KR100832533B1 - Apparatus transporting postal and logistics used RFID smart label - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a postal / logistics transport apparatus for attaching and utilizing a smart label having a wireless recognition chip embedded in a pallet, which is a postal / logistics transport container made of metal, wherein the postal / logistics transport apparatus is a non-metallic type capable of wireless recognition. A postal / logistics container for moving postal / logistics through a pallet including an auxiliary attachment with a smart label tag and a metal type RFID tag, and a radio reader for detecting information in the smart label tag and the metal type RFID tag Including an information detector having a, and when the auxiliary attachment attached to the pallet is activated, by moving the tray containing the smart label tag vertically-horizontally in the auxiliary attachment to detect information through accurate tag recognition, the recognition rate of the smart label Can significantly improve the efficiency of transportation containers. And there is an effect that can reduce costs.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Mail / Logistics Devices, Smart Label Tags, Auxiliary Attachments, Pallets, Wireless Readers, Sensors, Antennas, Metal Type Wireless Tags.

Description

 Apparatus transporting postal and logistics used RFID smart label}

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a postal / logistics transportation device using a wireless recognition smart label according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a block diagram showing the detailed structure of the auxiliary attachment attached to the pallet in the mail / logistics transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of a mail / logistics transport apparatus for recognizing an auxiliary attachment attached to a pallet in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: mail / logistics container 111: pallet

112: metal recognition tag 113: auxiliary attachment

114, 201: smart label tag 120: information detector

121: antenna 122: wireless reader

123: rail 124: regulator

202: doorway 203: sensor

204: Reputation 205: Guide

206: movement aid 207: connection support

The present invention relates to a postal / logistical transportation, and more particularly, to a postal / logistical transportation apparatus for attaching and utilizing a smart label having a wireless recognition chip to a pallet, a metallic postal / logistical transportation container. It is about.

In general, a smart label having a barcode and a letter printed side and a radio recognition chip and an antenna is used in a postal / logistic transportation device, and is mainly used in parcels and logistics goods in the postal mail.

At the mail site, the mail center loads parcels into pallets, scans and signs barcodes with a barcode printed on the parcel and the parcels are processed. In addition, the landing service is carried out while scanning the barcode of the name tag attached to the pallet even in the loading dock loaded on the vehicle. In this postal site, the pallet is processed by barcode scanning of the job, and thus, the seasonal flow of the postal container is inconsistent with the processing of the postal container during the peak season of the month.

In order to solve this problem, a technique for solving the above-mentioned problem is recently developed by attaching a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to a pallet so as to be automatically scanned.

However, the pallet is a metal object, which has a problem in that the recognition rate is very low due to the property of the radio tag. This can be solved by introducing a metal type RFID tag, but the metal type RFID tag is a costly equipment, and the cost of the metal type RFID tag is difficult to recycle. In addition, there is a problem that the existing worker can not express the name tag information used in the processing.

Conventionally, for this purpose, there is a method using a conventional label information and a smart label embedded with an RFID chip. That is, the metal type RFID tag is used only for identification by embedding the unique number of the pallet, and provides the worker with additional information of processing through the smart label, which is mapped with the metal type RFID tag for the entry and exit work. It is utilized.

In addition, the smart label is very inexpensive compared to the metal type RFID tag, and has a feature that can be applied to a line printing / issuing operation in large quantities. However, the limitation in using the smart label has a problem in that the recognition rate is very low compared to the metal type RFID tag due to the construction of the pallet, and in particular, it is difficult to use it in consideration of the attachment position and structure of the existing name tag.

Therefore, in order to utilize radio recognition in a pallet, which is a transport container in a conventional postal / logistic environment, it is absolutely necessary to develop a technology for ensuring a recognition rate of an attached radio recognition tag and optimizing a worker's movement.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a postal / logistical transportation device which utilizes by attaching a smart label tag having a wireless recognition chip to a pallet which is a transport container in a postal / logistical environment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mail / logistics transport apparatus using a wireless recognition smart label to maximize the recognition rate by controlling the efficient placement and automatic recognition position of the radio tag to ensure the radio recognition rate, and optimize the operator's movement In providing.

Mail / logistics transport apparatus using a wireless recognition smart label for achieving the above objects of the present invention, the mail / log through a pallet including a metal attachment tag and an auxiliary attachment having a wireless recognition non-metallic smart label tag. A postal / logistics transport device comprising a postal / logistics transport container for moving logistics, and an information detector having a radio recognition reader for detecting information in the smart label tag and the metal type RFID tag.

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Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the embodiment of the present invention in the postal / logistics environment, a smart label (RFID) embedded with a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip (Smart label) attached to the pallet (metallic post / logistics transport equipment) pallet (postal / logistics used) A description will be given of a transportation device, and first of all, a mail / logistic transportation device will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a postal / logistics transport apparatus using a wireless recognition smart label in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mail / logistic transport apparatus may be classified into a mail / logistic transport container 110 and an information detector 120 that is a fixed device attached to a wall.

The mail / logistics transport container 110 is composed of a metal pallet 111, a metal type wireless identification tag 112, an auxiliary attachment 113, and a smart label tag 114.

Auxiliary attachment 113 is installed on the pallet 111 on the name tag attachment position, and a metal type radio recognition tag 112 for pallet identification is installed on the auxiliary attachment 113.

The auxiliary attachment 113 is made of a non-metallic material, has a size that can hold a variety of forms of the name tag used in the existing mail / logistics, and is formed in a structure that does not introduce moisture and dust. The auxiliary attachment 113 may include a smart label tag 114 in which a radio recognition chip serving as a name tag is embedded.

The information detector 120 has an antenna 121 and a radio reader 122 fixed to a wall, and selects an appropriate position for matching with the pallet sensor 203 of the auxiliary attachment 113. The rail 123 for moving the 121, and the adjuster 124 for adjusting the height of the radio reader 122.

Next, a detailed structure of the auxiliary attachment 113 attached to the pallet 111 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that the smart label tag 114 corresponding to the name tag can be used.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed structure of the auxiliary attachment attached to the pallet in the mail / logistics transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 (a) is a view showing a front end surface of the auxiliary attachment, Figure 2 (b) is a view showing a side cross-section of the auxiliary attachment.

The auxiliary attachment 113 is a case of a non-metallic material containing the smart label tag 201 corresponding to the name tag. Looking at this in front sectional view as shown in Fig. 2 (a), a flat plate 204 for fixing the smart label tag 201 located in the center portion is formed, the pallet 111 and the antenna 121 on the top of the case Pallet sensor (203) is attached to accurately match the position of the, and the right side of the case is formed with an entrance 202 for inserting or removing the smart label tag 201.

And as shown in the side cross-sectional view as shown in Figure 2 (b), the auxiliary support 113, the connection support 207 for connecting the metal support of the pallet 111 to the lower region of the sensor 203 of the upper end of the case ) Is formed. In addition, the auxiliary attachment 113 includes a guide 205 for controlling the movement from the vertical to the lower region of the connection support 206 and a main body connected to the flat plate 204 to surround the smart table tag 201. Movement aid 206 is formed to move so as to move horizontally in the. Here, the flat plate 204, the guide 205, the main body surrounding the movement aid 206 and the smart table tag 201 will be referred to as a tray.

The movement aid 206 is connected to the connection support 207 and the spring (or elastic fixing groove) is formed to move the body surrounding the smart table tag 201. Here, the embodiment of the present invention provides a spring-based or elastic fixing groove-based control, but it is easier to recognize the smart label tag by moving the auxiliary attachment 113, including the form driven by a small motor and storage battery. It can also be transformed into other forms of construction.

The movement of the radio reader 122 and the antenna 121 in the postal / logistics transportation device may be software controlled through a computing device. When the antenna 121 of the information detector 120 and the pallet sensor 203 of the auxiliary attachment 113 match, the mail / logistics transportation device generates a control signal through the control of the computing device, and the pallet sensor In operation 203, the auxiliary attachment 113 may be vertically and horizontally moved to face the front of the antenna 121.

The operation of the mail / logistics transport apparatus for optimally recognizing the auxiliary attachment attached to the pallet in the mail / logistics transport apparatus having such a structure will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a mail / logistics transport apparatus for recognizing an auxiliary attachment attached to a pallet in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in a postal / logistics environment, a worker loads a pallet 111 postal / logistics for transporting postal / logistics, records the corresponding information on a radio recognition chip, and includes the radio recognition chip in a smart label tag. Then, the worker inserts the smart label tag into the non-metallic auxiliary attachment 113 and installs the nonmetallic auxiliary attachment 113 to the pallet 111 formed of a metallic material. And the operator installs the sensor 203 on the top of the auxiliary attachment 113 to recognize the correct smart label tag for information detection in the information detector 120 fixed to the wall.

When the pallet 111 on which the auxiliary attachment 113 and the sensor 203 are installed is moved in the workplace of the postal / logistic environment to reach the radio recognition information detection place, the postal / logistics transportation device is operated to operate the pallet 111. Information on the information, that is, the metal type RFID tag 111 and the information in the smart label tag is detected.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the pallet 111 is moved, the mail / logistics transporting device moves the wireless recognition reader 122 up / down through the controller 124, and moves the antenna left / right to move the pallet 111. Select the correct position to recognize the tags (metal type wireless identification tag and smart label tag) of the tag. Accordingly, in step 301, the mail / logistics transport apparatus checks whether the sensor 203 of the auxiliary attachment attached to the moved pallet 111 matches the sensor attached to the antenna 121 or the radio reader 122. As a result of the check, if it does not match, it is checked again in the standby state. On the other hand, if there is a match, the sensor (not shown) attached to the RFID reader 122 and the pallet sensor 203 are detected in step 302. After checking whether an event occurs, it is determined whether a trigger has occurred based on the event generated in step 303. As a result of the check, if the trigger does not occur, the process proceeds to step 302 again. Otherwise, in step 304, the mail / logistics transport apparatus moves the auxiliary attachment 112 of the pallet as shown in FIG. , The tray is unfolded so as to be horizontal to the connecting support 207 by moving from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction (counterclockwise 90 °). Accordingly, the auxiliary attachment faces the front of the antenna 121.

Then, in step 305, the mail / logistics transport device recognizes the tray folded (unfolding) through the wireless recognition reader 202, and in step 306 with the metal type wireless recognition tag 112 attached to the pallet 111 The recognition of the smart label tag 113 is confirmed. As a result of the check, when the attached metal type RFID tag 112 and the smart label tag 113 are read, the mail / logistics transport apparatus moves the tray of the auxiliary attachment 113 from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction in step 307. Clockwise 90 °) and fold to be perpendicular to the connection support 207 to end the operation normally.

On the other hand, the metal type RFID tag and the smart label tag are operated while the RFID reader 122 operates at a preset time unit (generally 1 second) at the folded (unfolding) time point of the auxiliary attachment 113 in step 306. Check if it is not recognized 3 times or less, for example. If the check result is three times or less, the process proceeds to step 305, otherwise, in step 309, the postal / logistics transportation device generates an error occurrence warning through the wireless recognition reader 122 and terminates abnormally.

Embodiment of the present invention as described above is a tray of the auxiliary attachment when the tag is recognized in the wireless recognition reader by installing an auxiliary attachment including a smart label tag of the non-metal material in the name tag attachment position of the pallet that is a mail / logistics transport container The recognition rate can be increased by moving the in the horizontal direction.

In addition, the postal / logistics transportation device implements the movement of the sensor and the antenna rail as a program and stores the data on a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.). It can be used in internet environment and general computer system. This process can be easily carried out by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the detailed description will be omitted.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention can significantly improve the recognition rate of the smart label when carrying out the installation and fastening business by using the smart label having a wireless recognition chip embedded in the mail / logistic transport container, and automatically smart through the sensor. By controlling the movement of the label and the antenna of the reader, it is possible to maximize the efficiency of transport container management, and to reduce the construction cost.

Claims (14)

A postal / logistics container for moving postal / logistics through a pallet comprising an auxiliary attachment having a non-recognizable non-metallic smart label tag and a metalized wireless tag; And an information detector having a radio recognition reader for detecting information in the smart label tag and the metal type radio identification tag. The method of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary attachment, A sensor for controlling an operation by detecting a signal according to the movement of the wireless recognition reader and the smart label tag; A tray for fixing the non-metallic smart label tag to move vertically and horizontally; Mail / logistics transport apparatus using a wireless recognition smart label, characterized in that it comprises a connection support for connecting the metal support of the tray and pallet. The method of claim 2, The sensor is a postal / logistics transport device using a wireless recognition smart label, characterized in that for matching the position of the antenna and the antenna included in the information detector using the detected signal according to the movement. The method of claim 2, The auxiliary attachment is a mail / logistics transport apparatus using a wireless recognition smart label having a size that can hold a name tag of various forms utilized in the mail / logistics, it is made of a structure that does not introduce moisture and dust. The method of claim 2, wherein the tray,  A flat plate fixing the non-metal type smart label tag, A moving aid connected to the plate and connected to the connection support and a spring or a fixing groove to move the tray; And a guide for controlling the vertical-horizontal movement. The method according to claim 2 or 5, The tray is a postal / logistics transport device using a wireless recognition smart label characterized in that when the matching with the wireless recognition reader is moved in a horizontal direction from the vertical direction to be horizontal to the connection support. The method according to claim 2 or 5, The tray is a postal / logistics transport device using a wireless recognition smart label, characterized in that after the information is detected in the wireless reader reader is moved from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction to be perpendicular to the connection support. The method of claim 1, wherein the information detector, The wireless recognition reader, An adjuster for adjusting a recognition height of the wireless reader; Mail / logistics transport device using a wireless recognition smart label, characterized in that it comprises an antenna that moves to the position facing the front non-metal type smart label tag. The method according to claim 1 or 8, The wireless recognition reader, a postal / logistics transport apparatus using a wireless recognition smart label, characterized in that for generating a warning error occurs when the smart label and the metal type RFID tag is not recognized for a predetermined time. The method of claim 8, And the information detector further comprises a rail for moving the antenna. The method of claim 1, And the information detector recognizes the smart label tag and detects information in the recognized smart label tag through the radio reader. The method of claim 1, The auxiliary attachment is a postal / logistics transport device using a wireless recognition smart label, characterized in that when the sensing event of the wireless recognition reader is moved from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction. The method of claim 12, The auxiliary attachment is moved from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction when the detection of the information in the information detector is completed, the operation of the postal / logistics transport device using a wireless recognition smart label, characterized in that terminated. delete

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