EP2454708A2 - Rfid label sheet - Google Patents

Rfid label sheet

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EP2454708A2
EP2454708A2 EP10799504A EP10799504A EP2454708A2 EP 2454708 A2 EP2454708 A2 EP 2454708A2 EP 10799504 A EP10799504 A EP 10799504A EP 10799504 A EP10799504 A EP 10799504A EP 2454708 A2 EP2454708 A2 EP 2454708A2
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Prior art keywords
rfid label
sheet
substrate
area
rfid
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French (fr)
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EP2454708A4 (en
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Eric Jacky Jouve
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Identiv Inc
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Identiv Inc
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    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09FDISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/0288Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
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    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G06K19/07Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
    • G06K19/077Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
    • G06K19/07737Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier consisting of two or more mechanically separable parts
    • G06K19/07739Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier consisting of two or more mechanically separable parts comprising a first part capable of functioning as a record carrier on its own and a second part being only functional as a form factor changing part, e.g. SIM cards type ID 0001, removably attached to a regular smart card form factor
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G06K19/07Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
    • G06K19/077Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
    • G06K19/07749Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G06K19/07Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
    • G06K19/077Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
    • G06K19/07749Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
    • G06K19/07758Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag
    • G06K19/0776Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag the adhering arrangement being a layer of adhesive, so that the record carrier can function as a sticker
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09FDISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/0297Forms or constructions including a machine-readable marking, e.g. a bar code
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09FDISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/10Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by an adhesive layer

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) label sheet and in particular, a sheet material carrying RFID labels or tags which are suitable for recording visually-identifiable information thereon.
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification
  • RFID labels / tags are widely used in many applications for identification of goods and products onto which one or more RFID labels are attached.
  • An RFID label typically contains information associated with the goods or products in electronics form as well as in visually-identifiable form.
  • RFID information may be stored in a chip of the RFID label, which can be read by an electronic device.
  • visual information such as barcodes, texts, images, company name and logo, product serial number or the like, are printed. Such visual information are batch-printed on the RFID labels during the manufacturing process, and the RFID labels are attached to a liner and in roll-form when supplied to the end users.
  • the present invention relates to an RFID label sheet which includes a substrate having a first area and a second area.
  • a support sheet having a window portion and a frame portion is attached to the substrate, with the window portion exposing the first area and the frame portion covering the second area.
  • An RFID label is removably attached to the substrate and covers the window portion.
  • the RFID label has a face layer and an inlay laminated to the face layer, and with electronic elements such as a chip, antenna and circuits formed on the inlay.
  • the top layer of the support sheet and the face layer of the RFID label may be of same thickness and form a marking surface capable of recording visually identifiable signs thereon.
  • the present invention provides RFID labels in flat, discrete and stackable sheet form which allows creation of visual signs onto the labels with common devices such as office printers and even with pens.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an RFID label sheet according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is an exploded top perspective view of Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 3 is an exploded bottom perspective view of Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an RFID label sheet according to another embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective bottom view of an RFID label sheet according to a further embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 6 is a partial cross sectional view of Fig. 5 when the RFID label sheet is at the laminated state.
  • an RFID label sheet 100 includes a substrate 110, a support sheet 120 and one or more RFID labels 130.
  • Substrate 110 has a first area 112 and a second area 114.
  • Support sheet 120 is attached to substrate 110, by adhesion for example.
  • Support sheet 120 has a frame portion 122 surrounding one or more windows 124. When support sheet 120 is attached to substrate 110, first area 112 is covered by frame portion 122 and second area 114 is exposed through windows 124.
  • Each RFID label 130 has a top layer 131 and an inlay 132 attached to top layer 131.
  • a chip 134 and an antenna 136 are formed on inlay 132.
  • RFID label 130 is removably adhered to substrate 110 inside a window 124. Top surface
  • top layer 131 of RFID label 130 together with top surface 122a of support sheet 120 form a marking surface, which is capable of receiving and recording visual signs such as texts, images or drawings thereon, by a laser printer, an inkjet printer or a marker.
  • a marking surface which is capable of receiving and recording visual signs such as texts, images or drawings thereon, by a laser printer, an inkjet printer or a marker.
  • one or more text labels "XYZ company” are printed on top surface 130a of RFID label 130
  • label "sn/12345" is printed on top surface 122a of support sheet 120.
  • RFID label 130 has the same size and shape as window 124, and fully covers window 124.
  • the printing border normally required by a laser printer or inkjet printer can be arranged to be located on the support sheet, i.e. beyond the maximum dimension of RFID label 130.
  • the full area of the top surface of RFID label can be printed in a borderless manner.
  • texts and/or images can be printed on the whole marking surface and across the border between the RFID label and the support sheet.
  • the RFID labels may have shapes and/or dimensions other than those shown in the drawings, based on the goods or products using the RFID labels.
  • RFID labels 230 can be rectangular, triangular or round shape and all attached to one substrate.
  • the overall size of sheet 100 can be any arbitrary dimension, but preferably be set according to industrial standard paper sizes for office or home printers, e.g. A3, A4 or A5 size.
  • the support sheet and the RFID labels may have the same thickness and/or made of same material, to improve the printing process and the quality of the visual signs.
  • a support sheet with thickness and/or material different from the RFID label may also work under the concept of the present invention.
  • RFID label sheets according to the present invention are preferably provided in flat, discrete form, hence may be stacked together.
  • the support sheet and the RFID label(s) are disposed within a same plane. This structure allows ease printing by commonly used office printers.
  • An RFID label sheet 300 includes a substrate 310, a support sheet 320 attached to substrate 310 and an RFID label 330 removably adhered to substrate 310 and disposed within window 324 formed on support sheet 320.
  • RFID label 330 further includes a printable layer 338 attached to inlay 332.
  • Printable layer 338 provides a bottom surface 330b for the RFID label, onto which visual markings such as texts and/or images may be generated, by the manufacturer of the RFID label sheet.
  • bottom surface 130b may be left blank, and any texts or images may be printed or marked on to bottom surface by the end users.

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Abstract

An RFID label sheet has a substrate having a first area and a second area. A support sheet having a window portion and a frame portion is attached to the substrate, with the window portion exposing the first area and the frame portion covering the second area. The support sheet has a top layer and a bottom layer adhered to the substrate. An RFID label is removably attached to the substrate and covers the window portion. The RFID label has a face layer and an inlay laminated to the face layer. The top layer of the support sheet and the face layer of the RFID label form a surface capable of recording visual signs thereon. The present invention provides RFID labels in discrete flat sheet form which allows creation of visual signs onto RFID labels by common printing equipments such as office or home-use printers or even with pens.

Description

RFID LABEL SHEET
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) label sheet and in particular, a sheet material carrying RFID labels or tags which are suitable for recording visually-identifiable information thereon.
Background of the Invention
RFID labels / tags are widely used in many applications for identification of goods and products onto which one or more RFID labels are attached. An RFID label typically contains information associated with the goods or products in electronics form as well as in visually-identifiable form. The electronics
information may be stored in a chip of the RFID label, which can be read by an electronic device. On the surface of the RFID label, visual information such as barcodes, texts, images, company name and logo, product serial number or the like, are printed. Such visual information are batch-printed on the RFID labels during the manufacturing process, and the RFID labels are attached to a liner and in roll-form when supplied to the end users.
While the end users may hand-mark on the surface of the RFID labels with additional visual information, it would be more convenient and efficient to allow the end users to print necessary markings or information on the selected RFID labels, and in some applications at predetermined locations of each RFID label, with commonly-used office or home printers such as laser printers, inkjet printers or dot-matrix ribbon printers. However, conventional RFID labels have various sizes and different shapes, and supplied in roll form. These characters make it difficult for user-printing of texts, images at correct locations on the RFID labels. It is therefore desirable to provide RFID labels with full customizable printing capabilities to enable easy and high quality text or image printing by the end users using office printers. Summary of the Invention
The present invention relates to an RFID label sheet which includes a substrate having a first area and a second area. A support sheet having a window portion and a frame portion is attached to the substrate, with the window portion exposing the first area and the frame portion covering the second area. An RFID label is removably attached to the substrate and covers the window portion. The RFID label has a face layer and an inlay laminated to the face layer, and with electronic elements such as a chip, antenna and circuits formed on the inlay. The top layer of the support sheet and the face layer of the RFID label may be of same thickness and form a marking surface capable of recording visually identifiable signs thereon. The present invention provides RFID labels in flat, discrete and stackable sheet form which allows creation of visual signs onto the labels with common devices such as office printers and even with pens.
For a better understanding of the present invention and its purpose and preferred embodiments, further description accompanied by figures is provided in detail below. Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an RFID label sheet according to one embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is an exploded top perspective view of Fig. 1 ;
Fig. 3 is an exploded bottom perspective view of Fig. 1 ;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an RFID label sheet according to another embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective bottom view of an RFID label sheet according to a further embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a partial cross sectional view of Fig. 5 when the RFID label sheet is at the laminated state.
Detailed Description Of Preferred Embodiments
As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, an RFID label sheet 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate 110, a support sheet 120 and one or more RFID labels 130. Substrate 110 has a first area 112 and a second area 114. Support sheet 120 is attached to substrate 110, by adhesion for example. Support sheet 120 has a frame portion 122 surrounding one or more windows 124. When support sheet 120 is attached to substrate 110, first area 112 is covered by frame portion 122 and second area 114 is exposed through windows 124.
Each RFID label 130 has a top layer 131 and an inlay 132 attached to top layer 131. A chip 134 and an antenna 136 are formed on inlay 132. RFID label 130 is removably adhered to substrate 110 inside a window 124. Top surface
130a of top layer 131 of RFID label 130 together with top surface 122a of support sheet 120 form a marking surface, which is capable of receiving and recording visual signs such as texts, images or drawings thereon, by a laser printer, an inkjet printer or a marker. By way of example only, one or more text labels "XYZ company" are printed on top surface 130a of RFID label 130, and label "sn/12345" is printed on top surface 122a of support sheet 120.
In the present embodiment, RFID label 130 has the same size and shape as window 124, and fully covers window 124. As such, the printing border normally required by a laser printer or inkjet printer can be arranged to be located on the support sheet, i.e. beyond the maximum dimension of RFID label 130. In this regard, the full area of the top surface of RFID label can be printed in a borderless manner. Further, where necessary, texts and/or images can be printed on the whole marking surface and across the border between the RFID label and the support sheet, The RFID labels may have shapes and/or dimensions other than those shown in the drawings, based on the goods or products using the RFID labels. For example, as shown in Fig. 4, RFID labels 230 can be rectangular, triangular or round shape and all attached to one substrate. This provides users with great flexibility to prepare visual markings on RFID labels according to actual needs. The overall size of sheet 100 can be any arbitrary dimension, but preferably be set according to industrial standard paper sizes for office or home printers, e.g. A3, A4 or A5 size.
The support sheet and the RFID labels may have the same thickness and/or made of same material, to improve the printing process and the quality of the visual signs. However a support sheet with thickness and/or material different from the RFID label may also work under the concept of the present invention.
RFID label sheets according to the present invention are preferably provided in flat, discrete form, hence may be stacked together. The support sheet and the RFID label(s) are disposed within a same plane. This structure allows ease printing by commonly used office printers.
Figs. 5 and 6 show a further embodiment. An RFID label sheet 300 includes a substrate 310, a support sheet 320 attached to substrate 310 and an RFID label 330 removably adhered to substrate 310 and disposed within window 324 formed on support sheet 320. RFID label 330 further includes a printable layer 338 attached to inlay 332. Printable layer 338 provides a bottom surface 330b for the RFID label, onto which visual markings such as texts and/or images may be generated, by the manufacturer of the RFID label sheet. Alternatively, bottom surface 130b may be left blank, and any texts or images may be printed or marked on to bottom surface by the end users.

Claims

CLAIMS 1. An RFID label sheet comprising:
a substrate having a first area and a second area;
a support sheet attached to the substrate, the support sheet having a window through which the first area is exposed and a frame portion surrounding the window, wherein the frame portion covers the second area;
an RFID label having a first face layer and an inlay laminated thereto, the RFID label being removably attached to the substrate with the inlay adhered to the first area,
wherein a top surface of the support sheet and the first face layer of the RFID form a marking surface capable of recording visual signs thereon.
2. The RFID label sheet of claim 1 , wherein the support sheet and the RFID label have a same thickness.
3. The RFID label sheet of claim 1 , wherein the RFID label fully covers the window.
4. The RFID label sheet of claim 3, wherein the RFID label has a size and shape the same as the window.
5. The RFID label sheet of claim 1 , wherein the top layer of the support sheet and the first face layer of the RFID label are of a same material.
6. The RFID label sheet of claim 1 , wherein the RFID label and the support sheet are disposed within a same plane.
7. The RFID label sheet of claim 1 , wherein the RFID label further comprises a second face layer sandwiched between the inlay and the substrate, wherein the second face layer is fixedly adhered to the inlay and removably adhered to the substrate.
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