JP5083663B2 - Sewing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, according to the order from the customer, on the line UNui made system the embroidery desired customers to the sewing target.

Conventionally, a sewing system is known in which a sewing target is selected in accordance with an order from a customer, the customer performs desired embroidery on the selected sewing target, and an embroidered product is sold to a customer as a finished product ( For example, see Patent Document 1). In this sewing system (embroidery system), when a customer selects a garment to be sewn on the web, specifies an embroidery location on the garment and selects an embroidery pattern, a corresponding signal (embroidery pattern control) is transmitted via the Internet. Signal) is transmitted to a remote sewing device (embroidery machine), and embroidery is executed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-314677

  In the above-described conventional sewing system, the customer simply selects clothes, embroidery locations, and patterns on the web, and the embroidery according to the order is executed by the sewing device. Making it possible. However, after receiving an order from the customer, managing whether the clothing as selected by the customer has been selected or whether the pattern selected by the customer is securely embroidered at the location specified by the customer in the sewing device Was not considered at all. For this reason, even if the order can be easily made, there is uncertainty as to whether or not the embroidery on the sewing target according to the customer's order contents is actually performed by the sewing device. It has been desired to centrally manage everything from selection of a sewing target to embroidery on the sewing target.

An object of the present invention is to use a wireless tag as an information medium so that embroidery on a sewing object in accordance with a customer's order can be executed reliably and efficiently, and from selection of a sewing object to sewing object. collectively to embroidery is to provide a sewing system that Ru can be centrally managed.

In order to achieve the above object, a sewing system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a wireless tag for a sewing object associated with at least one sewing object, an operation terminal that can be operated by an operator, and information input / output with the operation terminal A wireless tag communication device that is connected in a readable manner to read information on the sewing target wireless tag, a sewing device that performs predetermined embroidery on the sewing target, the operation terminal, and the sewing device A sewing system having a server connected so as to be able to input / output information, wherein the operation terminal generates sewing job information based on order information for the sewing object input by the operator; Parameter information generating means for generating sewing parameter information in the sewing device corresponding to the order information, and the server includes the sewing pair. Attribute information, tag identification information of the sewing target wireless tag corresponding to the sewing target, and a database storing image information for embroidering the sewing target based on the order information, and the operation terminal The database is searched based on the sewing job information generated by the job information generating means, the sewing job information is associated with the corresponding product identification information of the sewing target, job identification information is given, and the sewing parameters Job registration means for storing at least the job identification information and the product identification information among the information and the job identification information in the database together with the tag identification information of the corresponding RFID tag for sewing. The tag communication device includes the sewing parameter generated by the parameter information generating unit of the operation terminal. Information and the job identification information associated with the job registration means of the server, and at least the job identification information, and the tag identification information of the wireless tag for the sewing object related to the sewing object corresponding to the order information The first information acquisition means for acquiring the information and the tag identification information acquired by the first information acquisition means are designated to perform wireless communication for search, and information is read from the designated wireless tag for sewing target Write at least the job identification information among the sewing parameter information and the job identification information corresponding to the tag identification information to the information reading means and the sewing target wireless tag that has been read by the information reading means. Information writing means, and the sewing device is stored in the sewing target wireless tag via wireless communication. A second information acquisition unit that acquires at least the job identification information among the sewing parameter information and the job identification information, and the image information and the sewing corresponding to the job identification information acquired by the second information acquisition unit. The image acquisition using image acquisition means for acquiring at least the image information of the parameter information from the server, and sewing parameters in accordance with the sewing parameter information acquired by the second information acquisition means or the image acquisition means. Embroidery processing means for embroidering the image information acquired by the means onto the sewing object.

In the sewing system according to the first invention of the present application , according to an order from a customer, a sewing target is selected, the customer performs desired embroidery on the selected sewing target, and the finished product is sold to the customer as a finished product. is there.

  For example, a sewing target wireless tag is associated with each sewing target prepared in a warehouse or the like in advance (for example, directly attached or attached to a hanger). Then, the attribute information of each sewing object and the identification information of the corresponding wireless tag for sewing object are associated in advance and stored in the database of the server.

  When the customer visits the store, the operator (customer) listens to the customer's order (what product he / she wants to finally obtain) and inputs the order contents to the operation terminal. Then, the job information generating means of the operation terminal generates sewing job information including, for example, an image to be embroidered on the sewing target, attribute information of the sewing target, and the like according to the order contents (order information) input by the operator. . The operation terminal is provided with parameter information generating means, and the parameter information generating means generates sewing parameter information in the sewing device in accordance with the order information (details will be described later).

  When the sewing job information is generated, the job registration means of the server searches the database based on the sewing job information. Then, the job registration means extracts the corresponding product identification information to be sewn (for example, the attribute information matches), associates the extracted product identification information with the sewing job information, and gives job identification information. Further, the job registration means stores (registers) at least job identification information and product identification information among the sewing parameter information and job identification information together with tag identification information of the sewing target wireless tag in a database. The database also stores, for example, image data to be embroidered on the sewing target (what the customer desires to embroid on the sewing target) corresponding to the job identification information.

On the other hand, in the first invention of the present application , in order to find a sewing target that matches customer order information from a sewing target prepared in a warehouse, for example, a wireless tag communication device capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the sewing target wireless tag is provided. It has been. When the operator searches for a sewing object corresponding to the customer's order, the tag identification is performed by the information reading means of the RFID tag communication device based on the job identification information and tag identification information registered and associated as described above. Perform search wireless communication by specifying information. When the information is successfully read from the target sewing target wireless tag (= when the target sewing target wireless tag is found), the information writing means of the wireless tag communication device is used for embroidery by the sewing device. At least job identification information is written into the sewing target wireless tag among the sewing parameter information (generated by the parameter information generation means of the operation terminal) and the job identification information.

  The sewing apparatus that finally performs embroidery on the sewing target is provided with second information acquisition means, and at least the job identification information among the job identification information and the sewing parameters stored in the sewing target wireless tag is obtained. Obtain by wireless communication. On the other hand, the image acquisition means of the sewing apparatus accesses the server using the acquired job identification information as a key, and stores the corresponding image information (stored in the database in association with the job identification information) and sewing parameter information (in the job identification information). At least image information is acquired in the database). After that, the embroidery processing means embroidery the image information acquired from the server on the sewing object using the sewing target wireless tag or the sewing parameter acquired from the server, and an embroidered product as a product is completed.

As described above, in the sewing system according to the first invention of the present application, the wireless tag for the sewing target and the database of the server are utilized as an information medium, and the embroidery from the selection of the sewing target according to the order contents of the customer to the sewing target is performed. Can be centrally managed.

The sewing system according to a second aspect is characterized in that, in the first aspect , the parameter information generating means of the operation terminal generates the sewing parameter information including the material information of the sewing target based on the order information. To do.

  Thereby, according to the customer's order contents, the sewing setting suitable for the material to be sewn can be reliably performed, and the embroidery according to the setting can be performed by the sewing apparatus.

The sewing system according to a third aspect of the present invention is the above-described first or second aspect , wherein the sewing system is configured to convey a tag medium having a RFID circuit element including an IC circuit unit that stores information and a tag antenna that transmits and receives information. And a device antenna for wirelessly communicating with the RFID circuit element, and the job identification information in the IC circuit section of the RFID circuit element provided in the tag medium conveyed by the conveying means Is provided, and a wireless tag creation device for creating a customer wireless tag is provided.

  When the job identification information is generated by the job registration means of the server, a customer wireless tag storing the job identification information is created. Thus, when the customer completes an embroidery product (desired) based on the job identification information, the customer brings the customer wireless tag in which the job identification information is stored at the time of visit to the customer wireless tag. Can be used as a voucher and the corresponding embroidered product can be picked up.

  According to the present invention, embroidery on a sewing object can be reliably and efficiently performed in accordance with the customer's order contents, and the process from selection of a sewing object to embroidery on the sewing object can be managed collectively. Can do.

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

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the sewing system of the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, the sewing system FS selects a T-shirt F (before embroidery) to be sewn according to an order from the customer, performs embroidery desired by the customer on the selected T-shirt F, and has already been embroidered. T-shirts are sold to customers as finished products. This sewing system FS is provided for each of at least one T-shirt F to be sewn (in this embodiment, it is directly attached to the T-shirt F, but may be installed on a hanger on which the T-shirt F is hung). , At least one T-shirt RFID tag Tf (sewing object) having a RFID circuit element To (see FIG. 9 and the like to be described later) provided with an IC circuit unit 150 for storing predetermined information and a tag antenna 151 for transmitting and receiving information. Wireless terminal), a display unit 101 and an operation unit 102, and an operation terminal 100 (such as a PC) through which an operator can input order information for the T-shirt via the operation unit 102, and the operation terminal 100 It is connected so that information can be input / output by wireless communication between terminals (such as Bluetooth), and information can be written to and read from the T-shirt wireless tag Tf. Reader / writer 200 capable of sewing, sewing device 300 that performs predetermined embroidery on the T-shirt F, attributes (size, type, color, etc. of the T-shirt F, details will be described later) and the T-shirt F An inventory database 401 (see FIG. 2 to be described later) stored in association with a tag ID (tag identification information) of a T-shirt radio tag Tf to be stored and image data (image information) for embroidering the T-shirt F are stored. Based on the operation input of the operation terminal 100 and the server 400 having the image database 402 (see FIG. 2 described later), the customer RFID tag Tc used as a voucher when the customer completes the embroidered T-shirt F is created. And a wireless tag creation device 500. The operation terminal 100, the sewing device 300, the server 400, and the wireless tag creation device 500 are connected to be able to input and output information via a wired or wireless network NW (LAN, wireless LAN, etc.).

  In this example, the T-shirt wireless tag Tf is provided at the neck of the T-shirt. As a result, when the T-shirt F is held on the embroidery frame (not shown) and this embroidery frame is mounted on the frame mounting base (not shown) provided on the carriage 4 of the sewing apparatus 300, the sewing machine provided on the carriage 4 is provided. Wireless communication can be performed satisfactorily by being close to the antenna 23 (see FIGS. 4 and 5 described later). Note that the T-shirt wireless tag Tf may be provided at a location other than the collar portion as long as wireless communication with the sewing machine antenna 23 can be satisfactorily performed.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram conceptually showing a functional configuration of the entire system of the sewing system FS.

  In FIG. 2, the operation terminal 100 includes the display unit 101 for displaying various operation screens, input screens, and the like, and the appropriate buttons, keys, mouse, and the like for the operator to perform operation inputs. A network communication control unit 103 that controls network communication performed between the operation unit 102, the sewing device 300, the server 400, and the wireless tag creation device 500 via the network NW, and the reader / writer 200. Control for controlling the operation of the entire operation terminal 100 including the inter-terminal communication control unit 104 that controls inter-terminal wireless communication performed between the display unit 101, the network communication control unit 103, and the inter-terminal communication control unit 104. Circuit 105.

  The reader / writer 200 (wireless tag communication device) wirelessly communicates between the display unit 201 that performs various displays, the operation unit 202 that performs various operation inputs, and the wireless tag circuit element To of the T-shirt wireless tag Tf. The reader antenna 203 that transmits / receives signals by the wireless communication and accesses the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID circuit element To via the reader antenna 203 by wireless communication, and processes the signal read from the RFID circuit element To A terminal-to-terminal communication control unit 205 that controls inter-terminal wireless communication performed between the high-frequency circuit 204 and the operation terminal 100, the display unit 201, the high-frequency circuit 204, and the terminal-to-terminal communication control unit 205. And a control circuit 206 that controls the entire reader / writer 200.

  The server 400 includes a network communication control unit 403 that controls network communication performed via the network NW between the inventory database 401 (database) and the image database 402, the operation terminal 100, and the sewing device 300; A control circuit 404 is connected to the databases 401 and 402 so that information can be taken in and out, and controls the entire server 400.

  3 is a front view showing the overall structure of the sewing apparatus 300, FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is the front direction of the sewing device 300, and the left direction in FIG. 5 is the front direction of the sewing device 300, and the left-right direction in FIG.

  3 to 5, the sewing apparatus 300 is a multi-needle embroidery sewing machine that performs embroidery desired by a customer on a T-shirt F to be sewn. In this embodiment, the sewing target is a T-shirt. However, in addition to the T-shirt, clothing such as a jacket and socks, and cloth products such as a handkerchief, a towel, a pillow cover, and a cushion cover may be used as the sewing target. The sewing apparatus 300 includes a pair of left and right legs 1 that support the entire apparatus, a leg column 2 that is erected from the rear end of the leg 1, and an arm that extends forward from the top of the leg 2. It is comprised from the part 3 grade | etc., And is mounted on the mounting base installed on the floor surface.

  A work table 20 is disposed substantially horizontally above the pair of left and right legs 1. In the work table 20, a slit 20 a that is notched to the same width as that of the cylinder bed 6 is formed at the center in the left-right direction, and needles provided on the upper surface of the work table 20 and the upper surface of the front end of the cylinder bed 6. The upper surface of the plate 6a is at the same height. The work table 20 is preferably made of, for example, resin other than metal in order to perform wireless communication satisfactorily.

  A carriage 4 facing in the left-right direction is provided on the upper side of the leg 1, and a frame mounting base (not shown) provided on the front side of the carriage 4 by an X-axis drive motor 37 (see FIG. 6 described later) inside the carriage 4. ) In the left-right direction is provided. A front / rear drive mechanism (not shown) for driving the carriage 4 in the front / rear direction by a Y-axis drive motor 39 (see FIG. 6 described later) is provided in the leg 1.

  In addition, a sewing machine antenna 23 for performing wireless communication with the T-shirt wireless tag Tf provided on the T-shirt F is provided on the front side in the carriage 4 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). Thus, as described above, when the embroidery frame holding the T-shirt F is mounted on the frame mounting base provided on the carriage 4, information can be read from the T-shirt wireless tag Tf provided on the T-shirt F. It has become.

  The T-shirt F to be sewn is held on the embroidery frame (not shown), and the embroidery frame is attached to the frame mounting base (not shown) and set. The frame mount is driven to move in the left-right direction by the left-right drive mechanism, and the carriage 4 is driven to move in the front-rear direction by the front-rear drive mechanism. In this way, the embroidery frame moves in the front-rear direction in synchronization with the carriage 4, moves in the left-right direction together with the frame mounting base, and the T-shirt F is fed.

  A needle bar case 5 is mounted on the front side of the arm 3, and a cylinder bed 6 is provided on the pedestal 2 so as to protrude forward. Six needle bars (not shown) are attached to the needle bar case 5. A sewing needle 12 is attached to the lower end of each needle bar, and six balances 7 are attached to the needle bar case 5 corresponding to each needle bar. A synthetic resin thread tension base 8 that is slightly inclined rearward and upward is fixed to the upper end portion of the needle bar case 5, and the thread tension base 8 is used for the upper thread supplied to each sewing needle 12. Six thread tensioners 9 are provided.

  A thread stand 10 is provided on the upper side of the arm portion 3, and a thread stand 11 capable of attaching six thread spools is provided on the thread stand 10, and an upper thread extending from each thread spool (this embodiment) Then, red, blue, yellow, green, orange and light blue upper thread) are hung on the corresponding thread tensioner 9 and the balance 7 etc., and then supplied to the sewing needle 12 attached to the lower end of the needle bar. The

  A needle bar selection mechanism (not shown) driven by a needle bar changing motor 33 (see FIG. 6 described later) is provided inside the arm unit 3. The needle bar case 5 is driven to move in the left-right direction integrally with the thread tension base 8 by the needle bar selection mechanism, and one of the six needle bars and the balance 7 and the balance 7 are selected as the driving position. Selected.

  When the sewing machine motor 31 (see FIG. 6) is driven, the needle bar and the balance 7 at the driving position are driven up and down synchronously, and cooperates with a rotary hook (not shown) provided at the front end of the cylinder bed 6. Thus, embroidery stitches are formed on the T-shirt F held by the embroidery frame on the upper side of the cylinder bed 6.

  A touch panel type operation panel 13 is provided on the right side surface of the arm unit 3 in a foldable manner. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation panel 13 is provided with a liquid crystal display 14, and a start / stop key 16 for instructing start and stop of sewing and acceleration of the sewing speed are provided below the liquid crystal display 14. Acceleration key 17 for instructing and deceleration key 18 for instructing deceleration are provided.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the sewing apparatus 300.

  In FIG. 6, the sewing apparatus 300 has a configuration related to the electrical control as a wireless communication to the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID tag circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf via the control circuit 25 and the sewing machine antenna 23. And a high-frequency circuit 92 for processing a signal read from the RFID circuit element To.

  The control circuit 25 includes a microcomputer including a CPU 26, a ROM 27, a RAM 28, an A / D converter (A / D) 29, and the like. The control circuit 25 includes an operation panel 13, a rotation phase detector 30 that outputs a rotation phase signal of the sewing machine spindle, a drive circuit 32 for the sewing machine motor 31, and a drive circuit 34 for the needle bar changing motor 33. A drive circuit 36 for the thread trimming motor 35, a drive circuit 38 for the X-axis drive motor 37, and a drive circuit 40 for the Y-axis drive motor 39 are connected to each other.

  The ROM 27 stores a sewing control program for controlling the operation of the sewing apparatus 300 and executing sewing. The RAM 28 also stores a memory for storing embroidery pattern image data received from the server 400 via the network NW when executing embroidery, and various buffers for temporarily storing calculation results calculated by the CPU 26. Etc. are provided as necessary.

  The control circuit 25 is connected to the operation terminal 100 and the server 400 via the network communication control unit 90 for controlling network communication performed via the network NW, the high-frequency circuit 92, and the sewing machine antenna 23. Wireless communication with the T-shirt wireless tag Tf, which is performed to acquire the job number and sewing parameter information (details will be described later) stored in the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt wireless tag Tf. A wireless tag communication control unit 91 for performing control is provided, and each is connected to the CPU 26 and the like via a bus (not shown).

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the wireless tag creation device 500.

  In FIG. 7, the RFID tag creating apparatus 500 has a function of creating a customer RFID tag Tc used as a voucher when the customer completes an embroidered T-shirt F completed as described above. That is, the RFID tag producing apparatus 500 includes a tag tape roll 504 wound with a tag tape 503 (tag medium) provided with RFID circuit elements To at a predetermined interval (originally a spiral shape, but simplified and concentrically illustrated. Or a cartridge holder 506 to / from which a cartridge (not shown) equipped with the cartridge holder 506 can be attached and detached, and a tag tape 503 fed out from the tag tape roll 504 has a predetermined area in the region corresponding to each RFID circuit element To. The wireless tag information is transmitted and received by wireless communication between the print head 505 for performing printing, the transport roller 508 (transport means) for transporting the tag tape 503, and the RFID circuit element To provided in the tag tape 503. Device antenna 501 and high-frequency circuit 502, printing on tag tape 503, and RFID tag circuit The tag tape 503 in which information writing to the child To has been completed is cut to a predetermined length to form the above-described customer wireless tag Tc, and the operation terminal 100 is performed via the network circuit NW. The network communication control unit 509 that controls network communication, and the overall operation control of the wireless tag generation apparatus 500 including the above-described high-frequency circuit 502, print head 505, cutter 507, transport roller 508, network communication control unit 509, and the like. And a control circuit 510 for performing.

  FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the high-frequency circuit 204 of the reader / writer 200.

  In FIG. 8, a high frequency circuit 204 accesses information of the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID tag circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf via the reader antenna 203 and controls the reader / writer 200. The circuit 206 processes signals read from the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID tag circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf to read out information, and various types for accessing the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID tag circuit element To. Generate commands.

  The high-frequency circuit 204 transmits a response wave from the RFID circuit element To received by the transmitter 142 that transmits a signal to the RFID tag circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf via the antenna 203 and the reader antenna 203. It comprises a receiving unit 143 for input and a transmission / reception separator 144.

  The transmission unit 142 is a block that generates an interrogation wave for accessing the RFID tag information of the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID circuit element To. That is, the transmission unit 142 generates a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency by dividing / multiplying the output of the crystal resonator 145A under the control of the control circuit 133 and the crystal resonator 145A that outputs a frequency reference signal. The generated carrier is modulated based on a signal supplied from the control circuit 206 (based on a “TX_ASK” signal from the control circuit 133 in this example). (Amplitude modulation) a transmission multiplication circuit 146 (in the case of amplitude modulation, an amplification factor variable amplifier or the like may be used), and a modulated wave modulated by the transmission multiplication circuit 146 is amplified (in this example, “ The amplification factor is determined by the “TX_PWR” signal) And a variable transmission amplifier 147 to generate a desired interrogation wave. The generated carrier wave uses, for example, a frequency in the UHF band (or may be a microwave band or a short wave band), and the output of the variable transmission amplifier 147 is sent to the reader antenna 203 via the transmission / reception separator 144. The signal is transmitted and supplied to the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID circuit element To. The interrogation wave is not limited to the signal (modulation wave) modulated as described above, and may be only a carrier wave.

  The reception unit 143 is necessary from the output of the I-phase reception multiplication circuit 148 that multiplies and demodulates the response wave from the RFID circuit element To received by the reader antenna 203 and the carrier wave, and demodulates the carrier wave. I-phase bandpass filter 149 for extracting only a signal in a wide band, an I-phase reception amplifier 162 for amplifying the output of this I-phase bandpass filter 149, and further amplifying the output of this I-phase reception amplifier 162 for digital Q-phase reception that multiplies the I-phase limiter 163 that converts to a signal, the response wave received from the RFID tag circuit element To received by the reader antenna 203, and the signal whose carrier wave is delayed by 90 ° by the phase shifter 167 Multiplier circuit 172 and Q-phase bandpass filter 173 for extracting only a signal in a necessary band from the output of Q-phase reception multiplier circuit 172 Includes a Q-phase receiving signal amplifier 175 for amplifying the output of the Q-phase bandpass filter 173, and a Q-phase limiter 176 which converts the digital signal further amplifies the output of the Q-phase receiving signal amplifier 175. The signal “RXS-I” output from the I-phase limiter 163 and the signal “RXS-Q” output from the Q-phase limiter 176 are input to the control circuit 133 and processed.

  The outputs of the I-phase reception amplifier 162 and the Q-phase reception amplifier 175 are also input to an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) circuit 178 as intensity detection means, and a signal “RSSI” indicating the intensity of those signals is input to the control circuit. 133 is input. Thereby, the reader / writer 200 can detect the reception intensity of the signal from the RFID circuit element To during the communication with the RFID circuit element To.

  Although not described above, the high-frequency circuit 92 of the sewing device 300 and the high-frequency circuit 502 of the wireless tag creation device 500 have the same configuration as the high-frequency circuit 204 of the reader / writer 200. .

  FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element To included in the T-shirt RFID tag Tf and the customer RFID tag Tc (tag tape 503).

  In FIG. 9, the RFID circuit element To includes the tag antenna 151 that transmits and receives signals in a non-contact manner with the reader antenna 203 of the reader / writer 200 (or the device antenna 501 of the RFID tag producing device 500) as described above. And the IC circuit portion 150 connected to the tag antenna 151.

  The IC circuit unit 150 includes a rectification unit 152 that rectifies the interrogation wave received by the tag antenna 151, a power supply unit 153 that accumulates the energy of the interrogation wave rectified by the rectification unit 152, and uses it as a drive power source. A clock extraction unit 154 that extracts a clock signal from the interrogation wave received by the tag antenna 151 and supplies the clock signal to the control unit 157; a memory unit 155 that can store a predetermined information signal; and a modulation / demodulation connected to the tag antenna 151 And a control unit 157 for controlling the operation of the RFID circuit element To via the memory unit 155, the clock extraction unit 154, the modulation / demodulation unit 156, and the like.

  The modem 156 demodulates the interrogation wave received by the tag antenna 151 from the reader antenna 203 of the reader / writer 200 (or the device antenna 501 of the wireless tag creation device 500). The reply signal is modulated and transmitted from the tag antenna 151 as a response wave (a signal including a tag ID).

  The clock extraction unit 154 extracts a clock component from the received signal and supplies a clock corresponding to the frequency of the clock component to the control unit 157.

  The control unit 157 interprets the received signal demodulated by the modulation / demodulation unit 156, generates a return signal based on the information signal stored in the memory unit 155, and transmits the return signal to the tag antenna by the modulation / demodulation unit 156. Basic control such as control returned from 151 is executed.

  In the sewing system FS having the above-described configuration, the embroidered T-shirt F is created in the following procedure. That is, when a customer visits the store, an operator (a customer, or the customer himself / herself) listens to the customer's order, and the order information (image number to be embroidered, T-shirt attribute, Input embroidery parameters. Then, sewing job information (including the selected image number and attribute information) is generated at the operation terminal 100, and a sewing job registration request is transmitted from the operation terminal 100 to the server 400 via the network NW together with the sewing job information. The The order information is information directly input by the customer at the operation terminal 100, and the sewing job information is transmitted from the operation terminal 100 to the server 400, which is generated by the operation terminal 100 based on the input order information. It is the information of the message format to do. In the server 400, it is searched whether or not there is an inventory of the T-shirt F (before embroidery) that matches the received attribute information. If there is an inventory, a corresponding job number is generated, and the job number and the corresponding T-shirt are generated. The product number of the shirt F, the tag ID of the corresponding T-shirt radio tag Tf, and the sewing job information are registered in the job table of the inventory database 401 (or the image database 402). Then, the registered job number and tag ID are transmitted from the server 400 to the operation terminal 100 via the network NW.

  Next, the job number, tag ID, and sewing parameter information input by the operator received from the server 400 are transmitted from the operation terminal 100 to the reader / writer 200 via inter-terminal wireless communication, and the job number and Appropriate print data is transmitted from the operation terminal 100 to the wireless tag producing apparatus 500 via the network NW. As a result, the RFID tag creating apparatus 500 creates the customer RFID tag Tc in which the job number is written in the RFID circuit element To and appropriate printing is performed based on the print data. This customer-use wireless tag Tc is delivered to the customer. On the other hand, the operator uses the reader / writer 200 to search for a T-shirt F that matches the attribute information input by the customer from among a plurality of T-shirts F prepared as stock in a warehouse, for example. The reader / writer 200 reads information by designating the tag ID received from the operation terminal 100 via wireless communication with respect to the T-shirt wireless tag Tf provided in each T-shirt F, and determines whether or not the information reading is successful. The T-shirt F that matches the attribute information is extracted and the job number and sewing parameter information are written to the T-shirt wireless tag Tf.

  The operator holds the T-shirt F found using the reader / writer 200 on the embroidery frame, and attaches the embroidery frame to a frame mounting base provided on the carriage 4 of the sewing apparatus 300. At this time, the job number and sewing parameter information are read from the T-shirt wireless tag Tf provided on the T-shirt F via the sewing machine antenna 23 provided on the carriage 4. When the read job number is transmitted from the sewing apparatus 300 to the server 400 via the network NW, the server 400 reads image data corresponding to the job number from the image database 402 and performs sewing via the network NW. To device 300. The sewing apparatus 300 executes embroidery on the image data received from the server 400 based on the sewing parameter information acquired from the T-shirt wireless tag Tf. Thus, the embroidered T-shirt F is completed. The embroidery by the sewing apparatus 300 is executed by moving the carriage 4 to a predetermined embroidery start position (automatically or manually) after the operator mounts the T-shirt F on the frame mounting base of the carriage 4. It has become so.

  When the customer picks up the embroidered T-shirt F, the reader / writer 200 (another reader may be used) is used, and the T-shirt provided on the customer RFID tag Tc and T-shirt F possessed by the customer. The information is read from the wireless tag Tf. As a result, when the job numbers read from both sides match, it is regarded as the embroidered T-shirt F ordered by the customer, and the embroidered T-shirt F is delivered.

  Next, the control contents executed by each device of the sewing system FS in the procedure for creating the embroidered T-shirt F will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the control contents executed by the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 and the control circuit 404 of the server 400.

  When an operator (customer or recipient) performs an input start operation of order information for a desired embroidered T-shirt F on the operation terminal 100, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 is connected to the network as shown in step S5. A request signal for requesting a thumbnail list of image data (an image list reduced to display a large number of images as a list) is transmitted to the server 400 via the communication control unit 103 and the network NW.

  Upon receiving the request signal, the control circuit 404 of the server 400 reads thumbnail list data (previously created and stored) of a plurality of image data stored in the image database 402 as shown in step S10, and performs network communication. The data is transmitted to the operation terminal 100 via the control unit 403 and the network NW.

  The control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 that has received the thumbnail list data outputs a display signal to the display unit 101 to display the thumbnail list, as shown in step S15.

  Thereafter, as shown in step S20, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 determines whether or not a desired image is selected from the thumbnail list by the operator based on an input signal from the operation unit 102. This step is repeated until an image is selected. If an image is selected, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S25. At this time, the control circuit 105 generates image number information for identifying the selected image.

  In step S25, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 displays a selection input screen for the attribute of the T-shirt F on the display unit 101, and operates whether or not the operator has input the attribute of the T-shirt F based on the screen. The determination is made based on the input signal from the unit 102. In the present embodiment, the operator selects and inputs the size (L, M, S, etc.), color, type (long sleeve, short sleeve, French, tank top, raglan, etc.), etc., of the T-shirt F as attributes. It is like that. In addition to these, for example, the length of the body (front body, back body) may be input as attribute information. This step is repeated until an attribute is input. If an attribute is input, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S30. At this time, the control circuit 105 generates attribute information corresponding to the input attribute.

  In step S30, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 displays a sewing parameter selection input screen (see FIG. 11 described later) on the display unit 101, and determines whether or not the operator has input the sewing parameters based on the screen. A determination is made based on an input signal from the operation unit 102. In the present embodiment, the operator selects and inputs an embroidery size, a T-shirt fabric (material, etc.), an embroidery position, and the like as sewing parameters. This step is repeated until the sewing parameters are input. When the sewing parameters are input, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S35. At this time, the control circuit 105 generates sewing parameter information corresponding to the input sewing parameters.

  In step S35, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 generates sewing job information including the image number information generated in step S20 and the attribute information generated in step S25, and the network communication control unit 103 and the network NW are connected. Then, the sewing job information and a request signal for requesting registration of the sewing job are transmitted to the server 400.

  Upon receiving the request signal and sewing job information (image number information and attribute information), the control circuit 404 of the server 400 selects a T-shirt F (before embroidery) that matches the received attribute information, as shown in step S40. Search from the stock database 401.

  In step S45, the control circuit 404 of the server 400 determines whether there is a T-shirt F that matches the received attribute information as a result of the search. Note that this determination includes, for example, a determination as to whether or not there are a plurality of T-shirts F that match the attribute information when the operator orders a plurality of T-shirts F. If there is no stock, the determination is not satisfied and the process proceeds to step S50, and a notification signal for notifying “out of stock” is transmitted to the operation terminal 100 via the network communication control unit 403 and the network NW.

  The control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 that has received the notification signal outputs a display signal to the display unit 101 as shown in step S55, and displays that there is no T-shirt F that matches the attribute input by the operator. ("Out of stock" etc.) Thereafter, this flow is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the control circuit 404 of the server 400 determines in step S45 that there is a T-shirt F that matches the received attribute information, the determination is satisfied and the process proceeds to step S60, and the job corresponding to the order is received. A number (job identification information) is generated. In step S65, the generated job number is assigned by associating the sewing job information received from the operation terminal 100 with the product number (product identification information) for identifying the T-shirt F matching the attribute. The tag ID corresponding to the T-shirt F that matches the above attribute (as described above, the tag ID is stored in the inventory database 401 in association with the attribute information of the T-shirt F) and stored in the inventory database 401. To the registered job table.

  Thereafter, as shown in step S70, the control circuit 404 of the server 400 transmits the registered job number and tag ID to the operation terminal 100 via the network communication control unit 403 and the network NW. As a result, the control circuit 404 of the server 400 ends this flow.

  On the other hand, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 that has received the job number and tag ID from the server 400 receives the received job number and tag ID and the sewing parameter information generated in step S30, as shown in step S75. The data is transmitted to the reader / writer 200 via inter-terminal wireless communication.

  Further, as shown in step S80 and step S85, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 receives the job number and the corresponding print data (for example, the order number representing the order of the order by the serial number) via the network communication control unit 103 and the network NW. Etc.) and a request signal for requesting the creation of the customer-use RFID tag Tc is transmitted to the RFID tag producing apparatus 500. As a result, the RFID tag producing apparatus 500 creates the customer RFID tag Tc in which the job number is written in the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID circuit element To and the surface corresponding to the print data is printed ( (See FIG. 13 described later).

  In step S <b> 90, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 determines whether or not the creation of the customer-use RFID tag Tc is completed depending on whether or not a creation completion signal is input from the RFID tag creation device 500. This step is repeated until the creation of the customer wireless tag Tc is completed. When the creation is completed, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S95.

  In step S95, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 outputs a display signal to the display unit 101, and displays a display requesting the operator (customer) to wait until the embroidered T-shirt F is completed (“waiting bill ( Hold the customer's wireless tag Tc) and wait for a while until completion "). Thereafter, this flow is terminated.

  In the above, step S35 constitutes job information generating means for generating sewing job information based on the order information for the sewing target input by the operator described in the claims. In step S65, the database is searched based on the sewing job information generated by the job information generating means of the operation terminal, the job identification information is assigned by associating the sewing job information with the corresponding product identification information of the sewing target, Job registration means for storing the product identification information and the job identification information in the database together with the tag identification information of the corresponding RFID tag for sewing object is configured.

  Step S30 constitutes parameter information generating means for generating sewing parameter information in the sewing apparatus corresponding to the order information.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sewing parameter selection input screen displayed on the display unit 101 of the operation terminal 100 in step S30.

  In the example shown in FIG. 11, a job comment, embroidery size, fabric (material, thread type, presence / absence of surface processing), sewing position, and the like can be set on the sewing parameter selection input screen 110.

  In the job comment input field 111, the operator can input an arbitrary character string using the operation unit 102. The input job comment is displayed on the liquid crystal display 14 of the operation panel 13 described above when the sewing apparatus 300 performs embroidery on the T-shirt F.

  The embroidery size is the size of the embroidery area on the T-shirt F, and a plurality of sizes are set in advance. The operator can select a desired size from the pull-down menu in the embroidery size input field 112.

  For the fabric, it is possible to input the material, thread type, and presence / absence of surface processing. In the material input field 113, the operator can select a desired material (cotton, polyester, polyurethane, etc.) from a pull-down menu. In the thread type input column 114, the operator can select a desired thread type (thread thickness, long cotton, short cotton, etc.) from a pull-down menu. Whether or not surface processing (resin processing in this example) is performed can be input by checking the check box 115. In accordance with these parameters, the sewing speed and the like in the sewing apparatus 300 are changed.

  Regarding the sewing position, in the sewing position input field 116, the operator can select a desired position (shoulder, sleeve, chest, hem, etc.) from the pull-down menu. Although not specifically shown here, for example, when necklace-like embroidery is performed around the neck, the shape of the neck of the T-shirt (round, V-neck, fake layer, Henry neck, key neck, etc.) or round neck When embroidering around R (radius) and cuffs, more detailed parameters such as the sleeve R, the type of folding of pockets, sleeves, and hems, and the start and end of stitches may be input.

  When the OK button 118 is pressed after the above settings are made, the selection input of the sewing parameters is completed (that is, the determination in step S30 in FIG. 10 described above is satisfied). Therefore, the sewing parameter information generated in step S30 includes setting information such as the job comment, embroidery size, fabric (material, thread type, presence / absence of surface processing), sewing position, and the like.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram conceptually illustrating an example of the job table registered in the inventory database 401 by the control circuit 404 of the server 400 in step S65.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the job table includes a job number, a tag ID, a product number for identifying the T-shirt F, and sewing job information. The sewing job information includes information such as an image number and size, type, and color that are attribute information of the T-shirt F. The sewing job information may include information other than the above (for example, order date and time, a customer number for identifying a customer, or an operation terminal number for identifying an operation terminal).

  FIG. 13 illustrates the creation of a wireless tag when the wireless tag creation device 500 that has received the creation request signal or the like transmitted from the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 in steps S80 and S85 creates the customer wireless tag Tc. 4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure executed by a control circuit 510 of apparatus 500.

  First, in step S110, the control circuit 510 receives a customer wireless tag Tc creation request signal (including print data and write data) from the operation terminal 100 (the control circuit 105) via the network NW and the network communication control unit 509. It is determined whether or not it has been received. This step is repeated until a creation request signal is received from the operation terminal 100. If it is received, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to Step S120.

  In step S120, the control circuit 510 performs printing on a predetermined print area of the tag tape 503 with the print head 505 based on the print data received from the operation terminal 100 in step S110. Further, the access information is generated by the high-frequency circuit 502 and transmitted to the RFID circuit element To via the device antenna 501, and the write data (job number) is written to the IC circuit unit 150.

  In step S130, the control circuit 510 determines whether or not the printing / information writing performed in step S130 has been normally completed. For example, the determination as to whether or not the information writing has been completed normally is performed by generating access information corresponding to a confirmation signal for confirming the contents of the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID circuit element To by the high frequency circuit 502. Whether or not writing of the write data has been normally completed based on the reply signal transmitted from the RFID circuit element To to be written to the RFID circuit element To via the device antenna 501 and correspondingly. This is done by judging. If the printing / writing of information has not ended normally, the process proceeds to step S140. Then, the control circuit 510 transmits a control signal to the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 via the network communication control unit 509 and the network NW, and the display unit 101 displays that effect (for example, “printing does not end normally”). Error processing to perform "etc." or "tag writing did not end normally"). Thereafter, this flow is terminated. On the other hand, if the printing / information writing has been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S150.

  In step S150, the control circuit 510 cuts the tag tape 503 with the cutter 507. As a result, the write data (job number) is written in the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID circuit element To, and the customer RFID tag Tc in which printing corresponding to the printing data is performed in the printing area is created.

  In step S160, the control circuit 510 sends a creation completion signal for notifying that the creation of the customer wireless tag Tc is completed via the network communication control unit 509 and the network NW (control circuit 105). Send to. Then, this flow ends.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control procedure executed by the control circuit 206 of the reader / writer 200 when the operator searches for the T-shirt F using the reader / writer 200. This flow is started when the operator inputs a search start command via the operation unit 202 of the reader / writer 200.

  In step S205, the control circuit 206 outputs a control signal to the inter-terminal communication control unit 205, and receives the job number, tag ID, and sewing parameter information transmitted from the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 in step S75 described above. Receive via terminal-to-terminal wireless communication.

  In step S210, the control circuit 206 outputs a control signal to the high-frequency circuit 204, designates the tag ID received in step S205, and reads out the data recorded in the memory unit 157 of the corresponding RFID circuit element To. As a (Read command signal in this example), the interrogation wave subjected to predetermined modulation is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To existing in the communication area via the reader antenna 203.

  In step S220, the control circuit 206 determines whether or not a reply signal has been received from the RFID circuit element To in the communication area in response to the Read command signal. If it is not the search target T-shirt F, no reply signal is received, so the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S210. On the other hand, in the case of the T-shirt F to be searched, since the reply signal is received, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S240.

  In step S240, the control circuit 206 outputs a display signal to the display unit 201, and displays that informs that the T-shirt F matching the attribute information input by the operator (see step S25 in FIG. 10 described above) has been detected ( For example, “the sewing object is this T-shirt”).

  In step S250, the control circuit 206 outputs a control signal to the high frequency circuit 204, designates the tag ID received in step S205, and stores desired data (job number and job number) in the memory unit 157 of the corresponding RFID circuit element To. As a signal for writing (sewing parameter information) (in this example, a Write command signal), an interrogation wave subjected to predetermined modulation is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To as an information writing target via the reader antenna 203 to write the information.

  Thereafter, in step S260, the control circuit 206 outputs a control signal to the high frequency circuit 204, designates the tag ID received in step S205, and stores the data recorded in the memory unit 157 of the corresponding RFID circuit element To. The interrogation wave that has been subjected to predetermined modulation as a signal to be read (in this example, a Read command signal) is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To which information is to be written via the reader antenna 203 to prompt a reply. Thereafter, in step S270, the control circuit 206 receives the reply signal transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To to be written in response to the Read command signal via the reader antenna 203.

  Next, in step S280, the control circuit 206 confirms information stored in the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To based on the received reply signal, and a known error detection code (CRC code; Cyclic). It is determined whether or not the predetermined information (job number and sewing parameter information) transmitted above is normally stored in the memory unit 157 using a redundancy check. If the information writing is not successful, the determination is not satisfied and the process returns to the previous step S250. On the other hand, if the information writing has been completed normally, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S290.

  In step S290, the control circuit 206 outputs a display signal to the display unit 201, and displays a notification that the information writing to the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt wireless tag Tf has been completed normally (for example, “Writing is normal. Completed "). This flow is completed by the above.

  In the above, the job number and the sewing parameter information written and stored in the T-shirt RFID tag Tf (the memory circuit portion 157 of the IC circuit section 150 of the RFID circuit element To) are the sewing objects described in the claims. This corresponds to the sewing related information stored in the wireless tag for use. In addition, the above-described step S205 includes a sewing parameter information generated by the parameter information generating unit of the operation terminal, job identification information associated with the job registration unit of the server, and a sewing target wireless relating to the sewing target corresponding to the order information. An information acquisition means for acquiring tag identification information of the tag is configured.

  Steps S210 and S220 constitute information reading means for performing tagging information acquired by the information acquiring means to perform search wireless communication and reading information from the specified sewing target wireless tag, The sewing parameters generated by the parameter information generating unit of the operation terminal corresponding to the tag identification information for the RFID tag for sewing that has been read by the information reading unit in steps S250, S260, S270, and S280. An information writing means for writing information and job identification information is configured.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the control contents executed by the control circuit 25 of the sewing apparatus 300 and the control circuit 404 of the server 400.

  In step S305, the control circuit 25 outputs a control signal to the high-frequency circuit 92, and an inquiry signal (in this example, a tag ID) for acquiring the tag ID stored in the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf. As a read command signal), an interrogated wave having undergone predetermined modulation is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To existing in the communication area via the sewing machine antenna 23.

  In step S310, the control circuit 25 determines whether the tag ID has been read based on the reply signal received from the RFID circuit element To in the communication area in response to the tag ID read command signal. If the operator holds the T-shirt F on the embroidery frame and the embroidery frame is not attached to the frame mounting base provided on the carriage 4 of the sewing apparatus 300, the reply signal is not received, so the determination is not satisfied. Returning to step S305. On the other hand, when the operator mounts the embroidery frame holding the T-shirt F on the frame mounting base provided on the carriage 4, a reply signal is received, so the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to Step S315.

  In step S315, the control circuit 25 designates the read tag ID, and reads the job number and sewing parameter information stored in the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf. That is, the interrogated wave that has been subjected to predetermined modulation is read via the sewing machine antenna 23 as a signal (Read command signal) for designating the read tag ID and reading the data recorded in the memory unit 157 of the T-shirt wireless tag Tf. It transmits to the target RFID circuit element To and prompts a reply. Thereafter, a reply signal transmitted from the RFID circuit element To to be read corresponding to the signal is received via the sewing antenna 23, and a job number and sewing parameter information are acquired based on the reply signal.

  In step S320, the control circuit 25 transmits the acquired job number to the server 400 via the network NW.

  Upon receiving the job number, the control circuit 404 of the server 400 reads the image number corresponding to the job number received from the sewing apparatus 300 with reference to the job table stored in the inventory database 401 as shown in step S325. (See FIG. 12). Then, image data corresponding to the image number is read from the image database 402. In step S330, the control circuit 404 transmits the image data to the sewing apparatus 300 via the network NW.

  The control circuit 25 of the sewing apparatus 300 that has received the image data from the server 400 sets sewing parameters based on the sewing parameter information acquired in step S315, and starts embroidering the image data on the T-shirt F. That is, the control circuit 25 drives the X-axis drive motor 37 and the Y-axis drive motor 39 to move the embroidery frame holding the T-shirt F in the front-rear direction in synchronization with the carriage 4, and together with the frame mounting base Move the T-shirt F in the left-right direction. At the same time, the control circuit 25 drives the sewing machine motor 31 and the needle bar changing motor 33 to selectively select one of the six needle bars and the balance 7 corresponding to the upper thread of the six colors and the balance 7. The needle bar at the driving position and the balance 7 are driven up and down in synchronization with each other to form an embroidery stitch corresponding to the image data on the T-shirt F held on the embroidery frame. In the embroidery by the sewing apparatus 300, as described above, after the operator mounts the T-shirt F on the frame mounting base of the carriage 4, the carriage 4 is moved to a predetermined embroidery start position (by automatic or manual operation). To be executed.

  In step S340, the control circuit 25 determines whether or not the embroidery for the T-shirt F has been completed. This step is repeated until the embroidery is completed. When the embroidery is completed, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S345.

  In step S345, the control circuit 25 transmits a notification signal for notifying that the job number and embroidery are completed to the server 400 via the network NW. Thereafter, in step S350, the control circuit 25 moves the carriage 4 to the attachment / detachment position. As a result, the operator can remove the embroidery frame from the frame mount provided on the carriage 4 and remove the embroidery-completed T-shirt F from the embroidery frame. Then, this flow ends.

  On the other hand, the control circuit 404 of the server 400 that has received the job number and the embroidery completion notification signal from the sewing apparatus 300 uses the tag ID corresponding to the received job number by referring to the job table stored in the inventory database 401. And In step S360, the control circuit 404 deletes the sewing job information corresponding to the job number received from the job table. Then, this flow ends.

  In the above, step S315 constitutes information acquisition means for acquiring the sewing-related information stored in the sewing target wireless tag via the sewing machine antenna described in each claim, and via the wireless communication, The information acquisition means for acquiring job identification information and sewing parameter information stored in the wireless tag for use is configured. Step S335 constitutes an embroidery processing means for performing predetermined embroidery on the sewing object using the sewing parameters in accordance with the sewing related information acquired by the information acquisition means, and in accordance with the sewing parameter information acquired by the information acquisition means. Using the sewing parameters, embroidery processing means for embroidering the image data acquired by the image acquisition means on the sewing object is configured. In step S305, step S310, step S315, and step S335, when the acquisition of sewing-related information from the sewing target wireless tag by the information acquisition unit is completed, embroidery on the sewing target by the embroidery processing unit starts accordingly. As described above, a cooperative control unit is configured to control the information acquisition unit and the embroidery processing unit in a coordinated manner.

  Although not specifically shown as a procedure in the above flow, the procedure for receiving the image data transmitted from the server 400 before step S335 is the order information corresponding to the job identification information acquired by the information acquisition means. Based on this, image acquisition means for acquiring image data for embroidery on the sewing object from the server is configured.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a control procedure executed by the control circuit 206 of the reader / writer 200 when the embroidered T-shirt F is delivered to the customer. This flow is started when the operator inputs a delivery process start command via the operation unit 202 of the reader / writer 200.

  In step S410, the control circuit 206 outputs a control signal to the high frequency circuit 204, and obtains a tag ID stored in the RFID tag circuit element To of the customer RFID tag Tc (in this example, a tag ID reading). As a command signal, an interrogation wave having undergone predetermined modulation is transmitted to the RFID circuit element To existing in the communication area via the reader antenna 203.

  In step S420, the control circuit 206 determines whether the tag ID has been read based on the reply signal received from the RFID circuit element To in the communication area in response to the tag ID read command signal. If the reading is not successful, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S410. If it can be read normally, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to Step S430.

  In step S430, the control circuit 206 specifies the read tag ID and reads the job number stored in the RFID tag circuit element To of the customer RFID tag Tc. That is, the interrogation wave that has been subjected to predetermined modulation as a signal (Read command signal) for reading the data recorded in the memory unit 157 of the customer wireless tag Tc by designating the read tag ID is read via the reader antenna 203. To the RFID circuit element To and prompts a reply. Thereafter, a reply signal transmitted from the RFID circuit element To to be read corresponding to the signal is received via the reader antenna 203, and a job number is acquired based on the reply signal.

  In step S440 to step S460, the control circuit 206 performs the same procedure as that of step S410 to step S430 on the T-shirt wireless tag Tf. That is, an inquiry signal for acquiring the tag ID stored in the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf is transmitted via the reader antenna 203, and the tag is received based on the reply signal received corresponding thereto. ID reads. Then, the read tag ID is designated, and the job number stored in the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf is read.

  In step S470, the control circuit 206 determines whether or not the job numbers read from the customer wireless tag Tc and the T-shirt wireless tag Tf in step S430 and step S460 match. If they match, the determination is satisfied and the process moves to step S480, and the control circuit 206 outputs a display signal to the display unit 201 to indicate that the job numbers match (for example, “T-shirts ordered. Etc.). Then, this flow ends. On the other hand, if the job numbers do not match in step S470, the determination is not satisfied and the process proceeds to step S490, and the control circuit 206 outputs a display signal to the display unit 201 to indicate that the job numbers do not match. (For example, “It is not an ordered T-shirt”). Then, this flow ends.

  In the above, the reader / writer 200 is used to read and collate information from the customer wireless tag Tc and the T-shirt wireless tag Tf provided on the T-shirt F, but the delivery provided separately. Information reading and verification may be performed by a reader for use.

  In the embodiment described above, each T-shirt F is provided with a T-shirt wireless tag Tf in advance. When an operator searches for (selects) a T-shirt F corresponding to a customer order in order to perform embroidery by the sewing apparatus 300, the reader / writer 200 uses the tag ID of the T-shirt wireless tag Tf. By specifying the tag ID and performing wireless communication, it can be easily and reliably found. At this time, the sewing parameter information corresponding to the order contents of the customer is written into the T-shirt wireless tag Tf found by the reader / writer 200.

  The sewing apparatus 300 includes a high-frequency circuit 92, a sewing machine antenna 23, and the like for performing wireless communication with a T-shirt wireless tag Tf provided on the T-shirt F. Thereby, the control circuit 25 of the sewing apparatus 300 can acquire the sewing parameter information stored in the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf through the sewing antenna 23 by wireless communication. Then, the T-shirt F is embroidered using the sewing parameters in accordance with the acquired sewing parameter information. As a result, the T-shirt F can be embroidered in a mode (embroidery size, position, etc.) that matches the customer's order, and the embroidered T-shirt F as a product can be completed. In this way, by using the T-shirt RFID tag Tf as an information medium, embroidery on the T-shirt F according to the customer's order contents can be executed reliably and efficiently. The embroidery on the shirt F can be managed centrally.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, when information reading from the T-shirt wireless tag Tf provided on the T-shirt F is completed in the sewing apparatus 300, embroidery on the T-shirt F is started accordingly. Thus, when the information reading from the T-shirt wireless tag Tf is completed, the embroidery on the T-shirt can be automatically started without the operator performing a special operation such as a sewing instruction. Therefore, the operation burden on the operator can be reduced. As a result, in the case where embroidery is started based on the operator's manual operation, it is possible to avoid inconveniences such as failure to execute the embroidery operation and generation of blank time due to the operator's forgetting manual operation.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the sewing parameter information generated by the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 includes the material information of the T-shirt F to be sewn. Thereby, according to the order contents of the customer, the sewing setting suitable for the material of the T-shirt F can be reliably performed, and the embroidery according to the setting can be performed by the sewing apparatus 300.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, when a job number is generated by the server 400, the job number is transmitted to the wireless tag generation device 500 via the operation terminal 100, and the job number is stored in the wireless tag generation device 500. A radio tag Tc is created. Thereby, when the customer completes his / her desired embroidered T-shirt F based on the job number, the customer RFID tag Tc storing the job number is brought to the store to bring the customer RFID tag Tc. Can be used as a voucher and the corresponding embroidered T-shirt F can be picked up.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, when the embroidered T-shirt F is picked up, the reader / writer 200 acquires the job number from the customer RFID tag Tc and the job number from the T-shirt RFID tag Tf. . Then, these two job numbers are collated, and corresponding notification (display) is performed depending on whether or not the job numbers match each other. As a result, since the customer wireless tag Tc can be used as a voucher and the embroidered T-shirt F can be reliably delivered only to a legitimate taker without error, a highly reliable transaction can be realized.

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

(1) When sewing parameters are not written to the tag In the above embodiment, the sewing parameter information is written to the T-shirt wireless tag Tf by the reader / writer 200, and sewing is performed from the T-shirt wireless tag Tf at the time of sewing. Although the parameter information is read and the embroidery of the image data is executed by the sewing apparatus 300, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the sewing parameter information is registered in the inventory database 401 of the server 400, the sewing parameter information is read from the inventory database 401 based on the job number read from the T-shirt wireless tag Tf at the time of sewing, and the sewing apparatus 300 performs image processing. Data embroidery may be executed.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the control contents executed by the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 and the control circuit 404 of the server 400 in this modification, and corresponds to FIG. 10 described above. The same steps as those in FIG.

  Steps S5 to S30 are the same as those in FIG. In next step S35A, the control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 generates sewing job information including the image number information generated in step S20 and the attribute information generated in step S25, and the network communication control unit 103 and the network The sewing job information, a request signal for requesting registration of the sewing job, and the sewing parameter information generated in step S30 are transmitted to the server 400 via the NW.

  Steps S40 to S65 are the same as those in FIG. In the next step S67, the control circuit 404 of the server 400 performs the corresponding sewing received from the operation terminal 100 for the product number, sewing job information, job number, and tag ID associated with each other in step S65 and registered in the job table. The parameter information is associated and registered in the job table stored in the inventory database 401.

  Step S70 is the same as that in FIG. 10 described above, and the registered job number and tag ID are transmitted to the operation terminal 100 via the network communication control unit 403 and the network NW. The control circuit 105 of the operation terminal 100 that has received the job number and the tag ID transmits the received job number and tag ID to the reader / writer 200 via inter-terminal wireless communication, as shown in step S75A. Here, unlike the above embodiment, the sewing parameter information is not transmitted to the reader / writer 200.

  Subsequent steps S80 to S95 are the same as those in FIG. In step S65 and step S67, the database is searched based on the sewing job information generated by the job information generation unit of the operation terminal, and the sewing job information is associated with the corresponding product identification information of the sewing target. Job identification means is provided, and job registration means is configured to store at least job identification information and product identification information among sewing parameter information and job identification information together with tag identification information of a corresponding sewing target wireless tag in a database.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram conceptually showing an example of the job table registered in the inventory database 401 by the control circuit 404 of the server 400 in steps S65 and S67, and corresponds to FIG. 12 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the job table includes a job number, a tag ID, a product number for identifying the T-shirt F, sewing job information, and sewing parameter information. As described above, the sewing parameter information includes setting information such as a job comment, embroidery size, fabric (material, thread type, presence / absence of surface processing), sewing position, and the like.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the control contents executed by the control circuit 80 of the sewing device 300 and the control circuit 404 of the server 400 in the present modification, and corresponds to FIG. 15 described above. The same steps as those in FIG.

  Steps S305 and S310 are the same as in FIG. 15 described above, and the control circuit 80 transmits an inquiry signal to the RFID circuit element To of the RFID tag Tf for T-shirt, and correspondingly, the RFID circuit element To. Based on the reply signal received from, it is determined whether or not the tag ID has been read. When the tag ID is read, the process proceeds to step S315A.

  In step S315A, the control circuit 80 specifies the read tag ID and reads the job number stored in the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf. In the present modification, the job number stored in the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf corresponds to the sewing related information described in the claims.

  Step S320 is the same as that in FIG. 15 described above, and the control circuit 80 transmits the acquired job number to the server 400 via the network NW.

  Upon receiving the job number, the control circuit 404 of the server 400 refers to the job table stored in the inventory database 401 as shown in step S325A, and displays sewing parameter information corresponding to the job number received from the sewing apparatus 300. read out. Further, the image number corresponding to the job number is read with reference to the job table, and the image data corresponding to the image number is read from the image database 402. In step S330A, the control circuit 404 transmits the image data and sewing parameter information to the sewing device 300 via the network NW.

  Thereby, the control circuit 80 of the sewing apparatus 300 that has received the image data and the sewing parameter information from the server 400 sets the sewing parameters based on the sewing parameter information and starts embroidering the image data on the T-shirt F in step S335. To do. Subsequent steps S340 to S360 are the same as those in FIG.

  In the above, step S315A constitutes information acquisition means for acquiring the sewing related information stored in the sewing target wireless tag via the sewing machine antenna described in each claim, and via wireless communication, Second information acquisition means is configured to acquire at least job identification information among sewing parameter information and job identification information stored in the sewing target wireless tag. Step S335 constitutes an embroidery processing means for performing predetermined embroidery on the sewing object using the sewing parameters in accordance with the sewing related information acquired by the information acquisition means, and is acquired by the second information acquisition means or the image acquisition means. The embroidery processing means for embroiding the image information acquired by the image acquisition means on the sewing object using the sewing parameters in accordance with the sewing parameter information. In step S305, step S310, step S315A, and step S335, when acquisition of the sewing related information from the sewing target wireless tag by the information acquisition unit is completed, embroidery on the sewing target by the embroidery processing unit starts accordingly. As described above, a cooperative control unit is configured to control the information acquisition unit and the embroidery processing unit in a coordinated manner.

  Although not specifically shown as a procedure in the above flow, the procedure of receiving the image data and sewing parameters transmitted from the server 400 before step S335 corresponds to the job identification information acquired by the second information acquisition means. The image acquisition unit configured to acquire at least image information from the server among the image information and the sewing parameter information.

  According to the modification described above, the same effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained, and the memory usage of the T-shirt wireless tag Tf can be reduced.

(2) Others In the above, at least the job number of the sewing parameter information and the job number (corresponding to the sewing related information) is written in the RFID circuit element To of the T-shirt RFID tag Tf. Information may be written. For example, attribute information of the T-shirt F, sewing job information including image data, and the like may be written. For example, although not specifically described in the present embodiment, when embroidery is performed on a fabric such as a T-shirt, a post-process such as heat treatment or steam treatment may be performed after the embroidery. You may make it include the process information (including a previous process, when there exists a previous process) regarding such a process.

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

  For example, in the above description, the case where the wireless tag creating apparatus 500 creates the customer wireless tag Tc used as a voucher when the customer picks up the embroidered T-shirt F has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the customer has an IC card (for example, a credit card) in which identification information that can identify the customer is stored, the customer is identified using the identification information of the IC card, etc. Then, the embroidered T-shirt F may be delivered.

  In the above, in the RFID tag producing apparatus 500, the tag tape 103 that has been printed and accessed (written in the above embodiment) to the RFID circuit element To is cut by the cutter 107 to produce the customer RFID tag Tc. However, the present invention 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 107, After the tape has been ejected from the ejection port, only the label mount (the one with the accessed RFID circuit element To and the corresponding printing performed) may be peeled off from the tape to produce the customer RFID tag Tc. The present invention is also applicable to such a case.

  Further, in the above, when the RFID tag for customer Tc is created, the RFID tag information (job number) is written to the IC circuit unit 150 of the RFID circuit element To, and predetermined print data is generated by the print head 505. Although printing for identifying the corresponding wireless tag is performed, the present invention is not limited to this. This printing does not necessarily have to be performed, and the customer RFID tag Tc may be created by only writing the RFID tag information (job number).

  In the above, the arrows shown in FIGS. 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and so on show an example of the signal flow, and do not limit the signal flow direction. The flowcharts shown in FIG. 10, FIG. 13 to FIG. 16 and the like do not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above-described flow, and the addition / deletion or order of the procedures within the scope not departing from the gist and technical idea of the invention. May be changed.

  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 system configuration figure showing the whole composition of the sewing system of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which expresses notionally the functional composition of the whole system of a sewing system. It is a perspective view showing the whole structure of a sewing device. It is a front view showing the whole structure of a sewing device. It is a side view showing the whole structure of a sewing device. It is a functional block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a sewing apparatus. It is a functional block diagram showing the function structure of a radio | wireless tag production apparatus. It is a functional block diagram showing the detailed structure of the high frequency circuit of a reader / writer. It is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional structure of the radio | wireless tag circuit element with which the radio tag for T-shirts and the radio tag for customers are equipped. It is a flowchart showing the control content performed by the control circuit of an operating terminal, and the control circuit of a server. It is a figure showing an example of the selection input screen of the sewing parameter displayed on the display part of an operating terminal. It is a figure which represents notionally an example of the job table registered into the inventory database by the control circuit of the server. It is a flowchart showing the control procedure performed by the control circuit of a wireless tag production apparatus, when producing a customer wireless tag. It is a flowchart showing the control procedure performed by the control circuit of a reader / writer when an operator searches for a T-shirt. It is a flowchart showing the control content performed by the control circuit of a sewing apparatus, and the control circuit of a server. It is a flowchart showing the control procedure performed by the control circuit of a reader / writer when handing over an embroidered T-shirt to a customer. It is a flowchart showing the control content performed by the control circuit of an operating terminal and the control circuit of a server in the modification which does not write a sewing parameter in a tag. It is a figure which represents notionally an example of the job table registered into the inventory database by the control circuit of the server in the modification which does not write a sewing parameter in a tag. It is a flowchart showing the control content performed by the control circuit of a sewing apparatus and the control circuit of a server in the modification which does not write a sewing parameter in a tag.

Explanation of symbols

23 sewing machine antenna 100 operation terminal 150 IC circuit unit 151 tag antenna 200 reader / writer (wireless tag communication device)
300 Sewing machine 400 Server 401 Stock database (database)
500 RFID tag creation device 501 Device antenna 503 Tag tape (tag medium)
508 Conveying roller (conveying means)
F T-shirt (for sewing)
FS sewing system Tc Wireless tag for customers Tf Wireless tag for T-shirt (wireless tag for sewing target)
To RFID tag circuit element

Claims (3)

A sewing object wireless tag associated with at least one sewing object;
An operation terminal that allows an operator to input an operation,
A wireless tag communication device connected to the operation terminal so as to be able to input and output information, and for reading information on the sewing target wireless tag;
A sewing device for performing predetermined embroidery on the sewing object;
A sewing system having a server connected to the operation terminal and the sewing device so as to be able to input and output information,
The operation terminal is
Job information generating means for generating sewing job information based on order information for the sewing object input by the operator;
Parameter information generating means for generating sewing parameter information in the sewing apparatus corresponding to the order information,
The server
A database storing the sewing object attribute information, tag identification information of the sewing object wireless tag corresponding to the sewing object, and image information for embroidering the sewing object based on the order information;
The database is searched based on the sewing job information generated by the job information generation means of the operation terminal, and job identification information is assigned by associating the sewing job information with the corresponding product identification information of the sewing target. Job registration means for storing at least the job identification information and the product identification information among the sewing parameter information and the job identification information together with tag identification information of the corresponding RFID tag for sewing target in the database. And
The wireless tag communication device includes:
Of the sewing parameter information generated by the parameter information generating means of the operation terminal and the job identification information associated with the job registration means of the server, at least the job identification information and the order information First information acquisition means for acquiring the tag identification information of the sewing target wireless tag related to the sewing target;
Information reading means for performing wireless communication for search by specifying the tag identification information acquired by the first information acquisition means, and reading information from the specified sewing target wireless tag;
Information writing means for writing at least the job identification information among the sewing parameter information and the job identification information corresponding to the tag identification information with respect to the sewing target wireless tag whose information has been read by the information reading means. Has
The sewing device includes:
Second information acquisition means for acquiring at least the job identification information among the sewing parameter information and the job identification information stored in the sewing target wireless tag via wireless communication;
Image acquisition means for acquiring at least the image information of the image information and the sewing parameter information corresponding to the job identification information acquired by the second information acquisition means from the server;
Embroidery processing means for embroidering the image information acquired by the image acquisition means on the sewing object using sewing parameters in accordance with the sewing parameter information acquired by the second information acquisition means or the image acquisition means. A sewing system comprising: The parameter information generating means of the operating terminal is
The sewing system according to claim 1, wherein the sewing parameter information including material information of the sewing target is generated based on the order information. A carrier means for carrying a tag medium comprising an RFID circuit element comprising an IC circuit part for storing information and a tag antenna for transmitting and receiving information; and an apparatus antenna for carrying out radio communication with the RFID circuit element And a wireless tag creation device for writing the job identification information to the IC circuit portion of the RFID circuit element provided in the tag medium transported by the transport means and creating a customer wireless tag The sewing system according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that

Images