CN101571586B - RFID asset monitoring method and system - Google Patents

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CN101571586B
CN101571586B CN200810089293XA CN200810089293A CN101571586B CN 101571586 B CN101571586 B CN 101571586B CN 200810089293X A CN200810089293X A CN 200810089293XA CN 200810089293 A CN200810089293 A CN 200810089293A CN 101571586 B CN101571586 B CN 101571586B
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The invention provides an RFID asset monitoring system which comprises a reader, a relay locator and terminal labels, wherein the relay localizer actively sends a locating identification code to the relay locator by means of radio frequency (RF) to cover all terminal labels of a region. The terminal labels in the region receive the sent locating identification code and judge the locating identification code. Judging that the locating identification code is changed (namely the change of the positions of the terminal labels) or the same locating identification code is received to achieve the predetermined times, the terminal labels directly transmit a signal to the reader or transmit the signal to the relay locator and transfer the signal from the relay locator to the reader to acquire the region where the object is located at present. The signal transmitted by the terminal labels comprises the locating identification code and a self-identification code. The invention also provides an RFID asset monitoring method. The invention is used for reducing the postback data quantity of terminal labels, thereby effectively reducing the power consumption of the terminal labels and the setup cost of the whole system.

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RFID asset monitoring method and system thereof
Technical field
Relevant a kind of radio frequency identification (RFID, the Radio Frequency Identification) supervisory system of the present invention refers to a kind of RFID asset monitoring method and system thereof especially.
Background technology
The way that present RFID is used for zone location is divided into two types: one type is use RFID reader location, and one type is use infrared ray location.Use the RFID reader to make zone location; In use reader is positioned over each monitoring space; Adjust sensitivity or its emissive power of its reception; Make it cover its zone that will monitor, reader is connected to through network on the terminating machine of rear end, is read by different readers by label and learns where these article are positioned over.But because the cost consumption that it spent is high, be unfavorable for conduct zonule position application more accurately, this kind uses the zone location way of reader to be only applicable to the position application that regional extent is big or region quantity is few.
Utilizing RF transmitter to make zone location then is that RF transmitter is installed in the zone of respectively cutting apart; When its area identity of infrared (ID) is to the electronic tag that infrared receiver is arranged; Make this electronic tag answer reader that transmits; Subsidiary its received area identity is made zone location whereby.But be subject to ultrared characteristic, after the infrared receiver on the label is covered by clothes or other object, promptly can not receive area identity, make to enjoy restriction in the practical application, read rate also enjoys query.
After wireless data sending network technology Zigbee released, based on netted (mesh) network architecture, the area identity of additional relay point was made zone location when relay point capable of using returned, and where was positioned over to learn article.But Zigbee mainly contains two shortcomings in the use: one during for a large amount of utilization; No matter whether the variation on the zone is arranged; All return data readback and get device, make data volume excessive, and increase the power consumption of electronic tag; Promptly do not have electricity so the electronic tag of Zigbee is often used less than some months, do not meet user's the expectation at least two years; Two is that the information that returns possibly passed through several relay points, and actual position also needs back-end software to judge.
Summary of the invention
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of can effectively reduce terminal labels power consumption and total system is built RFID asset monitoring method and the system thereof that is set to this.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of RFID asset monitoring method, utilize to have the asset monitoring system monitoring people of reader, relaying steady arm and terminal labels or the method for thing, this RFID asset monitoring method comprises:
This relaying steady arm sends the terminal labels in location identification code to this relaying steady arm overlay area of locating terminal label position on one's own initiative;
This terminal labels in this zone receives should locate identification code;
This terminal labels is then sent signal when meeting the condition of sending signal;
This signal passes on or directly is sent to reader through this relaying steady arm, can learn the residing zone of this people or thing; And
Judge that in this terminal labels the location identification code changes; Initiatively send radio frequency signal; This signal change to pass or directly is sent to reader through the relaying steady arm, receive the location identification code and identification code own of this terminal labels at reader after, can learn this terminal labels transformation space.
The present invention also provides a kind of RFID asset monitoring system, and in order to monitor or thing, this system comprises:
Terminal labels is disposed on this people or the thing;
Reader, the return signal of receiving terminal label;
The relaying steady arm is disposed in each zone of required location;
This relaying steady arm active is passed to this terminal labels with the location identification code of the locating terminal label position of this relay point; This terminal labels receives the location identification code; And store and judge should the location identification code, and is located identification code and identification code own directly returns back to reader or change through the relaying steady arm and to pass to this reader; And judge that in this terminal labels location identification code changes, and initiatively sending radio frequency signal, this signal changes biography or directly is sent to reader through the relaying steady arm; Receive the location identification code and identification code own of this terminal labels at reader after, can learn this terminal labels transformation space.
RFID asset monitoring method of the present invention and system thereof; Between gerentocratic reader and terminal labels, dispose the relaying steady arm; This relaying steady arm can send the location identification code in this zone on one's own initiative and give terminal labels; Directly send data to readers such as itself identification code and location identification code again by terminal labels, perhaps transfer to reader, let the supvr can learn where these article are placed in through the relaying steady arm.Total system is built and is set to lowly, and terminal labels passback data volume is little, can effectively reduce power consumption.
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Fig. 1 is a RFID asset monitoring systematic square frame synoptic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a RFID asset monitoring schematic flow sheet of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is that RFID asset monitoring of the present invention is used synoptic diagram.
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Relaying steady arm 2 relaying steady arms, 2 '
Terminal labels 3 internal memories 31
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Relevant technology contents of the present invention and detailed description, existing conjunction with figs. is explained as follows:
See also Fig. 1, be RFID asset monitoring systematic square frame synoptic diagram of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1: RFID asset monitoring of the present invention system comprises: reader (reader) 1, relaying steady arm (router) 2 and terminal labels (tag) 3.The relay point of the network architecture that native system utilizes netted (mesh) initiatively is sent to the terminal labels 3 in this relay point institute overlay area with the location identification code of this relay point, so that the supvr can find the whereabouts zone through reader 1.
This reader 1 can be radio frequency identification (RFID, Radio Frequency Identification) the employed reading device of system, in order to receive 3 signals that initiatively return of relaying steady arm 2 or terminal labels.
This relaying steady arm 2; It is any one of label or reader of traditional radio frequency identification system; Be disposed in each zone of required location; Initiatively the location identification code with this relay point sends to the terminal labels 3 the institute overlay area in, but and the signal between link terminal label 3 and the reader 1, this relaying steady arm 2 can be set timed sending location identification code to terminal labels 3 or send via the outside input and locate identification code to terminal labels 3.This relaying steady arm 2 can be set emissive power, adjusts its region covered, and only making, the terminal labels in this zone 3 can receive its location identification code.
This terminal labels 3 is the label apparatus of traditional radio frequency identification system, can be in order to be configured on people or the article.This terminal labels 3 is with after receiving the location identification code of initiatively being sent by relaying steady arm 2, and should locate identification code and be stored in the internal memory 31.When terminal labels 3 receives the location identification code that relaying steady arm 2 is sent; Through judging that the back determines whether will locate identification code and identification code own is back to relaying steady arm 2; Reach reader 1 by relaying steady arm 2 again; Perhaps directly will locate identification code and identification code own is back to reader 1, and let the supvr can know where this terminal labels 3 is positioned at by terminal labels 3.Whether this terminal labels 3 changes (being whether locating area changes) with the location identification code, or the location identification code that receives the same area reaches predefined number of times, is used as the benchmark whether it sends signal.This terminal labels judgement location identification code changes (promptly this terminal labels position changes) or receives same location identification code and arrives predefined number of times; Send a signal to reader immediately or send to reader through its signal of relaying steady arm relaying, this terminal labels signal transmitted removes information such as comprising identification code of this terminal labels own and location identification code.This reader can be learnt the present region of this terminal labels after receiving this signal.This reader, relaying steady arm and label form the network architecture; When comprising two or more relaying steady arm; This relaying steady arm also can transmit the signal of another relaying steady arm, and after the signal that long-range terminal labels is replied can be passed to signal nearest relaying steady arm reception earlier, and this relaying steady arm passes to another relaying steady arm nearer apart from reader with signal again; With this continuous relaying, be sent to reader at last.
Wherein, After this reader 1 receives the signal of terminal labels 3; Can information be transmitted through network or RS232 interface, and be stored in the database of main frame (not shown) of rear end, so that the present position of traceable this terminal labels of system manager 3 or inquire about the track that it moves.
See also Fig. 2, be RFID asset monitoring schematic flow sheet of the present invention.As shown in Figure 2: when asset monitoring, at first, like step 100, the relaying steady arm sends the terminal labels in identification code to its overlay area, location on one's own initiative and periodically.Or step 102, the relaying steady arm is triggered by outside input and sends the terminal labels in identification code to its overlay area, location.
Step 104 after the location identification code that the terminal labels reception relaying steady arm in this zone is sent, is stored in it in internal memory, and judges.
Step 106 judges whether the terminal labels position changes.If judge the terminal labels position change, get into step 108, directly send a signal to reader or via its signal of relaying steady arm relaying to reader, this signal comprises location identification code and the identification code of terminal labels own.Do not change if judge the terminal labels position, get into step 110, judge whether receive number of times in same position surpasses set point number.If judge not surpass set point number, then be back to step 104.If judge to surpass set point number, get into step 108, directly send a signal to reader or via its signal of relaying steady arm relaying to reader.The signal that this terminal labels is replied comprises identification code of this terminal labels own and location identification code.
See also Fig. 3 and use synoptic diagram for RFID asset monitoring of the present invention.As shown in Figure 3: when the present invention uses, with two relaying steady arms 2,2 ' be located at, two spaces 4,4 ', the location identification code of this relaying steady arm 2 is set at " 0001 ", this relaying steady arm 2 ' the location identification code be set at " 0002 ".Terminal labels 3 is attached to article (people) 5; Suppose that its location identification code that stores at present is " 0000 "; And with these article 5 be positioned over this space 4 ' after, this relaying steady arm 2 ' meeting initiatively sends to terminal labels 3 with " 0002 " location identification code, after terminal labels 3 receptions; Judge that this location identification code " 0002 " is different with its present location identification code " 0000 "; So new location identification code " 0002 " is stored, and these terminal labels 3 return signals are to reader 1, this signal can directly reach reader 1 or through relaying steady arm 2 or its signal of 2 ' relaying to reader 1; This signal comprises location identification code " 0002 " and identification code own, let the supvr know these article 5 be positioned at space 4 '.
When these article 5 are moved into space 4; This terminal labels 3 judges that the location identification code changes simultaneously; Send less radio-frequency (RF) signal immediately; This signal passes or directly is sent to reader 1 through relaying steady arm 2 or 2 ' commentaries on classics, receive the location identification code " 0001 " and identification code own of this terminal labels 3 at reader 1 after, the keeper can learn that these article 5 shift one's position to the space 4.
Above-mentionedly being merely preferred embodiment of the present invention, is not to be used for limiting the scope that the present invention implements.Be that all equalizations of doing according to claims of the present invention change and modification, be claim of the present invention and contain.

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1. a RFID asset monitoring method utilizes to have the asset monitoring system monitoring people of reader, relaying steady arm and terminal labels or the method for thing, it is characterized in that this RFID asset monitoring method comprises:
This relaying steady arm sends the terminal labels in location identification code to this relaying steady arm overlay area of locating terminal label position on one's own initiative;
This terminal labels in this zone receives should locate identification code;
This terminal labels judges whether to meet the condition of sending signal, then sends signal;
This signal passes on or directly is sent to this reader through this relaying steady arm, can learn the residing zone of this people or thing; And
Judge that in this terminal labels the location identification code changes; Initiatively send radio frequency signal; This signal change to pass or directly is sent to reader through the relaying steady arm, receive the location identification code and identification code own of this terminal labels at reader after, can learn this terminal labels transformation space.
2. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this method also includes this relaying steady arm can send location identification code this terminal labels to this zone via the mode that the outside input triggers.
3. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this method also includes this relaying steady arm and sends location identification code this terminal labels to this zone to set timing mode.
4. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said terminal labels receives location identification code that this relaying steady arm sent and it is stored in the internal memory.
5. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, any one of label that said relaying steady arm is a radio frequency identification system or reader.
6. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said terminal labels receives same location identification code number of times and surpasses set point number in same position, and initiatively return signal is given this reader.
7. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the signal that said terminal labels returned comprises the location identification code that the identification code of this terminal labels own and this relaying steady arm are given.
8. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said terminal labels is the label apparatus of traditional radio frequency identification system.
9. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said reader is the reading device of radio frequency identification system.
10. RFID asset monitoring method as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that; Said system is a mesh network architecture, and this relaying steady arm passes on the signal of another relaying steady arm, after near the relaying steady arm the signal that this long-range terminal labels is replied is passed to it receives; This relaying steady arm passes to another relaying steady arm nearer apart from this reader again, and this relaying steady arm by close together is sent to this reader reception again.
11. a RFID asset monitoring system in order to monitor or thing, is characterized in that, this RFID asset monitoring system comprises:
Terminal labels is disposed on people or the thing;
Reader receives the return signal of this terminal labels;
The relaying steady arm is disposed in each zone of required location;
This relaying steady arm active is passed to this terminal labels with the location identification code of the locating terminal label position of relay point; This terminal labels receives should locate identification code; And store and judge should the location identification code, and should locate identification code and identification code own directly returns back to this reader or change through this relaying steady arm and to pass to this reader, and locatees identification code in this terminal labels judgement and change; Initiatively send radio frequency signal; This signal change to pass or directly is sent to reader through the relaying steady arm, receive the location identification code and identification code own of this terminal labels at reader after, can learn this terminal labels transformation space.
12. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system is characterized in that, said relaying steady arm also comprises and receives outside input to trigger and send the location identification code to this regional terminal labels.
13. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system is characterized in that, said relaying steady arm also comprises can set timed sending location identification code to this regional terminal labels.
14. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system is characterized in that, said terminal labels is stored in it in internal memory after receiving the location identification code that this relaying steady arm sent.
15. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system is characterized in that said relaying steady arm is the label apparatus of radio frequency identification system.
16. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system; It is characterized in that; Said terminal labels receives location identification code number of times and surpasses set point number in same position, give this reader through this relaying steady arm return signal, or directly send to this reader.
17. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system is characterized in that, the signal that said terminal labels is replied comprises identification code of this terminal labels own and location identification code.
18. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system is characterized in that said terminal labels is the label apparatus of radio frequency identification system.
19. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system is characterized in that, said reader is the reading device of traditional radio frequency identification system.
20. RFID asset monitoring as claimed in claim 11 system; It is characterized in that; This RFID asset monitoring system is a mesh network architecture, comprises two or more relaying steady arms, when transmitting signal; One of them this relaying steady arm passes on the signal of this terminal labels or another this relaying steady arm; Near the signal that this long-range terminal labels is replied is passed to signal it earlier this relaying steady arm receives, and passes to another this relaying steady arm nearer apart from this reader by this relaying steady arm, and this relaying steady arm by close together is sent to this reader reception again.
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