KR20140070993A - Selective rfid tag information method using image - Google Patents

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KR20140070993A
KR20140070993A KR1020120138780A KR20120138780A KR20140070993A KR 20140070993 A KR20140070993 A KR 20140070993A KR 1020120138780 A KR1020120138780 A KR 1020120138780A KR 20120138780 A KR20120138780 A KR 20120138780A KR 20140070993 A KR20140070993 A KR 20140070993A
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Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to an article information processing method for processing an article (article) to which an RFID tag is attached by selecting only an RFID tag value required by a user using an RFID reader and image information.

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Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a selective RFID tag information providing method using image information,

One embodiment of the present invention relates to an article information processing method for processing an article (article) to which an RFID tag is attached by selecting only an RFID tag value required by a user using an RFID reader and image information.

There has been a lot of demand for companies to understand the accurate logistics history of goods and to minimize the logistics cost by managing the process of moving goods in real time.

Accordingly, in recent years, an RFID system has been actively applied to attach a RFID tag to a product or a box, read a large amount of product information simultaneously using a RIFD reader, grasp real-time inventory, .

However, in the conventional RFID system, when the RFID tag information is recognized and recognized at the time of inventory check and input / output, there is a case where unnecessary RFID tag information around the RFID tag information is read together due to characteristics of radio waves.

Therefore, in the conventional RFID system, unnecessary RFID tag information is blocked by providing a shielding device at the entry / exit gate to remove unnecessary information from the read information.

However, when it is necessary to grasp a product loaded at a specific position using RFID when the inventory is grasped, the conventional RFID system reads all the RFID tag information in the visible range of the RFID reader due to the characteristics of the RFID, There is a problem that the RFID tag information required by the user must be filtered in the logistics system.

Therefore, there is a desperate need for an article information processing technique for selecting an RFID tag value required by a user using an RFID reader and image information for an article (article) to which the RFID tag is attached and processing the article.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for providing a selective RFID tag information using image information for selecting necessary product information among RFID tag information attached to a product using the RFID reader and image information, .

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing selective RFID tag information using image information, the method comprising: receiving image information from a camera; inputting RFID tag information for a product from an RFID reader; Displaying RFID tag information of a product corresponding to the product image on the image information in association with the product image, and displaying the selected RFID tag information to the distribution server in response to the selection of the image information And a transmitting step.

Conventionally, when RFID tag information is to be recognized during input / output and inventory identification, much effort is being made to filter such information by reading RFID tag information on another cade or other shelf which is not needed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, cost and time for filtering RFID tag information can be reduced by selecting necessary RFID tag information using image information.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of an RFID tag information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing selective RFID tag information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a diagram illustrating a process of a selective RFID tag information providing system using image information.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments.

The present invention relates to an RFID tag information providing system configured with an RFID reader and an image device. After recognizing the RFID tag information and the product image attached to the article, the RFID tag information and the image displayed on the screen of the RFID tag information providing system And provides the RFID tag information of a desired product directly to the distribution system by selecting the RFID tag information directly on a one-to-one basis or by setting a range using a graphic on an image screen.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of an RFID tag information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The optional RFID tag information providing system 100 using image information includes a RFID 110 including a camera 110, an RFID reader 120, an image / tag integrating unit 130, an image screen display 140, A communication network 160, and a logistics server 170. [0035]

The camera 110 generates image information. That is, the camera 110 can photograph the product and generate image information including at least the product image of the product. After the generation of the image information, the camera 110 may transmit the image information to the image / tag integrating unit 130 at the subsequent stage.

The RFID reader 120 reads the RFID tag information about the goods. That is, the RFID reader 120 reads an RFID tag from a product and generates RFID tag information. The RFID tag information may include overall detailed information on a product such as a producer, a production date and time, a price, and an expiration date. In particular, the RFID reader 120 reads the RFID tag selectively with respect to the products within the range captured by the camera 110, so that the image / tag integrating unit 130, which will be described later, So that it can be quickly recognized. After reading the RFID tag information, the RFID interrogator 120 may transmit the RFID tag information to the following image / tag integrating unit 130.

The image / tag integration unit 130 receives image information from the camera 110 and receives RFID tag information about the goods from the RFID reader 120. [

In particular, the image / tag integrating unit 130 performs matching between the image information and the RFID tag information. That is, the image / tag integration unit 130 recognizes the product image in the image information, and associates the RFID tag information of the product corresponding to the product image with the product image. For example, among the various product images in the image information, the image / tag integrating unit 130 can recognize the 'clothing' image, and associates the RFID tag information received from the RFID reader 120 with respect to the clothing, . ≪ / RTI > The RFID tag information matched with the medical image may include information on the size, color, production date, producer, price, etc. of the clothes.

Then, the image / tag integration unit 130 transmits the image information matched with the RFID tag information to the image display unit 130.

The image screen display unit 140 displays image information matched with the RFID tag information sent from the image / tag integration unit 130 on the screen. Accordingly, the video screen display unit 140 can provide a function for the person in charge to select the RFID tag information of a necessary product. In the display of the image information, the image display device 140 can display the image information in which the RFID tag information is continuously displayed, or in accordance with the embodiment, Tag information can be displayed.

The control unit 150 transmits the selected RFID tag information to the logistics server 170 in response to the selection of the image information. That is, the control unit 150 provides a function of filtering only the RFID tag information of the selected product in the video screen display unit 140 and transmitting the filtered information to the distribution server 170 through the communication network 160. In the above selection, a representative can select a necessary commodity one by one on the video screen display device 140, or select a range of commodities to be recognized by using a graphic on the screen to select a large quantity of commodities. Accordingly, the control unit 150 can filter only the selected products and transmit the RFID tag information to the goods distribution server 170 through the communication network 160. [

The selective RFID tag information providing system 100 using the image information can operate the camera 110 and the RFID reader 120 to identify the goods only when the person in charge of input / The RFID tag information and the image information, and the image / tag integrating unit 130 may match the image and the tag information of the goods and send the image and tag information to the image screen display unit 140 to be displayed.

Accordingly, it is possible to provide an environment in which the person in charge can easily grasp the information on the necessary goods and transfer it to the distribution server 170.

Hereinafter, a work flow for providing selective RFID tag information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing selective RFID tag information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

The method for providing the optional RFID tag information according to this embodiment can be performed by the above-described optional RFID tag information providing system 100. [

First, the optional RFID tag information providing system 100 receives the image information generated by the camera 110 (210). In this step 210, when the camera 110 photographs a product as a center, and generates image information by including at least a product image of the product, it is a process of receiving the image information.

Also, the optional RFID tag information providing system 100 receives the RFID tag information about the goods read by the RFID reader 120 (220). In this step 220, the RFID reader 120 reads an RFID tag from a product, generates RFID tag information, and receives the RFID tag information. The RFID tag information may include overall detailed information on a product such as a producer, a production date and time, a price, and an expiration date.

Next, the optional RFID tag information providing system 100 recognizes the product image in the image information, and displays the RFID tag information of the product corresponding to the product image in the image information in association with the product image ( 230). In this step 230, the image / tag integrating unit 130 matches the image information with the RFID tag information. For example, among the various product images in the image information, the optional RFID tag information providing system 100 can recognize the 'clothing' image, and the RFID tag information received from the RFID reader 120 with respect to the clothes, Can be matched with the image.

In operation 230, the image information matching the RFID tag information is transmitted to the image screen display 130, and the image information matching the RFID tag information is displayed on the screen.

In response to the selection of the image information, the optional RFID tag information providing system 100 transmits the selected RFID tag information to the logistics server 170 (240). In this step 240, only the RFID tag information of the goods selected in the image screen display 140 is filtered and transmitted to the distribution server 170 through the communication network 160. In the above selection, a representative can select a necessary commodity one by one on the video screen display device 140, or select a range of commodities to be recognized by using a graphic on the screen to select a large quantity of commodities. Accordingly, the optional RFID tag information providing system 100 can filter only the selected products and transmit the corresponding RFID tag information to the goods distribution server 170 through the communication network 160.

According to the present invention, cost and time for filtering RFID tag information can be reduced by selecting necessary RFID tag information using image information.

3 is a diagram illustrating a process of a selective RFID tag information providing system using image information.

In step 310, the camera 110 and the RFID reader 120 of the optional RFID tag information providing system 100 are turned on.

In step 320, the product image information and the RFID tag information are transmitted to the recognition image / tag integrating unit 130 through the camera 110 and the RFID reader 120.

In step 330, the image information of the goods in step 320 and the RFID tag information are matched and transmitted to the image screen display unit 140.

At step 340, the image information of the goods and the RFID tag information are matched and displayed on the image screen display 140 using the information of step 330. [

In step 350, a plurality of pieces of tag information are selected using the RFID tag information of the goods displayed on the video screen display unit 140 and the required RFID tag information one by one or a graphic form, and the selected information is transmitted to the control unit 150 do.

In step 360, only the information selected in the image screen display unit 140 among the RFID tag information is filtered and transmitted to the logistics server 170 through the communication network 160.

Conventionally, when RFID tag information is to be recognized during input / output and inventory identification, much efforts have been made to read RFID tag information on another cade or other shelf which is unnecessary and to filter such information. However, according to the present invention, And selecting the necessary RFID tag information, the cost and time for filtering the RFID tag information can be reduced.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

100: Optional RFID tag information providing system
110: camera
120: RFID reader
130: video / tag integration unit
140: Video display
150:
160: communication network
170: Logistics server

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Receiving image information from a camera;
Receiving RFID tag information for a product from an RFID reader;
Recognizing a product image in the image information and displaying RFID tag information of a product corresponding to the product image in the image information in association with the product image; And
In response to the selection of the image information, transmitting the selected RFID tag information to the logistics server
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