JP2015109939A - Ring with electronic tags - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ring with electronic tags which can highly successfully hide presence of the electronic tags from a third person.SOLUTION: A ring with electronic-tags 1 comprises electronic tags 3 and 4 of which predetermined information can be read by a reader device performing short-range radio communication. The electronic tag 3 is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the ring with electronic-tags.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ring with an electronic tag, and specifically relates to a ring with an electronic tag that can hide the presence of the electronic tag from a third party.

  Technologies such as Radio Frequency Identification (hereinafter referred to as RFID) and Near Field Communication (hereinafter referred to as NFC) are known as methods for acquiring and writing information by short-distance wireless communication, such as article management and entrance / exit management. Widely used in the field.

  In these short-range wireless communication technologies, an electronic tag having an IC chip and an antenna or the like is provided in a management object, and information recorded on the IC chip is read by a reader device. When an IC chip can be additionally written, information can be recorded and additionally written using a writer device.

  In recent years, this electronic tag has been miniaturized, and for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, an electronic tag attached to a ring is known. In the case of an ornament such as a ring, if an electronic tag is attached to this for entrance / exit management, entrance / exit to a facility or the like can be performed without having a separate entrance certificate.

  As described above, when compared with a method such as an admission card in which information can be obtained visually, the personal information can be prevented from being viewed by a third party by attaching an electronic tag to the ring.

  However, the conventional ring with an electronic tag cannot hide that the electronic tag is provided on the ring, and the ring with an electronic tag that can hide the presence of information at a high level from a third party. It was sought after. Moreover, in the ring with an electronic tag as described above, there is a demand for a ring having an additional function.

JP 2003-271910 A

  The present invention pays attention to the above requirements, and provides a ring with an electronic tag capable of hiding the presence of the electronic tag at a high level from a third party, and an electronic tag having a highly convenient additional function. The problem is to provide a ring with a ring.

  The first configuration of the ring of the present invention made for the purpose of solving the above problems is a ring with an electronic tag provided with an electronic tag capable of reading predetermined information by short-range wireless communication with a reader device. The electronic tag is provided on the inner peripheral surface side of the ring with the electronic tag.

  In the ring with an electronic tag according to the present invention, the electronic tag is provided on an inner peripheral surface side of an arm portion of the ring with the electronic tag, and reading of the predetermined information from an outer peripheral surface side of the ring with the electronic tag is performed. It is desirable to be blocked by the arm portion. Further, at least a part of the arm portion may be made of a metal material, and the electronic tag may be provided on the inner peripheral surface side of the metal material. In this case, the electronic tag is placed on the inner peripheral surface of the metal material. It is preferable to provide via a metal non-contact layer made of a non-metallic material. Furthermore, the thickness of the position where the electronic tag is provided in the arm may be equal to or greater than the distance at which the electronic tag can wirelessly communicate.

  The ring with an electronic tag according to the present invention may further include a second electronic tag on the outer peripheral surface of the ring with the electronic tag. In this case, the second electronic tag is attached to the arm of the ring with the electronic tag. You may provide in the outer peripheral surface of a part. Further, it is preferable that the second electronic tag wirelessly communicates with the reader device using the arm portion of the ring with the electronic tag as an antenna.

  In the ring with an electronic tag according to the present invention, the electronic tag may be an RFID tag or an NFC tag. Similarly, the second electronic tag may be an RFID tag or an NFC tag.

The ring with an electronic tag according to the present invention is characterized by a second configuration having an additional function as a ring in addition to the above configuration.
That is, in the ring with an electronic tag, a hollow decorative part that can be seen through on the ring body is provided with an article storage function in the decorative part, and an electronic tag is provided inside the decorative part. It is what. The storage part formed in the decoration part is preferably provided with a lid structure that can be opened and closed so that small articles such as bare stone can be taken in and out. In addition, there is a case in which the decoration portion has a storage space formed adjacent thereto. Note that an RFID tag can be selected as the electronic tag.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, since the electronic tag included in the ring is provided on the inner peripheral surface side of the ring, the electronic tag cannot be viewed by a third party in a state where the ring is attached. Therefore, the ring with an electronic tag according to the present invention can hide the presence of the electronic tag from a third party.

The schematic diagram which shows the positional relationship of each structure in the ring with an electronic tag which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view in the embodiment, (a) is the 1st electronic tag, (b) is a figure showing the attachment location of the 2nd electronic tag. The schematic diagram which shows the positional relationship of each structure in the ring with an electronic tag which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the principal part of the ring with an electronic tag which formed the decoration part which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention in the article storage space. The perspective view of another example of the ring with an electronic tag of this invention which formed the decoration part in the storage space.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the positional relationship of each component in the first embodiment of the electronic tag ring according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the ring 1 with an electronic tag is comprised from the cyclic | annular (ring-shaped) arm part 2 used as the main body of a ring, the 1st electronic tag 3, and the 2nd electronic tag 4. As shown in FIG. .

  The arm portion 2 is a member mainly made of a metal material that is usually formed in an annular shape, and is a member for fitting the ring 1 with the electronic tag to the wearer's finger. The arm 2 may be a non-metallic member such as glass, plastic, or ceramic. The arm portions 2 of these non-metallic members preferably have an additional structure for reading shielding.

  A first electronic tag 3 is provided on the inner peripheral surface 21 of the arm 2 constituting the main body of the ring 1 with the electronic tag. The location where the first electronic tag 3 is provided on the inner peripheral surface 21 of the arm 2 is a recess or a hole 21a (hereinafter simply referred to as a hole) as shown in the enlarged sectional view of FIG. As an example, the first electronic tag 3 is attached to the hole 21a via a synthetic resin 5 such as an adhesive. In the first embodiment, the synthetic resin 5 is provided as a metal non-contact layer that prevents the first electronic tag 3 and the metal arm portion 2 from coming into direct contact with each other, whereby the first electronic tag 3 is provided. Can eliminate the radio wave effect of the arm portion 2 made of metal. Further, when a physical impact or the like is applied to the arm portion 2, the first electronic tag 3 can be effectively protected by the synthetic resin 5 functioning as a buffer material. Note that the synthetic resin 5 is used as an adhesive even when the arm portion 2 is made of non-metal.

  The first electronic tag 3 in the first embodiment is an RFID tag having a width of 2.0 mm, a height of 1.2 mm, and a thickness of 0.5 mm as an example, but the dimensions of the electronic tag 3 are limited to this. is not. As described above, the first electronic tag 3 is attached to the hole 21 a provided on the inner peripheral surface 21 of the arm 2 via the synthetic resin 5.

  The first electronic tag 3 is provided on the inner peripheral surface side of the ring 1 with an electronic tag, that is, on the inner peripheral surface 21 of the arm 2 in the first embodiment, and the ring 1 with the electronic tag is attached to the wearer's finger. When the first electronic tag 3 is concealed by being positioned between the inner peripheral surface of the arm portion 2 and the outer surface of the wearer's finger, the first electronic tag 3 is externally attached. The presence of the first electronic tag 3 can be concealed almost completely from others.

  Further, when the arm portion 2 is a member made of a metal material, the reader device is brought close to the vicinity of the first electronic tag 3 because the material is located outside the first electronic tag 3. Even in this case, the arm unit 2 can be blocked from reading the information of the first electronic tag 3 by the reader device. Thereby, when reading the 2nd electronic tag 4 mentioned later with a reader apparatus, it can also prevent effectively that the 1st electronic tag 3 is read accidentally. In addition, in the arm part 2 made of non-metal, a shield made of a metal foil or a metal thin plate is provided at a site with respect to the first electronic tag 3 to prevent reading.

  In the ring with an electronic tag of the present invention, the first electronic tag 3 is provided on the inner peripheral surface 21 of the arm portion 2, while the second electronic tag 4 is provided on the outer peripheral surface 22 of the arm portion 2. There is also a form.

  The second electronic tag 4 is an electronic tag using an RFID tag. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the outer peripheral surface 22 of the arm portion 2 is provided with a recess or a hole 22a (hereinafter referred to as a hole 22a), and the hole 22a has the same meaning as the synthetic resin 5 before. The second electronic tag 4 is attached via the synthetic resin 5. In the first embodiment, the second electronic tag 4 is provided on the arm 2 via the synthetic resin 5 as described above. However, the arm 2 itself is used as an antenna of the second electronic tag 4. You may comprise as follows.

  The second electronic tag 4 is provided on the outer peripheral surface 22 of the arm portion 2 on the outer peripheral surface side of the ring 1 with an electronic tag, and is visible from the outside even when the wearer wears the ring 1 with an electronic tag. can do. When two electronic tags are provided on one arm portion 2 in this manner, the second electronic tag 4 that can be visually recognized from the outside and the first electronic tag 3 that cannot be visually recognized from the outside can be recorded due to the importance of information. Can be selected. In addition, the presence of the second electronic tag 4 that can be visually recognized from the outside makes it possible to more effectively conceal the presence of the first electronic tag 3 from others.

  The above is the description of the first embodiment according to the present invention. Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the ring 6 with an electronic tag according to the second embodiment includes a decoration part 7, an arm part 2, a first electronic tag 3, and a second electronic tag 4. Yes.

  That is, the decoration part 7 and the arm part 2 are members constituting a ring body in the electronic tag-attached ring 6 according to the present invention. Here, the arm portion 2 is an annular or ring-shaped member mainly made of a metal material like the arm portion 2 in the first embodiment described above, and is a member for mounting the ring 6 with the electronic tag on the wearer's finger. It is. On the other hand, the decorative portion 7 is a translucent member made of decorative jewelry or the like provided on the arm portion 2.

  In the second embodiment, the first electronic tag 3 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the arm portion 2 as in the first embodiment, but the second electronic tag 4 is enclosed in the decorative portion 7. ing. Even with this configuration, the first electronic tag 3 cannot be visually recognized from the outside while the ring 6 with the electronic tag is attached, while the second electronic tag 4 can be visually recognized from the outside. While selecting information to be recorded between the electronic tag and the second electronic tag, the presence of the first electronic tag 3 can be hidden from others.

  Further, by using an RFID tag with an antenna pattern as the second electronic tag 4, the antenna pattern of the RFID tag can be used as a decorative element.

  In the present invention, in addition to the first and second embodiments described above, there is a ring with an electronic tag that adopts the third embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, so refer to FIGS. 4 and 5 below. To explain.

  4 and 5, reference numeral 8 denotes a decorative portion formed inside in a space having a hollow article storage function. 4 and 5, the decorative portion 8 is formed with a thick or large upper portion of the arm 2 to open a hole of about 5 mm square that penetrates the upper and lower surfaces of the portion, and the upper and lower surfaces of the through hole 8a are formed on the upper and lower surfaces. The article storage portion is closed by a translucent member 8b and 8c made of a plate material such as sapphire glass. One translucent member 8b of the storage portion is provided as a lid of the storage portion so that it can be opened and closed or detachable, and as an example, a 2 to 3 mm square RFID 4 is fixed to the other translucent member 8c. It is formed on a ring with an electronic tag. In addition, 8d is a groove-shaped notch for opening the translucent member 8b.

  In the present invention, a two-dimensional dot code can be provided as an ID instead of the RFID 4. Further, as the ID, when the storage unit is made of metal, there is a case in which a metal-compatible tag is accommodated inside the storage unit and partitioned by a homogeneous metal foil or the like to form a storage unit. On the side of FIG. 4, sub storage portions 81 and 82 are provided in the arm portion 2 in a form that is continuous with the decorative portion 8 that is a storage portion. Although not shown, the secondary storage units 81 and 82 also have a lid for taking in and out the articles.

It is arbitrary whether or not the above-described sub storage portions 81 and 82 are formed so that the inside can be seen through. In addition to the small jewels such as melody diamonds, small articles such as deceased ashes can be stored in the storage unit.
Although not shown in the drawings, the decorative portion 8 having a storage function is provided with a storage portion that can see through the inside of a drum shape or a cylindrical shape at the upper portion of the arm portion 2, and one side of this storage portion is an openable lid There are also forms. Of course, an electronic tag such as RFID 4 is disposed inside the decorative portion 8.

The description of the embodiment of the present invention is as described above, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described example.
For example, in the first embodiment, the arm portion 2 is made of a metal material, and the first electronic tag 3 is read by the reader device from the outer peripheral side of the ring 1 with the electronic tag by the arm portion 2 made of the metal material. Although the electronic tag such as an RFID tag having a short communication distance is used as the first electronic tag 3, the arm portion 2 is formed of an arbitrary material having a thickness equal to or greater than the communication distance. May be.
Further, both the first electronic tag 3 and the second electronic tag 4 are RFID tags, but either one or both of them may be electronic tags by other methods such as NFC.
Furthermore, a plurality of first electronic tags 3 and second electronic tags 4 may be provided on one electronic tag ring.
Various modifications can be made to other configurations without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 6 Ring with an electronic tag 2 Arm part 3 1st electronic tag 4 2nd electronic tag 5 Synthetic resin (adhesive)
7 decoration part 8 decoration part having storage function 81,82 sub-storage part

Claims (16)

  A ring with an electronic tag provided with an electronic tag capable of reading predetermined information by short-range wireless communication with a reader device, wherein the electronic tag is provided on the inner peripheral surface side of the ring Tagged ring.   The electronic tag with the electronic tag according to claim 1, wherein the electronic tag is provided on an inner peripheral surface side of an arm portion of the ring, and reading of the predetermined information from the outer peripheral surface side of the ring is blocked by the arm portion. ring.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 2, wherein at least a part of the arm portion is made of a metal material, and the electronic tag is provided on an inner peripheral surface side of the metal material.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 3, wherein the electronic tag is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the metal material via a metal non-contact layer made of a non-metal material.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 2, wherein a thickness of the arm portion at which the electronic tag is provided is equal to or greater than a distance at which the electronic tag can perform wireless communication.   The ring with an electronic tag according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ring with an electronic tag further includes a second electronic tag on an outer peripheral surface side of the ring with the electronic tag.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 6, wherein the second electronic tag is provided on an outer peripheral surface side of an arm portion of the ring with the electronic tag.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the second electronic tag wirelessly communicates with a reader device using an arm portion of the ring with the electronic tag as an antenna.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 1, wherein the electronic tag is an RFID tag.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 6, wherein the second electronic tag is an RFID tag.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 1, wherein the electronic tag is an NFC tag.   The ring with an electronic tag according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the second electronic tag is an NFC tag.   A ring with an electronic tag provided with an electronic tag capable of reading predetermined information by short-range wireless communication with a reader device, the decorative ring having a hollow storage function through which the inside can be seen on the ring main body, A ring with an electronic tag, characterized in that an electronic tag is provided inside the part.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 13, wherein the decorative portion including the electronic tag is formed so that an article such as a bare stone can be inserted and removed freely.   The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 14, wherein a sub-storage space in which an article can be taken in and out is formed adjacent to the decorative portion. The ring with an electronic tag according to claim 15, wherein the electronic tag is an RFID tag or an NFC tag.

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