WO2012154039A1 - Management system for objects for example keys - Google Patents

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WO2012154039A1
WO2012154039A1 PCT/NL2012/050301 NL2012050301W WO2012154039A1 WO 2012154039 A1 WO2012154039 A1 WO 2012154039A1 NL 2012050301 W NL2012050301 W NL 2012050301W WO 2012154039 A1 WO2012154039 A1 WO 2012154039A1
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
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    • G06Q10/087—Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00896—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys specially adapted for particular uses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00896—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys specially adapted for particular uses
    • G07C2009/00936—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys specially adapted for particular uses for key cabinets

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  • the present invention relates to a management system comprising objects each provided with a unique
  • a programmable central processing unit and identification reading means provided with one or more ports on which the transmitted identification becomes available and connected to said unit, and the ports and transmission organ being connected to sequential switching organs that activate the
  • system comprises modules mounted between the sequential switching organs and the transmission organ, each module being assigned to a group of one or more objects, wherein the modules and the transmission organs are each provided with pair wise connected antennas .
  • the present invention also relates to a method of identifying, taking stock of, managing and storing the respective identification data.
  • a management system of the type described above is known from the American patent US 7.701.340 B2 , that discloses a device for the detection and identification of an object provided with identification means and wireless transmission means, wherein the object is present near to one reception module of a number of reception modules, wherein the device comprises:
  • analogue switching means for the selectively electrically connecting of one of the antennas to a common secondary antenna ,- a primary fixed antenna electromagnetically coupled to a secondary fixed antenna;
  • a common reading module arranged for reading identification data originating from the identification means, wherein the reading module is connected to the primary fixed antenna.
  • each reception module also has individually controllable locking means for the
  • the antennas are integrated with other components of the management system, it becomes possible to save on components and as a result to keep the costs of the system low.
  • An embodiment of the management system according to the invention is characterized in that the modules are realized as stowing, hanging or carrier body for the objects, and provided with mechanical locking means for the objects that are connected to the processing unit.
  • the modules are also provided with a light source, possible emitting several colours, that is connected to the processing unit, it becomes on the basis thereof immediately clear which keys for example a guard on a guard-round should and is allowed to take.
  • the method according to claim 9 also offers an improved management of objects, because due to the
  • the Figure shows a management system for objects 2.
  • the objects 2 are provided with a designation, such as a label, tag, sticker or hanger in which a readable memory is comprised in which general data, in particular unique identification data, relating to the object are stored.
  • the object may for instance comprise a single key or a group of mutually related keys.
  • an antenna is housed with the aid of which transmission organs 3 are actionable in order to transmit data and/or identification data ID stored in the memory eventually to a programmable central processing unit PC.
  • Application software 4 is processed on the PC in order to issue the necessary
  • the management system 1 further comprises
  • identification reading means 5 with one or more ports 6.
  • the reading means 5 are realized as ID readers, in particular RFID readers provided with one or more antenna ports 6.
  • Sequential switching organs 7 are connected to the ports 6, which switching organs 7 activate by command of the processing unit PC the transmission organs 3 in order to transmit the identification TD(s) of the objects 2 to the processing unit.
  • Such organs 7 are controllable switches with multiple positions or multiplexing units.
  • a sequence of serially connected modules is connected to a sequential switching organ 7.
  • an antenna signal is transmitted to an antenna 8 on a module 9 selected by the switching organs 7.
  • modules 9 may for example be housed in a display, layer, or carrier frame 10 in which the antenna 8 may be integrated.
  • the transmission organs are then activated wirelessly via antenna line 11, after which the ID of the object 2 present at the selected module 9 is stored in the management system 1 in decoded or demodulated form via data line 12 by the ID reader 5.
  • the ID reader 5 instead of the wireless contact between the pair wise coupled antennas of the object 2 and the modules 9, as shown in the figure, a physical
  • connection may be possible too, such as a wired connection by a connector.
  • the switching organs 7 select a different module 9 in the series of serially connected mutually connected modules, after which the read ID is transmitted to the PC processed by the reader 5 via the same port 6.
  • serial modules are connected to the same port 6. If for example the four shown parallel ports 6 are concerned, 488
  • modules with their respective object IDs can advantageously be processed by one and the same ID reader 5 in more than fourfold parallel and at one port serially executed cycles. It is further advantageous that the modules can be coupled mutually, as a result of which an extension of the system 1 can be realized easily.
  • the modules 9 can also be identified by means of a unique code. At each moment it is known, after passing through all cycles of all modules 9, which objects 2 are present at which module.
  • the modules 9 are arranged as stowing body, or schematically shown hang or carrier body for the objects, these may be provided with the mechanical locking means 13 connected to the processing unit PC.
  • the objects 2 can be removed from one of more modules 9 on the display 10 only when those means 13 are unlocked/released by the PC via the application software 4. This is useful in cases of collecting only predetermined and selectable objects by the user.
  • the software on the PC releases only those keys by the locking means 13 that a guard can and should use on a certain route.
  • locking means 13 themselves may be provided with visually visible colored catches or bolts in order to simplify the selection of the released objects, it is also possible to use a light source 14, such as a LED illumination, that is controlled parallel or separately by the PC.
  • a light source 14 such as a LED illumination
  • the keys identified by the system are weighed at issuance and later at collection in a weighing device 15 connected to the PC. By comparison of the weights, it becomes known whether probably the same intact keys are returned. After that these may be hung to arbitrary selectable modules 9, after which the system 1 identifies these again.

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Abstract

Disclosed is a management system, comprising objects such as keys each provided with a unique identification and transmission organs for the identification that can be activated, a programmable central processing unit, identification reading means provided with one or more ports and connected to said unit, and the ports and transmission organs being connected to sequential switching organs that activate the transmission organs on command of the processing unit in order to transmit the identification of the objects to the processing unit. In an embodiment a single RF identification reader suffices, and issued and collected keys are weighed.

Description

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OBJECTS FOR EXAMPLE KEYS
The present invention relates to a management system comprising objects each provided with a unique
identification and with objects that can be activated for the transmission of the identification, a programmable central processing unit, and identification reading means provided with one or more ports on which the transmitted identification becomes available and connected to said unit, and the ports and transmission organ being connected to sequential switching organs that activate the
transmission organs on command of the processing unit in order to transmit the identification of the objects to the processing unit,
wherein the system comprises modules mounted between the sequential switching organs and the transmission organ, each module being assigned to a group of one or more objects, wherein the modules and the transmission organs are each provided with pair wise connected antennas .
The present invention also relates to a method of identifying, taking stock of, managing and storing the respective identification data.
A management system of the type described above is known from the American patent US 7.701.340 B2 , that discloses a device for the detection and identification of an object provided with identification means and wireless transmission means, wherein the object is present near to one reception module of a number of reception modules, wherein the device comprises:
- a number of fixed antennas each belonging to one of the reception modules;
- analogue switching means for the selectively electrically connecting of one of the antennas to a common secondary antenna ,- a primary fixed antenna electromagnetically coupled to a secondary fixed antenna; and
a common reading module arranged for reading identification data originating from the identification means, wherein the reading module is connected to the primary fixed antenna.
In an embodiment, each reception module also has individually controllable locking means for the
corresponding object.
A disadvantage of the known management systems is that such systems are relatively costly.
Therefore, it is a goal of the present invention to provide a management system that is suited for a wide range of objects that is improved, in particular in that it can be implemented at reduced costs and/or provides an
improved, in terms of safety, management without adding costs.
Therefore, the management system is provided with the features of claim 1.
Because the antennas are integrated with other components of the management system, it becomes possible to save on components and as a result to keep the costs of the system low.
Furthermore, due to the integration of the other antenna with the label, tag or sticker it becomes
relatively simple to make the system tamperproof .
An embodiment of the management system according to the invention is characterized in that the modules are realized as stowing, hanging or carrier body for the objects, and provided with mechanical locking means for the objects that are connected to the processing unit.
In that case, at the collection of several objects, only those objects can be removed from or out of the respective body that are indeed intended to be picked and taken away. For objects this is called obj ect -picking and for keys this is called key-picking.
If in an embodiment the modules are also provided with a light source, possible emitting several colours, that is connected to the processing unit, it becomes on the basis thereof immediately clear which keys for example a guard on a guard-round should and is allowed to take.
Further detailed possible embodiments as described in the claims are mentioned together with the corresponding advantages in the description below.
The method according to claim 9 also offers an improved management of objects, because due to the
comparison of weights it becomes possible to judge with an increase success rate whether returned objects are the same as the previously issued objects.
The management system and the corresponding method according to the present invention will now be clarified on the basis of the Figure below, in which a combination of several principally possible embodiments is given.
The Figure shows a management system for objects 2. The objects 2 are provided with a designation, such as a label, tag, sticker or hanger in which a readable memory is comprised in which general data, in particular unique identification data, relating to the object are stored. The object may for instance comprise a single key or a group of mutually related keys. In the designation often an antenna is housed with the aid of which transmission organs 3 are actionable in order to transmit data and/or identification data ID stored in the memory eventually to a programmable central processing unit PC. Application software 4 is processed on the PC in order to issue the necessary
commands, to manage several data and for example to makes choices relating to certain objects that are to be made available to a user of the system 1.
The management system 1 further comprises
identification reading means 5 with one or more ports 6. Often, the reading means 5 are realized as ID readers, in particular RFID readers provided with one or more antenna ports 6. Sequential switching organs 7 are connected to the ports 6, which switching organs 7 activate by command of the processing unit PC the transmission organs 3 in order to transmit the identification TD(s) of the objects 2 to the processing unit.
Examples of such organs 7 are controllable switches with multiple positions or multiplexing units. Preferably, as shown, at each port a sequence of serially connected modules is connected to a sequential switching organ 7. In that configuration an antenna signal is transmitted to an antenna 8 on a module 9 selected by the switching organs 7. Such modules 9 may for example be housed in a display, layer, or carrier frame 10 in which the antenna 8 may be integrated.
Via the other antenna in the designation at the object 2, the transmission organs are then activated wirelessly via antenna line 11, after which the ID of the object 2 present at the selected module 9 is stored in the management system 1 in decoded or demodulated form via data line 12 by the ID reader 5. Instead of the wireless contact between the pair wise coupled antennas of the object 2 and the modules 9, as shown in the figure, a physical
connection may be possible too, such as a wired connection by a connector. After that, the switching organs 7 select a different module 9 in the series of serially connected mutually connected modules, after which the read ID is transmitted to the PC processed by the reader 5 via the same port 6. In an embodiment in practice 122 serial modules are connected to the same port 6. If for example the four shown parallel ports 6 are concerned, 488
different modules with their respective object IDs can advantageously be processed by one and the same ID reader 5 in more than fourfold parallel and at one port serially executed cycles. It is further advantageous that the modules can be coupled mutually, as a result of which an extension of the system 1 can be realized easily. In a manner not specified into details the modules 9 can also be identified by means of a unique code. At each moment it is known, after passing through all cycles of all modules 9, which objects 2 are present at which module.
In practice, if the modules 9 are arranged as stowing body, or schematically shown hang or carrier body for the objects, these may be provided with the mechanical locking means 13 connected to the processing unit PC. The objects 2 can be removed from one of more modules 9 on the display 10 only when those means 13 are unlocked/released by the PC via the application software 4. This is useful in cases of collecting only predetermined and selectable objects by the user. In the case of keys, the software on the PC releases only those keys by the locking means 13 that a guard can and should use on a certain route.
Although the locking means 13 themselves may be provided with visually visible colored catches or bolts in order to simplify the selection of the released objects, it is also possible to use a light source 14, such as a LED illumination, that is controlled parallel or separately by the PC.
In a reliable variant, the keys identified by the system are weighed at issuance and later at collection in a weighing device 15 connected to the PC. By comparison of the weights, it becomes known whether probably the same intact keys are returned. After that these may be hung to arbitrary selectable modules 9, after which the system 1 identifies these again.

Claims

1. Management system, comprising:
- objects each provided with a unique
identification and transmission organs that can be
activated for the identification,
- a programmable central processing unit,
- identification reading means provided with one or more ports and connected to said unit, and
- sequential switching organs connected to the ports and the transmission organs that activate the transmission organs on command of the processing unit in order to transmit the identification of the objects to the processing unit,
wherein the system comprises modules mounted between the sequential switching organs and the transmission organs, each module being assigned to a group of one or more objects, wherein the modules and the transmission organs are each provided with pair wise connected antennas, and wherein the modules are contained in a layer frame or carrier frame in which one of the antennas is integrated and the objects are provided with a designation, such as a label, tag or sticker, in which the other antenna is integrated.
2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmission organs are arranged as organs that can be activated wirelessly.
3. System according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the modules are arranged connectable mutually in parallel or in series.
4. System according to claim 3, characterized in that for each serially connected series of modules one sequential switching organ is connected to one port of the identification reading means.
5. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the modules are arranged as stowing, hanging or carrier body for the objects, and are provided with mechanical locking means for the objects, which mechanical locking means are connected to the processing unit .
6. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the modules are provided with a light source, possibly emitting multiple colours, that is
connected to the processing unit.
7. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the objects are keys.
8. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sequential switching organs are multiplexers .
9. Method in which a central processing unit is programmed to provide to sequential switching organs the command to activate transmission organs that are coupled to objects in order to transmit their identification via one or more ports of identification reading means to the processing unit ,
wherein at each port of the identification reading means one sequential switching organ is connected that activates, at the sequential selection of the modules, the
transmission organs corresponding thereto wirelessly, and wherein, in case the objects are keys, the weights of the keys previously issued and collected are compared in order to pair each key to an arbitrary module on agreement, after which the keys and their unique identification and a code of the module where each key is located are stored by the processing unit, whereupon the keys are available for renewed issuance .
10. Method according to claim 9, characterized in that the central processing unit is further programmed to determine at the transmission of the identification of the objects where or at which module a respective object is located, and after determination which objects should become
available the processing unit releases only the mechanical locking means of the modules where the objects are located.
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