JP6825297B2 - Product usage management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for controlling the use of a product by using an RF tag (RF: Radio Frequency) used for individual identification.

RF tags that store tag identification numbers used to automatically identify articles and people using radio waves are used for managing various products. For example, in the distribution field, in addition to product traceability management, the use of RF tags for product opening management is being considered.

The RF tag used to manage the opening of the packing box containing the product is generated when the RF tag is peeled off from the packing box so as to prevent the replacement of the product (replacement of expensive goods with cheap goods) in the distribution channel. The structure is such that the wireless communication function is destroyed by stress. The RF tag (non-contact type IC label) disclosed in Patent Document 1 breaks when a tension exceeding a predetermined value is applied so that the wireless communication function is destroyed by the stress generated when the RF tag is peeled off from the packing box. It is equipped with a break switch that cuts the circuit.

It is also being considered to use RF tags for application startup management. The mobile information terminal disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a function of selecting an application associated with a tag identification number read from an RF tag (radio IC tag) and executing the selected application.

Furthermore, the use of RF tags for product user registration management is also being considered. In Patent Document 3, the connection information to the server on the network and the tag identification number (product identification information) of the product are stored in the RF tag, the communication is connected to the server based on the connection information read from the RF tag, and the tag identification number is read from the RF tag. A system that enables user registration by presenting the tag identification number to the server is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-134223 WO2006 / 090460 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-242538

However, RF tags that have a structure in which the wireless communication function is destroyed by the stress generated when peeling from the packing box are other than opening management because the wireless communication function is destroyed by the stress generated when peeling from the packing box. It could not be used for the purpose of.

Therefore, the present invention utilizes an RF tag having a structure in which the wireless communication function is destroyed by the stress generated when the RF tag is peeled off from the packing box, in addition to the opening management of the packing box to which the RF tag is attached. An object of the present invention is to provide a system capable of controlling the use of products packed in a packing box affixed with this RF tag.

The first invention that solves the above-mentioned problems is installed in a product that supports network connection, an RF tag attached to a packing box in which the product is packed, and a store that sells the product. The RF tag is composed of a product registration device and a management server that manages the use of the product. The RF tag stores a tag identification number that identifies the RF tag, and wireless communication is performed by the stress generated when the product is peeled off from the packing box. The product registration device has a structure in which the function is destroyed, wirelessly communicates with the RF tag, reads the tag identification number, and transmits a product registration request including the tag identification number read from the RF tag to the management server. The product is equipped with a product registration unit that executes processing. When the product is connected to a network, the product identification number unique to the product is sent to the management server, and when a start permission notification is sent from the management server, the product is sent. The management server is provided with a product control unit that executes a process of starting software for operating the above, and the management server is associated with the tag identification number and stored in the packing box to which the RF tag is attached. The tag DB that stores the product identification number of the packaged product and the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the product registration request sent by the product registration device are assigned by the product registration device. registration product DB of the RF tag read is stored as the product identification number of the product that had been packed in the packaging box affixed, when the product registration request from said product registration apparatus that are sent, the product registration It is confirmed whether the tag identification number included in the request is registered in the tag DB, and if the tag identification number included in the product registration request is registered in the tag DB, the tag identification transmitted from the product registration device is performed. a process of registering a product identification number to the products registered DB that corresponds to the number, the product identification number from said product connected to the network that are sent, the product identification number the product has been transmitted is registered in the registration product DB and either confirm that, when said product product identification number that is transmitted is registered in the registration product DB, the product is determined not to be swap that sent the product identification number, and transmits the product identification number the It is a product usage management system characterized by having a product management unit that executes a process of sending a start permission notification to a product.

Further, the second invention is an invention in which user information is registered in addition to the conditions for permission to use the product 2, and the user registration possessed by the user who purchased the product in the product use management system described in the first invention. The user registration device includes a device, reads a tag identification number by wirelessly communicating with the RF tag, and transmits a user registration request including the tag identification number read from the RF tag to the management server, and the management. The product management unit of the management server includes a user registration unit that executes a process of transmitting the user information input by the user to the management server on the user information input screen transmitted from the server, and the product management unit of the management server is the user from the user registration device. When the registration request is transmitted, it is confirmed whether the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the user registration request transmitted from the user registration device is registered in the registered product DB, and the user registration device sends the product identification number. When the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the transmitted user registration request is registered in the registered product DB, the user information input screen is transmitted to the user registration device that sent the user registration request. , The user information transmitted from the user registration device is associated with the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the user registration request and registered in the registered product DB, and the product identification number is registered from the product. Is transmitted, when the product identification number transmitted from the product connected to the network is registered in the registered product DB and the user information is associated with the product identification number transmitted from the product, the product It is judged that the product to which the identification number has been sent has not been replaced, and the user registration for the product to which the product identification number has been sent is clear, and a start permission notification is sent to the product to which the product identification number has been sent. It is characterized by transmitting.

In order to solve the object according to the present invention, the above-mentioned product use management system according to the present invention wirelessly communicates by the stress generated when the packing box with the RF tag is peeled off from the packing box before it is opened. function tag ID is read by the product registration device from the RF tag of the structure to be destroyed, if the product identification number product registration device corresponds to the tag ID read from the RF tag is registered in the management server only ， The product is configured to start when the product packed in the packing box is connected to the network.

The figure explaining the structure of the product use management system. Block diagram of product usage management system. The figure explaining the process performed in the product use management system. The figure explaining the product registration process. The figure explaining the user registration process. The figure explaining the product use management process.

From here, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. The following description does not constrain the technical scope of the present invention, but is described to aid understanding.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a product use management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The product use management system 1 according to the present embodiment uses the RF tag 4 having a structure in which the wireless communication function is destroyed by the stress generated when the product is peeled off, and the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached ( In addition to the opening control of the outer box in FIG. 1, the system is proposed to control the use of the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached. Further, in the product use management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the RF tag 4 is used to simplify the user registration of the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 of the product 2.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the product use management system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a product 2 that supports network connection and an RF tag 4 attached to a packing box 3 in which the product 2 is packed. , From the product registration device 5 installed in the store that sells the product 2, the user registration device 6 owned by the user who purchased the product 2, and the management server 7 that manages the use of the product 2 connected to the network 8. At least configured.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the product usage management system 1. First, the RF tag 4 according to the present embodiment will be described. The RF tag 4 according to the present embodiment is equipped with an IC chip and an antenna that store the tag identification number that identifies the RF tag 4 in a memory, and receives a command to read the tag identification number to wirelessly transmit the tag identification number. The portion 40 is provided with an easily breakable portion 41 having a structure in which the inlet portion 40 is broken by the stress generated when the RF tag 4 is peeled off from the packing box 3.

The frequency of wireless communication supported by the inlet portion 40 of the RF tag 4 is not limited, but the RF tag is activated so that the inlet portion 40 of the RF tag 4 is activated by the operation of the user holding the RF reader / writer or the like over the RF tag 4. It is desirable that the inlet portion 40 of No. 4 corresponds to the frequency of proximity radio communication (for example, 13.56 Mhz).

The easily broken portion 41 of the RF tag 4 is a function for breaking the inlet portion 40 by the stress generated when the RF tag 4 is peeled off from the packing box 3. In the present embodiment, the RF tag 4 is attached to the packing box 3 so that the inlet portion 40 is broken by the easily broken portion 41 when the packing box 3 is opened, and the packing box to which the RF tag 4 is attached is attached. When 3 is in the unopened state, the inlet portion 40 of the RF tag 4 operates, but when the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached is in the opened state, the inlet portion 40 of the RF tag 4 does not operate.

The method for realizing the easily broken portion 41 of the RF tag 4 is arbitrary. Patent Document 1 discloses that the RF tag 4 is provided with a breaking switch that breaks and cuts the antenna when a tension equal to or higher than a predetermined value is applied as a method for realizing the easily broken portion 41 of the RF tag 4. .. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-159830 or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-128517 discloses that a plurality of cuts are provided in the peripheral portion of the RF tag 4 as a method for realizing the easily broken portion 41 of the RF tag 4. Has been done.

The RF tag has an optical recognition mark that encodes the address (for example, URL) of the management server 7 in case the easily broken portion 41 of the RF tag 4 breaks while the packing box 3 containing the product 2 is being conveyed. It is desirable to print on the surface of 4.

Next, the product registration device 5 according to the present embodiment will be described. The product registration device 5 of the product usage management system 1 is a device realized by a computer having a display and an input device. A preferred form of the product registration device 5 is a POS register installed in a store as shown in FIG. 1, but a smartphone (or tablet computer) having a touch panel, a liquid crystal display, a keyboard, or the like is connected. A personal computer may be used for the product registration device 5.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the product registration device 5 according to the present embodiment has a communication function of a network communication unit 52, which is a function for network communication, and an RF, which is a function for wireless communication with an RF tag 4. A tag communication unit 51 is provided.

The form of the network communication unit 52 of the product registration device 5 depends on the form of the product registration device 5. When the product registration device 5 is realized by the POS register, the network communication unit 52 of the product registration device 5 becomes a communication circuit for wired communication (for example, Ethernet (registered trademark)). When the product registration device 5 is realized by a personal computer, the network communication unit 52 of the product registration device 5 becomes a communication circuit for wired communication or a communication circuit for short-range communication (for example, Wifi). Further, when the product registration device 5 is realized by a smartphone, the network communication unit 52 of the product registration device 5 becomes a communication circuit for mobile communication.

The form of the RF tag communication unit 51 of the product registration device 5 also depends on the form of the product registration device 5. When the product registration device 5 is realized by the POS register, the RF tag communication unit 51 of the product registration device 5 becomes an RF tag reader connected to the POS register. Further, when the product registration device 5 is realized by a smartphone, the RF tag communication unit 51 of the product registration device 5 is represented by an IC chip of NFC (Near Field Communication), and an antenna used for communication with the RF tag 4 is connected. It becomes a CLF (Contact Less Frontend) chip.

The product registration device 5 includes a product registration unit 50 as a function realized by an application that operates a computer used as the product registration device 5. In the present embodiment, the product registration unit 50 of the product registration device 5 uses the RF tag communication unit 51 when an operation of reading the tag identification number stored in the RF tag 4 is performed on the product registration device 5. , After acquiring the tag identification number from the RF tag 4, at least the process of transmitting the product registration request including the tag identification number read from the RF tag 4 to the management server 7 is executed.

Next, the user registration device 6 according to the present embodiment will be described. The user registration device 6 of the product usage management system 1 is a device realized by a computer having a display and an input device. As shown in FIG. 1, a preferred form of the user registration device 6 is a smartphone (or tablet computer) having a touch panel, but the user registration device 6 may also be a personal computer to which a liquid crystal display, a keyboard, or the like is connected. realizable.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the user registration device 6 according to the present embodiment has a communication function of a network communication unit 62, which is a function for network communication, and an RF, which is a function for wireless communication with an RF tag 4. A tag communication unit 61 is provided.

The form of the network communication unit 62 of the user registration device 6 depends on the form of the user registration device 6. When the user registration device 6 is realized by a smartphone, the network communication unit 62 of the user registration device 6 becomes a communication circuit for mobile communication. When the user registration device 6 is realized by a personal computer, the network communication unit 62 of the user registration device 6 includes a communication circuit for short-range communication (for example, Wifi) and a communication circuit for wired communication (for example, Ethernet (for example, Ethernet). Registered trademark)).

The form of the RF tag communication unit 61 of the user registration device 6 also depends on the form of the user registration device 6. When the user registration device 6 is realized by a smartphone, the RF tag communication unit 61 of the user registration device 6 becomes a CLF chip to which an antenna used for communication with the RF tag 4 is connected. When the user registration device 6 is realized by a notebook personal computer, the RF tag communication unit 61 of the user registration device 6 becomes an RF tag reader connected to the notebook personal computer.

The user registration device 6 includes a user registration unit 60 as a function realized by an application that operates a computer used as the user registration device 6. In the present embodiment, the user registration unit 60 of the user registration device 6 uses the RF tag communication unit 61 when an operation of reading the tag identification number stored in the RF tag 4 is performed on the user registration device 6. , After acquiring the tag identification number from the RF tag 4, the process of transmitting the user registration request including the tag identification number read from the RF tag 4 to the management server 7 is executed. When the user registration unit 60 of the user registration device 6 receives the user information input screen from the management server 7, the user registration device 6 displays the user information input screen, and the user information input by the user is displayed on the user information input screen. Performs the process of transmitting to the management server 7.

Next, the product 2 according to the present embodiment will be described. In the present invention, the product 2 is specifically a computer device used by connecting to a network 8 such as a game machine, a television, a health appliance, or a home appliance. In FIG. 1, the product 2 is illustrated as a game machine. ..

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the product 2 according to the present embodiment includes a network communication unit 21 as a communication function, which is a function for network communication. The network communication unit 21 included in the product 2 is a communication circuit for short-range communication or a communication circuit for wired communication.

In the present embodiment, the product 2 which is a computer device includes a product control unit 20 that controls the operation of the product 2 as a function realized by a computer program that operates the product 2. The product control unit 20 included in the product 2 stores the product identification number, which is information unique to the product 2, and when the product 2 connects to the network 8 for the first time, sends the product identification number to the management server 7 and manages the server. When the start permission is transmitted from 7, the process of starting the software for operating the product 2 is executed, which is stored inside the product 2.

Next, the management server 7 according to this embodiment will be described. The management server 7 according to the present embodiment is a device realized by using a general-purpose server.

As shown in FIG. 2, the management server 7 according to the present embodiment is associated with a tag identification number as a database (DB: DataBase) provided in a large-capacity storage connected to the management server 7 to identify tags. The RF tag DB 71 that at least stores the product identification number of the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 that stores the number is affixed, and the RF tag 4 whose tag identification number is read by the product registration device 5. A registered product DB 72 for storing the product identification number of the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 to which is affixed is provided.

Further, the management server 7 according to the present embodiment is a function realized by a computer program that operates the server used as the management server 7, and is a tag identification of the RF tag 4 attached to the packing box 3 in which the product 2 is packed. The product management unit 70 includes a product management unit 70 that executes a process of managing the use of the product 2 by using the number.

When the product registration request including the tag identification number of the RF tag 4 is transmitted from the product registration device 5, the product management unit 70 of the management server 7 according to the present embodiment includes the product registration request received from the product registration device 5. Check whether the tag identification number is registered in the RF tag DB71, and if the tag identification number is registered in the RF tag DB71, enter the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number received from the product registration device 5. The process of registering in the registered product DB 72 is executed.

Further, since the product usage management system 1 according to the present embodiment includes the user registration device 6, the product management unit 70 of the management server 7 receives a user registration request from the user registration device 6 from the user registration device 6. It is confirmed whether or not the tag identification number included in the received user registration request is registered in the RF tag DB71, and if the tag identification number is registered in the RF tag DB71, the user information input screen is displayed on the user registration device 6. When the user information is transmitted and the user information is transmitted from the user registration device 6, the user information received from the user registration device 6 is registered in the registration product DB 72 in association with the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the user registration request. Execute the process to be performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the product management unit 70 of the management server 7 transmits the product identification number from the product 2 to the management server 7, the product management unit 70 of the management server 7 connects the product 2 to the network 8. When the product identification number transmitted by is registered in the registered product DB 72 and the user information is associated with this product identification number, the process of transmitting the start permission notification to the product 2 that has accessed the management server 7 is executed. Note that only the fact that the product is registered in the registered product DB 72 received from the product 2 can be a condition for transmitting the start permission notification to the product 2 that has accessed the management server 7.

From here, the processing executed by the product usage management system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the processing executed by the product usage management system 1. The first process executed in the product use management system 1 according to the present embodiment reads the tag identification number of the RF tag 4 attached to the packing box 3 that packs the product 2 purchased by the user, and reads the tag identification number of the RF tag 4. The product registration process P1 for registering the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number read from the management server 7 is performed. The process executed by the product usage management system 1 after the product registration process P1 is the user registration process P2 that registers the user information of the user who purchased the product 2 in the management server 7. Then, the process executed by the product use management system 1 next to the user registration process P2 is the product use management process P3 that manages the license of the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached. ..

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a product registration process P1 that is first executed in the product use management system 1 according to the present embodiment. When the store clerk who sold the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached performs an operation of reading the tag identification number stored in the RF tag 4 on the product registration device 5, the product The product registration unit 50 of the registration device 5 is activated (S1).

The product registration unit 50 of the product registration device 5 causes the RF tag communication unit 51 of the product registration device 5 to detect the RF tag 4, and the clerk changes the RF tag communication unit 51 of the product registration device 5 to the RF tag 4. When the RF tag communication unit 51 detects the RF tag 4 by holding it over, the RF tag communication unit 51 uses the RF tag communication unit 51 to transmit a command to read the tag identification number to the RF tag 4 detected by the RF tag communication unit 51 (. S2). Upon receiving the command to read the tag identification number, the inlet unit 40 of the RF tag 4 transmits the tag identification number stored by itself by wireless communication (S3), and the product registration unit 50 of the product registration device 5 sells the tag identification number. The tag identification number of the RF tag 4 attached to the packing box 3 in which the product 2 is packed is acquired (S4). After acquiring the tag identification number of the RF tag 4 attached to the packing box 3 in which the product 2 is packed, the product registration unit 50 of the product registration device 5 uses the network communication unit 52 to pack the product 2. A product registration request including the tag identification number read from the RF tag 4 attached to the packing box 3 is transmitted to the management server 7 (S5).

When the product management unit 70 of the management server 7 receives the product registration request from the product registration device 5, it confirms whether the tag identification number included in the product registration request received from the product registration device 5 is registered in the RF tag DB 71 ( S6) When the tag identification number received from the product registration device 5 is registered in the RF tag DB 71, the product identification number associated with the tag identification number received from the product registration device 5 is registered in the registered product DB 72. , The product registration process P1 ends (S7). If the tag identification number received from the product registration device 5 is not searched from the RF tag DB 71, the product registration process P1 ends (S6a).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a user registration process P2 executed second in the product usage management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The user who purchased the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached uses the easily broken portion 41 of the RF tag 4 before opening the packing box 3 in which the product 2 is packed. Then, before the inlet unit 40 of the RF tag 4 is broken, the user registration unit 60 of the user registration device 6 is activated, and the user registration unit 60 of the user registration device 6 is activated (S10).

When the user performs an operation of reading the tag identification number from the RF tag 4, the user registration unit 60 of the user registration device 6 causes the RF tag communication unit 61 of the user registration device 6 to perform an operation of detecting the RF tag 4. When the RF tag communication unit 61 detects the RF tag 4 by holding the RF tag communication unit 61 of the user registration device 6 over the RF tag 4, the RF tag communication unit 61 detects it by using the RF tag communication unit 61. A command for reading the tag identification number is transmitted to the RF tag 4 (S11). Upon receiving the command to read the tag identification number, the inlet unit 40 of the RF tag 4 transmits the tag identification number stored by itself by wireless communication (S12), and the user registration unit 60 of the user registration device 6 is a user. Acquires the tag identification number of the RF tag 4 attached to the packing box 3 in which the product 2 purchased by the company is packed (S13).

When the user performs an operation of transmitting the tag identification number read from the RF tag 4 after acquiring the tag identification number of the RF tag 4 attached to the packing box 3 in which the product 2 is packed, the user registration device 6 The user registration unit 60 uses the network communication unit 62 to transmit a user registration request including a tag identification number read from the RF tag 4 attached to the packing box 3 in which the product 2 is packed to the management server 7. (S14).

When the product management unit 70 of the management server 7 receives the user registration request from the user registration device 6, it confirms whether the tag identification number included in the user registration request received from the user registration device 6 is registered in the RF tag DB 71 ( S15), when the tag identification number received from the user registration device 6 is registered in the RF tag DB 71, the user information input screen is transmitted to the user registration device 6 that has sent the user registration request (S16). If the tag identification number received from the user registration device 6 is not registered in the RF tag DB 71, the user registration process P2 ends (S15a).

When the user registration unit 60 of the user registration device 6 that has sent the user registration request to the management server 7 receives the user information input screen from the management server 7, the user information input screen is displayed on the display of the user registration device 6, and the user can use the user. The input information is acquired as user information (S17). When the user performs an operation of transmitting the user information after acquiring the user information, the user registration unit 60 of the user registration device 6 transmits the user information input by the user to the user registration device 6 to the management server 7 (S18). ).

When the product management unit 70 of the management server 7 receives the user information from the user registration device 6, the product management unit 70 associates the user information with the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the user registration request sent from the user registration device 6. The user information received from the user registration device 6 is registered in the registration product DB 72, and the user registration process P2 ends (S19).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a product usage management process P3 that is finally executed in the product usage management system 1 according to the present embodiment.

When the user who purchased the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached starts using the product 2, the user determines the easily broken portion 41 of the RF tag 4 and opens the packing box 3 to open the product. After taking out 2 from the packing box 3, the work of connecting the product 2 to the network 8 is performed (S30).

When the product 2 is connected to the Internet (S31), the product control unit 20 of the product 2 uses the network communication unit 21 to transmit the product identification number stored in the product control unit 20 to the management server 7 (S32). ).

When the product management unit 70 of the management server 7 receives the product identification number from the product 2 connected to the network 8, the product identification number is registered in the registered product DB 72, and in the present embodiment, the user information of this product identification number is further added. Check if is associated (S33).

When the product identification number received from the product 2 is registered in the registered product DB 72 and the user information of the product identification number is associated with the product management unit 70 of the management server 7, the RF tag storing the tag identification number is stored. product 2 4 has been packed in bonded et a packing box 3 has not been substituted secretly, and determines that have already done user registration, transmits a start permission notice to product 2 that has transmitted product identification number (S34). If the product identification number received from product 2 is not registered in the registered product DB 72, or if the product identification number received from product 2 is registered in the registered product DB 72 but the user registration has not been completed. The usage management process P3 ends without sending the activation permission notification to the product 2 (S33a).

After the product identification number is sent to the management server 7, when the start permission notification is notified from the management server 7, the product control unit 20 of the product 2 is stored inside the product 2 and is software for operating the product 2. Is started, and the usage management process ends (S35).

In the product use management system 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the wireless communication function is destroyed by the stress generated when the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached is peeled off from the packing box 3 before being opened. The RF tag 4 of the above can be used to manage the opening of the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached. Further, in order to control the use of the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached, the product use management system 1 according to the present embodiment has a tag identification number from the RF tag 4 as a product registration device. Only when the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number read by 5 and read from the RF tag by the product 2 is registered in the management server 7, the product 2 packed in the packing box 3 is connected to the network 8. The product 2 is configured to start when this is done.

If the product registration device 5 is installed in the store as in the present embodiment, only the product 2 sold in the store can be used, and the replacement of the product 2 in the distribution channel can be prevented. Further, by adding the registration of user information to the condition of permission to use the product 2, it is possible to prevent the replacement of the product 2 in the store. When the packing box 3 to which the RF tag 4 is attached is composed of an outer box and an inner box, the RF tag 4 can be attached to the inner box.

1 Product usage management system 2 Product 20 Product control unit 21 Network communication unit 3 Packing box 4 RF tag 40 Inlet unit 41 Easy breaker 5 Product registration device 50 Product registration unit 51 RF tag communication unit 52 Network communication unit 6 User registration device 60 User Registration Department 61 RF Tag Communication Department 62 Network Communication Department 7 Management Server 70 Product Management Department 71 RF Tag DB
72 Registered product DB

Claims (2)

Manages the use of the product, the product that supports network connection, the RF tag attached to the packing box in which the product is packed, the product registration device installed in the store that sells the product, and the product. Consists of a management server
The RF tag has a structure in which a tag identification number for identifying the RF tag is stored, and the wireless communication function is destroyed by stress generated when the RF tag is peeled off from the packing box.
The product registration device includes a product registration unit that wirelessly communicates with the RF tag, reads a tag identification number, and executes a process of transmitting a product registration request including the tag identification number read from the RF tag to the management server. ，
When the product is connected to a network, a product identification number unique to the product is transmitted to the management server, and when a start permission notification is sent from the management server, a process of starting software for operating the product is performed. Equipped with a product control unit that executes
The management server has a tag DB that stores the product identification number of the product packed in the packing box to which the RF tag that stores the tag identification number is attached in association with the tag identification number, and the product registration. The product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the product registration request transmitted by the device was packed in the packing box to which the RF tag whose tag identification number was read by the product registration device was affixed. registration product DB for storing the product identification number of the product, when the product registration request from said product registration apparatus that are sent, or to confirm the tag identification number contained in the product registration request is registered in the tag DB, When the tag identification number included in the product registration request is registered in the tag DB, the process of registering the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number transmitted from the product registration device in the registered product DB and the network. When product identification number from the products connected that are sent to the product to see if the product identification number transmitted is registered in the registration product DB, the product identification number that the product has been transmitted the registration product DB If registered, it is equipped with a product management department that determines that the product to which the product identification number has been sent has not been replaced and executes a process of sending a start permission notification to the product to which the product identification number has been sent. ，
A product usage management system characterized by being Including the user registration device owned by the user who purchased the product
The user registration device wirelessly communicates with the RF tag to read the tag identification number, and transmits a user registration request including the tag identification number read from the RF tag to the management server, and is transmitted from the management server. The user registration unit is provided on the user information input screen to execute the process of transmitting the user information entered by the user to the management server.
When the user registration request is transmitted from the user registration device , the product management unit of the management server receives a product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the user registration request transmitted from the user registration device. When it is confirmed whether the product is registered in the registered product DB and the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the user registration request transmitted from the user registration device is registered in the registered product DB, the user. The user information input screen is transmitted to the user registration device that has sent the registration request, and the user information transmitted from the user registration device is associated with the product identification number corresponding to the tag identification number included in the user registration request. When the process of registering in the registered product DB is executed and the product identification number is transmitted from the product, the product identification number transmitted from the product connected to the network is registered in the registered product DB and from the product. If the user information is associated with the transmitted product identification number , it is determined that the product to which the product identification number has been sent has not been replaced and the user registration for the product to which the product identification number has been sent is clear. Then, a start permission notification is sent to the product to which the product identification number has been sent.
The product use management system according to claim 1.

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