JP6597400B2 - Print body, print body management apparatus, information output system, electronic tag communication method, print body page identification method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention detects a user browsing situation of a bound print medium, and can perform a computer process using the print medium, a print body management apparatus, an information output system, an electronic tag communication method, The present invention relates to a system for identifying a page of a printed material.

  Currently, as a method of directly linking a print medium and software on a computer, there is a method using AR technology that recognizes an image of a print surface and presents corresponding information on the software in real time. This method is widely used as an effective information presentation method by taking advantage of the features of both digital and analog, without the need to attach a special device to the print medium. By using this technology, for example, information is interpolated with respect to the print content of the print medium by presenting additional information such as images and video that are relevant to the print content of the print medium using software. I can do it. However, since the user has to perform an operation for recognizing an image on the printing surface, there is an inconvenience at the time of use for the user. On the other hand, in order to more intuitively and smoothly link the print medium with the computer, there is a method of directly attaching a small sensor device or information processing device to the print medium and measuring the user's browsing state. Then, there is a problem of the manufacturing cost, and the designability may be impaired.

  Here, utilization of RF (radio frequency) communication technology can be considered as one of methods for realizing direct cooperation between a print medium and a computer with low cost and high versatility. When using the RF technology, for example, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag is pasted on a page of a printed print medium, and the RFID tag is automatically recognized by an RF sensor, thereby detecting a page viewed by the user. It is possible to provide appropriate information. The advantage of this RF technology is that the device on the print medium side is inexpensive and wireless communication is possible without requiring a power source. Further, there is no need to perform a special operation on the user side.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, an RFID tag is added to each of a plurality of leaflets bound to a print medium, and when one leaflet is opened by a user, another leaflet RFID is attached by a photosensitive device attached to the tag. The structure in which the tag is in an inactive state enables cooperation between the print medium and the RF sensor device. As another method, there has been proposed an apparatus for recognizing an image of an open state of a binding portion page of a bookbinding printed product by an optical sensor and estimating a page opened by a user.

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  However, in the above-described technology, an RFID tag must be provided for each leaflet that forms one print medium. Therefore, a large number of RFID tags must be used, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost and design of the print medium. The problem remains that the property is easily impaired.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to use a number of RFID tags smaller than the number of pages to be identified, and to reduce the loss of designability. It is to provide a printed body, a printed body management apparatus, an information output system, a communication method for an electronic tag, and a page identification method for a printed body, which can identify a page in which a document is opened.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides, for each of a plurality of print media bound as a print body, a first antenna unit provided on at least a first main surface of the print medium, and the print medium. A connecting portion that is provided in the thickness direction and that can be connected by directly conducting the first antenna portion provided on the print medium and the second antenna portion of the print medium overlapping the print medium; a printing substrate having an IC chip connected to at least one of the connecting portion or the first antenna portion of at least one of the printing medium of the printing medium.
In the present invention, for each of three or more print media to be bound as a print body, a first antenna portion provided on at least a first main surface of the print medium and a thickness direction of the print medium are provided. , A connection unit capable of connecting the first antenna unit provided in the print medium and a second antenna unit of the print medium overlapping the print medium, and provided in the print body, wherein at least one of the print media And a print medium having an IC chip connected to at least one of a connection portion of a print medium and the first antenna portion.

According to the present invention, in the above-described printed body, at least one of the first antenna unit and the second antenna unit is formed by printing.
Further, according to the present invention, in the above-described printed body, the first antenna unit and the second antenna unit in the opened pages according to whether or not the page of the print medium corresponding to the connection unit is opened. The connection state between is connected or disconnected.

In addition, the present invention provides a correlation data storage unit that stores correlation data representing a relationship between reception signal characteristics and page identification information in a print body, a reception unit that receives radio waves from an RFID tag of the print body, and the received radio waves based reception signal characteristics of the said correlation data, a determination unit to obtain the page identification information corresponding to the open pages of the printing member, have a, the printing material is stapled plurality of print media And having a connection portion that can be connected by directly conducting a first antenna portion provided on the print medium and a second antenna portion of the print medium overlapping the print medium, and the received signal characteristics are This is a printed material management apparatus that is the intensity of a received signal.
Further, according to the present invention, in the above-described print body management apparatus, the browsing information storage unit, the obtained page identification information, and the time when the page identification information is obtained are stored in the browsing information storage unit in association with each other. And a browsing information management unit.

According to the present invention, in the above-described print body management apparatus, the reception unit receives radio waves transmitted from a plurality of RFID tags of the print body, and the determination unit transmits radio waves transmitted from the respective RFID tags. The page identification information corresponding to the opened page of each printed body is obtained based on the received signal characteristics.
According to the present invention, in the above-described print body management apparatus, the correlation data is opened based on a reception signal characteristic of a radio wave transmitted from the RFID tag of the print body when the page of the print body is closed. This is information representing received signal characteristics for each of the pages.

The present invention further includes an output unit for outputting the obtained page identification information in the above-described print body management apparatus.
According to the present invention, in the above-described print body management apparatus, the storage unit that stores the page identification information and the execution content, and the execution content corresponding to the obtained page identification information are read from the storage unit and read. It has a control part to execute according to the execution contents.

  Further, the present invention is an information output system including a print body management apparatus and an information output apparatus, wherein the information output apparatus receives a page identification information transmitted from the print body management apparatus; A content storage unit that stores page identification information and content, and a content output unit that, when receiving the page identification information, reads out and outputs content corresponding to the page identification information from the content storage unit.

Further, according to the present invention, for each of a plurality of print media bound as a print body, an antenna unit provided from at least a first main surface of the print medium to a side surface of the print medium includes another antenna of the print medium. The step of changing the length of the antenna unit by directly conducting with the antenna unit of the other print medium by overlapping with the print medium, and the IC chip via the antenna corresponding to the length of the changed antenna There is a communication method for an electronic tag and a step of communicating.
Further, according to the present invention, for each of three or more print media bound as a print body, an antenna unit provided from at least a first main surface of the print medium to a side surface of the print medium includes: Communication of an electronic tag having a step of changing the length of the antenna unit by overlapping with another print medium, and a step of performing communication by an IC chip via an antenna corresponding to the length of the changed antenna Is the method.

In addition, the present invention refers to a reception step of receiving radio waves from an RFID tag of a print body, and a correlation data storage unit that stores correlation data representing a relationship between received signal characteristics and page identification information in the print body, was based received signal property of the radio waves between the said correlation data, have a determination step of obtaining page identification information corresponding to the open page of said printing medium, said printing material is stapled plurality of print media A first antenna unit provided on the print medium and a second antenna unit of the print medium that overlaps the print medium are directly connected to each other and can be connected;
The received signal characteristic is a page identification method of the printed body, which is the intensity of the received signal of the received radio wave .

  As described above, one embodiment of the present invention uses a radio frequency (RF) technology and uses a device that detects page browsing information of a bound print medium. In addition, the system includes a program that uses the detection information to realize a software operation on a computer by a user using a print medium as an interface. In addition, in this system, an inexpensive RFID tag and an antenna are added to the print medium, a wiring structure in which the length of the antenna line changes every time the user opens the page, and changes in radio wave reception characteristics are used. It has a mechanism for detecting a page of a print medium that a user is browsing.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the number of RFID tags that is smaller than the number of pages to be identified is used, and the page on which the printing body is opened is identified by reducing the loss of design. can do.

It is a schematic structure figure showing the composition of information output system 1 by one embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a schematic block diagram illustrating functions of the input device 10. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an outline of an appearance of a printed body. FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic bottom view when viewed from the lower surface side of the printed body 120 to which the input device 10 is attached. It is the front view which looked at the printing medium from the front side. FIG. 6 is a schematic bottom view of a part of the printed body 120 as viewed from the bottom surface side when turning the print medium 1211. FIG. 10 is a front view of a page on the back side of the print medium 1211 as viewed from the front. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a relationship between an input device 10 and a receiving device 20. FIG. 3 is a schematic functional block diagram illustrating functions of a receiving device 20, an information management device 30, and an information output device 40. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the correlation data memorize | stored in the correlation data storage part. It is a graph which shows the relationship between a received signal characteristic and a page. It is a typical circuit diagram explaining the relationship between a page and an antenna part. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the information output system 1. FIG.

Hereinafter, an information output system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a configuration of an information output system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The information output system 1 includes an input device 10, a receiving device 20, an information management device 30, and an information output device 40.
The input device 10 is operated by a user. The input device 10 includes an RFID tag and has a plurality of pages. Hereinafter, the input device 10 may be referred to as a printed body. The receiving device 20 performs transmission for inquiring information transmission to the input device 10 and receives radio waves transmitted from the RFID tag of the input device 10 in response to the inquiry. The information management device 30 outputs content corresponding to the received signal characteristics of the radio wave received by the reception device 20 to the information output device 40. The information output device 40 displays the content output from the information management device 30 on the screen or outputs it by voice. As this information output device 40, for example, a display device, a projector, a speaker, or the like can be used.

Next, the information output system 1 will be further described.
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating functions of the input device 10. The input device 10 is attached to a bound printed body. At least one input device 10 is provided for one printed body. For example, one input device 10 is provided for one printed body. The input device 10 includes an IC chip 110 and an antenna unit 111. The input device 10 can also be configured to include an IC chip 110, an antenna unit 111, and a printed body. In addition, the printed body may have an IC chip 110 and an antenna unit 111. Examples of the printed material include books, magazines, brochures, catalogs, forms, and the like.

  The IC chip 110 is attached to any part of the printed body, for example, attached to a part other than a page such as a cover or a back cover. The IC chip 110 stores individual identification information for identifying each of the plurality of IC chips 110. RF communication technology is applied to the IC chip 110. Further, the IC chip 110 functions as an RFID tag in combination with the antenna portion. As the RFID tag, a passive tag or an active tag is used. In the following embodiment, a case where a passive tag is applied as an RFID tag of the input device 10 will be described as an example.

  The antenna unit 111 is provided on each page of the print medium and is connected to the IC chip 110.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an outline of the appearance of the printed body 120. In this figure, a print body 120 represents a state in which a user turns any page of the print body 120. An IC chip 110 is provided on one end side of the printed body 120 opposite to the spine. The antenna unit 111 is provided on each page, of which a portion provided on a closed page is connected to the IC chip 110 and transmits and receives radio waves to and from the receiving device 20.

FIG. 4 is a schematic bottom view when viewed from the bottom surface side of the printed body 120 to which the input device 10 is attached.
The printed body 120 includes a plurality of print media 1211, a print medium 1212, a print medium 1213, and a print medium 1214 overlapped between a front cover 1201 and a back cover 1202, and is bound via a spine cover 1203. It is configured as one book. The front cover 1201, the back cover 1203, the back cover 1202, the print medium 1211, the print medium 1212, the print medium 1213, and the print medium 1214 all have non-conductive characteristics. For example, paper is used.

  An antenna portion 1110 is provided on a surface of the cover 1201 that overlaps the print medium 1211 when the printing body 120 is closed. The print medium 1211 includes an antenna unit 1111, the print medium 1212 includes an antenna unit 1112, the print medium 1213 includes an antenna unit 1113, and the print medium 1214 includes an antenna unit 1114. The back cover 1202 is provided with an antenna portion 1115 and an IC chip 110 on a surface overlapping the print medium 1214 when the printed body 120 is closed.

The antenna unit 1110 is provided on one end side opposite to the back cover 1203 on the surface overlapping the print medium 1211 when the print body 120 is closed, and at least a part of the antenna unit 1110 is an antenna when the print body 120 is closed. It is formed so as to overlap with the portion 1111.
The antenna unit 1111 is wired from the surface of the print medium 1211 that overlaps the cover 1201 when the print body is closed, to the side surface of the print medium 1211.
Similarly, the antenna unit 1112 is wired from the surface of the print medium 1212 that overlaps the print medium 1211 when the print body is closed, to the side surface of the print medium 1212.
The antenna unit 1113 is wired from the surface of the print medium 1213 that overlaps the print medium 1212 when the print body is closed to the side surface of the print medium 1213.
The antenna unit 1114 is wired from the surface of the print medium 1214 that overlaps the print medium 1213 when the print body is closed, to the side surface of the print medium 1214.
The antenna unit 1115 is provided on a surface overlapping the back cover 1202 when the printed body 120 is closed. One end of the antenna unit 1115 is connected to the IC chip 110. The IC chip 110 is provided on one end side of the back cover 1202 opposite to the back cover 1203, and is provided at a position that does not overlap the print medium when the printing body 120 is closed.

  For example, when the print medium 1211 is opened to one of the spread pages (the cover 1201 in an opened state) so that the print medium 1211 and the print medium 1212 do not overlap, the antenna unit 1110 and the antenna unit 1111 are connected to the IC chip 110. On the other hand, the antenna unit 1112 and the antenna unit 1113 are connected to the antenna unit 1114 because the print medium 1212, the print medium 1213, the print medium 1214, and the back cover 1202 overlap. It becomes. As described above, when the print medium overlaps the back cover 1202, at least one of the wirings of the antenna unit overlaps in a ring shape and is connected to each other and connected to the IC chip 110.

  When another page is opened, the connection point (both end points) of the antenna unit of the page is disconnected from the antenna unit in the print medium adjacent to the opened page. On the other hand, the antenna portions of the print medium in the closed page are all insulated from each other by the print medium on the opposite side of the opened page to be insulated at a portion other than the connection point by the other print medium.

  As described above, the print media are stacked on the back cover 1202 provided with the IC chip 110 in the spread, so that the antenna portions of the stacked print media are connected to form a plurality of annular wirings. Thereby, the length of the whole antenna part connected with respect to IC chip 110 changes. That is, the length of the antenna line changes according to the browsing page. The change in the signal strength returned to the receiving device 20 is realized by the change in the length of the antenna. This antenna unit is provided with the antenna unit in the print medium stacked on the back cover 1202 regardless of which page is opened, and the conductivity of the IC chip 110 is ensured, and the overlapping of pages connected to the IC chip 110 The non-conductivity with each printing medium on the opposite side is also ensured.

  FIG. 5 is a front view of the print medium as viewed from the front side. Here, a case where the print medium is a page on the front side of the print medium 1211 in FIG. 4 will be described as an example. The print medium 1211 is, for example, paper, and a printable medium such as Japanese paper or Western paper is used. The antenna unit 1111 is arranged along the upper end side, lower end side, left end side, and right end side of the print medium 1211. A part of the antenna part 1111 extending along the right end part extends to reach the right end part of the print medium 1211 on the upper end side and the lower end side on the end part side (for example, the right end part side) opposite to the spine cover 1203. An extension portion 1111a and an extension portion 1111b are provided. The extension 1111 a and the extension 1111 b are provided along the thickness direction on the side surface side of the print medium 1211. The print content 1211a is, for example, characters, photos, graphics, and the like, and is printed so as to fit on the inner peripheral side of the antenna unit 1111. In this manner, the antenna unit 1111 is provided at a position that does not overlap the print content 1211a, so that the design property is not easily impaired. For example, by providing along the outer peripheral side of the print content 1211a, it is possible to make it appear as if it is a part of the print content 1211a, and the design can be improved.

Although the configuration of the antenna unit 1111 has been described in this figure, the antenna unit 1112, the antenna unit 1113, and the antenna unit 1114 may have the same configuration.
About the antenna part 1110, the left-right direction of the shape of the antenna part 1111 can be made into the opposite shape. In this case, the extension part on the upper end side and the extension part on the lower end side of the antenna part 1110 are arranged so as to contact a part of the antenna part 1111 when the printed body 120 is closed. The antenna unit 1115 can also have a shape in which the left and right orientations of the antenna unit 1111 are opposite to each other, but the upper end side extension portion and the lower end side extension portion are connected to the connection terminals of the IC chip 110. The In the state where the back cover 1202 is opened, the IC chip 110 is connected to at least the antenna unit 1115.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic bottom view of a part of the print body 120 as viewed from the bottom surface side when the print medium 1211 is turned in a state where the cover 1201 of the print body 120 is opened. Before turning the print medium 1211, the tip side of the portion of the antenna unit 1111 that is located on the side surface side of the print medium 1211 is in contact with a part of the antenna unit 1112. The IC chip 110 is connected through the portion 1112, the antenna portion 1113, the antenna portion 1114, and the antenna portion 1115. When the print medium 1211 is turned by the user, the front end side of the portion located on the side surface side of the print medium 1211 in the antenna unit 1111 is separated from the antenna unit 1112 and is not in contact with the print medium 1211. As a result, the antenna unit 1111 is disconnected from the IC chip 110.

  Here, at the stage where the cover 1201 is turned (opened), the antenna unit 1110 is separated from the antenna unit 1111 so that it does not come into contact. Further, in a state where all the print media in the printed body 120 are turned over, that is, in a state where only the back cover 1202 is opened, the IC chip 110 is connected only to the antenna portion 1115.

  As described above, the print body (120) is provided on at least the first main surface of each of the plurality of print media (1211, 1212, 1213, 1214) to be bound as the print body (120). The antenna unit (1111, 1112, 1113, 1114) and the print medium (1211, 1212, 1213, 1214) are provided in the thickness direction of the print medium that overlaps the first antenna unit provided on the print medium and the print medium. A connecting portion (a portion formed by extending a part of the antenna portion from the first main surface of the print medium to the side surface side) that can be connected to the second antenna portion, and the connecting portion or the antenna. IC chip (110) connected to at least one of the units.

  According to the above-described embodiment, when the user opens at least one of the pages, the length and shape of the antenna unit connected to the IC chip 110 are changed by stacking and wiring the opened pages. The received signal characteristics received from the input device 10 change. In the information management device 30, the user opens by referring to the data representing the correlation between the received signal characteristics registered in advance and the page identification information and specifying the page identification information corresponding to the received signal characteristics of the received radio wave. A page is detected, and information corresponding to the detected page is output to the information output device 40. Thereby, in the information output device 40, information corresponding to the opened page of the printing body 120 is output. When any page of the printed body 120 is not opened, it is assumed that the opened page is 0, and information corresponding to this can be output.

In the above-described embodiment, the antenna unit 1111 can be provided on the back side of the print medium 1211 as follows.
FIG. 7 is a front view of a page on the back side of the print medium 1211 as viewed from the front. The extension portion 1111a and the extension portion 1111b may be arranged in the thickness direction on the side surface side of the print medium 1211 as long as the extension portion 1111a and the extension portion 1111b can contact the antenna portion of another page when the page of the print medium 1211 is closed. In this figure, the extension part 1111a and the extension part 1111b which are a part of the antenna part 1111 wrap around the page on the back side of the print medium 1211 from the side surface side of the print medium 1211 and are extended to a predetermined distance. In addition, the extension part 1111a and the extension part 1111b are arranged at positions that do not overlap the print content 1211b, and can be arranged so as to reduce the loss of designability even on the back page of the print medium 1211. . The extension part 1111a and the extension part 1111b are part of an antenna part (for example, the antenna part 1112) provided in a print medium (for example, the print medium 1212) that faces when the page is closed when the page is closed. It is provided at a position in contact with (for example, the extension). Thereby, when a page is closed, the certainty of being connected to another antenna unit can be improved.
Here, the antenna portion may be formed by printing, and the extension portion of the antenna portion may be connected to the antenna portion using a conductor such as a metal thin film.

  FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the relationship between the input device 10 and the receiving device 20. The input device 10 is operated, that is, an arbitrary page is opened within a range where the user can communicate with the receiving device 20. When the input device 10 receives an inquiry signal from the receiving device 20 within a range where communication with the receiving device 20 is possible, the individual identification information stored in the IC tag provided in the input device 10 is transmitted from the antenna unit to the receiving device 20. To reply (send). At this time, the receiving device 20 is opened or closed which page of which input device 10 based on the individual identification information received from the input device 10 and the received signal characteristics when the individual identification information is received. Can be identified. As the reception signal characteristic, for example, reception intensity can be used.

  Here, the input device 10 is operated at a position where the distance from the receiving device 20 becomes a predetermined distance, so that the received signal characteristics can satisfy the receiving condition in the receiving device 20. For example, the receiving device 20 is provided with an attachment jig for attaching the input device 10, and the input device 10 is attached to the jig so that the input device 10 and the receiving device 20 have a predetermined distance. You can also By using the distance between the input device 10 and the reception device 20 at a predetermined distance, for example, the reception device 20 stores the reception signal characteristics in a state where all pages of the input device 10 are closed. It is possible to match the reference value in a state in which all the pages are closed, and the page can be identified.

  Further, when the input device 10 is used, it can be operated at an arbitrary distance within a communicable range by calibrating the received signal characteristics with the receiving device 20.

FIG. 9 is a schematic functional block diagram illustrating functions of the receiving device 20, the information management device 30, and the information output device 40.
In this figure, the receiving device 20 includes a receiving unit 210. The receiving unit 210 receives a radio wave transmitted from the IC chip 110 via the antenna unit of the printed body 120 and outputs it as a received signal to the information management apparatus 30. The receiving unit 210 also has a function of receiving radio waves transmitted from the IC chips 110 of a plurality of printed materials. The information management device 30 includes a correlation data storage unit 310, a determination unit 311, a browsing information management unit 312, a browsing information storage unit 313, a content storage unit 314, a content control unit 315, and a communication unit 316. Consists of. The correlation data storage unit 310 stores correlation data representing the relationship between the received signal characteristics and the page identification information on the printed material.

  The determination unit 311 obtains page identification information corresponding to the opened page of the print body based on the reception signal characteristics of the reception signal received from the reception device 20 and the correlation data. When receiving a plurality of reception signals from the reception device 20 that has received reception signals from a plurality of different printing bodies, the determination unit 311 obtains each page identification information based on each reception signal. Further, the determination unit 311 obtains individual identification information included in the received signal. The browsing information management unit 312 browses the individual identification information obtained by the determination unit 311, the page identification information, and the time when the page identification information is obtained (or the time when the received signal is received from the receiving device 20). The information is stored in the information storage unit 313. The browsing information management unit 312 has a clock function and can grasp the current time. The browsing information storage unit 313 stores information output from the browsing information management unit 312. For example, the browsing information storage unit 313 stores individual identification information, page identification information, and time in association with each other. The content storage unit 314 stores content such as images (still images and moving images) and audio. Based on the individual identification information, page identification information, and time obtained by the browsing information management unit 312, the content control unit 315 reads content corresponding to these from the content storage unit 314 and via the communication unit 316. It transmits to the information output device 40. The communication unit 316 transmits and receives various types of information by communicating with the receiving device 20 and the information output device 40.

The information output device 40 includes a receiving unit 410 and an output unit 411.
The receiving unit 410 receives content output from the information management apparatus 30.
The output unit 411 includes a display screen, a speaker, and the like, and displays an image on the display screen and outputs sound from the speaker for the content received by the receiving unit 410.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of correlation data stored in the correlation data storage unit 310.
The correlation data is information in which the received signal characteristics are associated with the page identification information on the printed body. For example, when the received signal quality is A1, page identification information, it has associated with a N 1.
In addition, as the correlation data, for example, the reception signal characteristics of each page to be opened with reference to the reception signal characteristics of radio waves transmitted from the IC chip of the printing body when all the pages of the printing body are closed You may use the information showing.

  FIG. 11 is a graph showing the relationship between received signal characteristics and pages. When reception intensity is used as reception signal characteristics, when a page is opened in a state where the distance between the printed body 120 and the reception device 20 does not change, the length of the antenna unit connected to the IC chip changes according to the page to be opened. By changing the length of the connected antenna portion, the circuit characteristics such as the resistance value of the entire antenna wiring portion change. 3 to 7, when a page is opened from the cover side, the length of the antenna connected to the IC chip 110 becomes shorter as the number of pages to be opened increases (advances). Therefore, as shown in this figure, there is a relationship that the strength of the received signal increases as the number of pages increases (advances).

  FIG. 12 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating the relationship between the page and the antenna unit. The antenna unit 1115 is connected to the IC chip 110, and the antenna units provided on the print medium stacked on the spine side are connected in parallel to the antenna unit 1115, respectively. The antenna portion of the print medium corresponding to the opened page is disconnected from the antenna portion 1115. In this way, the overall antenna length of the antenna unit connected to the IC chip 110 changes according to the page to be opened.

FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the information output system 1.
First, when browsing the printing surface of the input device 10, the user brings it within a range where it can communicate with the receiving device 20 and performs browsing. The receiving device 20 transmits inquiry information for the IC chip 110 (step S101). This inquiry information is transmitted at regular intervals. When receiving the inquiry information from the receiving device 20, the input device 10 transmits response information including the individual identification information included in the IC chip 110 in response to the inquiry information (step S102). When receiving the answer information (step S103), the receiving apparatus 20 transmits the received answer information to the information management apparatus 30 (step S104). The information management apparatus 30 acquires the individual identification information and the page identification information from the received answer information, and acquires the time when the answer information is received (steps S105 and S106). And the information management apparatus 30 memorize | stores the obtained individual identification information, page identification information, and time as browsing information (step S107). Next, the information management device 30 reads content corresponding to the individual identification information, page identification information, and time from the content storage unit 314 (step S108), and transmits the read content to the information output device 40 (step S109). . When receiving the content from the information management device 30 (step S110), the information output device 40 outputs the content by displaying the content on the display screen or outputting it as sound from the speaker (step S111).

According to the above-described embodiment, by opening or closing an arbitrary page of the input device 10, it is possible to output content corresponding to the opened page. Thereby, the user can browse both the content printed on the print body and the content.
Further, it is also possible for the user to operate software on the information management apparatus 30 by using the printing body 120 as a user interface. In other words, not only the content can be output, but also the software on the information management apparatus 30 can be executed or the command for the function on the software can be input according to the opened page. For example, the information management apparatus 30 includes a storage unit that stores page identification information and execution content, and a control unit that reads execution content corresponding to the obtained page identification information from the storage unit and executes the execution content according to the read execution content. This is possible.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the user intuitively operates the software on the computer by performing a general operation of browsing the print medium without performing a special operation for recognizing the print medium. It becomes possible to do.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, since it is not necessary to provide a power source for an apparatus (for example, an IC chip) attached to the print body in the print body, the design property of the print medium itself that is low-cost and bound is provided. Can be realized. In addition, since the print body 120 and the information management apparatus 30 can be linked wirelessly and can communicate with a plurality of print bodies 120 at the same time, the information output system 1 can be used for a wide range of applications. Is possible.

  In addition, according to the above-described embodiment, since the time is included as the history of the browsing information, the time when the user opens a specific page can be measured, and by referring to the browsing information of the user, It is also possible to grasp the tendency of interest for each page of the user.

In the above-described embodiment, the following configuration can be applied.
For example, the antenna unit disposed on the print medium has been described with respect to the case where the antenna unit is disposed along the outer peripheral side of the print medium. In addition, the description has been given of the case where the two extended portions of the antenna unit are provided so as to be separated from each other in the vicinity of the upper end side and the lower end side of the print medium. You may make it arrange | position two extension parts side by side. Moreover, as long as the position where the extension part is disposed is a position where the extension part can be in contact with the other antenna part, the position may be relatively the same or different in each print medium. Further, the distance separating the two extension portions may be set arbitrarily within the range of the length of one side of the print medium. Further, the positions at which the two extension portions are arranged may be provided on a side (upper end side, lower end side, spine side) different from the side opposite to the back cover.
The antenna portion is preferably substantially annular, but may have other shapes as long as the extension portions of one antenna are connected to each other.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case where the extension portion is arranged from one main surface side of the print medium to the other main surface side via the end portion (side surface side) of the print medium will be described. However, the print medium may be disposed so as to penetrate a part of the print medium from one main surface side to the other main surface side.

  In the above-described embodiment, the strength of the received signal increases as the number of pages increases (advances). However, when the IC chip 110 is arranged on the cover side and the number of pages increases, the strength of the received signal decreases. You may do it.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the input device 10 and the receiving device 20 communicate with each other at a predetermined distance has been described. However, the input device 10 and the receiving device 20 can communicate with each other. Calibration may be performed when communication is performed at an arbitrary position or when the reception status depends on the radio wave environment.
For example, a program for calibrating the receiving device 20 with respect to the reception state is incorporated in software, and is executed by the receiving device 20. Then, the user receives the answer information in a state in which the user closes the printed body before viewing the printed body, that is, in a state where the length of the antenna wiring is maximum, and receives the reference information based on the received reception signal. Measure signal strength. Then, the value of the corresponding correlation data table (received signal strength) may be shifted according to the reference received signal strength, and collation with the page identification information may be performed.

  The information management apparatus 30 in the above-described embodiment may be realized by a computer. In that case, a program for realizing this function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on this recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, and a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in the computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory inside a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case may be included and a program held for a certain period of time. Further, the program may be a program for realizing a part of the above-described functions, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system. You may implement | achieve using programmable logic devices, such as FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information output system 10 Input apparatus 20 Receiving apparatus 30 Information management apparatus 40 Information output apparatus 110 IC chip 111, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115 Antenna part 120 Print body 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214 Print medium 310 Correlation Data storage unit 311 determination unit 312 browsing information management unit 313 browsing information storage unit 314 content storage unit 315 content control unit 316 communication unit

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For each of a plurality of print media bound as a printed body, a first antenna unit provided on at least a first main surface of the print medium;
A connecting portion that is provided in the thickness direction of the print medium and that can be connected by directly conducting the first antenna portion provided on the print medium and the second antenna portion of the print medium overlapping the print medium;
Wherein provided on the printing substrate, the printing member having an IC chip connected to at least one of the connecting portion or the first antenna portion of at least one of the printing medium of the printing medium.   A first antenna unit provided on at least a first main surface of each of the three or more print media to be bound as a print body;
  A connection portion provided in the thickness direction of the print medium, and capable of connecting the first antenna portion provided on the print medium and the second antenna portion of the print medium overlapping the print medium;
  An IC chip provided on the printing body and connected to at least one of the connection portion of the print medium or the first antenna portion of the print medium;
  Printed body having. Wherein the first antenna portion at least any one of the second antenna unit according to claim 1 or claim 2 printing member according formed by printing. The connection state between the first antenna unit and the second antenna unit between the opened pages is connected or disconnected depending on whether or not a page of the print medium corresponding to the connection unit is opened. The printed body according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . A correlation data storage unit that stores correlation data representing the relationship between the received signal characteristics and the page identification information in the printed body;
A receiving unit for receiving radio waves from the RFID tag of the printed body;
Wherein based on the correlation data and the received signal property of the radio wave thus received, possess a judgment unit for obtaining page identification information corresponding to the open pages of the print medium,
The print body has a plurality of print media bound thereto, and a connection portion that can be connected by directly conducting a first antenna portion provided on the print medium and a second antenna portion of the print medium overlapping the print medium. Have
The received signal characteristic is the intensity of the received signal of the received radio wave.
Print material management apparatus. A browsing information storage unit;
The printing body management apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: a browsing information management unit that stores the obtained page identification information and the time when the page identification information is obtained in association with each other in the browsing information storage unit. The receiving unit receives radio waves transmitted from a plurality of RFID tags of the printed body,
The print body according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the determination unit obtains page identification information corresponding to an opened page of each print body based on a reception signal characteristic of a radio wave transmitted from each RFID tag. Management device. The correlation data is information representing reception signal characteristics for each opened page with reference to reception signal characteristics of radio waves transmitted from the RFID tag of the printing body when the page of the printing body is closed. The printed material management apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7 . Printed body management apparatus according to any one of claims 8 claims 5 having an output unit for outputting the page identification information the resultant. A storage unit for storing the page identification information and execution content;
The printing body management apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 9 , further comprising a control unit that reads out the execution content corresponding to the obtained page identification information from the storage unit and executes the execution content according to the read execution content. . A printed matter management apparatus according to claim 9 ;
An information output system having an information output device,
The information output device includes:
A receiving unit for receiving page identification information transmitted from the printing body management apparatus;
A content storage unit for storing the page identification information and the content;
Upon receiving the page identification information, the information output system including a content output unit which outputs the content corresponding to the page identification information read from the content storage unit. For each of a plurality of print media bound as a print body, an antenna portion provided from at least the first main surface of the print medium to the side surface of the print medium overlaps with another print medium of the print media. Changing the length of the antenna unit by directly conducting the antenna unit of the other print medium ; and
The method of communication electronic tag and a step of IC chip to communicate via the antenna corresponding to the length of the changed antenna.   For each of the three or more print media to be bound as a print body, an antenna portion provided from at least the first main surface of the print medium to the side surface of the print medium overlaps with another print medium of the print medium. And changing the length of the antenna unit;
  The IC chip performs communication via an antenna according to the length of the changed antenna;
  An electronic tag communication method comprising: A receiving step of receiving radio waves from the RFID tag of the printed body;
With reference to a correlation data storage unit that stores correlation data representing the relationship between the received signal characteristics and the page identification information on the printed body, the printed body is opened based on the received signal characteristics of the received radio wave and the correlated data. have a determination step of obtaining page identification information corresponding to him pages,
The print body has a plurality of print media bound thereto, and a connection portion that can be connected by directly conducting a first antenna portion provided on the print medium and a second antenna portion of the print medium overlapping the print medium. Have
The received signal characteristic is the intensity of the received signal of the received radio wave.
Page identification method of printing body.

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