JP2005025722A - Individual management system using rfid and id-managed individual employing this system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an individual management system using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) to effectively deal with cases where individual recognition by RFID cannot be made for some reason, thereby protecting valuable information. <P>SOLUTION: The system is a double-security mechanism (system) using an individual recognition number different from an RFID number for RFID-based individual management. RFID is electronically stored in an electronic memory as ID data and read using a radio communication method. The individual recognition number different from RFID for the double-security mechanism is not stored in an RFID chip as electronic data. The individual recognition number assumes a form that can be physically read by the human eye or a form to be read by a method different from RFID, such as bar codes, i.e., a non-electronic recording physically attached to an individual, either directly or via an added piece. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is a wireless automatic identification ID chip (ID) based on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, data carrier: storing information (ID) in an electronic circuit and recognizing the ID by communication by non-contact communication). Tag) and an individual using the system.

Conventional technology

  Individual management using the above-described RFID can be employed for various articles that require identification management with a unique ID assigned to each individual. For example, in Patent Document 1, a rigid, coin-shaped small radio frequency signal generator (RFID IC chip: RF chip) is embedded in the rubber of a rental mat, and the identification data unique to the mat is stored in the RF chip. (ID) is stored, the RF chip is activated by radio waves transmitted from the ID reader, and the ID is transmitted to the ID reader side by radio waves.

Japanese Patent No. 2631188

  As in the above example, for individual management using RFID, as a general usage form, an RFID chip (hereinafter also simply referred to as RFID) holding an ID unique to a product or the like is attached and the ID is unique. Recognize the product individually, read the ID in various scenes of the product life cycle (such as warehousing, shipping, and returns), record the status in the database, and record the records to manage the location of the individual and track the history It is used for management, or a set of individual records is used as information about the life cycle of a product individual.

  Here, the RFID, which is the key to individual recognition, becomes incapable of reading the ID due to physical damage during the lifetime of the product, or the RFID attached to the product has been lost for some reason. In some cases, there is no way to recognize an individual, and the value of data accumulated up to that point will be reduced.

  It is an object of the present invention to protect valuable information by enabling effective handling even when individual recognition by RFID becomes impossible for some reason.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  The present invention proposes a dual safety mechanism (system) using an individual identification number different from an RFID number in individual management using RFID. The RFID is electronically stored as ID data in an electronic memory and is read by a wireless communication method. On the other hand, an individual identification number for a dual safety mechanism different from RFID is an RFID chip as electronic data. Is not physically stored, but physically readable by humans, or barcodes or other forms readable by a method different from RFID, in other words, physically attached to an individual directly or via an additional piece Non-electronic recording form.

The ID management object and its management system are configured as follows.
First, as an ID management individual, an RFID (Radio Frequency) which is a wireless automatic recognition ID chip that stores an ID, which is identification information unique to the individual, and recognizes the ID by communication by non-contact communication in the individual to be identified. Identification) A link ID display in which an individual identification number, which is a separate link ID linked to be associated with the chip ID, is displayed separately from the chip ID stored in the RFID chip. It is an ID management individual in which a part is formed.

  The individual identification number of the link ID display unit is a form that can be physically read by human eyes, or a form that is read by a method different from RFID, such as a barcode, and is directly and physically assigned to an ID management individual. The non-electronic recording form can be attached or physically attached via an additional piece.

  Further, the individual identification number may be described in an optically readable form such as a number, letter, symbol, code, a combination thereof, or a barcode code.

The individual management system for ID management individual identification as described above is:
Corresponding storage means for storing the chip ID stored in the RFID chip and the individual identification number separately formed on the link ID display unit in association with each other is included.

In addition, such an individual management system is
Corresponding storage means for storing the chip ID stored in the RFID chip and the individual identification number formed separately on the link ID display unit in association with each other;
An individual identification number input device for inputting the individual identification number of the ID management individual when the chip ID of the ID management individual cannot be read by a reading device;
A history forming unit that refers to the correspondence storage unit in association with the input individual identification number, and leaves a necessary item about the individual whose chip ID is unreadable as a history,
Can be included.

Furthermore, the individual management system
An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip, which is a wireless automatic identification ID chip that stores the ID management individual described above, that is, ID that is identification information unique to a specific individual and recognizes the ID by contactless communication is attached. In addition to the chip ID stored in the RFID chip, an ID formed with a link ID display unit on which an individual identification number that is a separate link ID linked to be associated with the chip ID is displayed. Managed individuals,
Corresponding storage means for storing the chip ID stored in the RFID chip and the individual identification number formed separately on the link ID display unit in association with each other;
A chip ID reader for reading the chip ID of the ID management entity;
An individual identification number input device for inputting the individual identification number of the ID management individual when the chip ID cannot be read;
A history forming unit that refers to the correspondence storage unit in association with the input individual identification number, and leaves a necessary item about the individual whose chip ID is unreadable as a history,
Can be included.

  Further, when the RFID chip of a specific individual is replaced with a new RFID chip having a different chip ID, the new chip ID is read by the reading device, and the new chip ID is stored in the correspondence storage means. New chip ID corresponding registration means for replacing the old chip ID and registering it in association with the individual identification number of the individual stored in the table.

  Here, the individual identification number relates to numbers, letters, codes, symbols, or an appropriate combination thereof, and can be directly seen by a person, enlarged and visible, or optically read by a bar code reader. It is described or displayed so as to be magnetically readable by a magnetic reader, and is attached to an individual directly or via an inclusion by printing, marking, magnetization, or the like.

  As an example of the ID management object, there can be mentioned various articles and products for which ID management is effective, for example, a mat member for rental.

When applied to the mat member, for example, it can be performed as follows.
For example, the mat member
A body mat portion formed of rubber or elastic synthetic resin with functional portions such as foot wipes on the surface;
Formed with rubber or elastic synthetic resin joined around the outer edge of the main body mat part so that a certain amount protrudes outside the main body mat part and overlaps with the outer edge part of the main body mat The outer mat side mat portion,
The width is equal to or smaller than the overlapping width of the overlapping portion, is flexible and has a thin piece shape, stores ID that is identification information of the mat, and overlaps the main body mat portion and the outer edge side mat portion. A thin piece for wireless communication as an RFID chip that is sandwiched between the parts and whose ID can be read by a wireless reader;
The display unit of the individual identification number formed on the back surface of the main body mat part or the outer edge side mat part;
Is provided.

Alternatively, the mat member is
A mat portion formed of rubber or elastic synthetic resin with a functional portion such as a foot wipe on the surface;
A joining piece formed of rubber or elastic synthetic resin, partially joined to the back surface of the mat portion;
It is flexible and in the form of a flake and stores the ID, which is identification information of the mat, and is sandwiched between the mat portion and the joining piece portion, and the ID is read by a wireless reader. A wireless communication flake made possible,
A display part of the individual identification number formed on the back surface of the mat part;
Can be provided.

  In addition, the wireless communication thin piece is sandwiched in a state of being covered with a flexible sheet or the like and covered with an overlapping portion of the main body mat portion and the outer edge side mat portion joined to each other. In the nipping state, the thin piece for wireless communication can be held displaceably with respect to the sheet inside the sheet.

  Further, the sheet covering and covering the wireless communication thin piece is at least an inner surface in contact with the wireless communication thin piece is a non-adhesive surface that is not bonded and integrated with the wireless communication thin piece, and the sheet is A resin coating is provided on one or both sides of the sheet substrate, and in particular it can be a silicon resin coating.

In any case, according to the ID management individual and the individual management system as described above, even when the individual recognition by RFID cannot be performed for some reason,
The individual identification number separately associated with the individual can recognize the individual with the unreadable RFID chip ID attached, and can continue past history information of the individual without interruption. . This can be called a double safety mechanism when the chip ID cannot be read due to the destruction, loss, lifetime or other reasons of the RFID chip, and the precious history accumulated in a certain individual is protected. The

  If an RFID chip ID of an individual RFID cannot be read, the history of the individual that cannot read the chip ID becomes a completely black box. Once a black box individual that cannot keep track of past histories occurs, the entire system that manages the history of a large number of individuals is greatly affected, and the information value of the entire system is significantly impaired. This is remedied by the individual identification number that functions as a double safety mechanism, and stops the decline in the information value of the entire system.

  And normal ID reading is left to RFID, which is easy to automatically recognize (read), and if it cannot be read, it can be read with a different recording form (visible description, barcode, etc.) The dual safety mechanism is the true point of reference to the individual identification number that is far from the situation such as failure, destruction, or loss. The double safety mechanism based on the combination / cooperation of the RFID ID chip and the individual identification number can safely protect the history data and the like of a large number of individuals and avoid damage thereof.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

First, the outline of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
An individual identification number is assigned when an RFID chip (hereinafter simply referred to as RFID) is attached to a product for the first time, inspection after the attachment, or when an RFID handling company ships an RFID for initial attachment. In the stage, the association (linking: link) of the product individual-individual identification number-RFID chip ID is formed.

In other words, in order to recognize and maintain and continue the product, conceptually, the storage systems of the individual storage means as the individual master, the history storage means as the history table, and the product storage means as the product master are connected to each other. And associated. More specifically, an RFID chip ID and an individual identification number are doubled to an individual,
The individual master stores an individual identification number (key) related to the individual. The meaning of the key is that the individual data related thereto can be browsed by inputting (referring to) the individual identification number.

  The individual master is associated with the individual identification number of the specific individual, and the RFID chip ID, product code, individual information (new registration date, update date, mounting date (RFID)) of the specific individual, ...) etc.) is stored. The product code is associated (associated) with the product master, and if a product code is assigned (input) to the product master as a key, details of the product code, for example, product attribute information (product name, category, etc.) Can browse and reference.

  The individual master is linked (connected) to the history table, and an individual identification number and a time stamp (time when the individual is recognized) are stored in the history table, and the state of the individual is also stored in association with the individual identification number. Using the number and timestamp as a key, the state of the individual, for example, state-related information, current location (current location of the individual), previous location (previous location of the individual), worker (subject handling the individual, etc.) ) Data etc. can be recognized, referenced or viewed.

  Here, as with the individual master, the identification table and RFID chip ID can be stored and stored as a set in the history table. However, as shown in the example of FIG. It can be managed not by ID but by individual identification number. In this case, RFID chip ID information is not stored in the history table, and the history management of each individual is performed by the individual identification number.

  That is, the automatic recognition (reading) of the ID in the individual is performed by the RFID chip ID, but after reading the chip ID, the individual identification number stored in advance in association with the chip ID is used as the product individual (ID It can be used for history management of managed individuals, and is easier to handle with individual identification numbers than complicated chip IDs based on electronic storage. Moreover, the description specifications on the product can be different for each product.

  In the normal flow of the individual management system, as shown in FIG. 2, an RFID chip ID is read using an RFID reader (S1), and an individual identification number and the individual itself are acquired (recognized) from the ID ( S2) is a procedure of performing various management processes. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a normal flow, the read RFID chip ID is supplied to the individual master, the corresponding individual identification number is referred to, and history data is based on the individual identification number. Is accumulated. Specifically, as shown in S4, the individual identification number is designated as a part of the key, and history information and the like are registered (as described above, the history may be accumulated with the RFID chip ID).

  If the RFID chip ID cannot be read for some reason (S2 is No), the system operator visually reads the individual identification number written on the product or with a baud code reader or the like, and reads the individual identification number from the RFID. Input to the processing program (S5). In the RFID reading processing program, the situation in which the ID cannot be read is recognized automatically or at the discretion of the operator, and the process proceeds to the individual acceptance number input acceptance mode. When the individual identification number is recognized, the reading processing program skips the process (S3) of collating the individual identification number from the RFID chip ID performed in the normal process, and the subsequent process, that is, the individual recognition input in S5 Based on the number, a process of registering history information and the like (S4) is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a new RFID is attached to a product whose RFID chip ID cannot be read. At that time, a new RFID chip ID is registered (overwrite registered in the chip ID item of the individual management master table), and the association / association of product individual-individual identification number-RFID chip ID (new) ( (Link: link) is newly formed).

  That is, when the RFID chip ID cannot be read and a new RFID is mounted, the individual identification number of the individual is input in S11 of FIG. 3, and the new RFID chip ID is read by the ID reader. The read new RFID chip ID is taken into the individual master and registered in the individual record corresponding to the individual identification number in place of the old RFID chip ID. In other words, the new chip ID is overwritten and registered on the old chip ID.

  When the new RFID chip ID is read by the reading program, the individual identification number is collated from the link (linking), and the individual information is continuously accumulated. FIG. 4 conceptually shows a method for accumulating the individual information on the time axis. The history registration process that is processed at the timing of the state of the individual table and the state transition of the product (individual) Conceptually.

  In the normal flow, as shown in the upper part, when the RFID chip ID is read, the individual identification number is inquired based on the individual table, and the history is registered by the individual identification number. That is, for a certain individual identification number = UQ-0001, status information is sequentially registered as a history along with a time stamp according to a time axis.

  When a situation in which RFID cannot be read occurs on the time axis, an operator inputs an individual identification number written on the individual by visual inspection or barcode, and the history registration of the individual is thereby performed by the individual registration number = UQ− 0001. Therefore, even if the RFID ID chip cannot be read, the history information is accumulated without any problem. When a new RFID chip is attached to an individual (RFID exchange process), the new RFID chip ID is read by a reader and supplied to the individual table. Is rewritten to the new one (0002) (overwrite registration). Subsequent history registration is continued and accumulated by the individual identification number = UQ-0001 corresponding to the RFID chip ID. Therefore, even if a new RFID is attached due to destruction or loss of the RFID, the past history is inherited as it is by the individual identification number, and history data is not interrupted.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the system of the individual management system described above. A reading device for reading the RFID chip ID of a product (individual), an input device for an individual identification number (tenkey, keyboard method, barcode method) Etc.) is connected to the management computer, and the individual storage means, the history table, the product master, and other necessary storage means, terminals, and peripheral devices are connected to the management computer directly or via a network. The The program shown in FIG. 2 is stored in storage means such as a ROM of the management computer, for example, and the CPU of the management computer executes the processing as described above.

  The ID management object and the individual management system can be applied to a mat member 1 such as a foot cleaning mat mainly used for rental as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, an example of the mat member 1 will be shown. The mat member 1 includes a main body mat portion 2 having a rectangular shape, and the main body mat portion 2 is provided with a foot pile 4 (FIG. 13) as a functional portion via a base cloth 3 (see FIGS. 13 and 14). 14) is implanted. In other words, the pile 4 is planted on the base fabric 3, and the main body mat portion 3 is integrated as a base on the back surface thereof.

  Around the outer edge portion of the main body mat portion 2, the outer edge side mat portion 5 is integrally joined in a rectangular ring shape. As shown in FIG. 13, the outer edge side mat portion 5 is arranged so as to overlap with the outer edge portion of the main body mat portion 2 by a certain amount, and the overlapping portion 6 is joined to the main body mat portion 2 so as to be integrated. . Both the main body mat portion 2 and the outer edge side mat portion 5 are made of rubber (may be elastic synthetic resin), and are integrated to such an extent that the boundary is not understood by thermocompression bonding (vulcanization adhesion molding, etc.) by heating, It looks like an integral mat part. The main body mat portion 2 can be said to be a base rubber for holding the pile 4 and the outer edge side mat portion 5 is also referred to as an edge rubber. The outer edge side mat portion 5 is formed to be a certain amount thicker than the main body mat portion 2 (although the same thickness may be used). In addition to improving the stability and fixability in the state where 1 is laid on the floor, it also has the meaning of producing a design effect.

  The overlapping portion 6 between the main body mat portion 2 and the outer edge side mat portion 5 is sandwiched with a thin piece 7 for wireless communication having a width smaller than the width of the overlapping portion 6 (overlap amount or overlapping width). The thin piece 7 for wireless communication is a small and thin wireless automatic recognition IC chip, and is a small and thin thin strip having flexibility as shown in a plan view in FIG. That is, it has a long and narrow shape (rectangular shape). For example, the size is about 20 to 40 mm in length, 2 to 7 mm in width, and about 0.2 to 0.7 mm in thickness.

  The wireless communication thin piece 7 includes an ultra-small IC chip 8 and a transmission / reception antenna 9 connected thereto, which can be exemplified by being laminated with a resin film. As the wireless communication thin piece 7, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, with the chip 8 as a main element, the chip 8 is integrated with a base film 10 with a sealing material 11 (resin or the like) and connected to the chip 8. Thus, the linear antenna 9 is formed by applying a very thin metal foil and, if necessary, predetermined metal plating. A laminate base (resin film or the like) 12 is bonded and laminated to the base film 10 via an adhesive layer (not shown) so as to cover the chip 8 and the antenna 9 on the base film 10, and is a strip-like flexible film. IC chip flakes that are extremely thin.

  As conceptually shown in FIG. 10, the circuit configuration of such a wireless communication thin piece 7 includes a chip (IC) 8 and an antenna 9 as main components, and the chip 8 includes a power generation circuit 15, a transmission circuit 16, and A memory 17 is provided as storage means, and these are electrically connected. The memory 17 is composed of, for example, a ROM, in which specific identification data (ID) is written and stored. The IDs are different from each other for each mat member 1, and this ID is a radio that will be described later. Each mat member 1 can be identified by being automatically recognized by a type reading device (ID recognition device).

  Specifically, according to the data carrier method, in FIG. 11, an electromagnetic wave having a specific frequency is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 21 of the reading device (recognition device) 20 toward the wireless communication slice 7 embedded in the mat member 1. Then, the radio wave is received by the chip 8 via the antenna 9, the power generation circuit 17 is activated based on that, and predetermined power generation is performed, and the transmission circuit 16 is operated using this as a power source. The oscillation circuit 16 reads an ID unique to the chip 8 (mat member 1) stored in the memory 17 and outputs (transmits) the ID as radio wave ID information from the antenna 9 to the reading device 20 side. The reading device 20 receives the ID information by the radio wave and recognizes it by the reading processing unit (recognition processing unit) 22. The recognized ID data is taken in and stored in a peripheral device (not shown), and is used for, for example, history reference and sorting of the mat member 1.

  The wireless communication thin piece 7 is sandwiched between the main mat portion 2 and the outer edge mat portion 5 of the mat member 1 as it is in the process of thermocompression bonding (vulcanization adhesion, etc.). However, preferably, the wireless communication thin piece 7 can be held between the overlapping portions in a state where all or a part of the thin piece 7 is covered with a predetermined sheet.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the wireless communication slice 7 is wrapped by a flexible sheet 25. In this example, the sheet 25 has a dimension that is equal to or larger than the length of the wireless communication thin piece 7 (preferably longer than that) and has an area (size) that can cover the front and back of the thin piece 7. The sheet 25 is folded at one side edge of the thin piece 7 and is folded at the other side edge with both ends of the communication thin piece 7 being opened, and a folded portion 28 (one of the sheets) Side edge) overlaps with the other side edge, which is the other starting edge of the sheet 25, by a certain amount. The wireless communication thin piece 7 wrapped with the sheet 25 can be referred to as a wireless communication composite thin piece 29 for automatic ID recognition.

  In this way, the thin piece 7 is covered with the sheet 25. However, the sheet 25 and the thin piece 7 are not in an adhesive state, and the thin piece 7 is non-joined / non-integrated with respect to the sheet 25. In a state of being wrapped in the sheet 25, it can be displaced within the sheet, that is, can expand and contract with respect to the sheet 25 when its own thermal expansion occurs. The sheet 25 absorbs such thermal expansion of the thin piece 7, specifically, thermal expansion due to heat received by the thin piece 7 held between the main body mat portion 2 and the outer edge side mat portion 5. In addition to preventing damage to the antenna 9 such as damage and disconnection, it also serves as a waterproof sheet that protects the flakes 7 from water when the mat member 1 is washed.

  Since the main body mat portion 2 and the outer edge side mat portion 5 are formed with a large number of minute holes for facilitating the removal of moisture during washing, if the flakes 7 can be protected from moisture during washing of the mat member 1 and the like. This is useful in the sense that the ID output function of the flake 7 is disabled. Further, the sheet 25 also functions as an insulating sheet that electrically insulates the thin piece 7 from the surroundings. This is because, after the main body mat portion 2 and the outer edge side mat portion 5 are heat-bonded (vulcanized and bonded), a predetermined coating layer is formed on the back surface thereof, and then the rubber layer is made conductive. In some cases, the thin piece 7 is grounded (grounded) through the mat member 1 laid on the surface. However, preventing the grounding does not impair the radio wave reception / transmission function for ID output by the wireless communication thin piece 7. This is significant in terms of how to do so.

The sheet 25 covering the thin piece 7 may have a material (for example, resin) itself having low friction, water resistance, and insulation with the thin piece described above. Can be applied to one or both surfaces of the base material with a material that improves the low friction, water resistance and insulation, such as a resin. In the example shown in FIG. 12, resin coating layers 26 and 27 coated with, for example, a predetermined resin, such as silicon resin or epoxy resin, are formed on both surfaces of a sheet 25 made of paper or the like as a base material. By the layer, all of the above-mentioned low friction properties (easiness of slipping), water resistance and insulation properties are enhanced.

  Note that even if the sheet 25 does not have all of the above three functions, the sheet 25 having the function of any one or a combination of two or more of its low friction properties, water resistance, and insulation properties. Even when wrapped, the above-described certain effects can be obtained according to the functions that can be exhibited.

  The wireless communication thin piece 7 wrapped in the sheet 25 as described above, in other words, the wireless communication composite thin piece 29 for automatic ID recognition, is formed by the main body mat portion (base rubber) 2 and the outer edge side mat portion ( Embedded in the overlapping portion 6 with the edge rubber) in the thermal bonding process of both. In the arrangement, the thin piece 7 is set and sandwiched so that the extending direction of the antenna 9 in this example is along the longitudinal direction of the overlapping portion 6. In other words, the longitudinal direction of the thin piece 7 and one side of the mat member 1 (outer edge side mat portion 5) are arranged substantially parallel to each other. ID recognition IC chip) can be stored in the overlapping portion 6.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 12, the both ends of the thin piece 7 are wrapped with the sheet 25, but after the thin piece 7 is wrapped with the sheet 25 as shown in a modified example in FIG. Both ends can be sealed with sealing portions 25a and 25c, and the folded portion of the sheet 25 can also be sealed with the sealing portion 25b, so that the thin piece 7 can be enclosed (displaceable) in the sheet 25. .

  Further, as a further modification, as shown in FIG. 16, the thin piece 7 is accommodated in a cylindrical sheet 35 having both ends opened (the opened ends can be sealed), or as shown in FIG. The thin piece 7 is accommodated in the bag-shaped sheet 36 opened at one end, or the thin piece 7 is accommodated in the bag-shaped sheet 36 opened at one end as shown in FIG. Can also be sealed. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of improving the water resistance and insulation of the flakes 7, the flakes are covered with a predetermined heat shrink film in a substantially intimate contact state, or the flakes 7 are immersed in a predetermined resin bath so that the entire flakes 7 are covered. It is also possible to cover with a film of resin or the like.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, the link ID (individual identification number) determined in association with the ID stored in the thin piece 7 on the back surface of the mat member 2 (the main body mat portion 2 or the outer edge mat portion 5). The display unit 40 can be formed. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the link ID is conceptually shown in FIG. 19 as a number / character, symbol / A link ID 41 (see also FIG. 7) consisting of a code or a combination thereof is displayed on the display unit 40 so as to be visible with the naked eye, for example.

  The form of the display unit 40 is such that, for example, the display piece 42 on which the link ID 41 is displayed is attached to the mat member 1 by an adhesive, heat welding, or a combination thereof on the back surface of the mat member 1 or the like. Or may be displayed directly on the back surface of the mat member 1 by printing, stamping, printing, or other display method. And link ID41 displayed on this display part 40 is linked | related with ID memorize | stored in the thin piece 7, but this correlation also includes the case where stored ID and link ID are the same.

  By providing such a display unit 40 of the link ID 41 (individual identification number) separately from the thin piece 7 in which the original ID is stored, even if the thin piece 7 falls into a malfunction or malfunction, If the link ID is seen, the ID stored in the slice 7 can be specified, and as a result, the mat member 1 (which can no longer automatically recognize the ID) can be identified. Even if it is guaranteed, it is safe.

  In the above description, the case where the thin piece 7 is sandwiched between the main mat portion 2 and the outer edge mat portion 5 of the mat member 1 has been described. However, as shown in FIG. On the mat part 5. The joining piece portion 45 can be joined, and the joining surface (overlapping portion) can be sandwiched between the above-described wireless communication thin pieces 7 alone or in the state of the composite thin piece 29 covered (wrapped) with the sheet 25 or the like. . The joining piece portion 45 is a rubber piece made of rubber (synthetic resin may be used), for example. Then, the thin piece 7 is sandwiched between these joint surfaces and integrated.

  This structure or method can be adopted as an alternative to the structure shown in FIG. 14, and the mat member 1 already existing as a product can be identified by giving an ID, or the above-described thin piece 7 can be broken for some reason. This is convenient when the thin piece 7 is exchanged. Even in this case, for example, the outer edge side mat portion 5 only replaces the joining piece portion 45, and is common in that the thin piece 7 is embedded (embedded) in the joining portion (overlapping portion).

  Also in this embodiment, the arrangement position of the thin piece 7 can be accommodated in the same position as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, and the structure of the thin piece 7 is shown in FIGS. The same. Furthermore, the structure of covering the thin piece 7 by wrapping it with a sheet 25 or the like can be applied as it is with the examples of FIGS. 12 and 15 to 18. Absorption of thermal expansion), water resistance and insulation can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 21, it is preferable that the joining piece portion 45 adopts a shape corresponding to the shape of the thin piece 7 (if the thin piece is a strip, the shape is a longitudinal shape). As shown in FIG. 21, the joining piece 45 can be provided substantially parallel to one side of the mat member 1. In FIG. 21, all or part of the joining piece 45 fits in the thickness direction in the portion of the mat member 1 (the main body mat portion 2 or the outer edge side mat portion 5) corresponding to the joining location of the joining piece portion 45. You may form a recessed part and join the joining piece part 45 through the thin piece 7 there.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the link ID display unit 40 associated therewith can be provided separately from the ID stored in the wireless communication slice 7 in this example as well, thereby providing the same effect as described above. Is obtained.

  20 and 21, it is not always necessary that the mat member 1 is formed by joining the main body mat portion 2 and the outer edge side mat portion 5, even if the mat member 1 is integrally formed from the beginning as a mat portion. Good. That is, the joining piece portion 45 is joined to the integral mat portion from the beginning through the thin piece 7.

  As a medium for holding the link ID (individual identification number), for example, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, a transparent or semi-transparent (translucent) rubber or synthetic resin bonded body 51 is used as a base material. An individual recognition number printing unit 51 is formed on the back surface of the transparent substrate by reverse numbers and letters. On the other hand, the surface side (the side that looks inverted) is covered with a resin film 52 (for example, PET) as a cover film. Then, as shown in FIG. 24, the side on which the printing part 51 is formed is applied to the back surface of the mat part 2 or 5, the base material 50 is pressure-bonded to the back surface of the mat part at a high temperature, and then the cover film 51 is peeled off. . Thereby, an operator or an operator can see the individual identification number (inverted display) through the transparent base material 50 in a face-to-face configuration. In this case, since the printing part 51 is covered with the transparent base material 50, there is no abrasion of the printing part, and there is an effect that the base material 50 is protected by the cover film 52 at the time of high-temperature pressure bonding. The printing unit may be a barcode or the like that is read from the surface of the substrate 50 by a barcode reader or the like.

  In the above description, the wireless communication thin piece 7 has a strip shape (longitudinal shape), but this is influenced by the fact that an antenna is formed on the chip externally (to make the antenna as long as possible). . If the antenna is built in the chip and a certain antenna performance can be exhibited, the thin piece can be set to a square, a circle, or any other appropriate shape. And when covering a thin piece with a sheet | seat, what is necessary is just to implement | achieve the coating form according to the shape of the thin piece.

The figure which shows notionally an example of ID management individual | organism | solid, and its management system. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a reading process program of an RFID chip ID. The figure explaining the process at the time of mounting new RFID. The figure explaining the said reading process according to a time-axis. The block diagram which shows notionally an example of ID management individual | organism | solid, and its management system. The top view which shows an example of a mat member. The back view which shows an example of a mat member. The partially expanded view of FIG. 1 of a mat member. The top view which shows an example of the thin piece for radio | wireless communication. The partial expanded sectional view which shows an example of the thin piece for the radio | wireless communication. The circuit diagram which shows notionally the structure and reading (recognition apparatus) of the thin piece for radio | wireless communication. The perspective view which shows the example which wrapped the thin piece for radio | wireless communication with the sheet | seat. Sectional drawing which shows an example of the process of pinching the thin piece for radio | wireless communication in the overlap part of the main body mat part of a mat member, and an outer edge side mat part. Sectional drawing which shows an example of the state after pinching the thin piece for radio | wireless communication to the overlap part of the main body mat part and outer edge side mat part of a mat member. The figure which shows another example which wraps the thin piece for radio | wireless communication with a sheet | seat. The figure which shows the modification which covers the thin piece for radio | wireless communication with a sheet | seat. The figure which shows the further modification of FIG. The figure which shows the further modification of FIG. The conceptual diagram explaining the relationship with ID memorize | stored in the thin piece for radio | wireless communication regarding the display part of link ID. Sectional drawing which shows an example of the process of clamping the thin piece for radio | wireless communication between the mat member and joining piece part of a mat member. The back surface partial view of the mat member which shows an example of the state which joined the joining piece part. The figure which shows an example of the display part of link ID with the front surface and the back surface. Sectional drawing of the display part. The figure which shows the adhering form to the mat member of the display part.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mat member 2 Main body mat part 3 Base cloth 4 Pile (functional part)
5 Outer mat side part 6 Overlapping part 7 Thin piece for wireless communication 8 Chip 9 Antenna 20 Reading device (recognition device)
25, 35, 36 Sheet 26, 27 Resin coating layer 29 Composite thin piece 40 for wireless communication Link ID display section 41 Link ID
45 Joint piece

Claims (17)

  An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip, which is a wireless automatic identification ID chip that stores an ID that is identification information unique to the individual, and recognizes the ID by contactless communication, is attached to the individual to be identified. At the same time, a link ID display unit is formed in which an individual identification number that is a separate link ID linked to be associated with the chip ID is displayed separately from the chip ID stored in the RFID chip. Characteristic ID management individual.   The individual identification number of the link ID display unit is a form that can be physically read by human eyes, or a form that is read by a method different from RFID, such as a barcode, and is directly and physically assigned to an ID management individual. The ID management object according to claim 1, which is in a non-electronic recording form attached or physically attached through an additional piece.   The ID management individual according to claim 2, wherein the individual identification number is described in an optically readable form such as a number, a letter, a symbol, a code, a combination thereof, or a barcode code. An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip, which is a wireless automatic identification ID chip that stores ID that is identification information unique to a specific individual and recognizes the ID by contactless communication, is attached to the RFID chip. An individual management system for an ID management individual formed with a link ID display unit on which an individual identification number that is a separate link ID linked to be associated with the chip ID is displayed separately from the stored chip ID Because
Utilizing RFID characterized in that it includes correspondence storage means for storing the chip ID stored in the RFID chip and the individual identification number formed in the link ID display unit separately in association with each other. Individual management system. An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip, which is a wireless automatic identification ID chip that stores ID that is identification information unique to a specific individual and recognizes the ID by contactless communication, is attached to the RFID chip. An individual management system for an ID management individual formed with a link ID display unit on which an individual identification number that is a separate link ID linked to be associated with the chip ID is displayed separately from the stored chip ID Because
Corresponding storage means for storing the chip ID stored in the RFID chip and the individual identification number formed separately on the link ID display unit in association with each other;
An individual identification number input device for inputting the individual identification number of the ID management individual when the chip ID of the ID management individual cannot be read by a reading device;
A history forming unit that refers to the correspondence storage unit in association with the input individual identification number, and leaves a necessary item about the individual whose chip ID is unreadable as a history,
The individual management system using RFID characterized by including An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip, which is a wireless automatic identification ID chip that stores ID that is identification information unique to a specific individual and recognizes the ID by contactless communication, is attached to the RFID chip. Separately from the stored chip ID, an ID management individual formed with a link ID display unit on which an individual identification number that is a separate link ID linked to be associated with the chip ID is displayed;
Corresponding storage means for storing the chip ID stored in the RFID chip and the individual identification number formed separately on the link ID display unit in association with each other;
A chip ID reader for reading the chip ID of the ID management entity;
An individual identification number input device for inputting the individual identification number of the ID management individual when the chip ID cannot be read;
A history forming unit that refers to the correspondence storage unit in association with the input individual identification number, and leaves a necessary item about the individual whose chip ID is unreadable as a history,
The individual management system using RFID characterized by including   When an RFID chip of a specific individual is replaced with a new RFID chip having a different chip ID, the new chip ID is stored in the correspondence storage unit based on the fact that the new chip ID is read by the reading device. 7. An individual management system using RFID according to any one of claims 2 to 6, further comprising a new chip ID correspondence registration unit that registers and replaces the old chip ID in association with the individual identification number of the individual. .   The individual identification number of the link ID display unit is a form that can be physically read by human eyes, or a form that is read by a method different from RFID, such as a barcode, and is directly and physically assigned to an ID management individual. The individual management system using RFID according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the individual management system is in a non-electronic recording form attached or physically attached via an additional piece.   The individual management system using RFID according to claim 2, wherein the individual identification number is described in an optically readable form such as a number, a letter, a symbol, a code, a combination thereof, or a barcode code.   The ID management object according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ID management object is a mat member for rental.   The individual management system using RFID according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ID management individual is a mat member for rental. The mat member is
A body mat portion formed of rubber or elastic synthetic resin with functional portions such as foot wipes on the surface;
Formed with rubber or elastic synthetic resin joined around the outer edge of the main body mat part so that a certain amount protrudes outside the main body mat part and overlaps with the outer edge part of the main body mat The outer mat side mat portion,
The width is equal to or smaller than the overlapping width of the overlapping portion, is flexible and has a thin piece shape, stores ID that is identification information of the mat, and overlaps the main body mat portion and the outer edge side mat portion. A thin piece for wireless communication as an RFID chip that is sandwiched between the parts and whose ID can be read by a wireless reader;
The display unit of the individual identification number formed on the back surface of the main body mat part or the outer edge side mat part;
The ID management individual according to claim 10.   The wireless communication thin piece is sandwiched and covered with a flexible sheet, etc., in an overlapping portion between the main body mat portion and the outer edge side mat portion joined to each other. The ID management object according to claim 12, wherein the wireless communication thin piece is held so as to be displaceable with respect to the sheet inside the sheet in the nipping state. 14. The sheet according to claim 13, wherein the sheet covering and covering the wireless communication thin piece has at least an inner surface that contacts the wireless communication thin piece as a non-adhesive surface that is not bonded and integrated with the wireless communication thin piece. ID management individuals.
  The ID management individual according to claim 14, wherein the sheet has a resin coating on one side or both sides of a sheet base material.   The ID management object according to claim 15, wherein the sheet is coated with a silicon resin on one side or both sides of a sheet base material. The mat member is
A mat portion formed of rubber or elastic synthetic resin with a functional portion such as a foot wipe on the surface;
A joining piece formed of rubber or elastic synthetic resin, partially joined to the back surface of the mat portion;
It is flexible and in the form of a flake and stores the ID, which is identification information of the mat, and is sandwiched between the mat portion and the joining piece portion, and the ID is read by a wireless reader. A wireless communication flake made possible,
A display part of the individual identification number formed on the back surface of the mat part;
The ID management individual according to claim 10.

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