CN1379892A

CN1379892A - System for establishing data transmission link

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Publication number: CN1379892A
Application number: CN00803486A
Authority: CN
Inventors: B·博尔德斯; M·塞尔努斯卡; M·格林; C·考尔
Original assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
Current assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
Priority date: 1999-10-06
Filing date: 2000-09-28
Publication date: 2002-11-13
Also published as: WO2001026320A3; KR20010090867A; JP2003511912A; WO2001026320A2; EP1208545A2

Abstract

A system (1) for establishing a data transmission link for the transmission of information data (ID) between a communication device (3, 7) and an information device (4, 5, 8), the system includinga mobile data carrier (9, 10, 11) for the storage of link information (LI), and including the communication device (3, 7) for reading the link information (LI) stored in the data carrier (9, 10, 11) and for supplying the link information (LI) thus read to a link device (6) of the system (1), in which the link device (6) has link memory means (24) in which address information (AI) of an information device (4, 5, 8) is stored in correlation with the link information (LI) received by the link device (6), and in which upon the reception of the link information (LI) the link device (6) can supply the address information (AI), stored in the link memory means (24) in correlation with the received link information (LI), to the communication device (3, 7) for establishing the data transmission link between the communication device (3, 7) and the information device (4, 5, 8) identified by the address information (AI).

Description

Be used to set up the system of a data transmission link

The present invention relates to be used to set up the system and method for a data transmission link, and also relate to a communication facilities of this system, a chained device, a link data distributing equipment and a data carrier with transmit information data between a communication facilities and information equipment.

Be used to set up a data transmission link so as between a communication facilities and information equipment this type systematic of transmit information data and these class methods, and this class communication facilities can be known from file FR2 737 797 Al places.There is the mobile data carrier of a smart card form in known system, is used to store the address information of an information equipment.This address information of an information equipment can be an e-mail address, Web address or by the telephone number of linking the information equipment that a computing machine on the internet, phone or computer server constitute.

Known system further comprises a communication facilities, and this communication facilities can be taked the form of phone, facsimile recorder, personal digital assistant or computing machine.This communication facilities comprises one and reads equipment and be used for reading the address information that is stored in data carrier.

When data carrier be introduced in communication facilities read equipment the time, the address information that is stored in the data carrier is read, and be verified read be the address information of what type and whether may utilize this communication facilities set up one with data transmission link by the information equipment of address information labelling.When assay for certainly the time, the data transmission link of setting up a communication facilities and information equipment is so that transmit information data.

For instance, when communication facilities is made of a computing machine, information equipment is made of a computer server of linking on the internet, and address information is made of the Web address that is stored in the homepage on this computer server, and when the user data carrier be incorporated into computing machine read equipment the time, computing machine automatically and this computer server set up a data transmission link so that obtain the image information of this homepage.

Employing be used to set up a data transmission link in case between a communication facilities and information equipment the known system of transmit information data and known method, and adopt known communication facilities, can find address information is stored in the mobile data carrier is a shortcoming, and in fact after mobile data carrier is distributed to the user, just can not change address stored information.

The purpose of this invention is to provide be used to set up a data transmission link in case between a communication facilities and information equipment the system and method for transmit information data, a communication facilities also is provided, and it allows the address information of an information equipment to change afterwards.At the system and method that is used between a communication facilities and information equipment, setting up a data transmission link, provide one as the chained device that links memory storage comprising of requirement in the claim 6, a communication facilities and a link data distributing equipment, and the method step that reaches as requirement in the claim 10 by stores link information in as the data carrier that requires in the claim 14 reaches this purpose as requiring in the claim 12 as requiring in the claim 8.

Like this, can realize coming stores link information by being distributed to the user's data carrier, this link information is at first distributed to the address information of an information equipment under the help of link data distributing equipment, this link information and address information are stored explicitly in the link memory storage of chained device.The advantage of doing like this is, distribute a large amount of smart cards to the user so that make the user can be easy to find the said firm's homepage such as a company with publicity pattern, this company link information that can change with smart card is stored in the address information that links in the memory storage explicitly so, so just can allow the user to find simply to have a new home page of company of a new Web address.

Measure as definition in claim 2, claim 9, claim 11 and claim 14 can make the user use mobile data carrier very simply.

Measure as definition in claim 3 and claim 15 can make data carrier make with a kind of very simple mode and low cost, in some cases, even can recycling.

The advantage that produces as the measure of definition in claim 4 is the sequence number that is stored in the transponder in the transponder usually, and also as link information, the result is that the link information in the transponder does not need extra memory capacity.

The advantage that produces as the measure of definition in claim 5 is that link information and address information can be distributed in a kind of flexible and simple mode in the link memory storage.

The present invention will be described as a reference with an example of a kind of embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing, but be not limited to this.

Figure-1 illustrate be used to set up a data transmission link in case between a communication facilities and information equipment the system block diagram of transmit information data.

Figure-2 illustrates a chained list, and it is stored in the link memory storage of a chained device of system shown in the figure-1.

Figure the-1st, be used to set up a data transmission link in case between a communication facilities and information equipment the block scheme of the system 1 of transmit information data ID.System 1 comprises a business card terminal 2, first computing machine 3, second computing machine 4, the 3rd computing machine 5 and a computer server 6, and they are all linked on the computer network that is made of internet NET.Mobile phone 7 according to GSM standard, phone 8 and this computer server 6 are linked on the telephone network PSTN.

System 1 further comprises a data carrier group, and this sentences first data carrier 9, second data carrier 10 and the 3rd data carrier 11 and represents.

Data carrier

9,10 and 11 integrated circuit of being made by semi-conducting polymer constitute, and its advantage is that the manufacturing of data carrier is very

cheap.Data carrier

9,10 and 11 is inserted between the ply of paper of

business card

12,13 and 14, and for the business card user, it had been almost both invisible also can not distinguish by touching.

Data carrier

9,10 and 11 is exactly so-called transponder, mark or so-called intelligent label, they be configured to one read the station and carry out contactless communication, in communication, read the distance of stop

spacing data carrier

9,10 and 11, such as maximum 10 centimetres.In such communication, reading to stand to read is stored in the data of also representing with the sequence number of the data carrier in this example in

data carrier

9,10 and 11.

The business card terminal 2 that constitutes a link data distributing equipment is positioned at a tame shopping mall, and it comprises a keyboard 15, monitor 16, a printer 17 and an interface arrangement 18.User by 15, one business card terminals 2 of keyboard can import his name and the address of sending a letter, and the information of user's input is displayed on the monitor 16 to check.The user of this business card terminal 2 can further import the telephone number of his telephone set, and the e-mail address of his computing machine and the Web address of user home page are used as address information AI, as what will set forth hereinafter.

Printer 17 is suitable for the telephone number of business card terminal 2 users' name, send a letter address and telephone set is printed on the new business card of the blank that is contained in the printer.Like this, printer 17 just constitutes a data carrier delivery installation to be paid and comprises data carrier and be printed the business card that machine 17 prints, and resembles among the figure-1 to business card 12 and is included in shown in data carrier 9 symbols in the business card 12.

The ply of paper of these new business card has comprised data carrier, sequence number of each data carrier storage.In new business card stack, the same sequence number of the data carrier storage in each hundred continuously new business card is as link information LI, as what will set forth hereinafter.

Interface arrangement 18 composition data collection generators also are configured to realize ICP/IP protocol, are accustomed in internet NET, so that communicate with other computing machine of linking among the internet NET.The IP address of the memory device stores computer server 6 of interface arrangement 18, this computer server have constituted a chained device.

When a user gives new business card Input Address information A I by keyboard 15 and prints business card with printer 17 to the user, be stored in the data carrier of new business card the address information AI that sequence number and user as link information LI import and be provided for interface arrangement 18.Then, interface arrangement 18 be suitable for will input address information AI and the link information LI that reads in send to computer server 6 as data set information DI, as hereinafter will be in greater detail.

First computing machine 3 of system 1 constitute that a communication facilities is set up a data transmission link in case between computing machine 3 and information equipment transmit information data ID.First computing machine 3 comprise a keyboard 19, monitor 20, one read equipment 21 and interface arrangement 22.By keyboard 19, the user can import, and such as the text of an email message, shows by monitor 20 then.

Read equipment 21 and be configured to contactless reading and be stored in a data carrier 10, such as its sequence number in the data carrier 10.The link information LI of the sequence number of the data carrier that reads like this and formation can be provided for interface arrangement 22.

Interface arrangement 22 is configured to move Internet-browser software, such as InternetExplorer  or Netscape .This Internet-browser also is suitable for realizing ICP/IP protocol, is accustomed in internet NET.In order to start the function of the computing machine 3 that will be described below, the user of computing machine 3 has loaded a so-called plug-in unit except that a Web address in the Internet-browser software by interface arrangement 22 operations, this plug-in unit especially comprises the IP address of the computer server 6 that has constituted a chained device.

When reading equipment 21 link information LI offered interface arrangement 22, the link information LI that interface arrangement 22 just is suitable for reading sends to the computer server 6 that constitutes a chained device, and receives the address information AI from an information equipment of sign of computer server 6.Interface arrangement 22 1 receives the address information AI from computer server 6, just be suitable for setting up one with data transmission link by the information equipment of the address information AI sign that receives, will illustrate hereinafter.

Linked set 6 comprises interface arrangement 23 and link memory storage 24.Interface arrangement 23 constitutes receiving trap, is used to receive by a communication facilities such as the link information LI of first computing machine 3 transmissions and the data message DI that is sent by business card terminal 2.Interface arrangement 23 also constitutes dispensing device, is used to send address information AI to the communication facilities that receives link information LI, and the address information AI that is sent out is stored in explicitly with the link information LI that receives and links in the memory storage 24.Interface arrangement 23 can be stored in the data set information DI that interface arrangement 23 receives in the link memory storage 24.

In link memory storage 24, data set information DI can be stored in the chained list 25, shown in figure-2.Chained list 25 is stored by business card terminal 2 with less than the data set information DI that sends to computer server 6 in the other business card terminal shown in the figure-1, i.e. link information LI and address information AI with correlation form.Chained list 25 storage with the address information AI of the telephone number form of telephone set as phone information TI, and/or with the address information AI of the e-mail address form of computing machine as e-mail messages MI and/or with the Web address formal address information A I of homepage as IP information IP.

The example that advantage of the present invention will be hereinafter be shown in embodiment of the present invention of figure-1 by use is illustrated.In the example of using, suppose that Forlan Zi Hubo (Franz Huber) Mr. has seen business card terminal 2 and 100 new business card of decision order in a tame shopping mall.

Mr. Hu Bo is in 2 payings of business card terminal and by keyboard 15 input his name " FranzHuber " and his address of sending a letter " 1130 Vienna, Hetzendorferstr.158 ".Mr. Hu Bo has a computing machine at home, i.e. second computing machine 4 and a phone, and promptly phone 8, and by keyboard 15, he also imports his e-mail address " Huber " and the telephone number "+4318490023 " of his telephone set 8.Mr. Hu Bo has a family that the company of homepage is arranged on internet NET, and this homepage is stored on the 3rd computing machine 5, and its IP address is " 443267764356 ".Hu Boxian survives by keyboard 15 these IP addresses of input, and starts the print progress of business card terminal 2 subsequently.

When starting print progress on business card terminal 2, printer 17 just prints to the address of sending a letter of name, input, the e-mail address of input and the telephone number of input on 100 new business card following in the new business card stack that is stored in business card terminal 2.Sequence number 123456789002 in the

data carrier

9,10 and 11 in

business card

12,13 and 14 and in these 100 business card in the other data carrier is stored as link information LI.Printer 17 offers interface arrangement 18 with this link information LI.

Next, the address information AI that the interface arrangement 18 of business card terminal 2 will be applied to the link information LI of interface arrangement 18 and Mr.'s Hu Bo input offers the IP address in the memory storage that is stored in interface arrangement 18 as data set information DI, promptly offer computer server 6.This data set information DI that the interface arrangement 23 of computer server 6 receives is stored in the link memory storage 24 by interface arrangement 23, and is assigned to the fifth line of chained list 25.Previously described process is initialised 100 business card of Mr. Hu Bo in computer server 6.

In this example, existing hypothesis Mr. Hu Bo in a meeting gives plum Hubei Province (Meier) Mr. and Mu Le (the M ü ler) Ms that he ran in the session with business card and business card 14.Suppose in addition that after the meeting Mr. Mei E is first computing machine 3 places to his computing machine, Mr.'s Hu Bo business card 13 is placed near the equipment of reading 21 of computing machine 3.

Next, reading equipment 21 reads to be stored in the data carrier 10 and offers interface arrangement 22 as the sequence number " 123456789002 " of link information LI and it.Interface arrangement 22 is suitable for this link information LI is offered the computer server 6 that the IP address by plug-in unit identifies through internet NET once receiving this link information LI.So the interface arrangement 23 in the computer server 6 searches with the link information LI that receives and is stored in the address information AI that links in the memory storage 24 explicitly, and it is sent to first computing machine 3 that receives link information LI.

When first computing machine 3 these plug-in softwares of operation, one receives address information AI, computing machine 3 just be suitable for be included in that e-mail messages MI=" Huber@ABC.COM " among the address information AI that receives and phone information TI="+4318490023 " are loaded into respectively in the e-mail address database in Mr.'s Mei E computing machine 3 and telephone number database in.In addition, when first computing machine 3 these plug-in softwares of operation, one receives the IP information (wherein comprising a Web address or an IP address) among the address information AI that receives, Internet-browser just is activated, in the example of using, load by interface arrangement 22 by the image information of Mr.'s Hu Bo home page of company of IP information " 443267764356 " sign.

The advantage of doing like this is that Mr.'s Hu Bo e-mail address and telephone number can be stored in Mr.'s Mei E the computing machine 3 automatically, and Mr. Mei E can be directly receives information from the homepage of Mr. Hu Bo company.Afterwards, particularly advantageous is that address information AI directly is stored in the data carrier 10 of business card 13, but is stored in the link memory storage 24, because the result who does like this is, Mr. Hu Bo can change address information AI at any time, such as the new phone number of his phone 8 of announcement.In addition, the advantage of doing like this is to store all address information AI in data carrier 10, and just stores the link information LI that needs less memory capacity, and the result is that data carrier can be cheap especially.

Be noted that being stored in the address information AI that is used for the link information LI of Mr.'s Hu Bo business card in the link memory storage 24 can change in a different manner.For example, change address information AI, Mr. Hu Bo make a phone call for the operator of computer server 6 or give the operator of computer server 6 message that sends e-mails.But, also may be when the business card printout that Mr. Hu Bo buys, on monitor 16, be shown to his password, allow him and only allow him to change with his the link information LI of business card to be stored in the address information AI that links in the memory storage 24 explicitly by his computing machine 4.

Be noted that chained device is that the IP address of computer server 6 can be stored in the data carrier of business card and by reading equipment 21 and reads alternatively.Do like this plug-in unit of describing before this that is used for Internet-browser is exempted basically.

In this example, suppose that now the business card that Mrs's Mu Le handle is taken from Mr. Hu Bo is placed near her mobile phone 7, the latter has also constituted a communication facilities.Like this, the equipment of reading 26 in the mobile phone 7 of being included in is suitable for reading in sequence number " 123456789002 " in the data carrier 11 as link information LI, so, the mobile phone 7 of wherein having stored the telephone number of computer server 6 is suitable for dialing computer server 6 through telephone network PSTN, thereby the link information LI that will read like this offers interface arrangement 23.Next, interface arrangement 23 will be stored in the address information AI that links in the memory storage 24 mutually explicitly with link information LI and send to the mobile phone of calling out 7.

Mobile phone 7 (being configured to receive and send Email through the service provider) one receives the address information AI from computer server 6, just is suitable for e-mail messages MI=" Huber@ABC.COM " is stored in the email address list as an e-mail address.Mobile phone 7 can be set as storage/call model or a memory module.

When mobile phone 7 was in memory module, one received the address information AI that comprises phone information TI="+4318490023 ", and the telephone number that it just will be included among the phone information TI stores in the repertory dialler memory of mobile phone 7.When mobile phone 7 was in storage/call model, it not only was stored in telephone number in the repertory dialler memory, and it goes back the phone that calling telephone number identifies.

The advantage of doing like this is, Mrs Mu Le needn't import Mr.'s Hu Bo telephone number and e-mail address with little button and small displays, but near business card 14 is placed on mobile phone 7 they is stored in email address list and the phone memory automatically.

Be noted that the telephone number that is stored in the computer server 6 in the mobile phone 7 is imported and is stored in the mobile phone 7 by the button of mobile phone 7 by Mrs Mu Le.Same possible is, dial in any phone process Mrs Mu Le, the telephone number of computer server 6 is sent to mobile phone 7 and is stored in wherein through a data Return Channel by a mobile switching centre of telephone network PSTN operator, utilizes speech pause to send data here.Also may store the telephone number that chained device is a computer server 6 the sequence number in data carrier 11.

Be noted that the information data that sends through the data transmission link between a communication facilities and information equipment can be taked the form of image information, acoustic information or other information (such as the numerical data that comprises text message).

Be noted that, alternatively, each data carrier that is embedded in the business card ply of paper has different sequence numbers, in this case, the business card terminal will be distributed to the sequence number address information AI of user's input, that print to data carrier in whole business card of a user and offer chained device as the data set information DI that will be stored in the link memory storage.

According to system of the present invention, according to communication facilities of the present invention, according to chained device of the present invention, can be advantageously used in more kinds of methods of carrying out business activity according to method of the present invention with according to data carrier of the present invention.Like this, can be inserted into according to data carrier of the present invention in the ply of paper of a card, this card is adhered to the advertising campaign that is used for a pizza business on a newspaper.In the time of near these cards are placed to a computing machine that resembles computing machine 3, computing machine will be as previously described, the link information LI that reads from data carrier is sent to chained device and receiver address information A I, and the latter will make the Internet-browser of computing machine load the purchase order of this pizza business from a computing machine of linking the internet.

Be noted that, a link data distributing equipment, for example the business card terminal 2, also can with the link information modifier come before paying, to change by the data carrier delivery installation in the data carrier of storage a part of data or for the first time with this data storage in data carrier.Like this, might be such as in the data carrier delivery process, the term of validity, the shelf-life data of a frozen food or other any information in the data carrier of a receipt of storage.

Equally, can be contained on the price tag of a product (need be with the frozen food of micro-wave oven heating) according to data carrier of the present invention such as one.In this case, the equipment of reading that has constituted the micro-wave oven of a communication facilities just can read the link information LI that is stored in the data carrier, and the information of the heat time heating time of relevant this frozen food of heating of being configured of micro-wave oven and power bracket can obtain from an information equipment of linking micro-wave oven through a data network or internet.In the same way, might participate in a sweepstakes activity or obtain the assembling information of a furniture of sending here in bulk on the internet.Such information can onlinely promptly obtain immediately or off-line promptly obtains after postponing preset time.

Be noted that the identification of a user home page also may be imported Web address rather than IP address.

Be noted that the integrated circuit of a transponder can all be made by a polymkeric substance or only partly be made by polymkeric substance.

Be noted that a link data distributing equipment also can be provided by a printable printing society such as stationery or show and colour of family.

Be noted that a communication facilities can be made of any portable electron device.Such device also can be such as a clock or a portable computer.

Be noted that a mobile data carrier is configured to come stores link information with the form of the readable bar code of a kind of light alternatively.

Claims

1. be used to set up a data transmission link so that at a communication facilities (3,7) and an information equipment (4,5, the system (1) of transmit information data 8) (ID), this system comprises a mobile data carrier (9 that is used for stores link information (LI), 10,11), and comprise a communication facilities (3,7), be used to read and be stored in data carrier (9,10,11) link information in (LI) also offers the link information (LI) that reads the chained device (6) of system (1), wherein this chained device (6) comprises link memory storage (24), wherein the link information (LI) that receives with chained device (6) is stored an information equipment (4 explicitly, 5,8) address information (AI), and chained device (6) receives link information (LI), just can will be stored in the address information (AI) that links in the memory storage (24) explicitly and offer communication facilities (3 with the link information that receives (LI), 7), so that at communication facilities (3,7) with by the information equipment (4 of address information (AI) sign, 5,8) set up data transmission link between.

2. the system (1) as requiring in the claim 1, mobile data carrier (9,10 wherein, 11) constitute by a transponder that is configured to contactless communication, and communication facilities wherein (3,7) comprises the equipment of reading (21,26) that is configured to contactless communication.

3. as the system (1) of requirement in the claim 2, transponder wherein comprises an integrated circuit of being made by semi-conducting polymer.

4. as the system (1) of requirement in the claim 2, link information wherein (LI) is made of the sequence number of transponder.

5. the system (1) as requiring in the claim 1, further comprise a link data distributing equipment (2), it is configured to another data carrier (9) is incorporated in the system so that data set information (DI) is offered link memory storage (24) in the chained device, data set information wherein (DI) comprises link information (LI) and information equipment (4 that is stored in this another data carrier (9), 5,8) address information (AI), this address information is assigned to this link information (LI) by link data distributing equipment (2).

6. be used to set up a data transmission link so that at a communication facilities (3,7) and an information equipment (4,5, chained device (6) in the system (1) of transmit information data 8) (ID), this chained device comprises receiving trap (23) and is used for receiving by communication facilities (3,7) from a mobile data carrier (9,10,11) read and offer the link information (LI) of this chained device (6) in, and comprise the link memory storage (24), wherein store an information equipment (4 explicitly with the link information that receives (LI), 5,8) address information (AI), and comprise dispensing device (23) and be used for sending to communication facilities (3,7) with being stored in the address information (AI) that links memory storage (24) explicitly with the link information that receives (LI), so that make communication facilities (3,7) and by the data transmission link between the information equipment (4,5,8) of address information (AI) sign can set up.

7. as the chained device (6) of requirement in the claim 6, wherein this chained device (6) is made of a computer server of linking on the internet (NET).

8. be used to set up a data transmission link so that at a communication facilities (3,7) and an information equipment (4,5, communication facilities (3 in the system (1) of transmit information data 8) (ID), 7), this communication facilities comprises one and reads equipment (21,26) be used to read and be stored in a mobile data carrier (9,10,11) link information in (LI), and comprise the link information (LI) that interface arrangement (22) is used for reading like this and send to a chained device (6), and be used for receiving from chained device (6), be used for identification information equipment (4,5,6) address information (AI), wherein this interface arrangement (22) is suitable for immediately or sets up a data transmission link with the information equipment (4,5,8) of address information (AI) sign subsequently once receiving address information (AI) from chained device (6).

9. as the communication facilities (3,7) of requirement in the claim 8, the equipment of reading (21,26) wherein is configured to carry out contactless communication so that read the link information (LI) that is stored in the data carrier (9,10,11) with data carrier (9,10,11).

10. be used to set up a data transmission link so as between a communication facilities (3,7) and an information equipment (4,5,8) method of transmit information data (ID), wherein the method includes the steps of:

Read the link information (LI) that is stored in the mobile data carrier (9,10,11) by communication facilities (3,7), and

Will be from communication facilities (3,7) link information that reads like this (LI) offers a chained device (6), this chained device (6) comprises the link information (LI) that link memory storage (24) is used for and chained device (6) receives and stores an information equipment (4 explicitly, 5,8) address information (AI), and

The address information (AI) with the link information that receives (LI) information equipment (4,5,8) explicitly that will be stored in the link memory storage (24) offers communication facilities (3,7), and

Between communication facilities (3,7) and information equipment (4,5,8), set up data transmission link by address information (AI) sign.

11. as the method that requires in the claim 10, the link information (LI) that wherein is stored in the data carrier (9,10,11) is read out during contactless communication.

12. be used to set up a data transmission link so that at a communication facilities (3,7) and an information equipment (4,5, link data distributing equipment (2) in the system (1) of transmit information data 8) (ID), this link data distributing equipment comprises data carrier delivery installation (17), is used to pay the mobile data carrier (9,10 of a stores link information (LI), 11)

And comprise the link memory storage (24) that data set generator (18) is used for data set information (DI) is offered a chained device (6), wherein data set information (DI) comprises and is stored in the data carrier (9 of being paid, 10,11) link information in (LI) and an information equipment (4,5,8) address information (AI), this address information is assigned to this link information (LI) by link data distributing equipment (2).

13., comprise the link information modifier and be used for changing at least a portion link information (LI) that is stored in the data carrier (9,10,11) that to be paid by data carrier delivery installation (17) as the link data distributing equipment (2) that requires in the claim 12.

14. the data carrier (9,10,11) in the system (1) that is used for requiring as claim 1, wherein this data carrier (9,10,11) be configured to one read equipment (21,26) and carry out contactless communication.

15. as the data carrier (9,10,11) that requires in the claim 14, wherein this data carrier (9,10,11) constitutes by comprising a transponder by the integrated circuit of semi-conducting polymer making.