EP1584062A1 - Detector, system for the identification of articles and method for the production of said detector - Google Patents
Detector, system for the identification of articles and method for the production of said detectorInfo
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- EP1584062A1 EP1584062A1 EP04702726A EP04702726A EP1584062A1 EP 1584062 A1 EP1584062 A1 EP 1584062A1 EP 04702726 A EP04702726 A EP 04702726A EP 04702726 A EP04702726 A EP 04702726A EP 1584062 A1 EP1584062 A1 EP 1584062A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
- G06K7/10009—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
- G06K7/10316—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers
- G06K7/10346—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers the antenna being of the far field type, e.g. HF types or dipoles
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/0008—General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
- G06K7/10009—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
- G06K7/10158—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves methods and means used by the interrogation device for reliably powering the wireless record carriers using an electromagnetic interrogation field
- G06K7/10178—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves methods and means used by the interrogation device for reliably powering the wireless record carriers using an electromagnetic interrogation field including auxiliary means for focusing, repeating or boosting the electromagnetic interrogation field
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
- G06K7/10009—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
- G06K7/10316—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers
Definitions
- the present invention relates to the field of systems for identifying objects or articles carrying a radiofrequency antenna of the RF-ID type associated with an electronic circuit so as to be interrogated by an interrogation device comprising a radiofrequency antenna. It applies in particular, but not exclusively, to the identification of CDs or DVDs in movie rental / sale stores.
- a machine for renting DVDs and video cassettes comprising an identification device comprising a conventional antenna, that is to say consisting of a conductive element arranged in a spiral extending in one plan.
- the field generated by this antenna is located in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the spiral and feeds an intermediate element.
- This intermediate element conventionally consists of a printed circuit comprising an LC circuit with passive antenna tuned to the frequency of 13.56 MHz (Megahertz) which is particularly fine for being inserted in the housings of the rental articles; said intermediate element in turn supplying the contactless label carried by each of the articles.
- the magnetic field generated by the identification device is strong enough to supply the intermediate element.
- the invention therefore aims to remedy this drawback.
- an article detector comprising a contactless RF-ID label, said detector comprising at least one antenna formed of N loops and M turns, (M, N) integer greater than or equal to 1, characterized in that at least one of said turns consists of at least two complementary segments, the two segments not being coplanar, it that is to say that the addition from the ends of one of the segments of the other segment constitutes a turn, and are each present on two layers of different substrates.
- the detector according to the invention could also be envisaged for recording, or entering, data or information in the contactless label of the article.
- At least one of the turns of the antenna will consist of at least two segments extending in different planes.
- the planes in which the two above-mentioned segments extend will be parallel to each other.
- each of two consecutive segments will be connected together by a bridge.
- connection between the ends of the segments will be such that the above-mentioned antenna has N loops with 1 turn.
- connection between the ends of the segments will be such that the above-mentioned antenna has 1 loop with N turns.
- the above-mentioned bridge will extend perpendicular to the planes of said turns segments.
- the present invention also relates to a system for the identification of articles comprising contactless RF-ID type labels, comprising a detector for detecting said labels, as well as an antenna formed by several turns, characterized in that at least one of said turns consists of at least two complementary segments, the two segments not being coplanar and in that the above-mentioned detector comprises a thin envelope comprising an electrical circuit.
- the above-mentioned antenna will be included in a substantially parallelepipedic card, having two large parallel faces.
- the above electric circuit will extend in a plane substantially perpendicular to the planes of the above large parallel faces of the card.
- the above electrical circuit will extend parallel to the contactless RF-ID type label of the article.
- the articles will be placed close to each other, at a distance of less than 40 millimeters (mm), preferably a distance of less than 15 mm.
- the above antenna will be tuned, with an impedance of 50 ⁇ (ohms) with zero phase shift, at the frequency of 13.56 MHz (Megahertz).
- the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a detector as mentioned above, said method comprising the steps of: - producing at least one electrically conductive segment respectively on a plurality of substrates, multilayer assembly of said substrates.
- the manufacturing process will also include a step of making a connection, or bridging, between the different segments of each of the substrates.
- the invention makes it possible to detect and find without fault and without risk of confusion, a particular item requested by a user.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of a detector according to the invention, of an intermediate element and of a DVD bearing an RF-ID label;
- FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of the detector with an antenna according to the invention and an electronic supply circuit
- FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of the various substrates constituting a detector according to the invention.
- a DVD rental machine not shown in the figures, generally uses cylindrical trays, the end of which includes a plurality of housings each containing a DVD.
- the DVD 1 comprises a contactless label 2, for example of the RF-ID type, placed in the center of the DVD 1.
- This RF-ID 2 label also known as an electronic label, comprises a radio frequency antenna associated with an electronic circuit.
- the electronic circuit comprises at least one memory containing the identification characteristics of the article, in this case in particular the title of the film.
- FIG. 1 also illustrates an intermediate element 3 intended to transmit an electromagnetic field up to the aforesaid label 2.
- This intermediate element 3, of rectangular shape, consists of an extremely fine envelope comprising an electrical circuit 5.
- the electrical circuit 5 s extends over the entire length of the envelope 4 so that one of its ends is disposed near the detector 6 according to the invention while the other end is disposed near the contactless label 2 carried by the 1.
- the intermediate element 3, consisting of a passive antenna, is necessary in the particular type of use of a DVD rental machine as described previously because the housings containing the DVDs are narrow and do not allow the detector 6 to be placed directly adjacent to the contactless label 2 of article 1.
- a passive antenna is conventionally made up of a capacitor and an antenna, coil or coil. This passive antenna is usually tuned to the frequency of 13.56 MHz.
- the detector 6 of the invention comprises several layers of substrates 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 on which at least one segment 12 of electrical conductor is present.
- the substrate layers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 comprising a conductive segment 12 are produced in a conventional manner, for example either by etching a conductive plate or by depositing a metal or an electrically conductive alloy on a non-conductive substrate.
- the substrate layers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 are joined to each other to form the multi-layer detector 6, having the shape of a parallelepipedic card, to present an antenna 13 formed of a plurality of segments 12 arranged in different planes and connected by bridges 14 also conductive.
- the method of fixing the different substrate layers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 is known to one skilled in the art and uses, for example, bonding.
- the detector 6 of the invention therefore comprises an antenna 13 made up of a plurality of segments 12 by bridges 14; said antenna 13 being associated with an electronic circuit 15 comprising the conventional elements for generating an electromagnetic field with this antenna 13, namely in particular at least one capacitor and a source of electric power, possibly external.
- the segments 12 of the antenna 13 can be connected essentially in two distinct ways.
- each segment 12 is connected by a separate bridge 16 to another segment 12 so that the antenna 13 forms a single loop having 4 turns.
- turn is meant a complete winding, either over 360 °, or partial, over less than 360 °, of a part of the antenna 13.
- a turn is constituted by a connection between segments 12, together forming a tower complete, or partial, to return to the axis of an arbitrarily chosen starting point.
- Loop is understood to mean a winding of the antenna without intersection, that is to say without crossing with more than two directions.
- the antenna 13 according to the invention is formed of N loops and M turns, (M, N) integer greater than or equal to 1.
- the antenna 13 according to the invention has a remarkable effect because it makes it possible to propagate a sufficiently strong magnetic field along at least one of its sides, or edges, of the parallelepipedic card constituting the detector 6, that is to say say by the short sides perpendicular to the two large parallel faces 17 of the card. Thanks to this device, the detector 6 can be brought close to the intermediate element 3 by the edge and supply the latter satisfactorily.
- the detector 6 thus occupies a reduced space since it can be presented by the edge and provide a magnetic field which is strong enough to power the intermediate element 3.
- the card or the detector comprising the antenna is necessarily presented from the front, since there is no magnetic field propagated along the short sides, or an electromagnetic field so weak that it does not allow the intermediate element 3 to be supplied.
- one of the objectives of the present invention is to solve the problems of identification when the above articles 1 are arranged substantially parallel to each other, and at a distance of the order of 14 millimeters.
- the detector according to the invention can also be envisaged in different applications, in particular in a library%
- the cited detector is connected to an RFID reader which supplies it with energy making it possible to generate an electromagnetic field at the latter.
- this antenna, or detector delivers a very directive magnetic field which, therefore, only illuminates the elements placed in its beam.
- the operation considered here namely the inventory of books in a library, consists in reading or decoding electronic labels placed in books and allowing their individual identification.
- This antenna or detector, performs this operation very quickly, without moving the structures from their rental and storage, since when the antenna is moved throughout the structures, very few elements are energized at the same time , and are therefore decoded one after the other faster than if a large number of these elements were active at the same time; indeed, in this case, the operation would be slowed down by the anti-collision process.
- this antenna has the capacity to identify the elements one after the other, this operation also makes it possible to give the order in which the works are placed, and therefore to detect badly positioned elements or to locate an element precisely. among the whole.
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FR0300458 | 2003-01-16 | ||
FR0300458A FR2850189B1 (en) | 2003-01-16 | 2003-01-16 | DETECTOR, SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING ARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DETECTOR |
PCT/FR2004/000097 WO2004068392A1 (en) | 2003-01-16 | 2004-01-16 | Detector, system for the identification of articles and method for the production of said detector |
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