KR101445032B1 - An Identification And Security System For Librarys With Barcode and RFID - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention aims at providing a cost-effective, high-efficiency library management system for a library that can be used in a small-scale library and can provide a low-cost and effective book loan and return service.
It also relates to a system for lending and returning books for libraries aimed at managing the circulation and return of books of books and preventing the theft of books.
More particularly, the present invention provides a system that manages and handles book borrowing and returning by attaching an RFID tag and a barcode to books to be borrowed and reflecting the characteristics of the tags.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and a method for returning a loan to a book,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for returning and returning a loan to a library for the purpose of preventing the book from being stolen while managing the loan and return of the book. The book is a book that is displayed and displayed for the purpose of reading or borrowing from the library such as novels, professional books, magazines, and pictures.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method or system for managing a lending and returning of a book by attaching a bar code, an anti-theft magnetic tape or an RFID tag to a book to be borrowed.

The library, which is normally operated by a school or a public institution, is read or borrowed with books including general books for students and general users, ie, books for general use and academic books.

The above-mentioned users who use the library usually browse various books in the library, apply for a loan of a specific book to the library, and return the book to the library at the end of the loan period.

In addition, the user must get identification of the book loan return manager, such as a librarian, along with his / her identification card, and the book loan return manager records the loan period, such as the loan period and title, and lends the book.

Thereafter, at the time of returning the loan book, the user presents the book to be returned to the book loan return manager and returns it after confirming the loan of the person in charge.

On the other hand, when a book is attached with a barcode and a sensitive tape, a management staff responsible for returning the book loan is usually placed in the library for returning the book loan, so that the selection of the book loan or return, identification of the user, Reading the barcode of the book, removing or creating the data of the sensitive tape that prevents the theft of the book, and outputting the check certificate.

The technology related to the present invention is disclosed in Published Patent Application No. 10-2009-0104492 (Oct. 6, 2009)

A plurality of antenna units for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals to and from RFID tags (RFID tags)

An RFID reader for recognizing an RFID tag value located in each of the areas through the antenna units;

A database for holding at least one RFID tag value and export approval information of the corresponding article,

A moving direction determination unit for determining a moving direction of the corresponding RFID tag using the RFID tag value of each area recognized by the RFID reader,

A carry-out state determining unit for determining whether or not the carry-out permission information recorded in the database corresponds to the RFID tag tag value recognized by the RFID reader and a normal carry-out state according to the move direction determined by the move- Lt; / RTI &

When the information recorded in the database corresponding to the RFID tag value indicates that the article is not permitted to be carried out, the unloading state determining unit determines that the unloading state is an abnormal unloading state It is about judging.

In addition, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 10-2009-0022566 (2009 3.4) relates to an RFID system for product management,

A RFID reader for detecting the RFID tag; a barcode scanner for recognizing a barcode included in the article;

A display unit for displaying at least one of the information of the article, the user information, and the access information;

A control unit for reading the information detected by the RFID reader or the barcode scanner to derive information of the user and the article and for controlling the display unit and the gate unit by determining whether or not the user is allowed to use the apparatus, Including,

And a movement recognition sensor for sensing movement of the article or user,

The RFID reader includes a plurality of RFID antennas and a multiplexer,

Wherein the gate unit includes a shielding film for preventing mutual interference of the RFID antennas and a flap for controlling access of the user,

The control unit reads the information detected by the RFID reader or the barcode scanner in cooperation with an external system,

The RFID tag includes a storage for storing unique identification numbers and data that can be read and written to store security data in the storage and update the security data when sensed by the RFID reader.

Recently, the library management system or the loan return system has been in the trend of converting or integrating the loan return management system through the recognition of the bar code information recorded in the pre-installed bar code to the higher performance RFID system.

However, there is a problem that such a conversion, consolidation, or costly integration is costly and labor-intensive.

The present invention aims at providing a cost-effective, high-efficiency library management system for a library that can achieve efficient and low cost borrowing and returning of books in a relatively small library.

In order to achieve the above object, the library book return and theft prevention system of the present invention comprises a bar code system and an RFID system,

The barcode system includes: a barcode attached to the book; A barcode scanner for reading and reading the barcode; And a control controller for reading information from the barcode scanner,

The RFID system includes an RFID tag in which information on a loan or return status of a book is recorded; A management desk RFID reader for controlling the RFID tag to record the lending state as 1 and the return state as 0 according to the operation of the selection button;

And a theft preventing device for reading information recorded in the RFID tag to cope with theft.

According to the present invention,

By utilizing the existing barcode system without dismantling and adopting RFID for theft prevention,

A cost-effective, high-efficient library management system is provided for small libraries to achieve a relatively low-cost, effective return on book borrowing.

1 is a block diagram of a general bar code system configuration;
2 is a photograph showing an example of a configuration of a general RFID system
3 is a photograph showing an example of a general anti-theft device
Hereinafter, according to the system of the present invention,
FIG. 4 shows an example of a library loan book return (loan return) site showing a general overview
5 is a block diagram of an RFID system and a bar code system
Figure 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating system components in plan view;
Figure 7 is a state diagram illustrating the operation of system components in plan view;
8 shows another embodiment of the RFID reader, which is a plan view; B bottom surface; C front view;
FIG. 9 shows an operation and a state of operating the RFID reader according to another embodiment, wherein A is a plan view; B front view; C front view;
10 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing procedure.

Hereinafter, the contents of the present invention relating to the return and theft prevention system of a book will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a barcode system 200 using a general barcode scan and an RFID system 100 using RFID reading will be described.

In the example shown in Fig. 1,

A barcode attached to the book and in which information of the book is recorded and attached;

A response tape attached to the book and the loan return status of the book is updated;

A barcode scanner for reading and reading the barcode by a control signal;

An elimination tape removing / regenerating device for removing or reproducing the magnetism of the sensitive tape according to a lending or returning state by a control signal;

And a control PC for sending a control signal to the barcode scanner and the sensitive tape removing / regenerating unit to perform a process according to returning of the book.

In a typical RFID system,

An RFID tag attached to the book, the information of the book being updated and recorded;

An RFID reader for reading and reading the RFID tag by a control signal and updating the record;

And a control PC for sending a control signal to the RFID reader to perform a process according to returning the book. Also, the internal ID of the chip should be processed in connection with the library DB. 2 is a photograph of an example related to this.

In connection with the prevention of the theft, that is, the prevention of the loss, as shown in the example of FIG. 3, the user passes through the antitheft device installed at the entrance of the library and the antitheft device, State alarms, door blocking, and the like.

In recent years, an RFID system using RFID reading that can record and update more information and cope with theft prevention more effectively is replacing the existing bar code scanning system.

However, since the RFID system is relatively expensive to install and the existing library is already installed with the barcode system, it is not easy to switch the system by adding a new cost.

In reality, small-scale libraries have the problem that the efficiency of the RFID system is lowered because the bar code system can achieve the purpose of the loan return management that is sufficiently necessary.

Especially, the factor that causes high cost in the RFID system is software such as a program for operating the RFID system.

The present invention aims at providing a system at a low cost to a small-scale library. In other words, while using the advantages of the existing bar code system as it is for managing the return of the loan, the software that causes expensive cost in the RFID system is excluded, and the management of the information processing such as the rental is performed using the low- Management PC, and provides a method of using the RFID reading which can cover a wider range than the conventional sensitive tape and can perform a reliable function in the theft prevention.

4 to 7,

The system configuration of the present invention is such that the rental charge manager 30 introduces the barcode system 200 to the user 40 from the management desk 20 for rental of the book 10,

The barcode system 200 includes a barcode 220 attached to the book 10 and having information of the book recorded and attached thereto;

A barcode scanner 211 for reading and reading the barcode 220 according to a control signal;

And a control controller 212 for reading information from the barcode scanner 211 and controlling the process according to returning of the book.

A library system 200 for bar code scanning is constructed by adding a book information DB, a main server and other identification devices such as an ID card together with the bar code scanner 211 and the control PC.

In order to prevent theft of the book, an RFID system 100 is introduced,

An RFID tag (120) attached to the book (10) and recording information on the loan or return status of the book;

A management desk RFID reader 110 for updating the information of the loan or return to the RFID tag 120 in the 1 or 0 state by hardware means of the selection buttons 112 (112a, 112b) and recording the updated information;

And aft detector (130) for reading the information recorded in the RFID tag (120) and reading out the state of lending or returning, and then permitting passage of the door of the user (40) or taking countermeasures against theft.

Preferably, the anti-theft device 130 is provided with an RFID reader for theft detector that checks the I / O status of the RFID tag 120 to prevent theft. Here, the RFID reader for theft prevention device is mainly used for reading only.

More specifically, the RFID reader 110 functioning in hardware will be described. The RFID reader is also called a librarian reader or an eliminator. 5 and 6,

A board 111 having a flat shape to place the book 10 corresponding to the return of the loan and having an antenna for wireless communication with the RFID tag;

A selection button 112 for operating to record the state of being loaned or returned to the RFID tag 120 of the book placed on the board 111;

And a display 113 for displaying the information status on the screen.

In particular, the selection buttons are disposed on the left and right sides of the board 111 so as to perform only functions of lending and returning. That is, the loan selection button 112a is disposed on one side of the board 111, and the return selection button 112b is disposed on the other side.

The lending and return selection buttons 112a and 112b are provided on the left and right sides of the board 111 and are connected to the RFID reader 110 through radio or wire ).

In the example shown in Figs. 4 and 7, the manager 30 records the state by pressing the loan selection button 112a or the return selection button 112b according to the situation of returning the loan. That is, the manager 30 places a book to be borrowed on the board 111 of the RFID reader 110 and scans the bar code 220, and simultaneously selects a loan or return selection button 112a, 112b are pressed to record the loan return status.

Of course, the record of the book borrowing management itself such as the matters related to the user 40 and the information of the book at the time of returning the loan of the book is scanned with the library PC through the bar code 220 scanning of the bar code system 200 Lt; / RTI >

Here, the RFID reader 110 is for recording only the loan return status, and is operated by a hardware control that simply turns on and off the selection button 112 without using any separate software for control. In other words, unlike a general librarian reader operating on a PC basis, the EAS bit is operated independently without interlocking the database (DB) by controlling it in hardware.

The RFID reader 110 according to the present invention can be operated independently without interworking with the library software, and can record and update the loan status in the form of 1 or 0 only by a simple selection button operation, The state can be read so as to read the state of the theft preventing unit 130 in the state of 1 or 0 to meet the purpose of theft prevention. Therefore, the system for preventing theft is simple, easy to install, and can be applied for general purpose.

8 shows an example of the selection button 112 that can be used more quickly and conveniently with respect to the selection button.

8A is a plan view of the RFID reader 110 viewed from above. An upper board 111 on which a book is placed is shown. 8B is a bottom view showing the bottom of the RFID reader 110. FIG. The floor facing the management desk 20, that is, the bottom board 111 'is shown. 8C is a front view.

8 is characterized in that a selection button 112 (112a, 112b) is provided so as to protrude downward from the bottom board 111 'of the RFID reader 110.

In more detail, loan return selection buttons are attached to the left and right sides of the bottom board 111 ', respectively. A center holding plate is provided at the middle of the bottom board 111 'to protrude downward in accordance with the height of the select button protrusion.

If the width of the center holding plate is too large, the center holding force of the RFID reader 110 is improved, but it is disadvantageous to press each of the selection buttons. If the width of the center holding plate is too narrow, it is easy to press each of the selection buttons, but it is not easy to maintain the center of the RFID reader 110 on the contrary. The width of the center holding plate is preferably about 2 to about 60% of the width of the RFID reader 110.

A method of pressing and operating the selection buttons 112 (112a and 112b) in the embodiment of FIG. 8 will be described from the example of FIG. 9A is a plan view showing a state where the book 10 is placed on the upper surface of the board 111 of the RFID reader. 9B is a front view of a state immediately before placing the book 10 on the board 111 of the RFID reader. FIG. 9C is a front view of the state in which the book 10 is placed on the board 111. FIG.

In the example of FIG. 9, assume that the book 10 is to be borrowed and the select button 112a to the left is a loan selection button.

Accordingly, the manager 30 takes the book 10 to be borrowed to the side where the loan selection button 112a is disposed and places it on the top of the board 111 as shown in FIG. 9B. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9C, the manager 30 pushes the book 10 by hand and pushes the selection button 112a to the management desk 20 It is operated by being pushed. According to this embodiment, there is a unique point that the selection button 112 is pressed and operated by the management desk 20, and the direction is also pressed from the lower direction to the upper direction, that is, the reverse direction. This is a very simple configuration in which the selection button can be operated without the user directly pressing the selection button.

It is also possible to automatically push the book 10 by its own weight. In this case, the manager 30 automatically places the book 10 at a predetermined position.

At this time, the electric signal processing is in the 1 state, and the lending state is recorded as 1 in the RFID tag. Thereafter, the book that has been subjected to the lending process is transferred from the manager 30 to the user 40, and the user 40 can pass through the theft preventing device 130 safely.

If the size of the book 10 is larger than the width of the top surface of the RFID reader board 111, it is not easy to place the book on either the left side or the right side of the upper surface of the board 111. Therefore, the book 10 must be placed on the entire board 111 and the manager must press the left side of the book 10 directly.

Of course, in the case of the book 10 to be handed back, it should be explained in reverse order to the above.

10 is a flow chart illustrating a procedure for executing the bar code scan 210 and the RFID reader 110 in the system of the present invention. When the user 40 hands over the book 10 to be loaned or returned to the manager 30,

(1) placing and placing the book (10) on the top surface of the board (111) of the RFID reader;

(2) reading the barcode 220 of the book with the barcode scanner 211 and operating the barcode system 200;

Selecting (3a, 3b) a loan or return for operating the anti-theft RFID system;

A step (4a) of operating a loan selection button of the RFID reader (110), for example, by pressing a left selection button (112a) if the loan is a loan;

(4b) of pressing the return selection button of the RFID reader 110, for example, by pressing the right selection button 112b,

The RFID tag 120 receives the radio signal from the RFID reader 110 and records the lending or returning state of the RFID tag 120 in the state of 1 or 0 and releases the book 10 with the RFID tag 120 from the RFID reader board 111 Step (5):

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On the other hand, if there is an abnormality such as the occurrence of a problem or the withdrawal of the loan during the course of the lending or returning process, the step (6) of checking and processing the abnormality may be performed.

In addition, step (2) of processing the barcode may be placed behind steps (4a, 4b) of pressing the left or right select button.

In the foregoing, the processing procedure steps are illustrative of one example and other procedures for the processing of the inventive system or other procedures may be introduced.

200: Barcode system
210: Barcode scanning
220: Barcode
100: RFID system
110: RFID reader
120: RFID tag
130: Theft deterrent

Claims (3)

In returning and theft prevention system for library books,
A barcode system and an RFID system,
The barcode system includes: a barcode attached to the book; A barcode scanner for reading and reading the barcode; And a control controller for reading information from the barcode scanner,
The RFID system includes an RFID tag in which information on a loan or return status of a book is recorded; An RFID reader for controlling loan information of the RFID tag; And a theft preventing device for reading the information recorded in the RFID tag to perform a theft countermeasure,
The RFID reader includes a board configured to take a flat shape to place a book and configured to wirelessly communicate with the RFID tag; A display indicative of an information status; And a selection button for operating to record a loan or return status to an RFID tag of a book placed on the board,
A loan selection button provided on one side of the bottom surface of the board so as to protrude downward; And a return selection button provided on the other side so as to protrude downward,
And a central holding plate protruding downward in accordance with the height of the select button protrusion is provided at the middle of the bottom surface of the board. The method according to claim 1,
And the RFID system records the state of 1 or 0 in the state of the book returning and theft prevention system delete

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