JP2000109037A - Printing system for delivery label with ic - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a delivery label with IC whose delivery slip is specially shaped in a label shape, which can be issued safely with less load on an IC circuit, and which easily processes data storage into the IC circuit for issuing efficiently the delivery label. SOLUTION: This delivery label 1 with IC has in a base material sheet an antenna part 6 which sends and receives data by a non-contact system and an IC circuit 7 having an informaiton memory part. A delivery informaiton printing part 10 for printing a sender 3 and a receiver 2 formintg a thermal color layer 8 is formed on the front face of the base material sheet, and an adhesive part is formed on the back face of the base material sheket. A bar code 5 for delivery control is electronically memorized in advance in the IC circuit of the delivery label with IC.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC having an antenna unit for transmitting and receiving data in a non-contact manner and an information storage unit.
The present invention relates to a delivery label with an IC in which a circuit is included in a base sheet and a delivery information printing portion is provided on the surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a delivery system, the management has been performed by a delivery slip composed of a plurality of copy slips in which a delivery management code is printed or printed on the surface. However, in order to manage delivery more efficiently, attempts have been made to incorporate a delivery slip including an IC circuit into a delivery system.

[0003] However, a delivery slip containing the IC circuit may fall off if the IC circuit is attached to the periphery of the delivery slip when a specific configuration is attempted. Was. Also, if the IC circuit is included inside the delivery slip, a handwritten delivery slip with pen pressure may be applied,
If the delivery slip is printed by crimping with a normal printer, an excessive load is applied to the IC circuit, and the IC circuit is damaged, and an accident that cannot be adopted as a delivery system occurs. Further, since a data writing process to the IC circuit occurs, it is not possible to issue a delivery slip efficiently.

[0004]

Therefore, the delivery slip is
In this paper, the IC circuit is included inside the delivery slip, and a delivery slip printed by a printer without using a handwritten pressure is tried. In view of these points, the delivery slip has a special shape. An IC that can be issued safely with less load on the IC circuit and that can easily process data writing to the IC circuit and issue delivery labels efficiently
The purpose is to provide a delivery label with a tag.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a delivery label with an IC.
An IC circuit having an antenna unit that transmits and receives data in a non-contact manner and an information storage unit is contained in a base sheet, and a delivery information print unit with a thermosensitive coloring layer formed on the surface of this base sheet and an adhesive on the back. A part is formed.

The delivery label with IC according to the second aspect of the invention is characterized in that the delivery label with IC is continuously supplied for each unit via a cutting section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a delivery label with an IC, wherein the delivery label with the IC according to the first or second aspect is provided with a timing mark for printing at a predetermined position. It is characterized by becoming.

Further, the delivery label with IC according to the invention of claim 4 is characterized in that the delivery label with IC is displayed in advance with a delivery management barcode different from the others.

Still further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention,
The delivery label with C is characterized in that a delivery management barcode different from the others is stored in the IC circuit of the delivery label with IC according to claim 1 or 4 in advance.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a delivery label printing system using a delivery label according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is an explanatory plan view of a delivery label of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual explanatory view of a printing system for a delivery label with an IC using the delivery label of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a printing of the delivery label with an IC shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory side sectional view showing the structure of the apparatus, FIG. 4 is a flow chart for issuing a delivery label by the delivery label printing device with IC in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of a delivery label printing device with IC. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a side cross section, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a flow for issuing a delivery label by the printing device for a delivery label with IC in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, delivery label 1 with IC
And a delivery source 3 in which an antenna section 6 for transmitting and receiving data in a non-contact manner and an IC circuit 7 having an information storage section are included in a base sheet, and a thermosensitive coloring layer 8 is formed on the surface of the base sheet. An adhesive portion 11 is formed on the back surface together with a delivery information printing portion 10 for printing the delivery destination 2. Usually, the surface of the adhesive portion 11 is covered with a release paper, and the adhesive portion 11 may be exposed by peeling off the release paper when sticking to a delivery.

The delivery label 1 with an IC is supplied continuously through a cutting section (perforation) 9 for each unit. In the case of continuous supply, the release paper is continuous, and the delivery label 1 in a single piece is arranged on the release paper, continuously supplied, and after printing, the delivery label 1 is peeled from the release paper. Should be separated for each unit. Also, an IC for each unit is used for printing at a predetermined position by a printing device described later.
The attached delivery label 1 is provided with a timing mark 4 and a delivery management barcode 5 different from other delivery labels with IC 1 is displayed in advance.

Further, the delivery management bar code 5
May be electronically stored in advance in the IC circuit of the delivery label with IC, and in this case, a delivery management barcode 5 similar to that stored in the IC circuit is previously stored on the surface of the delivery label with IC. If it is displayed, if it cannot be read from the IC circuit without contact, it can be read by a bar code reader. In any case, even if the delivery management barcode 5 is not displayed in advance on the surface of the delivery label with IC, if the delivery management barcode 5 is electronically stored in the IC circuit of the delivery label with IC, the delivery is performed by the printing device. When the information is printed (delivery label is issued), the delivery management barcode 5 stored in the IC circuit is read, and the delivery management barcode 5 is printed on the surface of the delivery label with IC. Good.

Next, a delivery label printing system 21 with an IC using the delivery label 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The customer who requests delivery has an IC card that stores in advance delivery address information including the family and the like including the user, delivery source information including names, and delivery information such as addresses and names of a plurality of delivery destinations. The IC issued by the delivery company
The card can be used.

A delivery process is performed using the IC card.
1. First, at least one set of delivery source information including a card user's address and name stored in a storage unit of an IC card, and at least one set of delivery information such as a destination address and a name of a card user Reading means 22 comprising a reader / writer for reading the information; printing means 23 comprising a thermal printer for printing on the delivery label 1 based on the delivery slip information of the necessary delivery source and delivery destination among the read delivery information; IC that records at least the delivery storage information related to at least the delivery destination printed by the printing unit 23 out of the information read by the printing unit 23 in an IC storage unit provided in advance in the delivery label 1.
The writing means 24 supplies, to the printing means 23, delivery slip information necessary for printing out of the delivery information read by the reading means 22, and delivery information related to at least the delivery information of the delivery destination supplied to the printing means 23. And control means 25 for supplying delivery storage information necessary for IC recording to IC writing means 24.

The delivery storage information related to the delivery destination to be written by the IC writing means 24 is a delivery arrival code required for delivery processing, and the control means 25
Is configured to supply the delivery arrival code stored in advance in the storage unit of the IC card 31 to the IC writing means 24 corresponding to at least one set of designated delivery destination addresses.

Alternatively, the delivery destination code as delivery storage information relating to the delivery destination to be written by the IC writing means 24 is stored in the storage means corresponding to at least one set of delivery destination addresses specified by the control means 25. The code is retrieved from a database supplied from the outside, such as a CD-ROM or the like, which is made up of a delivery address, a telephone number, a zip code, and the like, which is updated as needed, and a store arrival code list. You may make it supply to the writing means 24.

Further, the delivery storage information to be written into the IC writing means includes a delivery label management code required for delivery management together with the delivery arrival code, and the control means 25 sends the information via a bar code reader. Alternatively, the delivery label management code displayed on the delivery label 1 may be read in advance, and the delivery label management code may be supplied to the IC writing means 24 together with other delivery storage information.

Similarly, the delivery storage information to be written into the IC writing means includes a delivery label management code required for delivery management together with the delivery arrival code, and the control means 25 controls the delivery label 1 Each time the issuance of the delivery label management code, the delivery label management code is issued via the delivery label management code issuing device, and the delivery label management code is supplied to the IC writing unit 24 together with other delivery storage information.

The delivery label management code issuing device, not shown, is a delivery label printing system 21 with an IC.
It may be provided inside. In this case, the delivery management center designates the range in advance so as not to duplicate the delivery label management code issued at another place to the shipping store or service store where the delivery system 21 for the delivery label with IC is arranged. Alternatively, the delivery label management code issuing device may issue the delivery label management code within the range. Alternatively, the host computer of the center may issue and supply a delivery label management code to the delivery label printing system 21 of the shipping shop or service shop via the network.

More specifically, the delivery label printing device 23 with an IC will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the delivery label 1 is transported by rollers 44, 43 for transporting the delivery label 1, and transported by the transport means 44. A thermal printer means 50 including a print head 49 and a platen roller 48 for giving a printing condition by heat to the delivery information printing unit 10 of the delivery label 1 and a transfer path of the delivery label 1 by the transfer means 45 to the IC circuit. Data writing means 4 comprising at least a reader / writer for writing information
6 and the delivery label 1 transferred by the transfer means 45
Print writing control means 51 for controlling printing and information writing by the thermal printer means 50 and the data writing means 46 according to the transfer state. Reference numeral 47 denotes a cutter for the discharged delivery label.

The printing device 41 for the delivery label with IC has a timing mark reading means 52 for reading the timing mark 4 for controlling the printing and the writing of information attached to the delivery label 1 in advance. Is provided on the transfer route of the delivery label 1.

In the printing apparatus 41 for a delivery label with an IC, the thermal printer means 50 is arranged before the data writing means 46 (before the transfer path of the delivery label 1 by the transfer means 45). As shown in FIG. 5, a thermal printer means 50 may be disposed at the subsequent stage of the data writing means 46. The other provided mechanisms are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description is omitted.

The delivery label printing system 21 with the IC is configured as described above. The issuing state of the delivery label 1 will be described. The control means 25 reads the IC card 31 of the delivery requester (card user). The information is read by the means 22, the designated delivery source and delivery destination are designated, and the delivery slip information and delivery storage information are supplied to the thermal printer means 50 and the IC writing means 24.

The flow in the printing device 23 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the printing device 41 shown in FIG. 3 is supplied with information from the system main body and is turned on (step 101), the rollers 42 and 43 rotate to transfer the delivery label 1, and the timing mark reading means 52 is driven (step 101). Step 10
2). Then, when the timing mark is detected (step 103), printing is started by the thermal printer 50 while being transported because the delivery label 1 has reached a predetermined position (step 104). Then, the transport is continued as it is, and when it reaches a predetermined position of the data writing means 46, the delivery label 1 is stopped, and the delivery storage data is written by the data writing means 46. If there is no next delivery label issuance command, the process is stopped as it is (step 107). When the next delivery label issuance command is supplied, the process returns to step 103 and the printing process is repeated. The delivery label on which printing and data writing have been completed is peeled off from the release paper, and the delivery label 1 with the adhesive portion exposed is attached to the delivery, and the delivery process ends.

On the other hand, in the printing apparatus 41 shown in FIG. 5, the information is supplied from the system main body, the switch is turned on (step 111), the rollers 42 and 43 rotate to transfer the delivery label 1, and the timing mark reading means 52 Is driven (step 112). When the timing mark is detected (step 113), the delivery label 1 reaches a predetermined position and then stops (step 11).
4) The delivery storage data is written by the data writing means 46 (step 115). Next, when it is confirmed in step 116 that the data has been written normally (step 116), the delivery label 1 is transferred (step 11).
7) Printing is started by the thermal printer means 50 while being transferred (step 118), and is supplied to the discharge position (step 119). If it is not confirmed in step 116 that the data has been written normally, the process proceeds to step 119 without being printed by the thermal printer means 50 and is discharged. When the next delivery label issuance command is supplied in step 120, the process returns to step 113, proceeds to step 114, and the process of writing the delivery storage data by the data writing unit 46 (step 115) is repeated. The delivery label on which printing and data writing have been completed is peeled off from the release paper, and the delivery label 1 with the adhesive portion exposed.
Is attached to the delivery, and the delivery process ends. If there is no next delivery label issuing command, the process moves from step 120 to step 121, where the transfer is stopped and the delivery label issuing process ends.

[0027]

As is clear from the above description,
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a delivery label with an IC that can safely issue a delivery label with less load on an IC circuit, and that can easily perform data writing processing on the IC circuit and issue a delivery label efficiently. This has the effect of greatly improving

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view of a delivery label of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual explanatory diagram of a printing system for a delivery label with an IC.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side sectional view showing a structure of a printing device for a delivery label with an IC shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a flow for issuing a delivery label by the printing apparatus of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory side sectional view showing another embodiment of a printing device for a delivery label with IC.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory flowchart of issuing a delivery label by the printing apparatus of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 delivery label 2 delivery destination 3 delivery source 4 timing mark 5 delivery management barcode 6 antenna unit 7 IC circuit 8 thermosensitive coloring layer 9 cutting unit 10 delivery information printing unit 21 delivery label printing system with IC 22 reading means 23 printing means Reference Signs List 24 IC writing means 25 Control means 41 IC delivery label printing device 42, 43 Transfer roller 44 Transfer transfer means 45 Said transfer means 46 Data writing means 47 Cutter 48 Platen roller 49 Print head 50 Thermal printer means 51 Print writing control means 51

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A delivery information printing section in which an IC circuit having an antenna section for transmitting and receiving data in a non-contact manner and an information storage section is included in a base sheet, and a thermosensitive coloring layer is formed on the surface of the base sheet. And a transfer unit for transferring the delivery label, and a thermal printer unit for giving a printing condition by heat to a delivery information printing unit of the delivery label while transferring by the transfer unit. When,
Data writing means for writing at least information to the IC circuit in a transfer route of the delivery label by the transfer means, and printing and information by the thermal printer means and the data writing means depending on a transfer state of the delivery label transferred by the transfer means. A delivery label printing device with an IC, comprising printing and writing control means for controlling writing of the label. 2. The printing device for a delivery label with an IC,
2. A delivery path for transferring a delivery label by said transfer means, wherein timing mark reading means for reading a timing mark for controlling printing and writing of information attached to the delivery label in advance is provided.
A printing device for a delivery label with an IC described in the above.