and processing center located on the Internet; the final recipient of information gets access to information through a website on the Internet. In addition, as a special case, a mobile handheld device containing a contactless reader is in a state of sleep with minimal battery consumption and is manually turned on for a short time to read the RFID tag, after which it automatically enters sleep mode. In addition, as an option, the transmission of data from a stand-alone hand-held device to the information collection unit can be carried out by contact.

The advantages of the claimed system for monitoring moving objects by fixed tags:

- speed of deployment;

- does not require laying communication lines;

- does not require installation of servers, purchase and configuration of software, as well as subsequent maintenance;

- You can use the information anywhere;

- without additional investments, combine objects located anywhere in the world;

- low cost of acquisition and operation.

In order to save battery power in the normal state, energy is consumed only in real time. During an exchange session: a stationary device, through a wired or wireless channel, reads data from the memory of an autonomous hand-held device into its memory, after which the memory of an autonomous hand-held device is cleared; the date and time of the stand-alone handheld device are synchronized with the stationary device. A stationary device, in the presence of non-transmitted information in the memory, using the cellular communication module, establishes an Internet connection with the server and transmits information received from autonomous hand-held devices, after which the memory of the stationary device is cleared. During the communication session, the stationary device synchronizes its clock with the exact time clock, and also receives updated operation settings from the server.

The essence of the claimed utility model is illustrated by the image in figure 1.

Figure 1 - Scheme of the monitoring system of moving objects by fixed labels, where

1 - microcontroller;

2 - non-volatile memory;

3 - interface;

4 - real time clock;

5 - power battery;

6 - visual indication backlight;

7 - contactless reader of tags;

8 - sound indication;

9 - passive radio frequency tag;

10 - power supply;

11 - visual indication;

12 - cell communication module;

13 - battery charge module autonomous hand-held device;

14 - access to the Internet through cellular channels, asynchronous transfer of accumulated information to the database;

15 - contact or non-contact method of transmitting the accumulated information and settings;

16 - stand-alone handheld device;

17 is a stationary device, including a unit for collecting and transmitting information.

An example implementation.

The system for monitoring moving objects by fixed tags consists of four elements: passive RF tag 9; manual stand-alone device 16, stationary device 17, Internet service 14.

Manual stand-alone device 16 contains an electronic circuit including a tag reader 7, a microcontroller 1, a memory and a real-time clock 4; battery 5, buttons, display elements 6 and 7, power and interface connectors, housing. At the touch of a button, the electronic circuit and the reader are switched on for a short time (for example, 5 seconds). If during this time a reading occurs, the tag code along with the date and time are recorded in memory 4 and the device 16 is turned off. In order to save battery power in the normal state, energy is consumed only in real time hours 4.

The stationary device 17 consists of a power supply unit 10, a housing, an electronic circuit containing a cellular communication module 12, a microcontroller 1, a memory 2, a real-time clock 4, a battery charge module 13 of a manual stand-alone device, connectors and indication elements 11.

Internet service 14 consists of a database, an application interacting with the databases via communication channels, an application for a manufacturer of devices, an application for an end user. The end user has the opportunity to work with the accumulated data through a service on the Internet.

In order to save battery power in the normal state, energy is consumed only in real time. During the exchange session, the stationary device 17 through a wired or wireless channel reads data from the memory of the stand-alone hand-held device 16 into its memory 2, after which the memory 2 of the stand-alone hand-held device 16 is cleared; the date and time in real time clock 4 of the autonomous hand-held device 16 are synchronized with the stationary device 17. The stationary device 17, in the presence of non-transmitted information in the memory, using the cellular communication module 12, establishes an Internet connection with the server 14 and transmits information received from the autonomous hand-held devices then the memory 2 of the stationary device 17 is cleared. During the communication session, the stationary device 17 synchronizes its clock 4 with the exact time clock, and also receives updated operation settings from the server.

Claims (3)

1. A system for monitoring moving objects by fixed tags, containing stationary radio frequency identifiers, mobile readers of information from radio frequency identifiers, a data collection unit and a processing center for information collected from readers, characterized in that the stationary radio frequency identifiers do not contain power sources and are not serviced passive , the information reader is non-contact and is integrated into a mobile stand-alone handheld device that contains a microcontroller, h real-time aces with a calendar, power supply, non-volatile memory, visual indication-backlight, wireless interface, sound indication; the information collection unit is stationary and contains a microcontroller, a cellular communication module, a power supply module of an autonomous hand-held device, a real-time clock with a calendar, a power source, non-volatile memory, visual indication-backlight, a wireless interface; at the same time, the stand-alone handheld device reads the tags of the radio frequency identifiers, stores them in non-volatile memory along with the date and time, accumulates information and periodically uploads it to any available data collection unit via the wireless interface when it is in close proximity to it, and also synchronizes the clock and a calendar the information collection unit immediately transmits the received information wirelessly via cellular channels to a virtual cloud information storage and processing center located on the Internet; the final recipient of information gets access to information through a website on the Internet. 2. The system for monitoring moving objects by fixed tags according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile hand-held device containing a contactless reader is in a state of sleep with minimal battery consumption and is manually turned on for a short time to read the RFID tag, then automatically goes into sleep mode. 3. The system for monitoring moving objects by fixed tags according to claim 1, characterized in that the data is transmitted from an autonomous hand-held device to the information collection unit by a contact method.