WO2001033500A1 - Identification de produits - Google Patents

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WO2001033500A1
WO2001033500A1 PCT/EP2000/010801 EP0010801W WO0133500A1 WO 2001033500 A1 WO2001033500 A1 WO 2001033500A1 EP 0010801 W EP0010801 W EP 0010801W WO 0133500 A1 WO0133500 A1 WO 0133500A1
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Eric A. Woolger
Per Edvard Lithander
Richard Mauran
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Woolger Eric A
Per Edvard Lithander
Richard Mauran
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Priority to AU12781/01A priority Critical patent/AU1278101A/en
Priority to EP00974501A priority patent/EP1410318A1/fr
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    • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
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    • G06K19/0723—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q20/34—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
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    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
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    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2451—Specific applications combined with EAS
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    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
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    • G08B13/2485—Simultaneous detection of multiple EAS tags

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  • the invention relates to a product identifier and a system and process for the identification of products.
  • Product identification systems are known, for example, from DE 195 18 888 C2, DE 39 40 605 Al , DE 40 05 105 A1 , DE 195 45 137 Al, DE 197 34 152 Al , and DE 198 06 648 Al.
  • the customer convenience in self-service businesses is increased, and costs are reduced.
  • the customer takes the product which he has selected and intends to purchase, and enters it into a payment system. This saves waiting times at exits or check-outs, and saves on personnel.
  • DE 195 45 137 Al proposes the use of a security strip, already known from sound carrier media, video cassettes, and books, which is deactivated when the machine-readable label of a product is read.
  • the security strip has relatively low selectivity, resulting in security strips being deactivated, or that elaborate measures must be taken to guarantee that only the safety strip of the product which has just been read will be deactivated accordingly.
  • a product identifier with a machine- readable label comprising electronic registration media, which is recorded in a register when the label is read.
  • the product identifier interacts with an identification system for the identification of products, which is charac- terized by appropriate media for reading the machine-readable label and media for the actuation of the electronic registering media of the product identifier when the label is read.
  • a process for the identification of products is provided. In a first stage, the label of an identifier located on a product is read by a reading medium, and registers that the reading process has taken place in an electronic register located on the product. In a second stage, a check is performed in a checking area to determine whether all the identifiers of the products located in the checking area have been read.
  • any type of information allocated to a product and applied to a product in machine-readable form can be regarded as a machine- readable label within the meaning of the present invention. It is also possible for the product itself, or its packing, to be used as the product identifier, if the reader system identifies the product by means of image recognition.
  • the product identifier of the present invention it is possible for customers to record a product by themselves using a reader device such as data-processing. This can be accomplished with a portable reader device, which customers can carry with them while shopping. Therefore, the reading-in process can be conveniently carried out by the customer, if they decide to make a purchase.
  • the reader device can also be removably secured to a shopping cart or similar, so that the customer simply scans the product he wishes to purchase past the reader device to record the purchase and then places it in the cart. The additional effort incurred by this process according to the invention is minimal.
  • an immediate calculation can be made of the costs of the products, thereby substantially reducing the check-out times.
  • a customer has gathered all the products desired, he is still required to pay the purchase price for the data read in at a check-out location. This can be effected by all conventional processes, for example, credit card or cash payments.
  • a check is made at an inspection area, which can likewise be the check-out area, to determine if the customer has read-in all the identifiers and has paid accordingly.
  • the present invention is based on the principle of enabling a customer to read-in the products he requires into an electronic reading system, in a convenient manner, and ensuring that all the products which the customer removes from the store have been recorded by the payment system.
  • the electronic recording medium may comprise a chip. These chips can be designed so small or flat that they can be integrated into a label. In addition, a chip can store a large volume of data, which can be used for the high degree of selectivity required.
  • the recording medium comprises a selector to identify to what extent the label of the identifier be- longing to the selector, or another label, has been read.
  • This selector can be a constituent part of a receiver of the product identifier. It is possible, for example, for the selector to be a photodiode or a similar light-sensitive device, which is tuned to the frequency of the light beam of a barcode scanner. This device is then integrated next to or in the barcode in such a way that it can indicate to the recording media when a reading process is taking place.
  • the scanning beam acts as a transmitter, which sends a directed signal in the reading direction of the scanner or other suitable reading media.
  • a separate lighting device or another separate transmitter can also fulfill this task.
  • a transmitter can send a redirected signal to the actuating media, designated as the "volumetric signal" , which comprises an identifier capable of identification by the selector. This may be, for example, a product number, a counter, or a similar feature.
  • the selector comprises an electronic memory or similar means, to check the identifier and notify the recording media when the label of the identifier on which the selector is located is read out.
  • a memory device for acknowledging a signal emitted by querying means, such device acknowledging to the querying means a corresponding query.
  • a memory for example the selector, can be queried in this way without actuating the registering means in order to detect the identity of a product.
  • Such a data exchange preferably takes place in a volumetric way, for example by means of electromagnetic signals or by means of ultrasound, so that a defined space volume can be checked by the querying means. It is possible to ensure via suitable communication sequences or communication protocols that each product identifier present in the space volume that can be detected by the querying means is detected accordingly.
  • this arrangement is suitable for the product identification also independently of the other features of the invention. While a switch either can be thrown only once or reset only with relatively large expenditure, the acknowledging means are readily capable of reacting to a query of the querying means a number of times and can thus acknowledge the presence of a defined product. Such an arrangement can be used for detecting the products present in a shopping cart or similar area. However, it is also particularly advantageous for controlling a warehouse exit where it has to be checked by a final control whether all requested products are in fact present in a package or some other unit leaving the warehouse.
  • the acknowledging means may have a selector or a similar memory element that recognizes whether a product or a corresponding product identifier is addressed by the querying means. Furthermore, there can be a memory that contains a corresponding communication protocol, so that the querying means can run through the latter when a query is received. Furthermore, the acknowledging means preferably comprises an emitter that transmits a corresponding signal to the querying means when the corresponding product identifier is addressed.
  • the recording media can contain a switch having two states. Therefore, whether the label of the product identifier has already been read can be recorded with particular ease.
  • a binary signal may be used.
  • An electrical or electronic switch would be particularly simple from the structural point of view. For example, a burn-through conductor element may be used as a switch, which, when the label of the product identifier is read out, is subjected to the flow of a high current, with the result that the conductor element bums out.
  • EPROMCSls may be used. It is also advantageous to use a switch which can be switched back and forth between two states.
  • a regenerable EPROM may be used.
  • the product identifier may be a receiver that absorbs energy. This energy can be used to set the register or to actuate the switch. In addition to electromagnetic energy, this may also be thermal energy. For example, this energy can be accumulated in an intermediate memory element of the product identifier, and then used to set the switch. Therefore, recording can take place with minimum energy balance allowing the product identifier to be very small and economical in construction.
  • the transmitter is coupled to the actuating media to actuate the recording media or the switch respectively. The transmitter used for the actuating media may also be used as the transmitter for the energy transfer.
  • the product identifier comprises a display of the content of the register, allowing the register content to be easily assessed. Accordingly, it is ad- vantageous if the identification system comprises media for the mechanical determination of the display content, so that it is possible for an assessment to be made as to whether all the products which pass through a specific area have also been registered by the payment system, or whether the labels of all these products have been read out.
  • An area can be monitored particularly easily if the media for mechanical determination of the display contents comprise a volumetric measuring field, and the display contains a media for reciprocal effect with this measuring field.
  • the media for mechanical determination of the display contents comprise a volumetric measuring field
  • the display contains a media for reciprocal effect with this measuring field.
  • an inductive or electromagnetic coupling is advantageous, however, other fields can be used for this purpose.
  • the display can be an optical display so that it is possible to immediately determine any product which has not been recorded. Since this display is capable of being read, it increases the credibility and therefore the acceptance of the invention.
  • the identification system may comprise a scale, with which the outgoing goods can be weighed and the total weight compared with the nominal individual weights of the products. Products which have not been recorded will then incur a deviation between the values. It is further possible for the people entering and leaving the store to be weighed, therefore products with identifiers cannot be removed from the store on the body of the customer.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of one embodiment of a product identifier according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a product identifier according to the invention.
  • FIGS. 3a and 3b show the portable scanning device scanning a product label
  • FIG. 4 shows the check-out area scanning the products in a shopping cart.
  • the product identifiers shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprise a label 1 , on which a barcode 2 is printed as a machine-readable label.
  • a barcode 2 is printed as a machine-readable label.
  • On the reverse side labels 1 are coated with an adhesive, and can be easily attached to a product. The adhesive is selected
  • the label can be integrated directly into a product package or into a product itself.
  • Electronic registration media 3 are provided on the reverse of label 1. These media comprise a central control device 4, which is connected to a capacitive element 5. This serves as an energy store for the operation of control device 4. Control device 4 is designed such that in the discharged state of capacitor 5, it will charge the capacitor as soon as energy is fed to it. If the capacitor is charged, control device 4 will switch into another operating state, in which the process stages can be carried out. For energy consumption, control device 4 is connected for operational purposes with an antenna 6' or 6" .
  • control device 4 can also be used.
  • Antennae 6' or 6" are designed in such a way that they can interact with conventional inductive theft prevention devices.
  • the properties of antennae 6' or 6" can be changed by a switch 7' or 7" so that these conventional theft prevention devices respond when switch 7' or 7" is closed, and allow products through when switch 7' or 7" is open.
  • switch 7" shown in Figure 2 is formed by a very fine conductive element, which can be burned through by a powerful current
  • switch T shown in Figure 1 is a switch which, in a similar manner to an EPROM, is opened by a powerful current and can be closed again by means of UV light. In this way, an unintentional read-out of a product can be revoked if a customer decides not to buy it.
  • Central control device 4 is designed so that for switch 7' or 7" to be switched, sufficient energy first accumulates in capacitor 5, and a high switching current is then generated to carry out switching or burn- through.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 1 comprises a memory unit 8' , which can be used as a selector.
  • Stored in this memory unit 8' is an unambigu- ous product identification number.
  • barcode 2 is read by a scanner, this scanner will simultaneously send an electromagnetic signal, which contains the information of barcode 2 in the form of an identifier.
  • the central control unit compares the identifier with the contents of memory unit 8 ' . If the contents match, switch 7' is opened.
  • the range of this electromagnetic signal is selected in such a way that products with the same product number which are not in the immediate vicinity of the scanner will not receive an adequate signal. Therefore, this signal must be sufficiently strong for the switching process as well as for the reception procedure, as well as carrying sufficient energy for capacitor 5 to be adequately charged. Products which are located in the immediate vicinity that have different product numbers, by contrast, will not be affected by this.
  • central control device 4 is excited by the signal provided with the identifier to send back the contents of memory 8', which is a product number which is different even for products of the same nature.
  • the scanner picks up precisely this product number, and sends it back to control device 4 with the direct command to open switch T.
  • a photodiode 8" is used as the selec- tor as shown in FIG. 2.
  • This diode is integrated into a strip of barcode 2, and can identify when a reading beam from a scanner passes across the barcode. If this is the case, the command will be issued to burn through switch 7' .
  • a photocell can also be used, in which situation the energy absorbed by the photocell can be issued cumulatively or alternatively to antenna 6' and to capacitor 5. In this case, antenna 6' can be dispensed eliminated and another type of display is selected for the contents of the register or the display of the state of switch 7' .
  • antenna 6' can be integrated into the barcode itself, if this should be necessary due to the choice of antenna.
  • a customer If a customer enters the shop in which such product identifiers are provided, he can collect a portable scanner 10, as seen in FIG. 3, from an issuing station.
  • This issuing station may be capable of automatic or man- ual operation.
  • Portable scanner 10 may be secured to a shopping cart or is capable of being secured to a cart.
  • Customer data may also be stored at the issuing station, for example, the customer's credit.
  • a credit card or customer card can be used.
  • the name of the customer, a credit card or cus- tomer card number, and a number for the portable scanner may be stored. With this data, it is possible, the customer's credit to be checked.
  • the data can also be stored in the portable scanner.
  • Portable scanner 10 may be designed so that it can store additional customer data or similar information in addition to the product data.
  • Port- able scanner 10 features a display 12 on which the data, or the customer name and the price, or similar information of the last product scanned, can be displayed. Likewise, the total number of items scanned can also be displayed. Display 12 may be capable of scrolling the stored data, preventing for data that has been scanned from being deleted.
  • portable scanner 10 may feature a keyboard (not shown) so that personnel can record the details of merchandise which is not provided with a product identifier. This is advantageous for meat and vegetables or similar items. The keyboard is accessed by a PIN number, or similar means, for security purposes.
  • the keyboard can be used to correct the recorded goods if a customer does not wish to buy a product, or can be used for inputs.
  • portable scanner 10 When the customer leaves the store, portable scanner 10 can be read out for the purpose of the calculation procedure.
  • the portable scanner sends, via antenna 14, its information directly to a central computer unit, which then carries out the calculation procedure. As part of this procedure, a list of all the items purchased can be output. The customer then needs only to pay, or to sign an appropriate voucher for his credit card or customer card, and can then leave the store without having to empty the shopping cart or basket.
  • the antenna 14 can also be used to send an electromagnetic signal to the antenna 6' of the label 1 according to Fig. 1, in order to transmit the information of the barcode 2 being read.
  • This signal may be used to open switch 7' as is previously described.
  • this antenna 14 may used as a querying device to send a query to the label 1.
  • This query may be acknowledged by the label 1 by sending a signal that contains an identifier which might contain the information of barcode
  • Such an identifier may be stored in a memory unit of the label 1 , i.e. of the control device 4.
  • a detector 20 checks whether products in cart 24, with switches 7' or 7' not open, are being removed from the shop. If so, an alarm is sounded. This occurs by an inductive reciprocal effect.
  • any device can be used that is capable of sending a signal from the product identifier to a detector which contains information about the register contents.
  • scales may be provided at the exit or in the checkout area. These scales can assess the total weight of a shopping cart or a shopping basket, including its contents. Since the weight of a basket is known, it is possible for the net weight of the merchandise in the basket to be determined. This can also be output with the calculation of payment.
  • the weight of each individual product is stored in the memory.
  • the theoretical weight of the products contained in a shopping basket or cart can be calculated, and compared with the measured net weight.
  • an appropriate alarm can be sounded, since it could mean manipulation has taken place.
  • customers may also be weighed when entering the store, for example at the issuing station, and this weighing process is repeated when they leave the store. Therefore, a check can be carried out, relatively unobtrusively, as to whether manipulated items, i.e. items on which the product identifier is no longer functional, are being removed from the store.

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L'invention concerne un identificateur de produits (1) et un système et un procédé d'identification de produits, qui permettent à un client de stocker les informations utiles concernant les produits qu'il veut acheter. L'identificateur de produits (1) contient un support d'enregistrement (3) qui permet au client de scanner les produits qu'il compte sortir du magasin. Les données sont ainsi transmises à un système de calcul de paiement pour une vérification plus rapide et plus facile.
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