JP2008210204A - Radio tag, radio tag label, tag label creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce manpower for inspection and enhance efficiency in inspection. <P>SOLUTION: A radio tag 111 for the inspection has a radio tag circuit element 112 equipped with an IC circuit part 113 capable of storing information, and a tag antenna 114 connected to this IC circuit part 113. The IC circuit part 113 stores and holds start instruction information 137 and an inspection processing program 140 for enabling of a tag label creation device 1 to execute the inspection processing for an operating state of the operation device. Furthermore, the inspection result information after executing the inspection processing may be stored and held. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless tag and a wireless tag label including a wireless tag circuit element capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from the outside through wireless communication, and a tag label producing apparatus for producing the wireless tag.

  In order to test whether or not an OA device or the like operates normally, a device having a so-called self-diagnosis function on the device side is already known. For example, in the printer described in Patent Document 1, the disconnection information and various sensor output information set by the self-diagnosis program are compared with their reference values at the time of inspection to automatically determine whether there is an abnormality. The The diagnosis result is stored in the storage unit, and if there is an abnormality in the diagnosis result, the diagnosis result is printed out so that it can be seen at a glance.

JP 2005-225095 A

However, in the above prior art, in order to make the device (printer) perform self-diagnosis, the inspector (operator) turns on the power switch while holding down the Feed key to perform a special operation for starting the self-diagnosis program. It was necessary to do. For this reason, the operation burden labor at the time of an inspection is large, and inspection efficiency could not be improved.
For example, in the pre-shipment inspection at the time of manufacturing the device, if the inspection result for one device is reflected or utilized in the inspection of another device, the labor at the time of inspection is reduced and the inspection efficiency is improved. It is possible. However, the above-described conventional technique does not consider such a point, and only prints out the result when the inspection result (self-diagnosis result) of one device is abnormal. For this reason, it is difficult to improve the inspection efficiency in this sense.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless tag and a wireless tag label that can reduce labor at the time of inspection and improve inspection efficiency, and a tag label producing apparatus that creates the wireless tag label.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first invention includes a wireless tag circuit element including an IC circuit unit capable of storing information and a tag antenna connected to the IC circuit unit, wherein the IC circuit unit includes: The inspection label processing apparatus stores and holds inspection processing information that enables execution of the inspection processing of the operating state of the operating device of the tag label producing apparatus.

  In the wireless tag according to the first invention of the present application, inspection processing information is stored in the IC circuit section. By acquiring the inspection processing information on the tag label producing apparatus side, it is possible to execute the inspection processing of the operating state of the operating device. As a result, when the tag label producing apparatus is inspected, the inspection processing can be automatically executed only by reading the inspection processing information from the wireless tag. Therefore, the inspector does not need to perform a special operation such as pressing a key, a button, or a switch for the inspection, so that the labor for the inspection can be reduced and the inspection efficiency can be improved.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, the IC circuit section stores and holds start command information for starting the inspection processing in accordance with an inspection processing program as the inspection processing information. And

  When the inspection processing program is stored in advance on the tag label producing apparatus side, it is sufficient that the start instruction information is stored and held in the IC circuit unit. By acquiring a start command based on the start command information stored in the IC circuit unit on the tag label producing apparatus side, it is possible to execute the inspection process of the operating state of the operating device in accordance with the stored inspection processing program. .

According to a third invention, in the first invention, the IC circuit section starts the inspection process according to the inspection processing program and the inspection processing program for executing the inspection processing as the inspection processing information. The start command information is stored and held.

  Acquiring the start command and the inspection processing program based on the start command information stored in the IC circuit unit on the tag label producing apparatus side, and executing the inspection processing of the operating state of the operating device in accordance with the acquired inspection processing program Can do.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the IC circuit unit stores and holds the inspection processing information that enables the inspection processing of the plurality of operating devices to be executed in a predetermined order. It is characterized by.

  As a result, a plurality of operating devices can be inspected in a predetermined order simply by having the tag label producing apparatus read the inspection processing information using a single wireless tag.

  According to a fifth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, the IC circuit section stores and holds destination information of the tag label producing apparatus to be applied.

  This prevents the mismatch even if the specifications of the tag label producing device differ depending on the destination (for the US, China, etc.) and the contents of the corresponding inspection process are also different for each destination. Thus, the correct inspection process can be executed reliably.

According to a sixth invention, in any one of the first to fifth inventions, the IC circuit portion is
Test result information after execution of the test process is stored and held.

  By storing the inspection result information, it can be used for various purposes thereafter. In addition, by configuring the test result information to be written in the test RFID circuit element, the storage medium for reading the information for executing the test can be matched with the storage medium for storing the test result. it can.

  In order to achieve the above object, a seventh invention has a wireless tag circuit element including an IC circuit portion capable of storing information and a tag antenna connected to the IC circuit portion, and is produced by a tag label producing device. The RFID circuit label is characterized in that the IC circuit unit stores and holds the inspection result information after performing the inspection process of the operation state of the operating device of the tag label producing apparatus.

  By storing the inspection result information, it can be used for various purposes thereafter. In addition, the inspection result information is stored and held in the RFID tag circuit element for the RFID label produced by the tag label producing device, so that after the inspection of the tag label producing device is completed, the RFID label in which the inspection result information is written is stored. It can be attached to the tag label producing apparatus. As a result, the inspection object and the inspection result in the inspection object can be easily and integrally managed. In addition, for example, when it is desired to reflect or utilize the inspection result for one device in the inspection of another device in the pre-shipment inspection at the time of manufacturing, from the RFID label storing the inspection result of one device, By simply reading the inspection result, it can be easily reflected and utilized in other devices. Thereby, labor in inspection can be reduced and inspection efficiency can be improved.

  In order to achieve the above object, an eighth invention is directed to transporting a tag medium in which an RFID circuit element for producing a label having an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag antenna for transmitting and receiving information is arranged. A tag label producing apparatus comprising: conveying means; and first antenna means for transmitting / receiving information to / from the label producing RFID circuit element of the tag medium conveyed by the conveying means via wireless communication. , Storing and holding information for inspection processing that enables inspection processing of the operating state of at least one operating device among a plurality of operating devices of the tag label producing apparatus including the transport unit and the first antenna unit. From the second antenna means for transmitting and receiving information by wireless communication with the inspection RFID tag circuit element provided with the IC circuit portion, and the inspection RFID tag circuit element, The information acquisition means for acquiring the inspection processing information via the second antenna means, and the inspection processing for the at least one operating device is executed based on the inspection processing information acquired by the information acquisition means. And inspection processing means.

  In the tag label producing apparatus according to the eighth invention of the present application, during a normal operation, the tag medium is conveyed by the conveying means, and information is transmitted / received to / from the label producing RFID circuit element provided in the tag medium via the first antenna means. This creates a RFID label. On the other hand, when the inspection is performed, the information acquisition unit acquires the inspection processing information from the inspection wireless tag circuit element by wireless communication via the second antenna unit. Based on the acquired information for inspection processing, the inspection processing means executes inspection processing for at least one operating device of the tag label producing apparatus.

  As a result, at the time of inspection, the inspection RFID circuit element is present within the communication range of the second antenna means of the tag label producing apparatus, and the inspection processing is automatically executed simply by reading the inspection processing information. be able to. Therefore, the inspector does not need to perform a special operation such as pressing a key, a button, or a switch for the inspection, so that the labor for the inspection can be reduced and the inspection efficiency can be improved.

  In a ninth aspect based on the eighth aspect, the information acquisition means starts the inspection processing according to the inspection processing program and the inspection processing program for executing the inspection processing as the inspection processing information. And a start command for acquiring the start command.

  The inspection processing program and the start command are acquired by the information acquisition means by wireless communication via the second antenna means. Thereby, according to the acquired start command, the inspection processing of the operating device according to the acquired inspection processing program can be automatically executed.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect of the invention, the information processing unit includes a program storage unit that stores and holds an inspection processing program for executing the inspection processing, and the information acquisition unit stores the inspection processing information in the storage unit. A start command for starting the inspection processing is acquired in accordance with the stored inspection processing program.

  In the tenth invention of this application, an inspection processing program is stored in advance in the program storage means. Then, the start command is acquired by the information acquisition means by wireless communication via the second antenna means. Thereby, according to the acquired start command, the inspection processing of the operating device according to the stored inspection processing program can be automatically executed.

  An eleventh aspect of the invention is characterized in that in any of the eighth to tenth aspects, inspection result information generating means for generating inspection result information for storing the inspection processing result by the inspection processing means is provided.

  By converting the inspection result as information, the inspection result information can be stored in an appropriate manner in an appropriate manner, and then used for various purposes.

  In a twelfth aspect based on the eleventh aspect, the inspection result information generated by the inspection result information generation means is transferred to the IC circuit portion of the inspection RFID tag circuit element by wireless communication via the second antenna means. It has a test tag writing control means for writing to the memory.

  By adopting a configuration in which the inspection result information is written in the inspection RFID circuit element, the storage medium for reading the information for executing the inspection can be matched with the storage medium for storing the inspection result. .

  In a thirteenth aspect of the present invention based on the eleventh or twelfth aspect, the inspection result information generated by the inspection result information generation means is transmitted to the label tag circuit element of the label by wireless communication via the first antenna means. It has a label tag writing control means for writing to the IC circuit section.

  As a result, the inspection result information can be stored and held in the label RFID circuit element for the RFID label produced by the tag label producing apparatus. Therefore, after the inspection of the tag label producing apparatus is completed, the RFID label in which the inspection result information is written can be attached to the tag label producing apparatus. As a result, the inspection object and the inspection result in the inspection object can be easily and integrally managed.

  In a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the eleventh to thirteenth aspects, the in-device writing that writes the inspection result information generated by the inspection result information generation unit in an inspection result storage unit provided in a label producing apparatus. It has a control means.

  When the inspection of the tag label producing apparatus is completed, the inspection result information is written in the inspection result storage means in the apparatus, so that the inspection object and the inspection result in the inspection object can be managed reliably and integrally.

  According to a fifteenth aspect, in any one of the eighth to fourteenth aspects, a display unit that performs display corresponding to the inspection processing result by the inspection processing unit is provided.

  Thereby, it is possible to make the inspector visually recognize whether the result of the inspection is normal or abnormal.

  A sixteenth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in any one of the eighth to fifteenth aspects, the apparatus has power control means for turning off the apparatus power after completion of the inspection by the inspection processing means.

  Thereby, even when performing a pre-shipment inspection or the like of the product, it is possible to eliminate labor and time for the inspector to manually turn off the power after the inspection is completed, thereby reliably reducing labor.

  According to the present invention, labor during inspection can be reduced and inspection efficiency can be improved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a RFID label system TS provided with a tag label producing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment.

  In the RFID label system TS, the tag label producing device 1 is connected to a route server RS, an information server IS, a terminal device DTa, a general-purpose computer DTb, and the like via a communication network NW including an appropriate communication line.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an external configuration of the tag label producing apparatus 1. In FIG. 2, the tag label producing apparatus 1 has an apparatus main body 2 and a cartridge 3 mounted on a cartridge holder 31 (see FIG. 3 described later) of the apparatus main body 2.

  The apparatus main body 2 includes a generally rectangular parallelepiped casing 2s (including an upper surface portion, a lower surface portion, a front surface portion, a back surface portion, and left and right side surface portions) as an outline thereof. An upper lid 4, an upper lid operation button 5, and a direction mark 6 are provided on the upper surface portion. A label discharge port 7, a front lid 8, a power button 9, and a cutter drive button 10 are provided on the front surface. In addition, an information acquisition communication unit 11 and an inspection result display unit 12 (display means) are provided on one side surface (on the right side in this example).

  The upper lid 4 is rotatably supported at an end of the apparatus main body 2 on the right rear side in FIG. 2 and is urged in the opening direction by an urging member (not shown). The space can be locked. In addition, when the cartridge 3 is attached or detached, the lock is released by pressing the upper lid operation button 5, and the upper lid 4 is opened by the urging action of the urging member. It can be done. The upper lid 4 is provided with a see-through window 15 into which a transparent cover or the like is fitted.

  The label discharge port 7 is for discharging the RFID label T created inside the apparatus main body 2 to the outside. The front lid 8 can be opened and closed by pivoting with the lower end as a fulcrum, and is pivoted forward and opened by pushing a pressing portion 8p provided at the upper end from above. The power button 9 is used for turning on / off the main power of the tag label producing apparatus 1. The cutter driving button 10 is used by an operator to manually operate a cutter 51 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later, to set the length of the RFID label T to a desired length.

  The information acquisition communication unit 11 is provided on the side surface of the apparatus main body 2 so as to protrude at an appropriate height from the peripheral part thereof, and the information acquisition communication unit 11 is provided outside the housing 2s. Wireless tag circuit element 60 (= information acquisition wireless tag circuit element; see FIG. 4 described later, details will be described later) and an information acquisition antenna 21 (second antenna means) for transmitting and receiving information by wireless communication. is doing. For example, a loop antenna is used as the information acquisition antenna 21.

  For example, when the information acquisition antenna 21 is held over a radio tag label (including one produced by other than the tag label production apparatus 1) that is attached to an appropriate article so as to be close to a certain state, Information recorded in the RFID tag circuit element 60 by communicating with the RFID tag circuit element 60 of the RFID tag label (= information acquisition RFID tag element; see FIG. 4 described later, details will be described later). Can be read.

  The information acquisition antenna 21 reads inspection processing information (described later) from the wireless tag circuit element 60 (= inspection wireless tag circuit element) provided in the inspection wireless tag 111 (see FIG. 11) described later. Can also be obtained. Based on the acquired information for inspection processing, the self-inspection of the RFID label producing apparatus 1 is automatically executed (details will be described later). The inspection result display unit 12 visually notifies the inspector of the inspection result. To do. In this example, the inspection result display unit 12 includes a normal indicator lamp 12a and an abnormal indicator lamp 12b each composed of an LED, and a display corresponding to the inspection result by the inspection function is displayed on the display lamps 12a and 12b. Perform by lighting.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a main part of the internal unit 30 provided inside the apparatus main body 2. In FIG. 3, the internal unit 30 includes a cartridge holder 31, and the cartridge 3 of FIG. 2 is mounted on the cartridge holder 31, and a tape feed roller 46, a pressure contact roller 47, a print head 49, and the like. , A cutter 51 (cutting means), a label producing antenna 52 (first antenna means), and a carry-out roller 53. A mark sensor 103 (details will be described later) is provided between the cutter 51 and the label producing antenna 52 (intermediate portion in the tape transport direction).

  The cartridge 3 includes a tag tape roll 36 (originally spiral, but simplified and shown as a concentric circle) and a cover film roll 39 (originally spiral, but shown as a simplified, concentric circle). And have. The tag tape roll 36 is obtained by winding a tag tape 37 (base tape), which is a tag medium, around a tag tape reel section 38 to be rolled. The cover film roll 39 is obtained by rolling a transparent cover film 41 made of, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resin around a cover film reel section 42. The cartridge 3 is provided with an ink ribbon roll 43 and a ribbon take-up roller 45 (driven by a ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 45a) for taking up the ink ribbon 44 fed out from the ink ribbon roll 43. Yes. The ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 45a is driven and controlled by a feed roller drive circuit (not shown).

  Note that a part of the cartridge 3 is visible from the outside through the above-described see-through window 15 in a state where the cartridge 3 is mounted in the cartridge holder 31. Specifically, for example, the surface of the cartridge 3 is provided with a tape type display portion (not shown) that displays the tape type such as the tape width and color of the tag tape 37, and the cartridge 3 is placed in the cartridge holder 31. The tape type display portion can be seen from the outside through the see-through window 15 in the mounted state.

  The tape feed roller 46 and the pressure contact roller 47 are rotationally driven by the tape feed roller 46 being driven by the tape feed roller drive shaft 46a (conveying means). The tape feed roller drive shaft 46a is driven and controlled by a feed roller drive circuit (not shown). The tag tape 37 fed out from the tag tape roll 36 and the cover film 41 fed out from the cover film roll 39 are pressed and sandwiched between the tape feed roller 46 and the pressure contact roller 47 in an overlapped state. Further, the tape feed roller 46 and the pressure roller 47, together with the above-mentioned bonding function, move a tag label tape 48 with print, which is a tag medium formed by bonding the tag tape 37 and the cover film 41, in the A direction. Also fulfills the function of conveying and sending out.

  The print head 49 (printing means) is, for example, a thermal head including a plurality of heating elements. A platen roller 50 is provided at a position facing the print head 49. The cover film 41 fed out from the cover film roll 39 passes between the print head 49 and the platen roller 50. At this time, the heating element is driven by a print head drive circuit (not shown), so that the cover film 41 is In this example, printing is performed from the back side (upper side in FIG. 3).

  The cutter 51 is connected to a solenoid (not shown). When the solenoid is excited by a solenoid drive circuit (not shown), the printed tag label tape 48 is cut to a predetermined length, and the RFID label T is removed. Form.

  The label producing antenna 52 reads / writes information from / to the RFID circuit element 60 (label producing RFID circuit element) arranged on the tag tape 37 (after printing, the tag label tape 48 with print, and so on). For communication. Note that the label creating antenna 52 and the information obtaining antenna 21 may not be separate antennas but may be a common antenna.

  The carry-out roller 53 is driven to rotate by being driven by a carry-out roller drive shaft (not shown). The carry-out roller drive shaft is driven and controlled by a carry-out roller drive circuit (not shown) (may be common with the feed roller drive circuit).

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element (label producing RFID circuit element) 60. 4, the RFID circuit element 60 includes an IC circuit unit 80 and a tag antenna 62 connected thereto.

  The IC circuit unit 80 includes a rectification unit 81 that rectifies a carrier wave of a signal received by the tag antenna 62, a power supply unit 82 that accumulates energy of the carrier wave rectified by the rectification unit 81 and serves as a driving power source, and an IC circuit unit 80 A control unit 83 that performs overall control, a clock extraction unit 84 that extracts a clock signal from the received signal and supplies the clock signal to the control unit 83, demodulates the received signal, and based on a response signal from the control unit 83 A modulation / demodulation unit 85 that modulates and reflects the carrier wave of the received signal and a memory unit 86 that stores data related to transmission and reception with the tag label producing apparatus 1 are provided.

  Although the above description has been made taking the RFID tag circuit element for producing labels as an example, the RFID tag circuit element for acquiring information has the same configuration.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of a control system in the tag label producing apparatus 1. In FIG. 5, the tag label producing apparatus 1 is provided with a control unit 90 made of, for example, a microprocessor. The control unit 90 includes a CPU 91, a main storage device 92, and an auxiliary storage device 93. The auxiliary storage device 93 includes a tag label creation program 94 that is a program for the tag label creation function, an information acquisition program 95 that is a program for the information acquisition function, and basic data (printed font and A tag label creation data storage unit 96 for storing graphic patterns for printing), and a tag label creation command data storage unit 97 for storing command data (printing content etc.) input by the terminal device DTa for tag label creation. Is provided. A communication line NW to which the terminal device DTa and the general-purpose computer DTb are connected is connected to the control unit 90 via the input / output interface 109.

  The input / output interface 109 includes a tape conveyance drive system 106 including the feed roller drive circuit in the internal unit 30, a label carry-out drive system 107 including the carry-out roller drive circuit, a print drive system 105 including the print head drive circuit, Connected to each drive system such as the cutter drive system 104 including the solenoid drive circuit, the mark sensor 103, the information acquisition antenna 21 and the label creation antenna 52 (may be at least partially shared, or separate The transmitter / receiver circuit 108 may be connected.

  Here, the tag label producing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has, as its features, a tag label producing function and an information obtaining function, and further a self-inspecting function using a self-inspecting program, and corresponding label producing processing modes. The information acquisition processing mode and the inspection mode can be selectively executed.

  The tag label creation function is a function that can be executed when the tag label creation device 1 is in the label creation processing mode. That is, for example, based on data arbitrarily input by the operator at the terminal device DTa, the corresponding information is stored in the RFID circuit element 60 (= the RFID tag circuit element for label production) of the printed tag label tape 48 (or Information is read), and a RFID label T with a print on which a print or the like is applied is created.

  The information acquisition function is a function that can be executed when the tag label producing apparatus 1 is in the information acquisition processing mode. That is, for example, predetermined information (wireless) is obtained from the RFID circuit element 60 (= information acquisition RFID circuit element) provided on the RFID label T associated with an article (by attachment, pasting, packaging, or the like). Tag information) or information for inspection processing for executing inspection from the RFID circuit element 60 (= inspection RFID circuit element) provided in the inspection RFID tag 111 (see FIG. 11) described later. It is a function to read and acquire.

  As described above, since the tag label producing apparatus 1 has both the tag label producing function and the information obtaining function, the device configuration in the RFID label system TS is compared with the case where the label producing apparatus and the RFID tag information reading apparatus are separately arranged. Can be simplified, and the cost burden on the operator can be reduced.

  On the other hand, the inspection function is a function in which the tag label producing apparatus 1 self-diagnoses the presence / absence of abnormalities in various functional elements (such as operating devices and sensors described later) for the tag label producing function. This inspection function is executed by using the information acquisition function of the tag label producing apparatus 1 in the information obtaining mode, when the tag label producing apparatus 1 reads the inspection processing information from the inspection wireless tag 111 and shifts to the inspection mode. be able to.

  Hereinafter, the details of the tag label creation function, the information acquisition function, and the inspection function will be described in order.

(A) Tag Label Creation Function For example, first, when the power button 9 is pressed and the main power is turned on, the tag label creation device 1 enters the standby mode. In the standby mode, for example, when the terminal device DTa inputs the tag label creation, the corresponding instruction signal is input to the control unit 90 via the input / output interface 109, and the tag label creation function is executed by the control unit 90. Mode switching to the label creation processing mode is performed.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the tag label creation process executed by the control unit 90 in this tag label creation process mode.

  In FIG. 6, first, in step S101, a control signal is output to the tape conveyance drive system 106 via the input / output interface 109, and the tape feed roller 46 is driven. As a result, the tag tape 37 is fed out from the tag tape roll 36, and the cover film 41 is also fed out from the cover film roll 39 in synchronization with the feeding of the tag tape 37. As a result, the printed tag label tape 48 is formed in the pressure contact / tape transport section 32, and the printed tag label tape 48 is started to be transported in the direction of arrow A by the tape transport roller 46.

  Thereafter, the cover film 41 fed out from the cover film roll 39 is printed by the print head 49 (before being bonded to the tag tape 37 by the tape feed roller 46 and the pressure roller 47). That is, after the start of transport in step S101, in step S102, a control signal is output to the print drive system 105 via the input / output interface 109, the ribbon take-up roller 45 is driven, and the ink ribbon 44 is removed from the ink ribbon roll 43. At the same time, the print head 49 is driven to print a print character R based on data input by the terminal device DTa, for example. The cover film 41 on which printing has been performed is bonded to the tag tape 37 by the tape feed roller 46 and the pressure contact roller 47 that have already been driven in step S101.

  The tag label tape 48 with print, in which the tag tape 37 and the cover film 41 are bonded together, is fed in the direction indicated by the arrow A by the tape feed roller 46 and reaches a position near the label creating antenna 52 (an opposite position). Then, the RFID tag circuit element 60 (label producing RFID circuit element) of the tag label tape 48 with print is conveyed so as to be substantially opposite to the label producing antenna 52 (or reach the vicinity so as to enter the communication range). If it becomes a position, it will move to step S103. In step S103, a control signal is output to the tape conveyance drive system 106 via the input / output interface 109, and conveyance of the tag label tape 48 with print is stopped. Further, a control signal is output to the transmission / reception circuit 108 via the input / output interface 109, and communication (information transmission / reception) for reading or writing information as described above is executed via the label creating antenna 52. When writing information, for example, the corresponding information is written based on the data input in the terminal device DTa of FIG. 1, while when reading the information, the read information is displayed on the terminal device DTa, for example. .

  When the reading or writing of information by the label producing antenna 52 is completed and the RFID circuit element 60 advances by a predetermined distance, a control signal is output to the tape conveyance drive system 106 via the input / output interface 109 in step S104. Then, the transport of the tag label tape 48 with print is stopped. Further, a control signal is output to the cutter driving system 104 via the input / output interface 109, and the cutter 51 is operated to cut the tag label tape 48 with print, whereby the RFID label T having a predetermined length is obtained.

  When the RFID label T having a predetermined length is obtained by the cutting process in step S104, a control signal is output to the label carry-out drive system 107 via the input / output interface 109 in step S105, and the RFID label T is removed from the outside by the carry-out roller 53. Carry out to. Thereby, the tag label production process for one RFID label T is completed.

  7A is a top view showing an example of the configuration of the tag tape 37 in the tape longitudinal direction and the tape width direction, FIG. 7B is a bottom view thereof, and FIG. 7C is a side view thereof. It is a figure showing the structure of the tape thickness direction seen from the side.

  In FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B, and FIG. 7C, the tag tape 37 embeds a plurality of RFID circuit elements 60 (in this example, at predetermined intervals) in the longitudinal direction. Like). The wireless tag circuit element 60 includes the IC circuit portion 80 and the tag antenna 62 as described above. In this example, the RFID circuit element 60 is entirely covered with a protective member 63 formed in a sheet shape from an appropriate synthetic resin material. ing.

  Further, in this example, the tag tape 37 was coated with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 71, the tape base layer 72, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 74 in this order from the surface side (upper side in FIG. 7C) to the opposite side. The wireless tag circuit element 60, the tape base material layer 75, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 76, and the release paper 77 have a seven-layer structure.

  The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 71 is a cover film bonding pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and functions to bond the cover film 41 to the tag tape 37 as described above. The tape base material layer 72 and the tape base material layer 75 are formed in a substantially tape shape by a resin material such as PET, for example. In this example, the RFID circuit element 60 (covered with the protective member 63) is disposed between the tape base layers 72 and 75 by the adhesive layer 74 (fixed adhesive layer) provided on the tape base layer 75 side. ing. In addition, you may make it provide the adhesive layer for stationary also on the tape base material layer 72 side. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 76 (adhesive pressure-sensitive adhesive layer) is used to attach the RFID label T to a target product or the like.

  The release paper 77 functions to protect the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 76 until it is used for attachment, and the identification mark PM is provided in correspondence with the position of the RFID circuit element 60 (that is, at a predetermined equal pitch). Yes. When the identification mark PM is detected by the mark sensor 103, conveyance control (positioning control) for the tag tape 37, the cover film 41, and the tag label tape 48 with print (for printing control, communication control, and cutting control). ).

  That is, for example, in the printing control in step S102 after the start of tape conveyance in step S101 of FIG. 6, when the identification mark PM is first detected at the start of tag label production, the position is determined from this position with reference to the conveyance position. Printing on the cover film 44 by the print head 49 is started from the time when only a fixed amount is conveyed (by this, for example, a predetermined range of the cover film 44 corresponding to the position in the conveyance direction rear side of the identification mark PM becomes the printing region S. 7 (b)). In step S103, when the tape feeding roller 46 is further transported by a predetermined amount from the print start position, the transport by the tape feeding roller 46 is stopped, and the information is transmitted and received by the label creating antenna 52 to the label creating RFID circuit element 60 by wireless communication. (Note that communication may be started while transport is performed in a non-stop state or in a decelerated state). After that, when the sheet is further conveyed by a predetermined amount from the communication position (communication start position) in step S104, the conveyance by the tape feed roller 46 is stopped, and the tag label tape with print at the cutting position CL is cut by the cutter 51 (FIG. 7 (b)), the tip side from the cutting position CL is carried out as the RFID label T (step S105).

  FIG. 8A is a top view showing an example of the configuration of the RFID label T created from the tag tape 37, and FIG. 8B is a side view seen from the side. (c) is sectional drawing by the BB cross section in FIG.8 (b).

  8A to 8C, the RFID label T is a tag label tape 48 with print (see FIG. 3) in which the cover film 41 is bonded to the tag tape 37 having the seven-layer structure described above. Etc.) is cut at a predetermined length or a desired length. As a result, the cover film layer 84 by the cover film 41 is added to the seven layers as described above in the tag tape 37, so that the cover film layer 84, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 71, the tape base layer 72, the coating are formed in the same order as described above. The RFID circuit element 60, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 74, the tape base layer 75, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 76, and the release paper 77 have an eight-layer structure, and the cover film layer 84 has a cover film layer 84 as described above. The print character R is printed from the back side.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of display on the display screen of the terminal device DTa when the RFID label T is created. In this example, the type (access frequency and tag label size) of the RFID label T, the print characters printed by the print head 49, the access ID which is identification information unique to the RFID tag circuit element in the RFID tag label, the information server IS shown in FIG. 1 and the storage address of the corresponding information in the route server RS of FIG.

(B) Information acquisition function As described above, the tag label producing apparatus 1 is normally in the standby mode or in the label producing process mode when the tag label producing instruction is given from the terminal device DTa as described above.

  In this embodiment, for example, an appropriate mode switching switch provided in the apparatus main body 2 is operated to switch the mode from the state to the information acquisition processing mode. It becomes a mode.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure executed by the control unit 90 in the information acquisition processing mode.

  10, first, in step S201, a control signal is output to the transmission / reception circuit 108 via the input / output interface 109, and the IC circuit unit of the RFID circuit element 60 (information acquisition RFID tag element) is transmitted by the information acquisition antenna 21. An inquiry signal (question wave) for acquiring the information stored in 80 is transmitted to prompt the RFID tag circuit element 60 to reply.

  After that, in step S202, the transmission / reception circuit 108 receives a reply signal (response wave) from the wireless tag circuit element 60 (information acquisition wireless tag circuit element) and takes it into the control unit 90 via the transmission / reception circuit 108 and the input / output interface 109. Determine whether it has been. Until the reply signal is received, the determination is not satisfied and the process returns to step S201 and the same procedure is repeated. When the reply signal is received, the determination is satisfied and the process proceeds to step S203.

  In step S203, the information read from the IC circuit unit 80 of the RFID circuit element 60 included in the reply signal is read and stored in, for example, the information server IS or the route server RS via the input / output interface 109 and the communication line NW. Or displayed on the terminal device DTa, and this flow is terminated. Then, mode switching is executed again, and the above-described standby mode is set (returned).

(C) Inspection Function As described above with reference to FIG. 2, the tag label producing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment uses the inspection wireless tag 111 as an inspection tool for performing inspection, and this inspection wireless tag 111. By using this, it is possible to self-diagnose (inspect) whether there is an abnormality in various operating devices and sensors for the tag label creation function and the information acquisition function.

  FIG. 11 is a top view illustrating an example of the configuration of the inspection wireless tag 111. In FIG. 11, the inspection wireless tag 111 includes a wireless tag circuit element 112 (inspection wireless tag circuit element) similar to the above-described wireless tag circuit element 60. Similar to the RFID tag circuit element 60, the RFID tag circuit element 112 includes an IC circuit portion 113 (corresponding to the IC circuit portion 80) and a tag antenna 114 (corresponding to the tag antenna 62). Stores and holds information for inspection processing necessary to shift the tag label producing apparatus 1 to the inspection mode. Further, for example, as with the RFID tag circuit element 60, it is entirely covered with a protective member 115.

  The inspection wireless tag 111 can be configured, for example, by providing the wireless tag circuit element 112 via the protective member 115 on a card-like substrate, but the wireless tag label producing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is configured as described above. The RFID label T may be created by the tag label creation function.

  FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element 112 of the inspection RFID tag 111, and corresponds to FIG. 4 described above. Portions equivalent to those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

  In FIG. 12, the IC circuit unit 113 of the RFID circuit element 112 includes a rectification unit 81, a power supply unit 82, a control unit 83, a clock extraction unit 84, a modem unit 85, and a memory unit 86, as described above. The memory unit 86 stores an inspection processing program 140 and start command information 137 for starting the inspection processing along the inspection processing program 140 as inspection processing information. In addition to these, an inspection result storage unit 141 for recording inspection result information made by the inspection processing program 140 is provided.

  The start command information 137 is information having a trigger function for causing the tag label producing apparatus 1 to shift to the inspection mode, for example. The inspection processing program 140 is a program that describes a procedure for diagnosing the operating state of devices and sensors that operate in accordance with the flow of the tag label creation process, inspecting for the presence or absence of abnormality, a procedure for recording inspection results, and the like.

  The inspection processing program 140 can be a program in which various operating devices and sensors for the tag label creation function are collectively inspected, and a series of steps in the tag label creation processing can be appropriately divided. It can also be set as the program of the form which makes it a some inspection object process and inspects that inspection object process as an inspection unit.

  The inspection wireless tag 111 having the above configuration shifts the tag label producing apparatus 1 to the inspection mode by causing the information acquisition antenna 21 to read the information for inspection processing held in the IC circuit unit 113, thereby performing self-diagnosis. Inspection can be performed. That is, the inspection of the tag label producing apparatus 1 can be started only by the operator holding the inspection wireless tag 111 over the information acquisition communication unit 11.

  Next, the contents of the inspection of the tag label producing apparatus 1 executed using the inspection wireless tag 111 in this way will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the inspection process executed by the control unit 90 in the inspection mode.

  In FIG. 13, first, in step S301, the control signal is output to the transmission / reception circuit 108 via the input / output interface 109 (in the state of the information acquisition mode) as in step S201 of FIG. 21 transmits an inquiry signal (question wave) for acquiring information stored in the IC circuit unit 113 of the RFID circuit element 112 (inspection RFID circuit element) and returns it to the RFID circuit element 112. (Information acquisition means). Thus, as described above, when the operator holds the inspection wireless tag 111 over the information acquisition communication unit 11 of the tag label producing apparatus 1, the wireless tag circuit element of the inspection wireless tag 111 is transmitted by the transmission / reception circuit 108. A reply signal (response wave) is received from 112 (inspection RFID circuit element) and is taken into the control unit 90 via the transmission / reception circuit 108 and the input / output interface 109 (information for inspection processing is read out).

  At this time, in the present embodiment, as described above, the inspection wireless tag 111 holds the start command information 137 (start command) and the inspection processing program 140 as the inspection processing information. Accordingly, the start command information 137 and the inspection processing program 140 are read as inspection processing information, and the information is read into the main storage device 92 (see FIG. 5) of the control unit 90.

  Thereafter, in step S302, based on the start command information 137 acquired in step S301, an inspection mode transition process in which the tag label producing apparatus 1 is in the inspection mode is executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S303, and a predetermined inspection according to the inspection processing program is started by the inspection processing program 140 (inspection processing means).

  As described above, this inspection is for self-diagnosis of various functional elements (such as operation devices and sensors described later) for the tag label creation function. For example, as an example of conveyance inspection, one identification mark PM is detected by the mark sensor 103 while conveying the tag tape 37 and the cover film 44 (= printed tag label tape 48) by the tape conveyance drive system 106. What is necessary is just to determine whether the time from detection to the next identification mark PM is within a predetermined range. As an example of the communication inspection, a transmission / reception circuit 108 is used for a RFID circuit element 60 (an RFID tag circuit element for label production) that is provided in an appropriate location on the tag tape 37 and has an antenna sensitivity set in advance to a predetermined value. Wireless communication via the label producing antenna 52, and the received signal strength of the response wave received from the RFID circuit element 60 via the label producing antenna 52 and the transmitting / receiving circuit 108 at that time is within a predetermined range. What is necessary is just to determine.

  Thereafter, in step S304, it is determined whether or not the above-described inspection started in step S303 is completed. The process waits until the inspection is completed. When the inspection is completed, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S305.

  In step S305, a control signal is output to the transmission / reception circuit 108 via the input / output interface 109, and the result of the inspection executed from step S303 via the information acquisition antenna 21 (whether the inspection result is normal or abnormal). Is generated (inspection result information generating means), a write signal for writing to the IC circuit unit 113 of the wireless tag circuit element 112 (inspection wireless tag circuit element) of the inspection wireless tag 111 is transmitted, and the inspection wireless tag 111 is transmitted. Are written as inspection result information in the inspection result storage unit 141 of the RFID circuit element 112 (inspection tag writing control means).

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S306, where it is determined whether the inspection result is OK (no abnormality) or NG (abnormal). If the determination result in step S306 is OK, the process proceeds to step S307, the normal indicator lamp 12a is turned on (or blinked), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the determination result in step S306 is NG, the process proceeds to step S308, where the abnormality indicator lamp 12b is turned on (or blinked), and the process ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when performing an inspection, the start command information 137 and the inspection process are performed from the wireless tag circuit element 113 of the inspection wireless tag 11 by wireless communication via the information acquisition antenna 21. The program 140 is acquired. Then, based on the acquired start command information 137 and the inspection processing program 140, an inspection process for at least one operating device of the tag label producing apparatus 1 is executed.

  As a result, when the tag label producing device 1 is inspected before shipment from the factory or inspected for maintenance management of the tag label producing device 1 used by the user, the information for obtaining the tag label producing device is obtained. The inspection processing can be automatically executed simply by causing the inspection RFID circuit element 112 to be present within the communication range of the antenna 21 and performing reading. Therefore, the inspector does not need to perform a special operation such as pressing a key, a button, or a switch for the inspection, so that the labor for the inspection can be reduced and the inspection efficiency can be improved. In particular, for the product inspection before factory shipment, it is particularly useful to improve the efficiency of the inspection work by reducing the above-described inspection operation burden.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, by holding the inspection processing program in the inspection wireless tag 111, the inspection processing program can be separated from the tag label producing apparatus 1, and the confidentiality of know-how related to inspection can be improved. .

  Further, in particular, the present embodiment stores the inspection result information in the inspection wireless tag 11 so that, for example, the inspection result for one tag label producing apparatus 1 can be transferred to another tag label producing apparatus in the inspection before product shipment at the time of manufacture. When it is desired to reflect or utilize the inspection result of one device 1, it is simply possible to read the inspection result from an inspection wireless tag (wireless tag label) storing the inspection result of one device 1, and to apply this to another device. 1 can be reflected and utilized. Therefore, the labor in the inspection can be reduced and the inspection efficiency can be improved.

  Further, by storing the inspection result information in the inspection wireless tag 11, the storage medium for reading the information for executing the inspection and the storage medium for storing the inspection result can be matched. In this case, the individual identification information (serial number, etc .; see the above-mentioned symbol SN in FIG. 8) of the tag label producing device 11 to which the inspection wireless tag 11 is applied is printed on the inspection wireless tag 11 and displayed. As a result, the coincidence becomes obvious and management convenience can be further enhanced.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical spirit thereof. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described.

(1) When an inspection tag is prepared and used for each of a plurality of inspection processes For example, a series of processes in the tag label creation process is appropriately divided into a plurality of inspection object processes, and each inspection object process (inspect each process) It may be inspected (as a unit).

  FIG. 14 illustrates an example in which the inspection wireless tags 111A, 111B, 111C,... Corresponding to each of a plurality of inspection object processes are used as the inspection wireless tag set 151 according to this modification. Each of these inspection wireless tags 111A, 111B, 111C... Has the same configuration and function as the inspection wireless tag 111. However, the inspection RFID tags 111A, 111B, 111C,..., The memory unit 86 of each of the RFID tag circuit elements 112 have an inspection processing program (for example, A process inspection process) corresponding to each inspection target process (for example, in a specific order). Program, B process inspection process program, C process inspection process program, etc.) are stored.

  In this modification, the inspection of the tag label producing apparatus 1 is sequentially used or selected in a specific order along the flow of the actual process using the inspection wireless tags 111A, 111B, 150C, etc. in the inspection wireless tag set 151. Can be used properly. According to this modification, inspection can be performed in units of processes, and an abnormal part can be identified more easily.

  The single inspection wireless tag 111 may be configured to execute the inspection processes in a plurality of steps collectively (for example, in a predetermined order). In this case, a plurality of operating devices can be inspected in a predetermined order only by reading the tag label producing apparatus 1 side with one inspection wireless tag 111.

(2) Case where only start command information is stored and held in the tag as inspection processing information In other words, in the above embodiment, both the start command information and the inspection processing program (inspection processing program) are used for inspection as the inspection processing information. Although stored in the wireless tag 111, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the inspection processing program may be stored and held in advance on the tag label producing apparatus 1 side, and only the start command information may be stored in the inspection wireless tag 111.

  FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element 112 provided in the inspection RFID tag 111 according to such a modification, and corresponds to FIG. 12 of the above embodiment. In FIG. 15, in the RFID circuit element 112 of the inspection wireless tag 111 of this modification, only the start command information is held as inspection processing information in the memory unit 86 of the IC circuit unit 113. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to hold the inspection processing program on the tag label producing apparatus 1 side.

  FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the control system of the tag label producing apparatus 1 in this modification, and is a diagram equivalent to FIG. 5 described above. As shown in FIG. 16, in the control unit 90 of this modification, an area (program storage means) for storing the inspection processing program 140 and an inspection result storage unit 141 for writing inspection result information are stored in the auxiliary storage device 93. Is newly provided.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the inspection process executed by the control unit 90 in this modification, and corresponds to FIG.

  In FIG. 17, first, in step S301 (as in the information acquisition mode), an inquiry signal (question wave) is transmitted from the information acquisition antenna 21 in the same manner as described above, and the RFID circuit element 112 is urged to reply. (Information acquisition means). As a result, a reply signal (response wave) is received from the wireless tag circuit element 112 (inspection wireless tag circuit element) of the inspection wireless tag 111 and is taken into the control unit 90 (inspection processing information is read out).

  At this time, in the case of this modification, as described above, the inspection wireless tag 111 holds only the start instruction information 137 (start instruction) as inspection processing information. Therefore, the start command information 137 is read as inspection processing information and read into the main storage device 92 (see FIG. 16) of the control unit 90.

  Thereafter, in step S302, based on the start command information 137 acquired in step S301, an inspection mode transition process in which the tag label producing apparatus 1 is in the inspection mode is executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to newly provided step S <b> 310, and the inspection processing program 140 stored in the auxiliary storage device 93 is read into the main storage device 92. Then, the process proceeds to step S303, where a predetermined inspection according to the inspection processing program is started by the read inspection processing program 140 (inspection processing means).

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S305 through step S304, and inspection result information is generated (inspection result information generation unit) and written in the inspection result storage unit 141 (inspection result storage unit) of the auxiliary storage device 93 (in-device write control unit) ).

  Thereafter, step S306 and subsequent steps are the same as those in FIG.

  Also in this modification, the same effect as the above embodiment is obtained. Further, when the inspection of the tag label producing apparatus 1 is completed, the inspection result information is written in the inspection result storage unit 141 of the auxiliary storage device 93 in the apparatus 1 so that the inspection object and the inspection result in the inspection object can be reliably confirmed. There is also an effect that can be managed integrally.

(3) Case of including destination information In other words, the tag label producing apparatus 1 may be used in an area where the operating system in the control system, the language of data display, etc. are different, and the destination specification corresponding to such an area is set. May be. In this case, the self-diagnosis inspection must be adapted to the destination specification. Therefore, in order to enable adaptation for each destination, the destination information may be stored and held in advance in the IC circuit unit 113 of the RFID tag circuit element 112 of the inspection RFID tag 111.

  As a result, even if the specifications of the tag label producing apparatus 1 are different for each destination (for example, for the United States, China, etc.) and the contents of the corresponding inspection process are also different for each destination, a mismatch is detected. Therefore, the correct inspection process can be executed reliably.

(4) When storing the result in the RFID label T to be created In the above, the inspection result is stored in the inspection wireless tag 11, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the inspection result information may be written in the RFID tag circuit element To (label producing RFID circuit element) of the RFID label T newly created by the tag label producing apparatus 1. For example, in the pre-shipment inspection, the inspection may be carried out while actually performing the tag label creation process in order to confirm the operating state. Therefore, the RFID label T created by the tag label creation process may be used for recording the inspection result information, and the inspection result information may be written therein.

  FIG. 18A is a top view of the RFID label Tr for recording inspection result information created in this way, and FIG. 18B is a functional block diagram of the RFID tag circuit element provided therein, respectively. It is a figure equivalent to above-mentioned Fig.8 (a) and FIG. The same parts as those in FIG. 8A and FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted or simplified.

  In FIG. 18A and FIG. 18B, the RFID label Tr is printed as, for example, “inspection result recording tag label” to clearly indicate that it is for inspection result information recording. In addition, a test result information storage unit 170 is provided in the memory unit 86 of the RFID circuit element 60 provided in the RFID label Tr. In the inspection result information storage unit 170, in step S103 shown in FIG. 6, the same procedure as in step S305 shown in FIG. 13 is performed, and the inspection result information is stored via the label creating antenna 52. Write and store (label tag writing control means).

  According to the present modification, as described above, for example, when it is desired to reflect or utilize the inspection result for one tag label producing apparatus 1 in the inspection of another tag label producing apparatus 1 in the inspection before product shipment at the time of manufacture. In this case, it is possible to easily reflect or utilize this inspection result in another device 1 simply by reading the inspection result from the RFID label Tr storing the inspection result of one device 1.

  In addition, by attaching the RFID label Tr, which is created by writing the inspection result information, to the corresponding tag label producing device 1, it is possible to manage the inspection result in a state integrated with the tag label producing device 1.

(5) Case of automatic power OFF When the inspection is completed and the result is displayed, the power of the tag label producing apparatus 1 may be automatically turned off.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the inspection process executed by the control unit 90 of this modification, and corresponds to FIG. The same steps as those in FIG. 13 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In the flow shown in FIG. 19, after the normal indicator lamp 12a or the abnormal indicator lamp 12b is turned on in step S307 or step S308, the main power shutoff process of the tag label producing apparatus 1 is performed in newly provided step S309 ( Power control means).

According to this modification, it is possible to reliably prevent a situation in which useless power consumption is caused by forgetting to cut off the main power after the inspection is finished. In particular, when performing a pre-shipment inspection or the like of a product, it is possible to eliminate labor and time for the inspector to manually turn off the power after the inspection is completed, thereby reliably reducing labor.
(6) Others In the above, the tag tape 37, the cover film 44, and the tag label tape 48 with print are stopped and the RFID tag information is written, read and printed. Absent. That is, the tag tape 37 and the like may be kept in the transported state (or may be decelerated and the above printing, reading and writing may be performed. Further, the reading and writing may be held by a predetermined transporting guide.

  In the above description, the case where the RFID label T is produced by cutting the printed tag label tape 48 that has been printed and accessed (read or written) to the RFID circuit element 60 with the cutter 51 has been described. It is not limited to this. That is, in the case where a label mount (so-called die-cut label) previously separated into a predetermined size corresponding to the label is continuously arranged on the tape fed out from the roll, even if it is not cut by the cutter 51, After the tape has been discharged from the label discharge port 7, the RFID label T may be created by removing only the label mount (the one with the accessed RFID circuit element 60 and the corresponding printing) from the tape. The present invention is also applicable to such a case.

  Moreover, in the above, it was the system which printed on the cover film 44 different from the tag tape 37 provided with the radio | wireless tag circuit element 60, and affixed these, However, It is not restricted to this, It was equipped with the tag tape. You may apply this invention to the system (type which does not perform bonding) which prints on a to-be-printed tape layer. Further, the present invention is not limited to reading or writing RFID tag information from the IC circuit unit 80 of the RFID circuit element 60 and printing for identifying the RFID circuit element 60 by the print head 49. This printing does not necessarily have to be performed, and the present invention can also be applied to those that only read or write the RFID tag information.

  Further, the above description has been given by taking as an example the case where the tag tape is wound around the reel member to form a roll, and the roll is arranged in the cartridge 3 and the tag tape is fed out. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, a long flat paper-like or strip-like tape or sheet in which at least one RFID circuit element 60 is arranged (formed by cutting a tape wound around a roll and cutting it to an appropriate length) Including) is stacked in a predetermined storage unit (for example, stacked in a tray shape and stacked) to form a cartridge, and this cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder on the tag label producing apparatus 1 side and transferred from the storage unit. The tag label may be created by carrying out printing and writing.

  Further, the above-mentioned roll is directly detachably attached to the tag label producing apparatus 1 side, or a long flat paper-like or strip-like tape or sheet is transferred one by one from the outside of the tag label producing apparatus 1 by a predetermined feeder mechanism. It is also possible to adopt a configuration for supplying the inside of the production apparatus 1, and the tag label production apparatus 1 such as the cartridge 3 is not limited to a detachable unit on the main body side, but a so-called installation type or integral type tag that cannot be attached to or detached from the apparatus main body side. It is also conceivable to provide a tape roll 36. In this case, the same effect is obtained.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the RFID label system to which the tag label production apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the external appearance structure of a tag label production apparatus. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of the principal part of an internal unit. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structural example of a wireless tag circuit element. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structural example of the control system of a tag label production apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main processes in a tag label production process. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a tag tape. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a wireless tag label. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the tag information read at the time of tag label creation. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main processes in an information acquisition process. It is a figure which shows the structure of the radio | wireless tag for a test | inspection. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure of the RFID circuit element in a test | inspection radio tag. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main processes in a test | inspection. It is a figure which shows the structure of the radio | wireless tag for a test | inspection by the modification which test | inspects for every some process. It is a figure which shows the structure of the radio | wireless tag for a test | inspection. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of a tag label production apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main processes in the test | inspection using the radio | wireless tag for a test | inspection. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the RFID label for test | inspection result information storage. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main processes in a test | inspection.

Explanation of symbols

1 Tag label making device 12 Inspection result display section (display means)
21 Information acquisition antenna (second antenna means)
37 Tag tape (tag medium)
46a Tape feed roller drive shaft (conveying means)
52 Antenna for creating label (first antenna means)
60 RFID circuit elements (RFID tag element for label production, RFID circuit element for information acquisition)
93 Auxiliary storage device (program storage means)
111 RFID tag for inspection 112 RFID tag circuit element (RFID tag circuit element for inspection)
137 Start command information (information for inspection processing)
140 Inspection processing program (information for inspection processing)
RFID label label for recording Tr test result information

Claims (16)

A wireless tag circuit element including an IC circuit unit capable of storing information and a tag antenna connected to the IC circuit unit;
The IC circuit unit is
A wireless tag characterized by storing and holding inspection processing information that enables execution of inspection processing of an operating state of an operating device of a tag label producing apparatus. The wireless tag according to claim 1, wherein
The IC circuit unit is
A wireless tag characterized by storing, as the inspection processing information, start command information for starting the inspection processing in accordance with an inspection processing program. The wireless tag according to claim 1, wherein
The IC circuit unit is
A radio that stores and holds an inspection processing program for executing inspection processing and start command information for starting the inspection processing in accordance with the inspection processing program as the information for inspection processing tag. The wireless tag according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The IC circuit unit is
The wireless tag storing and holding the inspection processing information that enables the inspection processing of the plurality of operating devices to be executed in a predetermined order. The wireless tag according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The IC circuit unit is
A wireless tag characterized by storing and holding destination information of the tag label producing apparatus to be applied. The wireless tag according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The IC circuit unit is
A wireless tag characterized by storing and holding inspection result information after execution of the inspection processing. A wireless tag label having an RFID circuit element including an IC circuit unit capable of storing information and a tag antenna connected to the IC circuit unit, and created by a tag label producing device,
The IC circuit unit is
An RFID label characterized by storing and holding inspection result information after executing an inspection process of an operation state of an operating device of the tag label producing apparatus. A transport means for transporting a tag medium in which an RFID circuit element for producing a label having an IC circuit section for storing information and a tag antenna for transmitting and receiving information is disposed;
A tag label producing device having first antenna means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the label producing RFID circuit element of the tag medium conveyed by the conveying means,
An IC that stores and holds information for inspection processing that enables inspection processing of the operating state of at least one operating device among the plurality of operating devices of the tag label producing apparatus including the transport unit and the first antenna unit. Second antenna means for transmitting and receiving information by wireless communication with an inspection RFID tag circuit element having a circuit unit;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the inspection processing information from the inspection RFID circuit element via the second antenna means;
A tag label producing apparatus comprising: inspection processing means for executing the inspection processing for the at least one operating device based on the inspection processing information acquired by the information acquisition means. In the tag label production apparatus according to claim 8,
The information acquisition means includes
A tag label producing apparatus that acquires, as the inspection processing information, an inspection processing program for executing the inspection processing and a start command for starting the inspection processing in accordance with the inspection processing program. In the tag label production apparatus according to claim 8,
Program storage means for storing and holding an inspection processing program for executing the inspection processing;
The information acquisition means includes
A tag label producing apparatus, characterized in that, as the inspection processing information, a start command for starting the inspection processing is acquired in accordance with the inspection processing program stored in the storage means. The tag label producing device according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
An apparatus for producing a tag label, comprising: inspection result information generating means for generating inspection result information for storing an inspection processing result by the inspection processing means. In the tag label production apparatus according to claim 11,
A test tag writing control unit for writing the test result information generated by the test result information generating unit into the IC circuit unit of the test RFID tag circuit element by wireless communication via the second antenna unit; Tag label making device characterized by In the tag label producing apparatus according to claim 11 or claim 12,
A label tag writing control unit that writes the inspection result information generated by the inspection result information generation unit into the IC circuit unit of the label RFID circuit element by wireless communication via the first antenna unit. Tag label making device characterized by In the tag label production apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 13,
A tag label producing apparatus comprising: an in-device writing control means for writing the inspection result information generated by the inspection result information generating means into an inspection result storage means provided in a label producing apparatus. The tag label producing device according to any one of claims 8 to 14,
A tag label producing apparatus comprising display means for performing display corresponding to a result of inspection processing by the inspection processing means. The tag label producing device according to any one of claims 8 to 15,
A tag label producing apparatus comprising power control means for turning off the apparatus power after completion of the inspection by the inspection processing means.

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