JP2005043978A - Reuse-impossible wrist band type non-contact data carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wrist band type non-contact data carrier capable of preventing its illegal reuse. <P>SOLUTION: This wrist band type non-contact data carrier 1a is configured by printing a coil-shaped antenna 3 constituted of conductive materials on the band part of a wrist band type non-contact data carrier, and mounting a non-contact IC chip 2 on the coil-shaped antenna. When the data carrier is mounted on the wrist, an adhesive part 9 with which one edge part of the band is coated is overlapped on the other edge part of the band so as to be press-fit and fixed. When the data carrier is removed from the wrist, one portion of the coil-shaped antenna overlapped with the adhesive part is characterized so as to be peeled and damaged, or the mounting part of the IC chip 2 overlapped with the adhesive part is characterized so as to be peeled and damaged. Therefore, its non-contact communicating function is made unavailable. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wristband type non-contact data carrier.
More specifically, the present invention relates to technology for preventing unauthorized use of wristband type non-contact data carriers that have been used in recent years as tickets for events and amusement facilities.
Therefore, the technical field to which the present invention relates relates to the manufacture and use of wristband type non-contact data carriers.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The wristband type non-contact data carrier has been proposed as a portable electronic medium in Patent Document 1 and the like, and has come into practical use as a ticket or the like at an event venue or an amusement facility.
This has the advantage that the ticket can be authenticated and settled without human intervention because it can hold the ticket as data and can communicate with a reader / writer in the vicinity without contact.
In addition, the user has the convenience of being freed from the hassle of carrying a ticket or cash consciously.
[0003]
The wristband type non-contact data carrier has various embodiments, and a high-performance one has (1) an antenna and a transmission / reception means for performing a non-contact data communication function, and (2) holds data contents It has a display unit that displays it visually, and (3) has a function of calculating and storing data contents based on information obtained from outside by non-contact data communication, and (4) a clock function and an alarm function. And (5) a wristband. These are described in Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and the like.
[0004]
On the other hand, a wristband type non-contact data carrier with a simple configuration has a configuration in which a display unit and / or a clock function and an alarm function are omitted. However, even with a simple configuration, it is possible to perform contactless communication, store tickets and related data, and perform settlement processing.
Examples of a wristband type non-contact data carrier with a simple configuration are described in Patent Literature 3, Patent Literature 4, and the like.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1] JP-A-11-184999 [Patent Document 2] JP-A-2001-6007 [Patent Document 3] JP-A-8-282164 [Patent Document 4] JP-A-11-18810 ]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the wristband type non-contact data carrier as described above cannot lose its function as a data carrier even after use, it may be illegally reused by a malicious person.
Therefore, the present inventor has studied the structure in which the function of the non-contact data carrier is lost when the wristband is removed, and has completed the present invention.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The first of the gist of the present invention for solving the above problems is that a coiled antenna made of a conductive material is printed on a band part of a wristband type non-contact data carrier, and a non-contact IC chip is mounted on the coiled antenna. In a wristband type non-contact data carrier that is attached to a wristband when the data carrier is attached to the wrist, the adhesive portion applied to one end of the band is overlapped and fixed to the other end of the band When the data carrier is removed from the wrist, the part of the coiled antenna on the adhesive portion is damaged because it is made peelable, and the contactless communication function is lost accordingly. The wristband type contactless data carrier, which is not available.
[0008]
The second aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems is that a coiled antenna made of a conductive material is printed on a band portion of a wristband type non-contact data carrier, and a non-contact IC chip is mounted on the coiled antenna. In a wristband type non-contact data carrier that is attached to a wristband when the data carrier is attached to the wrist, the adhesive portion applied to one end of the band is overlapped and fixed to the other end of the band When the data carrier is removed from the wrist, the IC chip mounting portion of the adhesive portion is damaged because it is made peelable, and the non-contact communication function is lost accordingly. Possible wristband type contactless data carrier.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A non-reusable wristband type non-contact data carrier (hereinafter also referred to as “wristband type data carrier”) of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The wristband type data carrier of the present invention has a simple configuration, does not have a display unit, and simply has a non-contact communication function and a data holding and arithmetic processing function.
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a first embodiment of a wristband type data carrier, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the second embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a use state of the first embodiment of the wristband type data carrier. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a use state of the second embodiment.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1, the wristband type data carrier 1 a of the present invention has an outer shape of a band 4. However, the shape is not limited to a long rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 1, and may be a long elliptical shape or other shapes as long as it can be attached to the wrist to form a coiled antenna. A coiled antenna pattern 3 for non-contact communication with an external reader / writer is printed on the belt-like band 4, and a non-contact IC chip 2 is mounted on both ends of the antenna pattern.
The belt-like band 4 has a length that can be wound around and fixed around the wrist. The band-like band 4 is attached to the wrist by overlapping and crimping the back of the other end of the band on the adhesive part 9 applied to one end of the band. It can be done. In the first embodiment, the non-contact IC chip 2 is mounted almost at the center of the band 4.
[0011]
The contactless communication function of the wristband type data carrier 1a is achieved by the coiled antenna pattern 3 and the contactless IC chip 2. The contactless IC chip 2 has a thickness of 0.5 mm or less and about 1 to 2 mm square. Since it is very small, it does not significantly affect the planar appearance of the wristband type data carrier 1a.
However, the non-contact IC chip may be mounted in the form of a label.
Moreover, it is free to print on a covering film that protects the belt-like band and its antenna to provide a decorative appearance.
[0012]
For the band base material, plastic sheets, water-resistant paper materials, synthetic paper, non-woven fabric, etc. can be used, but the coiled antenna needs to be printed on a smooth surface, so when using non-smooth materials such as non-woven fabric Requires the use of a substrate laminated with a coiled antenna printed on a smooth substrate.
For the purpose of protecting the antenna surface, the printed surface of the coiled antenna pattern 3 is preferably covered with a thin plastic film.
[0013]
A feature of the wristband type data carrier 1a of the first embodiment is that a part of a portion of the coiled antenna that is in contact with the adhesive portion 9 is attached to the wrist as a fragile portion as a peeling layer 6. Therefore, when the wristband type data carrier 1a is removed from the wrist after the adhesive part 9 applied to one end part of the belt-like band 4 is overlapped with the other end part of the band and fixed by pressure, and then the adhesive part is applied. A part of the coiled antenna pattern 3 of the part is damaged, and the contactless communication function is lost accordingly.
[0014]
FIG. 3 shows a use state of the wristband type data carrier 1a of the first embodiment. FIG. 3A shows a crimped and fixed portion of an annular data carrier 1a wound around a wrist (not shown), and FIG. 3B is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. Indicates a state in which the portion fixed by crimping is removed.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the band 4 is a region where the portion 4C is fixed by crimping, and the left end 4L portion of the band is overlapped by the adhesive portion 9 on the back surface of the right end 4R portion. It can be fixed by crimping.
The coiled antenna pattern 3 is formed from the left side portion to the center portion of the band-like band, and a part thereof is printed on the surface of the release layer 6 of the band base material. At the time of crimping and fixing, the portion 4C is positioned below the right end 4R portion.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 3B, a part of the band base material is coated with a release layer 6 so that a part 3P of the antenna pattern passes over the layer. When the pressure-sensitive adhesive portion 9 of the right end portion 4R of the band is once crimped and peeled off, the pressure-sensitive adhesive portion 9 and the peeling layer 6 come into contact with each other, and therefore a part 3P of the antenna pattern is peeled off together with the peeling layer 6 and damaged. The function of the antenna will be lost.
Therefore, once it is attached to the wrist, it should not be removed carelessly or removed until it leaves.
FIG. 3 (C) shows a state in which the crimped and fixed portion is removed, but a part 3P of the antenna pattern is broken and attached to the adhesive part 9.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a wristband type data carrier according to the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the wristband type data carrier 1b has the outer shape of the band 4 as in the first embodiment. Similarly, the coiled antenna pattern 3 for non-contact communication with the external reader / writer is printed, and the non-contact IC chip 2 is mounted on both ends of the antenna pattern 3.
In the second embodiment, the non-contact IC chip 2 is mounted on the release layer 6.
[0017]
A feature of the wristband type data carrier 1b of the second embodiment is that a part of a portion of the coiled antenna that contacts the adhesive portion 9 is made fragile as a release layer 6 when attached to the wrist. Therefore, when the wristband type data carrier 1b is removed from the wrist after the adhesive portion 9 applied to one end portion of the belt-like band 4 is overlapped with the other end portion of the band and fixed by pressure, and then the wristband-type data carrier 1b is removed from the wrist. The contact IC chip 2 is damaged and the contactless communication function is lost accordingly.
[0018]
FIG. 4 shows a usage state of the wristband type data carrier 1b of the second embodiment. FIG. 4A shows a crimped and fixed portion of an annular data carrier 1b wound around a wrist (not shown), and FIG. 4B is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. Indicates a state in which the portion fixed by crimping is removed.
4 (A) and 4 (B), the band 4 is a region where the portion 4C is fixed by crimping, and the left end 4L portion of the band is overlapped by the adhesive portion 9 on the back surface of the right end portion 4R. It can be fixed by crimping.
The coiled antenna pattern 3 is formed from the left part to the center part of the belt-like band, and the non-contact IC chip 2 is attached to the antenna pattern 3 on the surface of the release layer 6.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 4B, a part of the band base material is coated with the release layer 6 so that a part of the antenna pattern and the IC chip 2 attached to the part are positioned on the release layer. Has been. When the pressure-sensitive adhesive portion 9 of the right end portion 4R of the band is pressed once and then peeled off, the pressure-sensitive adhesive portion 9 and the peeling layer 6 come into contact with each other. The communication function will be lost.
FIG. 4C shows a state in which the portion fixed by crimping is removed, but a part of the antenna pattern and the non-contact IC chip 2 are damaged together with the peeling layer 6, so that the non-contact communication function is lost.
[0020]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
(Example)
A wristband type data carrier 1a was manufactured using a synthetic paper having a thickness of 200 μm (“YUPO FPG” manufactured by Oji Oil Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a band base material.
A release layer 6 having a diameter of 15 mm was printed in an oval shape using a part of the antenna pattern 3P that was damaged after use, using a peelable ink (nitrified cotton-based ink) with respect to the band substrate.
Next, the coiled antenna pattern 3 was printed using a conductive silk screen ink so that a part 3P of the antenna pattern passed through the center of the elliptical pattern of the release layer 6. The antenna pattern was printed with a line width of about 0.8 mm and 5 turns in an area of 120 mm length and 20 mm width.
[0021]
The non-contact IC chip 2 having a thickness of about 0.3 mm and a size of about 1 mm square is bonded to the both ends of the antenna pattern using an anisotropic conductive adhesive (see FIG. 1).
After laminating the peeled layer 6 and its periphery on the antenna surface of this sheet and laminating a pattern printed film (polypropylene film) having a thickness of 15 μm, the size of each wristband type data carrier (width 25 mm × length) 230 mm). Furthermore, a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet with a separate paper (width 22 mm × length 30 mm) 9 was attached to a fixed portion when the wristband type data carrier 1a was attached to the wrist.
[0022]
The wristband type data carrier 1a is wound around the wrist, the separate paper of the adhesive portion 9 is peeled off, and the adhesive is fixed to the antenna pattern 3P by pressing the adhesive at the other end of the wristband. Used as data carrier 1a.
When the wristband type data carrier 1a is removed from the wrist after it has been used, the antenna pattern 3P portion is peeled off and damaged, making contactless communication impossible (see FIG. 3).
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, when the wristband type data carrier of the present invention is removed from the wrist after being used, a part of the antenna pattern is damaged or the IC chip is peeled off, so that the contactless communication function is lost and the wristband type data carrier cannot be used.
Therefore, it cannot be reused maliciously after use, and unauthorized use can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a first embodiment of a wristband type data carrier;
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the second embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the first embodiment of the wristband type data carrier.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a use state of the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1a, 1b Non-reusable wristband type data carrier (wristband type data carrier)
2 Non-contact IC chip 3 Coiled antenna pattern 4 Strip band 6 Release layer 9 Adhesive layer

Claims (2)

A data carrier in which a coiled antenna made of a conductive material is printed on a band part of a wristband type non-contact data carrier and a non-contact IC chip is mounted on the coiled antenna, and the data carrier is attached to the wrist Is a wristband type non-contact data carrier in which the adhesive part applied to one end of the band is overlapped and fixed to the other end of the band by pressing the data carrier from the wrist. A non-reusable wristband type non-contact data carrier, characterized in that a part of the coiled antenna is damaged because it is made peelable and the non-contact communication function is lost accordingly. A data carrier in which a coiled antenna made of a conductive material is printed on a band part of a wristband type non-contact data carrier and a non-contact IC chip is mounted on the coiled antenna, and the data carrier is attached to the wrist Is a wristband type non-contact data carrier in which the adhesive part applied to one end of the band is overlapped and fixed to the other end of the band by pressing the data carrier from the wrist. A non-reusable wristband type non-contact data carrier, characterized in that the IC chip mounting part of the non-contact type is damaged due to its peeling property and the non-contact communication function is lost accordingly.

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