JP2004295770A - Non-contact type information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a non-contact type information recording medium with which the visitor management of an event or the like is performed without being complicated and cost is reduced. <P>SOLUTION: This non-contact type information recording medium is composed of a name plate 10 and a case 20. Inside the name plate 10, two land parts 12a and 12b are formed at a predetermined interval between each other and an IC chip 11 is connected to the land parts like striding over the land parts 12a and 12b, and the case 20 is formed with an antenna 22 to write and read information in a non-contact state for the IC chip 11, is provided with a pocket 21 for storing the name plate 10, and is formed with land parts 23a and 23b which are connected with both ends of the antenna 22 and are located in areas opposite to the land parts 12a and 12b when the name plate 10 is stored into the pocket 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a non-contact type information recording medium capable of writing and reading information in a non-contact state.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, with the progress of the information society, information is recorded on a card, and information management, settlement, and the like using the card are performed.
[0003]
Cards used for such information management and settlement include IC cards with built-in IC chips and magnetic cards on which information is written by magnetism. Information can be written and read using a dedicated device. Be done.
[0004]
Further, in the IC card, a contact type IC card which performs writing and reading of information by contacting with a dedicated device, and a non-contact type IC which can perform writing and reading of information only by approaching the dedicated device. There is a card. These IC cards have higher security and a larger amount of writable information than magnetic cards, and one card can be used for a variety of purposes, so that its popularity in the market is ever increasing. . Among them, a non-contact type IC card is convenient for handling because it is not necessary to take out the card and insert it into a dedicated device when writing or reading information. The device for reading the information is rapidly spreading.
[0005]
3A and 3B are views showing an example of the structure of a conventional non-contact type IC card, wherein FIG. 3A is a view showing an internal structure, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view.
[0006]
As shown in FIG. 3, in the non-contact type IC card according to the conventional example, an IC chip 511 capable of externally writing and reading information is mounted on a resin sheet 515, and a connection terminal 512 of the IC chip 511 is provided. Is supplied to the IC chip 511 by electromagnetic induction from an externally provided information writing / reading device (not shown), and writing and reading of information to and from the IC chip 511 are not performed. An inlet 510 in which an antenna 512 having a conductive coil shape for performing in a contact state is formed, and these are laminated so as to be sandwiched between core materials 520a and 520b and top sheets 530a and 530b. Note that the IC chip 511 is bonded to the resin sheet 515 by an adhesive 516 in a state where the IC chip 511 is connected to the antenna 512 by the connection terminal 512.
[0007]
In the non-contact type IC card configured as described above, when the information writing / reading device provided outside is brought close to the information writing / reading device, the current is applied to the coil-shaped antenna 512 by electromagnetic induction from the information writing / reading device. Flows, and the current is supplied from the antenna 512 to the IC chip 511, whereby information is written from the information writing / reading device to the IC chip 511 or the information written to the IC chip 511 is written in the non-contact state. It is read by an information writing / reading device.
[0008]
In the non-contact type IC card capable of writing and reading information in the non-contact state as described above, if the information to be used in the application is written in advance for each application to be used, the user can obtain the desired information. A desired application can be used by using a card in which information used for the application is written. For this reason, such a non-contact type IC card is used for, for example, visitor management at an event or the like.
[0009]
When performing visitor management of an event or the like using a non-contact type IC card as shown in FIG. 3, a non-contact type IC card in which information for identifying a prospective visitor is written is sent to the prospective visitor in advance. In addition, when the prospective visitor brings this non-contact type IC card to the event venue, the information written on the non-contact type IC card is read at the reception so that the prospective visitor can visit. Manage whether or not they are
[0010]
In addition to the reception, an information writing / reading device capable of writing and reading information to and from a non-contact type IC card is provided for each booth in the event venue. It is also possible to recognize which booth the visitor is currently entering by reading the information written on the non-contact type IC card carried by the visitor who enters and leaves the room.
[0011]
Here, in order to use the non-contact type IC card as shown in FIG. 3 for visitor management such as an event, the non-contact type IC card as shown in FIG. However, if the number of visitors is very large, an excessive cost burden will occur. In addition, there is a possibility that some of the prospective visitors who have sent the non-contact type IC card will not come to the event site, and in that case, the non-contact type IC card sent to those who did not come to the event site will be wasted. This results in unnecessary costs.
[0012]
Therefore, a card holder capable of storing a business card or a name tag and incorporating a storage element capable of writing and reading information has been considered.
[0013]
When performing visitor management at an event or the like using this card holder, when the visitor arrives at the event venue, hand the card holder to the visitor at the reception and store the visitor's business card or name tag in the card holder. At the same time, information for identifying a visitor is written in a storage element built in the card holder. Thereafter, the visitor carries a card holder containing his / her business card or name tag, and in the booth in the event venue, the information writer / reader provided in the booth allows the visitors entering and leaving the booth to carry. By reading the information written in the storage element built in the card holder, the user recognizes which booth the guest is currently in. Thereafter, the card holder is collected and reused at the exit of the event venue (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0014]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-240886 [0015]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described card holder, when used for visitor management, it is necessary to write information that can identify the visitor to a storage element built in the card holder at reception of an event venue where visitor management is performed. Therefore, the processing at the reception etc. becomes complicated, especially when the number of visitors to the event etc. is large, the reception is crowded, and the visitors can not enter the event venue smoothly There are points.
[0016]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the conventional technology, and aims to reduce costs without complicating processing when used for managing visitors such as events. It is an object of the present invention to provide a non-contact type information recording medium which can be used.
[0017]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
A non-contact information recording medium including at least a coil-shaped antenna and an IC chip capable of writing and reading information in a non-contact state through the antenna,
A first base material in which two first conductive regions having a predetermined interval from each other are formed inside, and the IC chip is connected to and built in the two first conductive regions;
The antenna is formed, and further includes a storage area configured to be able to store the first base material, and the first conductive area when the first base material is stored in the storage area. A second substrate having a second conductive region connected to both ends of the antenna in a region facing the second substrate;
When the first base member is stored in the storage region, the antenna and the IC chip have a predetermined capacitance at least by the first base member and the first conductive region and It is characterized in that it is coupled through the second conductive region.
[0018]
Further, the second base material is characterized in that at least one surface of the storage area is configured so that the inside of the storage area can be visually recognized from the outside.
[0019]
(Action)
In the present invention configured as described above, two first conductive regions having a predetermined interval from each other are formed inside, and an IC chip capable of writing and reading information in a non-contact state is provided with two IC chips. When the first base material connected to and embedded in the two first conductive regions is stored in the storage region provided in the second base material, the first conductive region formed in the first base material becomes The second base material is opposed to the second conductive region provided to be connected to both ends of the coiled antenna. With this, the antenna and the IC chip are coupled via the first conductive region and the second conductive region with at least a predetermined capacitance by the first base material. When approaching an information writing / reading device provided outside, a current flows through the coiled antenna due to electromagnetic induction from the information writing / reading device, and the current flows from the antenna to the first and second conductive regions. Information is written to the IC chip from the information writing / reading device in the non-contact state, and the information written to the IC chip is read by the information writing / reading device in the non-contact state. Or be done.
[0020]
Further, if at least one surface of the storage area provided in the second base material is configured so that the inside of the storage area can be visually recognized from the outside, the first base material is stored in the storage area. In this case, the information described on the first base material becomes visible from outside.
[0021]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0022]
FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing an embodiment of a non-contact type information recording medium of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is an external view, FIG. 1B is a diagram showing the structure of a case 20 shown in FIG. c) is a sectional view taken along the line AA 'shown in (b), (d) is a view showing the structure of the name tag 10 shown in (a), and (e) is a sectional view taken along the line BB' shown in (d). It is. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining the operation when the name tag 10 is stored in the case 20 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an internal structure when the name tag 10 is stored in the case 20. (B) is a sectional view taken along the line CC ′ shown in (a).
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment is configured such that a name tag 10 as a first base material on which a visitor's name and the like are described is stored in a case 20 as a second base material to which a clip 30 is attached. Have been.
[0024]
The case 20 is provided with a pocket 21 which is a storage area for storing the name tag 10, and a coil-shaped antenna 22 is formed in the pocket 21, and both ends of the antenna 22 have a predetermined area. Land portions 23a and 23b, which are second conductive regions, are respectively formed. At least one surface of the portion provided with the pocket 21 is made of a transparent base material, so that the inside of the pocket 21 can be visually recognized from the outside.
[0025]
In the name tag 10, information is written in a non-contact state such that lands 12a, 12 which are first conductive regions having predetermined intervals and areas are formed on a base material 13a, and straddle the lands 12a, 12b. In addition, a readable IC chip 11 is mounted, and a base material 13b is laminated thereon.
[0026]
When the name tag 10 configured as described above is stored in the pocket 21 of the case 20, the lands 12a and 12b provided on the name tag 10 and the lands 23a and 23b provided on the case 20 are interposed through the base material 13a. To be opposed to each other. For this purpose, the lands 12a, 12b and the lands 23a, 23b are located at positions facing each other when the name tag 10 is stored in the pocket 21 of the case 20, in the lands 12a, 12b, on the name tag 10, and And the lands 23a and 23b are provided on the case 20 respectively.
[0027]
When the lands 12a and 12b provided on the name tag 10 and the lands 23a and 23b provided on the case 20 face each other via the base material 13a, the lands 12a and 12b and the lands 23a and 23b are respectively connected. A capacitor having both electrodes is formed. The capacitor having the capacitance determined by the area of the lands 12a and 12b and the lands 23a and 23b and the material and thickness of the base material 13a is built in the name tag 10. The IC chip 11 and the antenna 22 formed on the case 20 are connected via the lands 12a and 12b and the lands 23a and 23b, respectively.
[0028]
Thus, when the non-contact type information recording medium in which the name tag 10 is stored in the pocket 21 of the case 20 is brought close to an information writing / reading device provided outside, electromagnetic waves from the information writing / reading device are generated. A current flows through the coil-shaped antenna 22 by the induction, and the current is supplied from the antenna 22 to the IC chip 11 via the lands 23a and 23b and the lands 12a and 12b, thereby writing information in a non-contact state. The information is written from the read / write device to the IC chip 11, and the information written to the IC chip 11 is read by the information write / read device.
[0029]
Hereinafter, a visitor management method using the non-contact information recording medium configured as described above will be described.
[0030]
First, a name tag 10 as shown in FIG. 1 is sent in advance to a prospective visitor to an event or the like. Here, the name and the like of the prospective visitor are printed on the surface of the name tag 10 in advance, and information for identifying the prospective visitor is written in the built-in IC chip 11. The name of the visitor may not be printed on the surface of the name tag 10 but may be entered by the visitor himself.
[0031]
When the prospective visitor who has received the name tag 10 brings the name tag 10 to the event venue, the name tag 10 carried by the visitor is stored in the case 20 shown in FIG. 1 at the reception of the event venue.
[0032]
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the IC chip 11 built in the name tag 10 and the antenna 22 formed in the case 20 are connected via the lands 12a and 12b and the lands 23a and 23b, whereby The IC chip 11 built in the name tag 10 is in a state where information can be written and read out in a non-contact state via the antenna 22 formed in the case 20. Further, since at least one surface of the pocket 21 portion of the case 20 is made of a transparent base material, the name and the like of the visitor described on the business card 10 stored in the case 20 can be visually recognized from the outside.
[0033]
In this state, first, when the non-contact type information recording medium is brought close to the information writing / reading device provided at the reception of the event venue, the information written in the IC chip 11 is read out via the antenna 22. Thereby, it is recognized that the visitor identified by the information written on the IC chip 11 has visited the event site.
[0034]
Thereafter, when the visitor enters a booth provided in the event venue, when the non-contact type information recording medium is brought close to the information writing / reading device installed in the booth, the information written in the IC chip 11 is read. The information is read via the antenna 22, whereby it is recognized that the visitor identified by the information written on the IC chip 11 has entered the booth.
[0035]
Also, when the visitor leaves the booth and the non-contact type information recording medium is again brought close to the information writing / reading device installed in the booth, the information written in the IC chip 11 is transmitted via the antenna 22. Then, it is recognized that the visitor identified by the information written on the IC chip 11 has left the booth.
[0036]
Thereafter, when the visitor leaves the event venue, when the non-contact type information recording medium is again brought close to the information writing / reading device provided at the reception of the event venue, the information written on the IC chip 11 is transmitted to the antenna 22. , Whereby it is recognized that the visitor identified by the information written on the IC chip 11 has left the event site.
[0037]
Thereafter, at the reception of the event venue, the name tag 10 of the non-contact type information recording medium is taken out of the case 20 and only the case 20 is collected. In the case 20, only the antenna 22 is formed, and no information is written, so that the case 20 can be reused as it is.
[0038]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the IC chip 11 capable of writing and reading information in a non-contact state is built in the name tag 10, and writing and reading of information in the non-contact state with respect to the IC chip 11 are performed. Is formed in a case 20 capable of storing the name tag 10, and when the name tag 10 is stored in the case 20, the IC chip 11 and the antenna 22 are electrically coupled to each other via the antenna 22. In this case, information is written and read out from the IC chip 11 in a non-contact state. For example, when the information is used for managing visitors such as an event, information capable of identifying a prospective visitor is written. Only the name tag 10 with the built-in IC chip 11 needs to be sent to prospective visitors, so that costs can be reduced. In the reception, the information tag can be written to and read from the IC chip 11 built in the name tag 10 only by storing the name tag 10 brought by the visitor in the case 20, and the reception process becomes complicated. Will not be.
[0039]
In addition, since the IC chip 11 and the lands 12a and 12b are not exposed on the surface of the name tag 10, the IC chip 11 and the lands 12a and 12b can be protected from external impact and rust.
[0040]
Further, the antenna 22 formed in the case 20 and the IC chip 11 built in the name tag 10 are connected in a non-contact state via the lands 12a and 12b and the lands 23a and 23b. There is no need to provide a contact for connecting the antenna 22 and the IC chip 11, and even when an external force is applied, writing or reading of information becomes impossible due to poor contact or the like.
[0041]
In the present embodiment, the land portions 23a and 23b provided at both ends of the coiled antenna 22 are formed so as to be exposed on the surface in the pocket 21 of the case 20, but the land portions 23a and 23b are formed. It may be formed so as to be built in the housing of the case 20. In this case, when the name tag 10 is stored in the pocket 21 of the case 20, the lands 12 a and 12 b provided on the name tag 10 and the lands 23 a and 23 b provided on the case 20 become the base material 13 a and the housing of the case 20. , The areas of the lands 12a, 12b and the lands 23a, 23b, the materials of the base material 13a and the casing of the case 20, the lands 12a, 12b, and the lands 23a, 23b. The IC chip 11 and the antenna 22 are coupled via the lands 12a and 12b and the lands 23a and 23b with a capacitance determined by the distance between the two.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention relates to a non-contact information recording medium including at least a coil-shaped antenna and an IC chip capable of writing and reading information in a non-contact state through the antenna. A first base member having an IC chip connected to the two first conductive regions and having a built-in structure, and an antenna formed therein, wherein two first conductive regions having a predetermined interval from each other are formed therein. And a storage region configured to store the first base material, and in a region opposed to the first conductive region when the first base material is stored in the storage region, at both ends of the antenna. A second base member having a connected second conductive region formed therein, wherein when the first base member is stored in the storage region, the antenna and the IC chip are connected to at least the first base member. Has a predetermined capacitance For example, when this non-contact type information recording medium is used for managing a visitor such as an event, the prospective visitor is identified because the non-contact information recording medium is configured to be connected via the first conductive region and the second conductive region. Only the first substrate having the built-in IC chip on which the possible information is written is sent to the prospective visitor, and when the visitor brings the first substrate to the event site, When the first base material brought by the user is stored in the second base material, the antenna and the IC chip have at least a predetermined capacitance by the first base material and the first conductive region and the 2 is connected via the conductive region, and information is written and read out in a non-contact state with respect to the IC chip via the antenna. Reduce complexity and cost It is possible to achieve.
[0043]
In addition, the antenna formed on the second base and the IC chip built in the first base are connected in a non-contact state via the first and second conductive regions. In addition, there is no need to provide a contact for connecting the antenna and the IC chip, and even when an external force is applied, it becomes impossible to write or read information due to poor contact or the like.
[0044]
In the case where at least one surface of the storage area provided in the second base material is configured so that the inside of the storage area can be visually recognized from the outside, the first base material is stored in the storage area. In this case, the information described on the first base material can be made visible from the outside.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing one embodiment of a non-contact type information recording medium of the present invention, in which (a) is an external view, (b) is a view showing the structure of the case shown in (a), and (c) is (b) ) Is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′, (d) is a diagram illustrating the structure of the name tag illustrated in (a), and (e) is a cross-sectional view taken along BB ′ in (d).
FIG. 2
FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining an operation when a name tag is stored in the case shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an internal structure when a name tag is stored in the case; FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′.
FIG. 3
It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the conventional non-contact type IC card, (a) is a figure which shows an internal structure, (b) is sectional drawing.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Name tag 11 IC chip 12a, 12b, 23a, 23b Land portion 13a, 13b Base material 20 Case 21 Pocket 22 Antenna 30 Clip

Claims (2)

A non-contact information recording medium including at least a coil-shaped antenna and an IC chip capable of writing and reading information in a non-contact state through the antenna,
A first base material in which two first conductive regions having a predetermined interval from each other are formed inside, and the IC chip is connected to and built in the two first conductive regions;
The antenna is formed, and further includes a storage area configured to be able to store the first base material, and the first conductive area when the first base material is stored in the storage area. A second substrate having a second conductive region connected to both ends of the antenna in a region facing the second substrate;
When the first base member is stored in the storage region, the antenna and the IC chip have a predetermined capacitance at least by the first base member and the first conductive region and A non-contact type information recording medium, wherein the non-contact type information recording medium is coupled via the second conductive region. The non-contact information recording medium according to claim 1,
The non-contact type information recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the second base material is configured such that at least one surface of the storage area can visually recognize the inside of the storage area from the outside.

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