BRMU8800207U2 - rfid technology electronic protection system deployed with cultural restoration techniques - Google Patents

Abstract

Electronic protection system with RFID technology implemented with restoration techniques in cultural goods. Which aims to increase the protection and the possibility of recovery of assets when stolen. The system is characterized by implanting in the objects to be protected, through criteria and restoration techniques, components of radio frequency identification technology (RFID), providing greater security and protection in relation to other techniques used. In the event of theft, the proposed system also allows identification and tracking, thus increasing the possibility of locating by police and protection agencies.

Description

RFID TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC PROTECTION SYSTEM IMPLIED WITH CULTURAL PROPERTY RESTORATION TECHNIQUES

Aware that the identity and self-determination of peoples are closely linked to the preservation of their cultural values, states and national and international organizations have created laws and developed initiatives to enhance, disseminate and preserve the Cultural Heritage of Nations. However, the set of important policies and actions for the preservation of cultural goods still lack more efficient technologies to inhibit theft of parts from their place of origin and, especially, to recover stolen works. The present utility model patent aims at a system to increase the protection of cultural property and the possibility of its recovery when stolen.

Cultural property protection systems are commonly found in museums and art galleries to protect works against theft or vandalism. In general they consist of physical barriers (doors, windows, glass or safety showcases) associated with monitoring systems (sensors and detectors), surveillance (surveillance staff, closed circuit TV) and alarms (visual, audible, silent, with sending alerts to people, emails and phones). There is no doubt about the efficiency of these systems, however some sensors can only be activated when the visitation ends, reducing their effectiveness. In addition, the protection offered is restricted to the place of implementation, without the possibility of tracking the goods in case of theft or loss.

A property protection technology widely used in bookstores, department stores and automobiles that offers safer possibilities for protection of cultural goods is radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. These are electronic systems that use radio frequency to identify and track an object, consisting basically of three devices: tags, readers and antennas. The tag is a kind of electronic tag, consisting of a microchip and a small antenna, capable of storing and transmitting an identifying code that differentiates it from others and allows to identify and categorize the object with which it is associated. The reader is a device that interrogates the tags, reads the data stored in them and identifies them. The antenna links tags and readers through radio frequency communication.

RFID technology is poorly exploited to protect cultural issues: more sophisticated systems using this technology are rare and make use of components that, while discreetly attached, can be perceived and removed giving vulnerability to the system that loses the ability to track well, even if an alarm goes off (Aspects ARTS - Art Register Tracking Software- ISIS Limited - http://www.isis.co.uk).

In view of these problems, and in order to overcome them, a mobile cultural property protection system has been developed, which uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology with tags being implanted in cultural goods through restoration techniques, guided by international principles and criteria governing interventions in cultural goods. The most common means where tags will be implanted are wood (carvings, sculptures, utensils), fabrics (canvas, vestments, tapestries), metals (chalices, candlesticks, jewelry, utensils), papers (documents, books, watercolors, engravings), pre and post-Columbian porcelain and ceramics. The operation of implantation and / or fixation of tags in the works is specific both in relation to the type of tag to be used and the application form. What defines these two variables is the play itself and the choice will always be made based on the preservation of the physical integrity of the work. For example, tag implants can be made using recesses, fittings, wefts, which can compose the piece or even in drills made with very thin drills, always in non-significant parts of the piece, for the introduction of the tag in this hole. then it will be buffered and mimicked to make it difficult to locate. When it is necessary to locate the implanted tag, the operation will be done in the laboratory with equipment and methodology for this purpose.

The strategy of deploying tags will provide greater security and protection over other techniques used, as it will be very difficult for violators to view and remove them without causing damage to the goods, or without the use of specific equipment. In the event of theft, the proposed system also allows identification and tracking, thus increasing the possibility of locating by police and protection agencies.

The system is designed to serve three environments: The local environment, defined by the places where the goods are to be protected; O global environment, represented by the checkpoints in ports, airports, highways, etc .; And the information center, where the system data is gathered and monitored.

In the local environment will be readers equipped with antennas, allocated at strategic points for reading tags that will interact with other local alarm systems, computers and operators; In the global environment will be fixed or mobile readers and antennas, also interacting with electro-electronic equipment, computers and operators; The information center will gather information from the other two locations, receiving real-time information on the status and location of the protected assets, and will communicate with the various actors in this process.

Communication between radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and the other components of the system will be accomplished through control hardware, communication network, server software and human machine interface software. The control hardware will basically consist of microcontrollers and integrated circuits for connecting to the readers and the communication network.

Control hardware is designed to give the system greater flexibility. The modules are compatible with each other and can be combined in various ways to meet the needs of each environment. The basic module (fig.5) consists of the association of the power, modulation and demodulation circuits with the microcontroller. This module is capable of interpreting reader information (RFID), processing it, triggering other electronic devices, communicating with microcomputers, palms and smartphones, as well as sending and receiving data over communication networks such as landline networks. , mobile, Internet and satellite.

Other modules can be added to the basic module • (fig. 6): power module: allows the activation of various loads such as visual and audible alarms, locks and lighting system; cellular module: send messages to mobile phones; GPS module: gives access to GPS coordinates; RF module: Wireless data transmission and reception, via radio frequency etc.

In this way, the control hardware becomes an extremely versatile part, since it is possible, with the association of the modules, to add new functionalities, adapting it to the system needs.

The operation of the system will be governed by the following rules: the beds of local environments will request from the deployed tags information at all times about the presence of the benefits, this information will be passed on to the control hardware that will compare it with a database. internal data and communicate with local environment and information center computers periodically or from the absence of any tags, which in this case will also activate the local alarm system. Readers of global environments will only perceive any tags from the approach of a well-protected one when they pass the information to the control hardware that transmits the data to the information center and triggers the alarm and alert systems of that environment. In the information center, the control hardware will convert the data received by the communication network and send it to the computer, where the server will capture and process this data, displaying the information in a user-friendly interface on the screen. from the computer. The server will have access to a database containing the serial numbers of the goods to be preserved, places where they are exposed, history and other information, as well as generating alerts for unauthorized removal of a protected property from its source, or detection a stolen asset in the global environment, with its location.

The accompanying drawings exemplify the implantation of tags in cultural goods, the arrangement of system components in the various environments and the circuit diagram used.

Fig. 1 shows a tag implanted in a property to be protected.

Fig. 2 shows the components of a system that meets local environments.

Figs. 3 (a) and 3 (b) show the components of a system that meets global environments.

Fig • 4 shows the components of a system serving the information center.

Fig. 5 shows the control hardware basic module diagram -

Fig. 6 shows the modules that can be associated to compose the control hardware.

According to what the above figures illustrate, the kind of Electronic Protection System with RFID Technology Implanted with Cultural Property Restoration Techniques object of the present utility model can be seen as follows:

In the property to be protected tags (1) will be implemented that will emit unique information. Where the goods are exposed or allocated, antennas (2) will be arranged connected to readers (3) which, in turn, will be connected to a control hardware (4) to capture the information of each tag and decide on the presence or absence of any good. Control hardware (4) may be connected to local computers (5), mobile telephone communication network (6) and alarm and output locking systems (7).

In global environments - checkpoints at ports, airports, highways - fixed antennas (2) or mobile antennas attached to laptops (8) will be constantly checking for tags on objects. These antennas will also be connected to readers (3) and readers connected to control hardware (4). Control hardware (4) may be connected to local computers (5), mobile telephone network (6) and alarm systems (7).

In the information center, the control hardware (4) will receive information from local and global environments via the communication network (6) and a local computer (5) will contain server and human machine interface software for system monitoring.

Claims (4)

1. RFID TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC PROTECTION SYSTEM IMPLIED WITH CULTURAL PROPERTY RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, characterized by 1) Use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology; 2) Implantation of RFID components in the works using criteria and restoration techniques; 3) Control hardware composed of microcontrollers and integrated circuits, which enables connection with RFID readers, electro-electronic devices, communication network, microcomputers, palms and smartphones. This component is designed in a modular way, the modules are compatible with each other and can be combined in various ways to meet the needs of each environment. The modules designed to compose the control hardware are: (a) Basic Module, composed by the association of the power, modulation and demodulation circuits with the microcontroller; (b) Power Module, with circuits for driving various loads; (c) Cellular Module, with the cellular dialing circuit; (d) GPS module, circuit with GPS module for use with microcontrollers, (e) RF module, circuit with transmitter module and radio frequency receiver for use with microcontrollers; 4) Server, supervisor and human machine interface software for system monitoring.