JP2003123040A - Rfid label with approval function and rfid system with road guiding function using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an RFID (radio frequency identification) label for which an approval function is added to a non-contact type RFID label, and an RFID system with a road guiding function using it. SOLUTION: The RFID label with the approval function is provided with an LED 3, an approval button 4 and a control circuit 5 in addition to an IC chip 1 and an antenna 2. The control circuit 5 monitors accessed information inside the IC chip 1 by a reader dedicated to RFID, light-emits the LED 3 corresponding to a security rank of the information and performs control so as not to publicize the information of a specified address inside the IC chip 1 until a user presses the approval button 4. Inside the IC chip 1 of the RFID label with the approval function, travel information such as a country name, a moving destination and a flight identification number the user is recorded according to a common format.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a non-contact type RFID (Radial RFID) which records information in an IC chip and is supplied with power from a dedicated reader / writer device by utilizing electromagnetic induction.
io Frequency Identification) RFID label with an approval function added to it, and R with a guidance function using it
Regarding the FID system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a non-contact type RFID label has been used in which power is supplied from a dedicated reader / writer device using electromagnetic induction to record information in an IC chip.

FIG. 7 shows a schematic structure of a contactless RFID label. The RFID label has an IC chip 1 for recording information and an antenna 2 for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves, and receives a power supply together with a signal from the RFID reader / writer device through the electromagnetic waves so that a battery is not required. It is characterized by 10 mm x 60 mm
It is a small and thin label of × 0.25 mm, and it is considered to be printed in the future. The memory capacity is 1 Kbit (600 bits of user area). The feature is that it is possible to read and write (R / W) many labels at the same time with a dedicated reader / writer device from a maximum distance of 1.5 m.

FIG. 8 shows the structure and operating principle of an RFID label. The RFID label receives power supply from the coil (antenna) of the RFID reader / writer device together with a signal through the microwave of 2.45 GHz.

By the way, conventionally, the timetables at airports and station premises, and the display of flight numbers and departure / arrival gates / delay times have been provided to users through bulletin boards.

[0006]

However, in the conventional bulletin board type traffic information guide, the bulletin board can be obtained by completely memorizing the flight number or railroad name used by the user or comparing the ticket contents with the bulletin board. It was necessary to find the corresponding part in the, but it was difficult to find the corresponding part from the bulletin board at a travel destination in a different language. In addition, the ticket format differs depending on the airline company, so it was not possible to confirm smoothly when checking the departure and arrival times of airplanes that change frequently.

RFID is used for this bulletin board type traffic information guide.
When the label is applied, it has not been possible to know which information is being accessed and read by the RFID reader device among the information recorded in the IC chip in the RFID label. This is because it is common to record and use one piece of information on one RFID label. For this reason, it has been difficult to combine information with different security ranks into one in order to realize multiple functions.

Therefore, the first object of the present invention is to inform the user of what information in the IC chip is about to be disclosed by the light emission of the display element so that the user can disclose the information. RFI with approval function that allows you to confirm whether or not to press the approval button
Providing a D label.

A second object of the present invention is to record the country name of the user, the flight number to be used, and the destination to be used on an RFID label in advance so that the reader can be installed in an airport or at a station. A device with a route guidance function that provides route guidance information in the language used by the user in accordance with the user's travel destination and flight number by the device.
It is to provide an FID system.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a plurality of IC chips in a non-contact RFID label which receives power from an exclusive reader / writer device by utilizing electromagnetic induction. Different information (bank account number,
It is characterized in that the flight number, passport number, copy of identification card, etc.) are recorded in several levels of security ranking (assignment of importance) and recorded, and that the RFID label is provided with an LED and an approval button. With this configuration,
When information is read by the dedicated reader device, the LED is linked with the security rank of the accessed information.
Emits light. Therefore, the user can confirm which information in the IC chip the dedicated reader device is trying to access, and the information to be accessed is not disclosed unless the user presses the approval button. Therefore, a high security environment was realized.

Further, according to the present invention, the user can always carry an R
Information such as a copy of the passport, contact information of the local embassy, suitcase shape and photo of the user, etc. is recorded in the FID label in a common format (BMP image, XML, etc.). Therefore, when trouble occurs at the travel destination,
By reading the information in the RFID label with the reader device, it is possible to quickly solve troubles when the suitcase is transported incorrectly or the identification card is lost without depending on the language ability of the traveler.

Further, according to the present invention, an RFID with an approval function is provided.
In the IC chip of the label, the user records travel information such as country name, destination of travel and flight number to be used in advance. RFID label readers installed at stations and airfields are
When the FID label approaches, the travel information in the IC chip is automatically accessed and read, and the display device displays the route guidance according to the destination and flight number.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of an RFID label with an approval function of the present invention. The RFID label with the approval function has the LED 3, the approval button 4, and the control circuit 5 in addition to the IC chip 1 and the antenna 2. The LED 3 is connected to the control circuit 5, and the control circuit 5 monitors the information accessed in the IC chip 1 by the RFID dedicated reader device,
The LED 3 is controlled to emit light according to the security rank of the information.

Further, the control circuit 5 is connected to the approval button 4, and until the user presses the approval button 4, I
The control is performed so that the information of the specific address in the C chip 1 is not disclosed. This function is the same at the time of writing, and data cannot be written in the IC chip 1 unless the approval button 4 is pressed.

In this way, according to the present invention, the user can confirm the information to be accessed by the dedicated reader device, so that it is possible to judge whether or not the user discloses the information requested to be accessed, thereby realizing high security. it can.

In the IC chip 1 of the RFID label with the approval function, travel information such as the user's country name, destination of travel, flight number, etc. is recorded according to a common format.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic structure of an RFID reader / writer device used in the present invention, which is a display device 6 for display.
And an antenna 7 for communicating with the RFID label and a control circuit 8 for controlling them. When the RFID label approaches the communicable distance, the target information among the information recorded in the IC chip 1 is accessed, and the read information is automatically displayed on the display device 6.

When the country information is read by the RFID reader device, the language to be used is selected, and the language that the user can understand can be used in the subsequent processing. Therefore, it becomes possible to display on the display device 6 how to move to the destination, route guidance to the boarding gate, etc. without using the local language in a foreign country where the language is different.

Thus, according to the present invention, the IC chip 1
Since the travel information is recorded according to a common format inside,
It is possible to easily provide users with a guidance system in foreign countries with different languages.

FIG. 3 shows an example of route guidance using the RFID label of the present invention. There is an RFID writer device at the user's home, and the destination name and flight number of the airplane can be recorded in advance in the IC chip in the RFID label. Also, if the user wants to know the route to the gate of an airplane flight to be used at the airfield, if the RFID label is brought close to the RFID dedicated reader device installed at the airfield, the display device will be used for guidance. By displaying a map, arrows, and sentences, you can know the moving method and moving direction to the destination.

Next, FIG. 4 shows an example of information recorded in the IC chip. Each information is recorded for each security rank for each address space. Since the content of the information to be recorded is recorded by specifying the address space, it is possible to access the necessary information only by specifying the address value. In addition, security ranks (levels from "3" to "0" in descending order of importance) are assigned to each address, and the control circuit determines the light emission of the LED in accordance with the requested address information. To be done.

When the security rank is the lowest "0", the requested information is disclosed even if the LED does not emit light and the approval button is not pressed. Security rank is "1"
In the case of, one LED emits light, and when the security rank is "2", two LEDs emit.

When the RFID label is brought close to the dedicated reader device, the RFID dedicated reader device first sets the address 000.
Access 0-001F to read the country name of the RFID label user. The country name is written in English (according to the ASCII code), and the reader device automatically identifies the language used by the user by reading the country name, displays it in that language according to the user, and sets the language format at the time of reading. decide.

In the above embodiment, the security rank of the information being accessed is confirmed by the light emission of the LED. However, a speaker is mounted instead of the LED, and the security rank is confirmed by voice or buzzer sound. Good. Further, a display device such as a liquid crystal panel may be mounted on the RFID label to display the security rank and the like.

Further, although the route guidance is provided by displaying a map on the display device 6, it is also possible to adopt a system configuration in which the route guidance is given by voice. Also, RFI
A display device such as a liquid crystal panel may be mounted on the D label to display route guidance or the like.

Further, the approval button 4 may be configured to ensure security by password collation or fingerprint recognition.

Further, in this embodiment, the RF is stored in the user's home.
Although the ID exclusive writer device is installed, the exclusive writer device may be installed and used in a travel agency or the like.

Next, the operation of the route guidance system using the RFID label will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Information on the user's travel destination and flight number is previously installed in the IC chip at home or at a travel agency.
It is recorded by the FID writer device (S1). Next, at the airfield, etc., the RFI is applied to the RFID reader device.
When the D label is brought closer, the RFID reader device accesses the addresses 0000 to 001F in the IC chip to read the country name information (S2), and determines the language used by the user (S3). At this time, since the security rank of the RFID reader device is “0”, the information can be read without pressing the approval button. Further, when the language used is determined, the characters to be displayed on the display device thereafter and the data format at the time of reading information are also determined according to the language used. (2BY if the country name is Japan or China)
Next, when the RFID reader device makes an access request to the addresses 0040 to 25C2 (S4), two LEDs emit light (S5),
The user is notified that the information of security rank 2 is being accessed. If the user does not press the approval button within 20 seconds (S6), the process ends (S6).
7). If the approval button is pressed within 20 seconds (S
6) Then, the requested information is made public, and the RFID reader device can read the information at the addresses 0040 to 25C2 (S8). Thereafter, the route guidance to the destination is displayed on the display device as a map by the read destination, flight number, date, etc. (S9).

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the system having the above-mentioned basic configuration is applied to guide to a destination. The RFID label is attached to luggage such as a suitcase, and a reader device dedicated to RFID is installed at a branch point on the belt conveyor. When the suitcase approaches the turning point, the transportation destination of the suitcase is automatically read and the point switching machine guides the passenger to the shortest course at the turning point.

In the present embodiment, the RFID label is attached to the object to be transported, and the points are automatically switched at the branch point to guide the passenger to the destination point, which is efficient without causing a transportation trouble. Transport is possible.
Even if a transportation problem should occur, the information of the hotel used by the user is recorded in the IC chip so that the luggage can be transported to the hotel without making the user wait at the local airport. It is possible to improve service response when trouble occurs.

In the present embodiment, a suitcase is moved as a cargo to be transported on a belt conveyor. However, an RFID label is attached to clothes of a human body and the person automatically walks at a branch point on a sidewalk. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the direction of movement is shown to guide to the destination.

[0034]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention
The effect of is that the security system using the LED and the approval button is adopted, so that the user can confirm whether or not the information recorded in the IC chip of the RFID label can be disclosed.

The second effect is that the country name of the RFID label owner is recorded in the IC chip, and this country name information is read regardless of whether the approval button is pressed or not, and the language used by the reader device is Since it is automatically determined, users can receive services such as directions in their own language.

The third effect is that the RFID label is light, thin, short, small and highly portable, so that the suitcase shape information of the user and a copy image of the passport are recorded in the IC chip and always carried, which causes troubles during transportation. When the information is lost, stolen, or the like, the information in the IC chip can be read out, which can be useful for troubleshooting when traveling to different destinations in different languages.

A fourth effect is that travel information such as a travel destination, flight number, railway name, etc. is recorded in the IC chip. Therefore, the travel method / movement until the user moves to the destination during travel It is to be able to provide directions.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an RFID label with an approval function.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an RFID dedicated reader / writer device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of route guidance using an RFID label.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information recorded in an IC chip.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of a route guidance system using an RFID label.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a guidance system using an RFID label.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional non-contact RFID label.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration and operating principle of an RFID label.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 IC chip 2 antenna 3 LED 4 Approve button 5 control circuit 6 Display device 7 antenna 8 control circuit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A non-contact type RFID label in which information is recorded in an IC chip and is supplied with power from a dedicated reader / writer device by utilizing electromagnetic induction action, wherein a confirmation means and an approval means are provided, and an RFID label A plurality of different pieces of information are preliminarily recorded on the IC chip in each of the plurality of security ranks and recorded, and when the RFID label dedicated reader device reads the information, it corresponds to the security rank of the information to be accessed. An RF with an approval function characterized in that the security rank is indicated by the confirmation means, and the information display of the access target is permitted in response to the approval input by the approval means.
ID label. 2. The RFID label with an approval function according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation means is an LED. 3. The RFID label with an approval function according to claim 1, wherein information is recorded in the IC chip in a common format. 4. The RFID label with an approval function according to claim 3, wherein the information recorded in the common format in the IC chip is travel information. 5. The RFID label according to claim 4, and when the RFID label approaches, the information recorded in the IC chip is automatically accessed, and the access target is obtained according to the approval input of the approval means of the RFID label. An RFID system with a route guidance function, comprising: 6. The country information is recorded on the RFID label as information with the lowest security rank that can be read without inputting approval to the approval means, and the RFID label reader device is recorded in the IC chip. The RFID system with a route guidance function according to claim 5, wherein, when the information is accessed and displayed, the information is displayed in a language corresponding to the country name information.