FR2823898A1 - Clothes protection/identification clothing tag having transponder chip sewn in label attached clothing and memory remotely reader accessible. - Google Patents

Abstract

The identification mechanism is a transponder chip (2) which is attached to a sewn in label (1) on an article of clothing (14). The transponder has a memory which is accessible remotely by a reader (3).

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  The present invention relates to a device for remote reading and / or writing, according to a static process of data stored by an electronic chip

  s integrated into a woven claw for a clothing item or the like.

  It also relates to a clothing accessory or the like for the implementation of this process as well as as intermediate products: an item of clothing identification which can form an individual woven claw or, according to a

  another aspect is a ribbon ready to be cut into individual claws.

  o For the identification of clothing items, it is known to attach labels

  boxes covered with a barcode in order to obtain some information on this product.

  n are also known of the new processes of anagrams integrated into the weaving of a claw to verify the authenticity of a product but these means can be circumvented by

  the use of counterfeit claws.

  These processes are restrictive while remaining limited in their actions because they do not allow a traceability of the product to be carried out and, moreover, reduce very little the countermeasures. Because this as well as the parallel market represent a very significant shortfall for prestige brands. The object of the invention is therefore to

remedy these drawbacks.

  zo To this end, it proposes to identify a nearly infallible textile article in the widest sense of the term thanks to an electronic chip positioned at the back of the

woven claw.

  This claw can be sewn on a garment or the like like the claws usually placed on the neckline on sweaters, shirts, etc. non-limiting example. Thanks to a reader associated with a mobile phone which will allow contactless dialogue with a chip integrated in the back of the sewn claw. This will transmit information which may consist of an identification number. This information could be transmitted to a database which may contain all the information relating to the product to be identified and this previously recorded information can be read on the screen of the mobile telephone allowing confirmation and the information which could be of a technical nature (example : size, color, reference ... non-limiting)

on the product.

  All these operations carried out upstream will therefore allow all the desired controls downstream (parallel markets, counterfeiting, stock management, manufacturing management, authenticity of a product, non-limiting example). According to the invention, a method for protecting an article of clothing or the like consists in associating with the article a device for remote reading and / or writing according to a staque process of information stored on a chip, in relation to the contents of a database. This chip is attached to the back of a woven claw intended for the traceability and management of a clothing product or products

supporting a tissue claw.

  During a stage of making the article or before the making of the article, the electronic chip is fixed permanently on a mark of identification markdown

  that we fix itself to the article.

  According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the method for producing at least one identification item intended for clothing or the like consists in permanently affixing to a woven claw an electronic chip comprising a transponder circuit comprising transmission means and / or reception coupled to an electronic circuit including a memory intended to store data relating to the products and a device for reading and / or writing remotely without contact comprising a circuit for transmitting and / or receiving data carriers for remotely pick up the signal emitted by the transponder circuit when it is close to it, and means for

  process the received signal and extract the corresponding information therefrom.

  It is advantageous to fix the electronic chip on the back of the claw then to Exer the

  claw to the article so as to make the back of the claw substantially inaccessible.

  In this case, a relatively ndimentary fixing may suffice, for example by gluing. According to another alternative embodiment of the invention, the identification tag is attached a transponder circuit comprising transmission and / or reception means coupled to an electronic circuit including a memory storing data relating to clothing or the like and on the other hand a remote reading and / or writing device. Of course, the invention relates, as an industrial product, to a woven claw for clothing or any textile or leather goods which can support a woven claw for identification equipped with a data carrier including a transponder circuit.

  able to come fix on the article.

  The invention relates to a woven ribbon for textile or similar products which, thanks to markers, regularly positions the transponder circuit.

  of more or less large dimensions, the reference being between two successive patterns.

  This correspondence is necessary to prevent the transponder circuit from being positioned without the risk of being damaged when cutting the ribbon woven into a claw;

  which would make it unusable and uninteresting.

  The fact of having bonded the smart electronic chip offers the advantage that it does

  s will be more visible when the claw which wears it is sewn on the garment or the like.

  It is specified in this respect that the term clothing is used in its broadest sense, that is to say includes any object likely to wear a woven claw

  identification including for example towels or shoes.

  In another aspect, the invention relates to a machine for automatically performing an operation on a woven ribbon along which a pattern is repeated to execute, by means of optical cells, the installation of an intelligent chip in correspondence with the pins and a circuit reading coupled to a computer terminal so as to be able to store the information coming from the transponder circuit. As previously mentioned, the ribbon equipped with the transponder circuit can be read without contact for the purpose of identifying the garment or the like and for receiving and / or transmitting information on a database by means of

known and future communications.

  In another aspect, the transponder circuit can be of the reading and / or writing type, can be protected in order to improve the resistance to alterations in its operation over time because in practice, these chips can prove to be relatively fragile if they are used in their simpler expression; the aim is therefore to provide these transponder circuits with better resistance against unwanted alterations. To this end, a thickness of protective material is formed in the sensitive area of the electronic chip. This protective material may consist of a material resistant to water and to temperatures of around 200 c, in particular a silicone material which can form

  a boss in sensitive areas.

  o The present invention also relates to a device for the identity control of

each garment or the like.

  According to another particular feature of the invention, the woven claw fitted with the transponder chip sewn onto a garment comprises storage means accessible both in reading and / or in writing so as to be able to store information s in particular the information received by a mobile telephone and transmitted by the reading device such as a confidential identification code which could also be encrypted. According to the invention, the woven claw is characterized in that it comprises a transponder type chip, memorizing identification information which can be read or modified by a reader associated with a mobile telephone comprising a device for reading a transponder chip, designed to read the identification information stored by the chip, and means for triggering the reading by the reading device of the information stored by a chip and the radio telephone transmission of a

  message containing the information read to a control center.

  It will be possible by this means to carry out checks to identify each item of clothing or the like (customs for counterfeit checks) by interrogating a

database.

  This solution allows in particular to control stocks with positioning

  recognized by the identifier in the brand's woven label.

  Advantageously, the chip reading device is designed to connect to the connector provided on mobile phones to connect a computer or peripheral organs, the chip reading device being activated by means of a control button provided on the box. ^ tier of the reader, so as to trigger the reading of a

  s chip and transmission of the information read to the mobile phone.

  The chip reading device can be integrated into the housing of the mobile phone, and triggered by means of a key or by means of menus.

  selection of commands, provided in the mobile phone.

  Note in this regard the possibility offered to control the clothes or the like o on which we have sewn the woven claws provided with transponder thanks to the successive steps: - Reading by a read / write device of the information stored by a transponder chip identification integrated into the woven claw sewn onto the garment or the like accessible in reading and writing, and the transmission of the information read to a mobile telephone to which the reading device is connected, - Transmission by the mobile telephone to a control center of a signaling message containing the information read by the reading device, - The reception by the control center of the signaling message and the memorization of the information contained in the message received in association with information identifying the transmitter of the signaling message, - Return by the control center to the telephone mobile of an acknowledgment message, - The writing in the transponder chip integrated in the woven claw sewn to the garment or the like by the device for reading / writing information received by the 2s mobile phone, characterized in that the said information received by the mobile telephone includes an identification code, Advantageously the transmission of the information read in the electronic chip integrated in the woven claw sewn on the garment or the like is carried out under the

  form of a short message, possibly coded.

  Caption: Fi: label 3. reader s 12. calculator 6. database Fig 2: ribbon with installation of trarsponder circuit

  FiL: 3: transponder of confirmations to a database.

  9. roll of woven tape o 15. tank F. removal of transponder circuit 3. reader of transponder circuit 4. database

  Fig 4: woven claw with transponder placed on the back of it.

  s - According to other characteristics, the transponder (2) is fixed to one face of the woven claw (1) folded back on itself, which constitutes a pocket and the transponder is

arranged in this pocket.

  - To fix the transponder circuit, for example for bonding, we start with a strip (9) formed of successive claws, and a reservoir (15) of electronic chip (2) each comprising an influence device, we detect on the mark claw tape (7) indicators for the position of the claw patterns so that at a label transfer station, each label is transferred on the reverse side of the claw ribbon in position coinciding with a respective claw pattern located on the reverse of

  claw thanks to an optical detector (16).

  2s - A unique identification reference is assigned to each electronic chip (2) which will be placed at the back of the woven claw (1), and to each unique attribute reference, explanatory data correspond to a database ( 6)

  multimedia multimedia with remote and contactless interrogation.

  The reading device (3) can be connected to a computer terminal (12)

possibly multirnedia.

  - The identification device also includes an anti-theft influence system.

Claims (9)

CLAIMS:   1-Identification device making it possible to ensure the traceability of a product supporting a claw in particular or of a textile product of a garment or the like (14) or leather goods carrying a woven claw (1) characterized in that on this woven claw (1) is permanently fixed a transponder (2) whose memory is accessible for remote reading by a reader (3) and in that this memory is intended to contain at least one identifier. o 2-A method for producing an identification device according to claim I intended for products supporting a claw in particular clothing or textile or similar product (14) or leather goods making it possible to ensure traceability characterized in that one permanently fixed to the rear of a woven claw (1) an electronic chip (2) comprising a transponder circuit comprising transmission and / or reception means coupled to an electronic circuit including a memory intended for storing data (6) relating to the garment or the like (14) or to the product intended to wear a woven claw (1). 3-A method according to claim (2) characterized in that one fixes the transponder circuit (2) on a woven tape (9) for textile or similar product (14) provided with markers (7) in order to   position the transponder circuit (2) regularly.   4-Identification device for clothing or the like (14) equipped with a woven claw (1) provided at the rear with a transponder circuit (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the reading device and / or contactless remote writing (3) comprises a transmission circuit and / or reception of the data carriers for picking up at 2s the signal transmitted by the transponder circuit (2) when it is close to the latter   and means for processing the received signal and extracting the corresponding information therefrom.   -Identification device according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing of the transponder (2) on the woven claw (1) on the clothing or the like (14) is carried out so that the transponder is invisible once the woven claw (1) sewn onto the garment or the like (14) because the transponder is placed on the back of the claw s woven (1).   6-Identification device according to claim 1 or 6 characterized in that the   transponder (2) is fixed on one side of the tissue claw (1) folded back on itself.   7-Identification device 1 or 6 characterized in that the transponder (2) is fixed on one face of the woven claw (l) which constitutes a pocket and in that the transponder (2) o is placed in this pocket.   8-A method according to claims 2 and 3 characterized in that one starts from a ribbon (9)   formed of successive claws, and of a reservoir (15) of electronic chips (2) each comprising a transponder circuit; we detect on the ribbon (9) of claws marks (7) indicators of the position of the claw patterns so that at a chip transfer station is (2), each chip (2) is transferred to the reverse side of the claw tape (9) in the concidant position with a respective claw pattern located on the reverse side of claws by means of an optical detector (16) and in that the transponder circuit (2) is fixed by gluing together.   9-Method according to one of claims 2 3 and 8, characterized in that one assigns a   o unique identification reference to each electronic chip (2) which will be placed at the back of the tissue label (1), and to each unique attribute attribute, explanatory data correspond in a multimedia database (6) computer with   remote and contactless interrogation.   -Identification device according to claims 1 and 4 characterized in that   2s the transmission of the information read in the electronic chip (2) integrated in the woven claw (1) sewn on the garment or the like (14) is carried out via a "GSM" telephone   (5) in the form of an "SMS >> (4) message which can be coded.   11-Identification device according to claims 1 and 4 characterized in that the   chip reading device (3) is designed to connect to the connector provided on mobile phones (5) to connect a computer (12) or peripheral organs, the chip reading device (3) being activated by means of '' a control button (11) provided on the housing of the reader, in that it triggers the reading of a chip   (2) and the transmission of the information read to the screen (4) of the mobile telephone (5).   s 12-Identification device according to one of claims 1,4,5,6,7, characterized in that   that to improve the resistance to temperature variations that it will have to withstand and to other types of alterations of the transponder circuit (2) placed at the rear of the woven claw (1), it is included in a thickness of protective material 13-Identification device according to claim 12 characterized in that the thickness   o protective material is a silicone material which can form a boss.   14-Identification device according to claims 1 and 4, characterized in that the   chip reading device (3) is integrated in the casing of a mobile telephone (5), and is   triggered by a selection key.   -Identification device according to claims I and 4 characterized in that the   s reading device (3) is intended to be connected to a computer terminal (12) possibly multimedia.   16-Identification device according to one of claims 1,5,6,7,12 characterized in that   that it further includes an anti-theft infiuence system.