ES1072416U - Identification label and control of plants (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Identification and control label for plants, of the type comprising a first flexible laminar body (1), of preferably rectangular and elongated configuration, having close to one end a hole (4) in the form of a keyhole and adjacent lateral recesses (5), which allow a loop to be configured by the passage from the opposite end of the first laminar body (1) through said hole (4) to the recesses (5), characterized in that it comprises an rfid tag (2) fixed on the first laminar body (1) and a second laminar body (3) fixed on said rfid tag (2) and on a perimeter zone of the first laminar body (1) located around the rfid tag (2), presenting this second laminar body (3) a flexible configuration and forms substantially analogous to the first laminar body (1), so that the rfid tag (2) is housed between them for protection from the outside. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Identification and control label for plants.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to an identification and control label for plants, more specifically a label that allows the control and monitoring at all times of the production of plants in nurseries until they are issued. The standard used in the electronic label is that established by EPC (Electronic Product Code)
18000-C.

Field of application of the invention

The field of application of the present invention is agriculture, plant production in nurseries and retail establishments

Background of the invention

Currently the production in nurseries of massive plants, for example ornamental plants and trees fruit trees, for direct sale to those responsible for gardens and orchards or to other nurseries and establishments that are dedicated to resale to final consumer, requires control of a large number of plants, both by number and by quantity of different species, being due take this control with great care for proper operation from the nursery.

Production control and monitoring of lots of plants produced, fertilizer application and phytosanitary, preparation of delivery notes and others work is mainly done through computer systems, but the data collection is done manually, mainly using paper labels or similar in which the appropriate references manually, these labels placed on the plants cause the reading operations by the Users are slow and prone to errors.

In one case the identification tags used comprise a first flexible laminar body, of preferably rectangular and elongated configuration, which presents at one end a hole in the shape of a keyhole and adjacent some lateral entrances, which allow to configure a loop by the passage of the opposite end through said hole to the Incoming

On the surface of these labels are write data, mainly by hand or prints the desired control information, said data being normally the name of the species to which the plant belongs and The production lot. This label allows the operators of the nursery can have a reference of the plants, with which consult the information system database such as the application of phytosanitary products and fertilizers. But to perform these operations, you must visually read the written references and perform a work part, a delivery note of expedition or other paper-written document that is subsequently introduced into a database of a computer system where manage this data and operations performed. This practice further increases the chances of error when transcribing such data in the computer system.

In addition, outdoor exposure of labels, the action of phytosanitary products and water of irrigation can affect this writing and deteriorate it until it is done unreadable.

Description of the invention

The identification and control label for Plants, object of the invention, have particularities techniques aimed at facilitating the work of control and monitoring of the plants in a nursery or similar, totally automated and transparent to the user minimizing human error. Information flows are integrated into the computer system of the company automatically.

The identification tag comprises a first flexible laminar body, preferably configured rectangular and elongated, which presents near one end an keyhole hole and side recesses adjacent that allow to configure a loop through the end passage opposite of the first laminar body through said hole until the Incoming

According to the invention, the label comprises an RFID tag UHF 18000-C itself said, fixed on the first laminar body, and a second body sheet fixed on said RFID tag and on a perimeter zone of the first laminar body located around the RFID tag; presenting this second laminar body a flexible configuration and analogous to the first laminar body, so that the label RFID is housed between both laminar bodies and protected from Exterior.

This label can be easily placed on the trunk or a main branch of the plant identifying it by an RFID tag reader integrated with the computer system of nursery control, which avoids the problem of visual reading by the operator and the use of papers and work parts by said operator to update any movement or activity made on the floor. So once the information is read by said RFID tag reader, the information is totally available, either immediately by media suitable between the RFID reader and the computer or stored system in a manual RFID reader for later download in the system Person who is dedicated to computer science.

The RFID tag is UHF range transmission, working at frequencies between 865 Mhz and 928 Mhz Each label comprises a unique identification following the EPC standard "Electronic Product Code", which in turn carries associated other information such as: lot number, date of production, number of plants in the same lot and other data important for the management of plants in the nursery. These dates additional ones could be read directly from the tag without need to go to the computer system, and allows the customers, for example a flower shop, can record the sale price and automate your accounting system or storage control

The first laminar body or the second body Laminar is plastic, preferably polypropylene, and enables Complete protection of the internal RFID tag against attacks chemicals produced, for example, when applying products Phytosanitary products on plants that can wet the label, or against solar radiation, providing a long life to the RFID tag inside.

The first laminar body or the second body laminar is self-adhesive which allows the operator to mount label manually at the time of placement in the plant.

In one embodiment, the first laminar body, or the second laminar body has a printable outer face or writable that serves to make simple annotations that is not necessary to enter in the computer system for tracing.

Thus, the label allows reading on the one hand fully automatic by using reading arcs in shipping docks and direct delivery of delivery notes. In the crop surfaces, the label allows direct reading of lots of plants grown by hand readers easily transportable and be able to update the data directly on site of work. With this the operator only has to approximate said hand reader to the label to proceed with reading or recording of data in a totally precise way and without the possibility of errors for erroneous visual assessments.

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a set of drawings in which, for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a plan view of the label of the invention.

- Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the label forming the tie loop around the plant.

- Figure 3 shows an exploded view of the label.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As can be seen in the figures referenced the identification and control label comprises a first sheet body (1) on which an RFID tag is attached (2) and another second laminar body (3), protecting the label RFID (2) from outside.

Both the first laminar body (1) and the second laminar body (3), are configured in a flexible material, in This case opaque polypropylene plastic to protect the label RFID (2) of the sun, water and phytosanitary products that are applied to the plant, but that is permeable to the electromagnetic waves of RFID tag communication with RFID readers.

The first laminar body (1) and the second body Laminar (3) have a rectangular and elongated configuration, which they have a hole in an area close to one of their ends (4) in the form of a keyhole and some lateral (5) recesses adjacent that allow to configure a loop through the end passage opposite of the laminar bodies (1 and 3) by said hole (4) to the starters (5), as shown in figure 2.

The RFID tag (2) works in this case in the UHF range, at a frequency between 865 MHz and 928 MHz. Both RFID tag (2) and one of the laminar bodies are self-adhesive to allow its fixation and assembly so that the RFID tag (2) is housed between the two laminar bodies that make up the sides or opposite sides of the label.

Once nature is sufficiently described of the invention, as well as a preferred embodiment, for the appropriate purposes that the materials, form, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention claimed in continuation.

Claims (5)

1. Identification and control label for plants, of the type comprising a first flexible laminar body (1), preferably rectangular and elongated configuration, which has a hole (4) in the shape of a keyhole and near one end. adjacent side recesses (5), which allow to configure a loop by passing the opposite end of the first sheet body (1) through said hole (4) to the recesses (5), characterized in that it comprises an RFID tag (2) fixed on the first laminar body (1) and a second laminar body (3) fixed on said RFID tag (2) and on a perimeter zone of the first laminar body (1) located around the RFID tag (2), presenting this second laminar body (3) a flexible configuration and forms substantially analogous to the first laminar body (1), so that the RFID tag (2) is housed between both for its protection from the outside. 2. Label according to claim 1, characterized in that the RFID tag (2) is of UHF range transmission, at a frequency between 865 MHz and 928 MHz. 3. Label, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the laminar bodies (1, 3) is made of plastic. 4. Label, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the lateral bodies (1, 3) is self-adhesive on its inner face. 5. Label, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the lateral bodies (1, 3) has a printable or writable outer face.