KR101124389B1 - System for testing of RFID Card Tag and the testing method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an inspection system for an RFID card tag and an inspection method using the same, and in particular, a barcode scanner for reading a barcode printed on an RFID card tag to be inspected through a scan; An RFID reader for reading the inlay tag and encoding and writing information applied to the RFID card tag to be inspected; And an operating device interoperating with the barcode scanner and the RFID reader, and determining the amount of payment by comparing the barcode information and the encoded tag information of the RFID card tag of the inspection object with preset data information. Discloses an inspection system for an RFID card tag, wherein the RFID card to be inspected is sequentially processed for determining whether the barcode information is unsuccessful, encoding the tag information, and determining the non-payment of the tag information in a continuous series of steps.

RFID Card Tags, Barcodes, Barcode Scanners, RFID Readers, Operating Devices, Transport Conveyor Means

Description

Inspection system of RDF card tag and inspection method using same {System for testing of RFID Card Tag and the testing method of the same}

The present invention relates to a RFID system tag inspection system and an inspection method using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a continuous series of processes through a system in which bar code defect inspection, tag information encoding and tag defect inspection processes are integrated. The present invention relates to an inspection system for an RFID card tag and an inspection method using the same, which can be sequentially processed at one time.

Recently, the use of the contactless card utilizing the radio frequency recognition technology is gradually increasing. Here, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) refers to a radio frequency identification tag composed of a transponder chip and an antenna made of a semiconductor chip near a reader that emits radio waves of a specific frequency, and the antenna moves within the radio wave. It uses the generated current to operate the transponder chip to transmit the information stored inside the chip to the reader for communication.

The use of such radio frequency recognition technology is convenient because it does not need to be in direct contact or scanning in the visible band like a bar code, it is convenient to use, and also has a semi-permanent advantage in life, the use is gradually increasing.

In addition, depending on the product that requires individual history management, RFID card tag applied by merging bar code and tag may be used in products requiring duplication function of information security.

RFID card tag that barcode and tag are applied can manage history of tag information in server or computer using barcode information even if tag is damaged. In the opposite case, barcode data is deleted or damaged due to external environmental factors. It is possible to manage the history of the product by extracting the information of the city tag from the server or computer.

That is, the RFID card tag to which the barcode and the tag are applied to merge has an advantage that the information security is implemented dually, even if one information is damaged, the history management is maintained and supplemented through the other information.

However, the RFID card tag manufactured by merging the bar code and the tag as described above has a defect inspection process as the barcode inspection, the encoding of the tag information, and the read / write state of the tag must be performed in separate processes. Of course, the working time of the increase, of course, there was a problem that the manufacturing productivity is lowered.

Therefore, there is a need for a method of quickly inspecting a defective product generated in a conventional card type RFID tag by an automated process instead of each individual inspection process, and the present applicant has a card type RFID card in which information security is implemented by redundancy. The present invention proposes an automated process that can deal with barcode and tag encoding and tag reading / writing defects in a single continuous process.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to check the barcode failure of the RFID card tag manufactured by applying the barcode and the RFID tag in combination, the information encoding of the inlay tag and It is an object of the present invention to provide an inspection system for an RFID card tag and an inspection method using the same, which enables a tag failure inspection through reading / writing of an inlay tag to be sequentially processed in a series of processes at once.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an inspection system for an RFID card tag and an inspection method using the same, which shortens the inspection process time and improves productivity through a series of consecutive defect inspection processes for the RFID card tag. There is.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a bar code failure inspection for the RFID card tag implemented by the duplication of information security, and tag failure inspection process through the encoding of the information of the inlay tag and the reading / writing of the inlay tag to be implemented automatically The present invention provides an inspection system for an RFID card tag and an inspection method using the same.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a system for inspecting a defect of an RFID card tag manufactured by applying a bar code and a tag merged so that the information security of the individual history is implemented in redundancy, A barcode scanner for reading the printed barcode through scanning; An RFID reader for reading the inlay tag and encoding and writing the information applied to the RFID card tag to be inspected; And an operating device interoperating with the barcode scanner and the RFID reader, and determining the amount of payment by comparing the barcode information and the encoded tag information of the RFID card tag of the inspection object with preset data information. Discloses an inspection system for an RFID card tag, wherein the RFID card to be inspected is sequentially processed for determining whether the barcode information is unsuccessful, encoding the tag information, and determining the non-payment of the tag information in a continuous series of steps.

Here, the inspection system of the present invention is a transport conveyor means for transporting the RFID card tags to be passed through the scan area where the barcode scanner is installed and the reader area where the RFID reader is installed in sequence In addition, the transfer conveyor means, it is preferred that the transfer path at the time of good quality determination of the RFID card tag, and the secondary transfer path at the time of failure determination of the RFID card tag.

Preferably, the sub-feed path includes a plurality of sub-feed paths branched from the normal feed path at the time of the bad judgment of the barcode information and the bad judgment of the tag information, and the RFID determined as bad on the sub-feed path. Push means for separating the card tag from the positive transfer path to the secondary transfer path may be provided.

Preferably, the operation device stores the bar code information and the encoding data information for the RFID card tags of the inspection target as a data file, and loads the RFID card tags after loading the data file upon initializing execution of the inspection process. The processing result is marked on the data file.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the bar code and the inlay tag is applied by using the inspection system including a bar code scanner and an operating device interoperating with the RFID reader is manufactured so that the information security of the individual history is implemented by redundancy A method for inspecting a defect of an RFID card tag, the method comprising: (a) a barcode inspection step of determining whether the barcode information is unsatisfactory by reading a barcode for the RFID card tag to be inspected; (b) an inlay tag reading inspection step of determining the reading state of the inlay tag by reading the inlay tag of the RFID card tag which is determined to be good in the barcode inspection process step; (c) extracting the EPC code information matching the barcode information from the RFID card tag determined to be good through the inlay tag reading inspection step and encoding the EPC code information extracted in the inlay tag; And (d) an inlay tag inspection step of determining the amount of payment through a comparative analysis with the stored EPC code information by reading an inlay tag of the RFID card tag encoded with the EPC code information. The inspection step, the inlay tag reading inspection step, the encoding processing step, and the inlay tag inspection step disclose a method for inspecting an RFID card tag, wherein the operation device is sequentially processed at a time in a continuous series of processes.

Preferably, the barcode inspection step (a), (a-1) the barcode scanner to read the barcode printed on the RFID card tag sequentially transferred through the conveying conveyor means by scanning to provide to the operating device step; (a-2) comparing, by the operating device, barcode data provided through the barcode scanner with barcode data previously stored in a data file; (a-3) if the barcode information and the barcode data match, as a result of the comparison, marking the barcode of the RFID card tag as a good product in a data file; And (a-4) if the bar code information and the bar code data are partially inconsistent as a result of the comparison, marking the bar code of the RFID card tag as defective in the data file.

Here, the defect marking processing step (a-4), the operation device is a control processing for separating the RFID card tag marked as defective in the secondary transport path of the transfer conveyor means; preferably further comprises a.

Preferably, the inlay tag reading inspection step (b), if the inlay tag of the RFID card tag is not read by the RFID reader, the operation device is to mark the RFID card tag as bad in the data file. And a control process for separating the secondary conveying path of the conveying means.

Preferably, the inlay tag checking step (d) may include: (d-1) reading, by the RFID reader, an inlay tag of the RFID card tag within a set number of times; (d-2) determining, by the operating device, whether reading information is obtained within a set number of times; (d-3) if the reading information is not obtained within a set number of times, marking the reading file of the RFID card tag in a data file; And (d-4) If the reading information is obtained within the set number of times, the reading information is compared with the EPC code information stored in the data file, and if it matches, it is marked as good quality. And performing a control process for separating the RFID card tag into a secondary transfer path after marking the data file.

According to the inspection system of the RFID card tag and the inspection method using the same according to the present invention as described above, bar code failure inspection for the RFID card tag manufactured by using the barcode and the RFID tag in combination, information encoding of the inlay tag and inlay tag It has the effect of making it possible to process the tag defect inspection through reading / writing at once in a continuous series of processes.

In addition, the present invention provides a function effect of shortening the time of the inspection process and increasing the productivity by rapidly processing the determination of the success or failure of a plurality of processes through a series of consecutive defect inspection processes for the RFID card tag.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing the automation of the inspection process that can be implemented in a continuous process of a plurality of inspection processes each required in the defect inspection process of the RFID card tag, which is implemented in a double information security.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

1 is a reference diagram showing a general RFID card tag to be applied to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an inspection system of an RFID card tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the inspection system of the RFID card tag according to the present invention includes a barcode scanner 110, an RFID reader 120 having a reader antenna 121, an operation device 130, and an RFID card tag ( A transport conveyor means 140 to which 10 is conveyed, and a push means 150.

The inspection system of an RFID card tag according to the present invention is a system for inspecting a defect of an RFID card tag 10 manufactured by applying a bar code 11 and a tag (not shown) to be implemented in a redundant manner. to be.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the RFID card tag 10 is configured such that a barcode 11 is printed on one surface of a card, and an inlay tag (not shown) is stacked inside the card.

The barcode scanner 110 reads the barcode 11 printed on the RFID card tag 10 to be inspected through a scan.

The RFID reader 120 processes the reading of the inlay tag (not shown) applied to the RFID card tag 10 of the inspection object and the encoding and writing of the information by using the reader antenna 121.

The operation device 130 interoperates with the barcode scanner 110 and the RFID reader 120, and compares the barcode information and the encoded tag information of the RFID card tag 10 of the inspection object with preset data information. The judgment of the amount of payment is made.

In this case, the operation device 130 sequentially processes the determination of the failure of barcode information, the encoding of tag information, and the determination of failure of tag information with respect to the inspection target RFID card tag 10 at once in a continuous series of processes.

In addition, the operating device 130 may be configured as a personal computer (PC) on which a program of an inspection process is mounted, but there is no particular limitation thereto and various local devices may be applied.

In addition, the operation device 130 stores the barcode information and the encoding data information for the RFID card tag 10 of the inspection object as a data file, and after loading the data file at the time of initializing execution of the inspection process, the RFID card The result of the payment processing of the tags 10 is marked on the data file.

The transfer conveyor means 140 sequentially scans the scan area where the RFID card tags 10 of the inspection target are installed with the barcode scanner 110 and the reader area where the reader antenna 121 of the RFID reader 120 is installed. It is a configuration for transferring the RFID card tag 10 to pass through.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the transfer conveyor means 140 includes a positive transfer path 141 at the time of determining the quality of the RFID card tag 10 and a failure at the time of the defective determination of the RFID card tag 10. The sub conveyance path 142 may include a plurality of sub conveyances which are branched from the forward conveyance path 141 at the time of the bad determination of the barcode information and the bad determination of the tag information. It may consist of a path.

The forward feed path 141 according to the present invention is defined as a main path that is normally completed when the barcode inspection for the RFID card tag 10, the encoding of the inlay tag, and the reading process of the inlay tag are all good. The transfer path 142 removes the defective RFID card tag 10 from the forward transfer path 141 when a failure occurs during the barcode inspection, the encoding of the inlay tag, and the reading of the inlay tag for the RFID card tag 10. Defined as a branching path for immediate separation.

The push means 150 are respectively installed on the sub-feed path 142 to push and separate the RFID card tag 10 determined as defective from the positive feed path 141 to the sub-feed path 142. In addition, the push means 150 is driven according to the control command of the operating device 130.

An inspection method of an RFID card tag using the inspection system of the RFID card tag of the present invention as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an inspection method of an RFID card tag according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are bar code inspection steps (S110) and inlay tag inspection of an RFID card tag inspection method according to the present invention. The detailed operation of step S140 is shown.

Prior to the execution of the inspection process, the present invention sets the process process of the operation device 130 interoperating with the barcode scanner 110 and the RFID reader 120 to be initialized and loads the data file accordingly.

When all the initialization of the process process is set, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the inspection process starts while the RFID card tags 10 to be inspected are loaded on the transfer conveyor means 140 and sequentially transferred.

First, the inspection method of the RFID card tag according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, the barcode inspection step (S110), inlay tag reading inspection step (S120), encoding processing step (S130), and inlay tag inspection step ( S140).

The bar code inspection step (S110) is a process of determining whether the barcode information is read or not by reading a bar code for the RFID card tag 10 of the inspection target. A detailed operation process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4. same.

The barcode scanner 110 reads the barcode 11 printed on the RFID card tag 10 sequentially transferred through the transfer conveyor means 140 to scan and provides the barcode 11 to the operation device 130 (S111). .

Next, the operation device 130 compares the bar code information provided through the bar code scanner 110 and the bar code data previously stored in the data file (S112).

In this case, as a result of the comparison of the data, when the barcode information provided through the reading and the barcode data stored in the data file match, the operation device 130 determines that the barcode of the RFID card tag 10 is good quality and the data. Marking processing of good quality is performed on the file (S113).

On the other hand, when the bar code information provided through reading and the bar code data stored in the data file are partially inconsistent as a result of the comparison of the data, the operation device 130 determines that the bar code of the RFID card tag 10 is defective. Then, the marking process of the defect is performed on the data file (S114).

In addition, the operation device 130 further performs a control process for separating the RFID card tag 10 marked as defective in the secondary transfer path 142 of the transfer conveyor means 140.

That is, the operation device 130 provides a control command to the corresponding push means 150, and the push means 150 is driven according to the control command and receives the RFID card tag 10, which is determined to be defective, as the main transfer path 141. ) Is separated into the sub-feed path (142).

Next, the inlay tag reading inspection step (S120) is performed by the reader antenna 121 having the inlay tag of the RFID card tag 10, which is determined to be good in the barcode inspection step (S110), of the RFID reader 120. The RFID reader 120 transmits the reading information to the operation device 130, and the operation device 130 determines whether the inlay tag is in a good state or a defective state and processes it.

That is, it is determined whether the inlay tag of the RFID card tag 10 is normally read by the reader antenna 121 of the RFID reader 120, and when the inlay tag of the RFID card tag 10 is not read. In addition, the operation device 130 is to mark the corresponding data file retrieved on the basis of the bar code information for the RFID card tag 10 as defective, and to separate the secondary transfer path 142 of the transfer conveyor means 140 Perform the control process.

At this time, the control process for separating into the sub-transfer path 142 is for discharging and discharging the RFID card tag 10 which has been determined to be defective. Description is omitted.

Next, the encoding process step (S130) is to extract the EPC code information matching the barcode information for the RFID card tag 10 determined as good quality through the inlay tag reading inspection step (S120) to the inlay tag Encode the extracted EPC code information.

In more detail, the operating device 130 extracts the EPC code information to be matched with the barcode information from the loaded data file, and extracts the extracted encoding information through the writing of the RFID reader 120. The inlay tag of the tag 10 is encoded in the EPC code information.

Next, the inlay tag inspection step (S140) is a process of determining the amount of payment through a comparative analysis with the stored EPC code information by reading back the inlay tag of the RFID card tag 10 in which the EPC code information is encoded. A detailed operation process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

First, the RFID reader 120 reads the inlay tag of the RFID card tag 10 through a reader antenna 121 within a set number of times (S141).

Subsequently, the operation device 130 determines whether reading information is obtained within a set number of times (for example, three times) (S142).

In this case, as a result of determining whether reading information is obtained, when reading information is not obtained within a set number of times, the operation device 130 marks the reading failure of the RFID card tag 10 on the data file (S143). .

On the other hand, as a result of determining whether reading information is obtained, when reading information is obtained within a set number of times, the operation device 130 compares the obtained reading information with EPC code information stored in the data file (S144-1). If the data match, mark the data file area as good (S144-2), and if the data is partially inconsistent, mark the data file as defective and then transfer the RFID card tag 10 to the secondary transfer path 142. Control process to separate into In this case, repetitive description for performing the control process is omitted.

As described above, the bar code inspection step S110, the inlay tag reading inspection step S120, the encoding processing step S130, and the inlay tag inspection step S140 are performed in a continuous series of steps by the operation device 130 at once. By sequential processing, it is possible to shorten the time of the inspection process, as well as provide an effect that the automation of the inspection process is implemented.

6 is a reference view showing an inspection process screen of an RFID card tag according to the present invention as an example, and the manager of the operation device 130 may check a process of an inspection process currently being performed by automation through monitoring.

Although the present invention has been described in more detail with reference to the examples, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 is a reference diagram showing a general RFID card tag,

2 is a block diagram showing an inspection system of an RFID card tag according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inspecting an RFID card tag according to another embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an operation flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the bar code inspection step of the RFID card tag inspection method according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an inlay tag inspection step in detail in the RFID card tag inspection method according to the present invention;

6 is a reference diagram showing an inspection process screen of an RFID card tag according to the present invention as an example.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: RFID Card Tag 11: Barcode

110: barcode scanner 120: RFID reader

121: reader antenna 130: operating device

140: conveying conveyor means 141: positive feed path

142: sub-feed path 150: push means

Claims (9)

delete delete delete delete As a method for inspecting a defect of an RFID card tag manufactured by applying a barcode and an inlay tag to a merged application using a inspection system including an operating device interoperating with a barcode scanner and an RFID reader, the information security of an individual history is implemented in redundancy. (a) a barcode inspection step of determining whether the barcode information is unsatisfactory by reading a barcode on an RFID card tag to be inspected; (b) an inlay tag reading inspection step of determining the reading state of the inlay tag by reading the inlay tag of the RFID card tag which is determined to be good in the barcode inspection process step; (c) extracting the EPC code information matching the barcode information from the RFID card tag determined to be good through the inlay tag reading inspection step and encoding the EPC code information extracted in the inlay tag; And (d) an inlay tag inspection step of determining the amount of payment through a comparative analysis with the stored EPC code information by reading an inlay tag of the RFID card tag encoded with the EPC code information; In the inlay tag reading inspection step (b), when the inlay tag of the RFID card tag is not read by the RFID reader, the operation device marks the RFID card tag as defective in the corresponding data file, and transfer conveyor Perform a control process for separating to the secondary feed path of the means, And the barcode checking step, the inlay tag reading checking step, the encoding processing step and the inlay tag checking step are sequentially processed by the operating device in a continuous series at a time. The method of claim 5, The barcode inspection step (a), (a-1) the barcode scanner reading the barcode printed on the RFID card tag sequentially transferred through the transfer conveyor means to provide the barcode to the operation device by scanning; (a-2) comparing the barcode information provided through the barcode scanner with barcode data previously stored in the data file by the operation device; (a-3) if the barcode information and the barcode data match, as a result of the comparison, marking the barcode of the RFID card tag as a good product in a data file; And (a-4) comparing the barcode information with the barcode data, if the discrepancy results in a partial discrepancy, marking the data file with a bad mark on the barcode of the RFID card tag; . The method of claim 6, The bad marking process step (a-4), And a control process for separating the RFID card tag marked as defective by the operation device into a secondary transfer path of a transfer conveyor means. delete The method of claim 5, The inlay tag inspection step (d), (d-1) reading, by the RFID reader, the inlay tag of the RFID card tag within a set number of times; (d-2) determining, by the operating device, whether reading information is obtained within a set number of times; (d-3) if the reading information is not obtained within a set number of times, marking the reading file of the RFID card tag in a data file; And (d-4) As a result of judgment, when reading information is obtained within the set number of times, the obtained reading information is compared with the EPC code information stored in the data file. And performing a control process for separating the RFID card tag into a secondary transfer path after marking the file.

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