WO2006011194A1 - 無線質問器システムおよびその無線通信方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention provides a wireless interrogator capable of writing or reading information to or from a storage unit provided in the wireless responder by exchanging wireless signals with the wireless responder.
- a wireless interrogator capable of writing or reading information to or from a storage unit provided in the wireless responder by exchanging wireless signals with the wireless responder.
- information is written to or read from the storage unit of the wireless tag by exchanging wireless signals with a wireless tag as a wireless transponder.
- the present invention relates to a wireless interrogator system having a plurality of wireless interrogators having a reader / writer function and a wireless communication method thereof.
- a wireless tag as a wireless transponder is stored in unique identification information or a storage unit in response to reception of radio waves in a specific frequency band (eg, 13.56 MHz band or 2.45 GHz band). It is a device that emits radio waves with modulated information.
- a specific frequency band eg, 13.56 MHz band or 2.45 GHz band.
- An active type wireless tag can prepare its own power, and the configuration of the reader / writer side as a wireless interrogator can be simplified. The latter cannot prepare its own power, and operations such as transmission of information are performed by receiving energy from the outside.
- the passive type is particularly promising because it is preferred from the viewpoint of reducing the cost of wireless tags.
- the wireless tag can be called IC (Integrated Circuit) tag, IC card, wireless IC tag, electronic tag, transponder, RF (Radio Frequency) tag, or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).
- Such wireless tags are already used in various fields such as manufacturing, distribution of goods, transportation, and medical care. Has been applied. For example, by attaching to various parts in the manufacturing stage that move on the line in the product manufacturing process at the factory and storing the process history of each part flowing on the line, efficient product manufacturing Being able to manage
- a plurality of reader / writers may be installed at relatively close distances depending on the usage mode. For example, in a reader / writer that reads a wireless tag attached to a component moving on a manufacturing line as described above, if a factory layout that is close to each other is adopted even in different manufacturing processes, It can be considered that each reader / writer is installed at a relatively close position.
- a plurality of reader / writers RZW # 1 R / W # 4 are time-divisionally shared with each other.
- the writer (R / W # 2—R / W # 4) does not communicate, so both the reader / writer and tag Interference from the reader / writer can be avoided.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-283367
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-150916
- Patent Document 1 a plurality of interrogators that operate in synchronization with each other are provided with overlapping antenna communicable areas, and intercommunicable areas by interrogators that do not cause interference, omission of detection, and a decrease in processing speed. It describes the technology that can be expanded.
- Patent Document 2 discloses that a wireless tag 'reader / writer is added with a function equivalent to that of the wireless tag in order to prevent interference between the wireless tag' reader / writer.
- the reader / writer itself is described as a technology that enables it to behave as a wireless tag in response to requests from other wireless tags / readers / writers.
- the receiving unit on the wireless tag side is generally designed to have a wide band so as to receive signals of a plurality of channels and different frequency bands. From the tag side, the signal from the reader / writer that contacts P is directly interfered. That is, when wireless signals are simultaneously received from a plurality of readers / writers, it is difficult to send a normal response to each reader / writer.
- Patent Document 1 expands the communicable area by using a plurality of synchronized interrogators and using an antenna provided with overlapping communication areas.
- Technology to eliminate detection omissions on the transponder moving on the conveyor It is a technique. In other words, this is not a technique for avoiding interference between radio transmission signals when a plurality of different radio interrogators are operated simultaneously.
- Patent Document 1 JP 2003-283367 A
- Patent Document 2 JP 2003-150916 A
- the wireless interrogator system of the present invention transmits a wireless transmission signal to a wireless responder and receives a wireless response signal from the wireless responder.
- a wireless interrogator system comprising a plurality of interrogators, wherein the plurality of wireless interrogators are divided into two groups, and each wireless interrogator has the radio transmission signal of each of the divided groups.
- the wireless interrogator system of the present invention is a wireless interrogator system provided with a plurality of wireless interrogators that transmit a wireless transmission signal to the wireless responder and receive a wireless response signal of the wireless responder power.
- Each wireless interrogator is transmitted from the wireless responder as a response of a first transmission signal transmitted from the wireless interrogator, or a first gnole that transmits the wireless transmission signal to the wireless responder.
- the second group that receives the wireless response signal, or the transmission of the wireless response signal and the reception of the wireless response signal transmitted from the wireless response device and the reception of the wireless response signal are not performed. It is characterized by having an operation mode setting section that can set the level of 3 groups.
- the operation mode setting unit of each wireless interrogator transmits a wireless transmission signal to the wireless responder while the other interrogator wireless interrogator is in the transmission mode. It is good also as setting to the said reception mode, without transmitting to.
- the operation mode setting unit of each wireless interrogator does not receive a wireless response signal having the power of the wireless responder while the other group of wireless interrogators is in the reception mode.
- the transmission mode can be set.
- the operation mode setting unit of each wireless interrogator is set to a transmission state of the wireless transmission signal and a reception state of the wireless response signal in another wireless interrogator and its own wireless interrogator.
- a switching setting section for switching the operation mode of the wireless interrogator to either the transmission mode or the reception mode.
- the operation mode setting unit of each wireless interrogator is monitored by the transmission state monitoring unit that monitors the transmission state of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless responder, and the transmission state monitoring unit. Based on the result, while transmitting the wireless transmission signal, the switch setting unit of the other wireless interrogator is notified that the transmission is busy, while the transmission of the wireless transmission signal is completed. A transmission busy state notifying unit that cancels the notification of the transmission busy state at a time point.
- the operation mode setting unit of each wireless interrogator includes a reception state monitoring unit that monitors a reception state of a wireless response signal of the wireless transponder power caused by a wireless transmission signal from the wireless interrogator, While receiving the wireless response signal based on the monitoring result in the reception state monitoring unit, while notifying the switching setting unit of another wireless interrogator that the reception busy state is being notified, A reception busy state notifying unit that cancels the notification of the reception busy state when reception of the wireless response signal is completed may be provided.
- the switching setting unit of each wireless interrogator is based on notifications from the transmission busy state notification unit and the reception busy state notification unit in its own wireless interrogator and other wireless interrogators.
- the first transmission / reception busy release that determines whether the reception busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to its own group has been released and the transmission busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the other group has been released.
- a determination unit and the first transmission / reception busy release determination And a first operation mode switching unit that performs control to switch the operation mode from the reception mode to the transmission mode when it is determined that the reception busy state and the transmission busy state are canceled by the fixed unit. It can also be configured.
- the switching setting unit of each wireless interrogator is based on notifications from the transmission busy state notification unit and the reception busy state notification unit in its own wireless interrogator and other wireless interrogators.
- the second transmission / reception busy release judgment that determines whether the transmission busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to its own group has been released and the reception busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the other group has been released.
- the second transmission / reception busy cancellation determination unit control to switch the operation mode from the transmission mode to the reception mode when it is determined that the transmission busy state and the reception busy state are canceled.
- a second operation mode switching unit can be provided.
- the operation mode setting unit of each wireless interrogator is assigned to the wireless responder based on the monitoring result in the transmission state monitoring unit and the determination result from the second transmission / reception busy release determination unit.
- the transmission busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to its own group is canceled and the reception busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the other group is canceled.
- the transmission busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the own gnoleop is released, and the reception busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the other gnorepe is released.
- a dummy data transmission control unit that stops transmission of the dummy data may be provided.
- the reception busy state to be notified by the reception busy state notification unit and the transmission busy state to be notified by the transmission busy state notification unit should be notified to the other wireless interrogator.
- Each wireless interrogator connects to each other via a line.
- a control device that outputs a control signal to switch the setting of the operation mode in each wireless interrogator to either the transmission mode or the reception mode
- the setting unit can be configured to set the transmission mode or the reception mode based on a control signal from the control device.
- the operation mode setting unit of each wireless interrogator is monitored by the transmission state monitoring unit that monitors the transmission state of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless transponder and the transmission state monitoring unit. Based on the result, while transmitting the wireless transmission signal, the control device is notified that the transmission is busy, while the transmission busy state is notified when the transmission of the wireless transmission signal is completed. And a transmission busy state notifying unit for releasing
- the operation mode setting unit of each wireless interrogator is a reception state monitoring unit that monitors the reception state of the wireless response signal from the wireless responder caused by the wireless transmission signal from the wireless interrogator. Based on the monitoring result of the reception state monitoring unit, while receiving the wireless response signal, the control device is notified that the reception busy state is received, while reception of the wireless response signal is completed. And a reception busy state notifying unit that cancels the notification of the reception busy state at the time.
- control device operates in the reception mode based on the notification from the transmission busy state notification unit and the reception busy state notification unit in each wireless interrogator.
- a transmission / reception busy release determination unit that determines whether or not the reception busy state of the wireless interrogator of the wireless interrogator has been released and the transmission busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the group operating in the transmission mode has been released;
- the transmission / reception busy state determination unit determines that the reception busy state and the transmission busy state are released, the operation mode of the wireless interrogator in each group is changed from the reception mode to the transmission mode, or the transmission
- a control signal output unit for outputting the control signal to control switching from the reception mode to the reception mode, respectively.
- the operation mode setting unit of each radio interrogator is all assigned to its own group. Until the wireless interrogator's transmission busy state is canceled and the reception busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the other group is canceled, dummy data is transmitted, and all of the wireless interrogators belonging to its own group are transmitted.
- a dummy data transmission control unit that stops transmission of the dummy data is provided. , It can also be configured.
- the reception busy state notification unit should notify the control device of the reception busy state, and the transmission busy state notification unit of the transmission busy state, respectively, and the control device
- the control device that outputs the control signal to each wireless interrogator and each wireless interrogator are connected to each other via a line.
- the plurality of wireless interrogators are divided into two so that the minimum distance between the individual wireless interrogators belonging to the same group is relatively large. Also preferably, the plurality of wireless interrogators are grouped into two by frequency channel.
- the wireless communication method in the wireless interrogator system of the present invention is a wireless communication method in a wireless interrogator system provided with a plurality of wireless interrogators for exchanging wireless signals with wireless responders.
- the plurality of wireless interrogators are divided into two groups by two types of communication channels, and the wireless interrogator of the other group becomes a transmission mode for transmitting a wireless transmission signal to the wireless responder.
- the wireless interrogator of its own group does not transmit the wireless transmission signal to the wireless responder, but transmits the wireless response signal due to the wireless transmission signal of the wireless interrogator power of its own group to the wireless responder.
- the wireless interrogator of the other group receives the wireless response signal caused by the wireless transmission signal of the wireless interrogator power of the other group. While in the reception mode for receiving the capability, the wireless interrogator of its own group does not receive the wireless response signal from the wireless responder, and transmits the wireless transmission signal to the wireless responder. It is characterized by setting the mode.
- the minimum distance between the individual wireless interrogators belonging to the same group is relatively large. To do.
- each wireless interrogator is exchanged for wireless signal exchange with the wireless responders. Grouped into the above two groups according to the set frequency channel.
- the wireless interrogator in the transmission mode monitors the transmission state of the wireless transmission signal and is in a transmission busy state while transmitting the wireless transmission signal.
- the output of the transmission busy state is cancelled, while the wireless interrogator in the reception mode monitors the reception state of the wireless response signal.
- the reception busy state may be output while the wireless response signal is received, and the reception busy state output may be canceled when reception of the wireless response signal is completed.
- each wireless interrogator in the reception mode has the transmission busy state and the reception busy state output from its own wireless interrogator and other wireless interrogators. Based on the status, it is determined whether the reception busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to its own group has been released and the transmission busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the other gnoleop has been released, When it is determined that the reception busy state and the transmission busy state have been canceled, the operation mode is switched from the reception mode to the transmission mode.
- each radio interrogator in the transmission mode Based on the transmission busy state and the reception busy state output from its own wireless interrogator and other wireless interrogators, all belonging to its own group Whether the radio interrogator's transmission busy state has been canceled and all the radio interrogators belonging to the other gnoleop have been released ⁇ Judgment, and the above transmission busy state and reception busy state are canceled If it is determined that the operation mode has been changed, the operation mode can be switched from the transmission mode to the reception mode.
- each wireless interrogator transmits all wireless interrogators belonging to its own group after transmission of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless responder is completed. Dummy data is transmitted until the busy state is released and the reception busy state of all wireless interrogators belonging to the other group is released.
- each wireless interrogator is in a transmission mode in which a wireless transmission signal is transmitted to a wireless transponder for each group by the operation mode setting unit, or the wireless Since it is possible to exclusively set the reception mode in which the wireless response signal transmitted from the wireless responder is received as the response of the wireless transmission signal from the interrogator, multiple wireless When interrogators are installed at relatively close positions for simultaneous operation, there is an advantage that interference with the wireless interrogator can be reduced and throughput reduction in the entire wireless interrogator system can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 (A) and FIG. 2 (B) are diagrams for explaining the characteristic operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a wireless tag in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a reader / writer in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main part of the reader / writer in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the main part of the reader / writer in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the prior art.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the prior art.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a wireless interrogator system.
- This wireless interrogator system 1 includes a wireless tag 40-1 as well as transmission of wireless transmission signals to wireless tags 40-1-4 as a wireless responder. By receiving the wireless response signal from 40-4, each wireless tag 40-1-40-40 There are provided a plurality of readers / writers 100-1 100-4 (4 in this case) as wireless interrogators capable of writing or reading information in the storage unit 45.
- the reader / writer 100-1-100-4 constituting the wireless interrogator system 1 includes, for example, assembly parts that are provided on a production line in a factory and flow on the line.
- Product tags can be managed by attaching wireless tags 40-1 to 40-4. That is, manufacturing management information such as the current manufacturing stage and product completion schedule can be written in and read out from the storage unit 45 of the wireless tag 40.
- the reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4 are arranged relatively in a straight line in the order of reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4.
- the power to be transmitted is divided into two groups so that the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40 does not interfere with the adjacent reader / writer 100-1—100-4.
- the wireless tags at positions closest to the reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4 are wireless tags 40-1 to 40-4, respectively.
- Each reader / writer 100-1-100-4 is divided into two gnoles so that the minimum distance between individual readers / writers belonging to the same group is relatively large.
- the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 are set as the first group 2-1
- the readers / writers 100-2 and 100-4 are set as the second group 2-2.
- at least the readers / writers 100-1, 100-3 (or readers / writers 100-2, 100-4) belonging to the same gnole will not be adjacent to each other, and the minimum distance between the readers / writers belonging to the same group Can be made larger than when adjacent reader / writers are grouped together.
- the distance between the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 (100-2 and 100-4) in the same group 2-1 (2-2) is set to the nearest corresponding wireless tag 40— 1, 40-3 (40-2, 40-4) It is possible to set the distance so as not to cause interference when receiving a radio transmission signal. Further, the communication is different for each of the divided groups as described above. It can also be configured to use a channel (frequency channel). In other words, wireless communication between the wireless tags 40-1 and 40-4 The frequency channels that can be set in each reader / writer 100-1 100-4 are appropriately selected and assigned for signal exchange.
- the frequency channels fl and f4 are assigned to the reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4, the frequency channels fl and f3 are assigned to the first group 2_1.
- the second group 2-2 will be assigned frequency channels f2 and f4.
- the reader / writers in the groups 2-1 and 2-2 100-1-100-
- different frequency channels are allocated even among the four channels, according to the present invention, other frequency allocation patterns can be employed. For example, the distance between readers / writers in the same group If the distance does not cause interference with the same wireless tag, the same frequency channel may be assigned in the same group.
- the above-described reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4 communicate with each other whether the transmission mode of the wireless transmission signal for the wireless tag 40 or the reception mode of the response signal for the wireless transmission signal. For this reason, the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-4 are connected to each other via, for example, a wired line 101 so that a LAN (Local Area Network) 21 is formed. It has become.
- LAN Local Area Network
- each reader / writer 100-1 100-4 as described above, the transmission state or reception state of each reader 'writer 100-1-100-4 obtained through the wired line 101 by interconnection as described above.
- the control unit as an operation mode setting unit, which will be described later, exclusively switches the operation mode between the transmission mode and the reception mode for each of the reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4 divided by gnole. Has 51.
- the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 of the first group 2-1 transmit data to the wireless tags 40-1 and 40-3 that are closest to each other (
- the reader / writers 100-2 and 100-4 of the second group 2—2 are the closest wireless tags 40-2, 40—
- Each reader's writer 100-1—100-4 so that it becomes a reception mode for receiving the wireless response signal (in response to the wireless transmission signal transmitted from the relevant reader / writer 100-2, 100-4) from 4.
- the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 of the first group 2-1 In the reception mode that receives the wireless response signal (in response to the wireless transmission signal transmitted from the reader / writer 100-2, 100-4), the reader / writer 100-2, 100-4 of the second group 2-2
- the transmission mode is used to transmit data (transmitting wireless transmission signals) to the wireless tags 40-2, 40-4, which are closest to each other.
- the mode can be set.
- the wireless tags 40-1 to 40-4 all have the same configuration, and for example, as shown in Fig. 3, an antenna 41, an ASK demodulator 42, and a modulation are provided.
- the wireless tag 40 may include a device 43, a logic unit 44, a storage unit 45, and a power generation unit 46.
- the antenna 41 is for receiving a wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100-1-100-4 and transmitting a wireless response signal to the reader / writer 100-1-100-4. is there.
- the ASK (Amplitude Shift Keying) demodulator 42 amplitude-modulates the radio transmission signal from the reader / writer 100-1—100—4, thereby modulating the amplitude in the source reader / writer 100-1—100—100.
- the logic unit 44 performs a data read or write process according to the command information included in the information from the transmission source reader / writer 100-1 100-4 demodulated by the ASK demodulator 42, Source reader / writer 100—1 to 100—4 This is generated for the information to be returned as a response to 100-4.
- the storage unit 45 is for storing data such as management information about the article to which the wireless tag 40 is attached, together with identification information [ID (Identifier) information] of the wireless tag 40.
- the logic unit 44 when read command information is included in the information demodulated by the ASK demodulator 42, the logic unit 44 reads data including ro information written in the storage unit 45, while When the write command information is included together with the write data information, the logic unit 44 can write the write data information into the storage unit 45.
- the modulator 43 receives information to be returned as a response to the reader / writer 100-1 to 100-4 as a response from the logic unit 44, and modulates the information from the logic unit 44.
- the modulated signal is transmitted through the antenna 41 as a radio response signal having a carrier wave having the same frequency as the radio transmission signal from the reader / writer 100-1 100-4. Note that the timing at which the radio response signal is transmitted can be controlled, for example, by the timing at which the logic unit 44 outputs information to the modulator 43 that is to be returned as a response to the transmission source. .
- the power generation unit 46 When the power generation unit 46 receives a wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100-1-100-4 through the antenna 41, an electromotive force as the wireless tag 40 is generated by electromagnetic force from the wireless transmission signal.
- the power is supplied to the ASK demodulator 42, the modulator 43, the logic unit 44, and the storage unit 45 as each component.
- Each of the reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4 has a similar configuration, and each has a processor 50 including the characteristic configuration of the present invention as shown in FIG. 4, for example. It is configured as a reader / writer 100 comprising a filter 11, an ASK modulator 12, an amplifier 13, an oscillator 14, a duplexer 15, an antenna 16, a demodulator 17, a filter 18, a quadrature mixer 19 and an amplifier 20.
- the processor 50 sets the operation mode of the reader / writer 100 and generates information (including command information) to be transmitted to the wireless tag 40 when operating as the transmission mode.
- information including command information
- the response information from the wireless tag 40 input from the demodulator 17 is analyzed.
- the finoleter 11 performs a filtering process on the transmission information generated by the processor 50, and the ASK modulator 12 performs an amplitude modulation on the transmission information from the filter 11 using a signal generated by the oscillator 14.
- the amplitude-modulated signal is amplified by the amplifier 13 and then transmitted as a radio transmission signal through the duplexer 15 and the antenna 16.
- the above-described filter 11, ASK modulator 12, amplifier 13, oscillator 14, duplexer 15 and antenna 16 constitute a radio transmission signal transmission system 10T.
- the amplifier 20 receives the wireless tag 40 (40—1—40—4) received through the antenna 16. ) Is input via the duplexer 15, and the received wireless response signal is amplified.
- the quadrature mixer 19 removes the frequency component of the signal from the oscillator 14 included in the radio response signal by mixing the signal from the oscillator 14 with respect to the radio response signal from the amplifier 20. .
- an output signal from the orthogonal mixer 19 is subjected to filter processing in the filter 18, demodulated by the demodulator 17, and output to the processor 50. That is, information from the logic unit 44 before being modulated by the modulator 43 of the wireless tag 40 can be obtained by demodulating by the demodulator 17.
- the above-mentioned antenna 16, duplexer 15, oscillator 14, amplifier 20, quadrature mixer 19, filter 18 and demodulator 17 constitute a radio response signal reception system 1 OR from the radio tag 40.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the processor 50 that constitutes the reader / writer 100 described above, focusing on the function of transmitting and receiving signals.
- the processor 50 includes a control unit 51 having a characteristic configuration of the present invention and a dummy data generation unit 57 for generating dummy data, and a CRC adding unit 52, error detection.
- a unit 53, a Manchester encoding unit 54, a decoding unit 55, and a frame assembly unit 56 are provided.
- control unit 51 for example, for each reader / writer 100-1 to 100-4 grouped in the wireless interrogator system 1 (see FIG. 1), 40—Transmission mode power to transmit to 4 or the reception of wireless response signal transmitted from wireless tag 40-1 to 40-4 as response of wireless transmission signal from reader / writer 100-1 100—4
- An operation mode setting unit that can exclusively set the reception mode for performing the above-described configuration is provided, and the configuration shown in FIG. 6 to be described later is provided.
- the CRC adding unit 52 constituting the processor 50 adds error detection CRC (to the transmission data to be transmitted as a radio transmission signal from a data processing function unit (not shown) in the processor 50.
- CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
- the Manchester encoding unit 54 performs Manchester encoding on the transmission data to which the CRC code is added by the CRC adding unit 52.
- the frame assembling unit 56 constitutes a transmission frame for the transmission data that has been subjected to the Munchester encoding process by the Munchester encoding unit 54. This transmission frame is encoded data (information to be transmitted). Information) is output to filter 11 (see Fig. 4).
- the decoding unit 55 receives response information from the radio tags 40-1 to 40-4 demodulated by the demodulator 17 (see FIG. 4) and decodes the response information. . That is, by decoding the response information in the decoding unit 55, it is possible to obtain pre-encoded data for the response information output from the logic unit 44.
- the error detection unit 53 performs error detection on the radio response signal using the CRC code added to the transmission data by the CRC addition unit 52. This result is received as received data in the processor 50 (not shown). The data is output to the data processing function unit.
- control unit 51 that constitutes the operation mode setting unit is configured to output other reader / writers (for example, in the control unit 51 of the reader / writer 100-1, the reader / writer 100-2-100-4) Based on the operation mode information from the reader / writer 100-2-100-4 and the current operation mode setting of its own reader / writer 100-1, The operation mode (transmission mode or reception mode) of the confident reader / writer 100-1 can be set.
- each of the reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4 has the same configuration, pay attention to the case of the reader / writer 100-1 grouped in the first group 2-1. Specifically, it is as follows.
- the control unit 51 of the reader / writer 100-1 transmits the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40 (the closest correspondence) in the reader / writer 100-2, 100-4 power of the second group 2-2, which is the other group. While in the transmission mode to transmit to the wireless tag 40—2, 40—4), the reader / writer 100- does not transmit the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40 (supporting wireless tag 40-1).
- the operation mode is set to be the reception mode in which the wireless response signal resulting from the wireless transmission signal from 1 is received from the wireless tag 40-1 [see FIG. 2 (B)].
- the reader of the second group 2-2 is used.
- the control unit 51 of each reader / writer 100-1 to 100-4 includes a transmission / reception state monitoring unit 51a, a transmission / reception busy state notification unit 51b, and dummy data transmission control. And a switching setting unit 51d for switching the operation mode of its own reader / writer 100-1 100-4 to either the above-described transmission mode or reception mode.
- the force explained by focusing on the configuration of the control unit 51 of the reader / writer 100-1 The configuration of the control unit 51 of the other reader / writer 100-2-100-4 is similarly configured. .
- the transmission / reception state monitoring unit (transmission state monitoring unit, reception state monitoring unit) 51a monitors the transmission state of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40-1 (in its own reader / writer 100-1). And monitoring the reception status of the wireless response signal from the wireless tag 40-1 due to the wireless transmission signal from its reader / writer 100-1.
- the transmission / reception busy state notification unit (transmission busy state notification unit, reception busy state notification unit) 51b transmits a wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40-1 based on the monitoring result of the transmission / reception state monitoring unit 51a.
- the other reader / writer 100-2 notifies the switching setting unit 51d of 100-4—100-4 that the transmission is busy (Tx_Busy) —the wireless tag 40— 1
- the transmission busy state notification (Tx.Busy) is canceled when the transmission of the wireless transmission signal is completed.
- the transmission / reception busy state notifying unit 51b transmits a wireless response signal from the wireless tag 40-1 based on the wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100-1 based on the monitoring result of the transmission / reception state monitoring unit 51a. While receiving, switching between other readers / writers 100-2 100-4 Notifying the setting unit 51d that the reception is busy (Rx_Busy) —the wireless tag of the wireless response signal 40— 1 The reception busy status notification (Rx.Busy) is canceled when the reception from is completed.
- the switching setting unit 51d is based on the transmission state of the wireless transmission signal and the reception state of the wireless response signal in the other reader / writer 100-2 100-4 and its own reader / writer 100-1.
- the operation mode of its own reader / writer 100-1 is switched to either the transmission mode or the reception mode described above.
- a reception busy release determination unit 51d-1 and an operation mode switching unit 51d-2 are provided.
- the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-1 and the operation mode switching unit 51d_2 of the switching setting unit 51d operate in the force in which the reader / writer 100-1 operates in the reception mode or in the transmission mode. It works in different ways depending on what you are doing.
- the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-l determines its own reader / writer 100-1 and other reader / writer 100-2— Based on the notification (Tx_Busy, Rx_Busy) from the transmission / reception busy state notification unit 51b in 100-4, the reception busy state of all readers / writers 100-1 and 100-3 belonging to its own group 2-1 is canceled. In addition, it is determined whether or not the transmission busy state of all reader / writers 100-2 and 100-4 belonging to the other gnolepe 2-2 has been released. Composed.
- the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-l releases the reception busy (Rx_Busy) from the transmission / reception busy state notification unit 51b of its own reader / writer 100-1.
- the reception busy state (Rx_Busy) from the 5 lb transmission / reception busy state notification section of the reader / writer 100-3 belonging to the same group 2-1 is canceled and the reader / writer 100- belonging to the other group 2-2 is released.
- the determination result is output to the operation mode switching unit 51d-2. It has become.
- the operation mode switching unit 51d-2 determines whether the reception / transmission busy state determination unit 51d-1 has canceled the reception busy state and the transmission busy state. It is designed to switch the operation mode of 100-1 from the reception mode to the transmission mode, and is configured as the first operation mode switching unit. At this time, the operation mode switching unit 51d-2 outputs a control signal (Tx_ON) for setting the transmission mode to the frame assembly unit 56 (see FIG. 5).
- Tx_ON control signal
- the encoded data as transmission information can be output to the transmission system 10T (see Fig. 4).
- the encoded data output from the frame assembly unit 56 can be transmitted to the wireless tag 40-1 through the transmission system 10T.
- a control signal (Rx_OFF) for stopping the operation of the receiving system 10R is output to the demodulator 17 as necessary.
- the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d_l has its own reader / writer 100-1 and other reader / writer 100-2.
- the transmission busy state of all readers / writers 100-1, 100-3 belonging to its own group 2-1 is canceled.
- the second transmission / reception busy release determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the reception busy state of all reader / writers 100-2 and 100-4 belonging to the other gnolepe 2-2 has been released. Configured as
- the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-l releases the transmission busy (Tx_Busy) from the transmission / reception busy state notification unit 51b of its own reader / writer 100-1.
- the transmission / reception busy state notifying unit 5 lb of the reader / writer 100-3 belonging to the same group 2-1 is canceled, and the other reader / writer 100- belonging to the other group 2-2 is released.
- the reception busy (Rx.Busy) from the transmission / reception busy status notification unit 51b of 2 100-4 is released, the determination result to that effect is output to the operation mode switching unit 51d-2. It has become.
- the operation mode switching unit 51d-2 determines the operation mode when the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-1 determines that the transmission busy state and the reception busy state are released. Is controlled from the transmission mode to the reception mode, and is configured as a second operation mode switching unit.
- the operation mode switching unit 51d-2 outputs a control signal (Rx_ON) for setting the reception mode to the above-described demodulator 17 (see FIG. 4).
- Rx_ON a control signal for setting the reception mode to the above-described demodulator 17
- the demodulator 17 outputs the received data after demodulation processing to the decoding unit 55 of the port processor 50. Will be able to.
- a control signal (Tx_OFF) for stopping the operation of the transmission system 10T is output to the frame assembling unit 56 (see FIG. 5) as necessary.
- the dummy data transmission control unit 51c constituting the control unit 51 transmits and receives a transmission / reception busy along with the monitoring result in the transmission / reception state monitoring unit 51a when the reader / writer 100-1 operates in the transmission mode.
- the cancellation determination unit 51d-l Based on the determination result from the cancellation determination unit 51d-l, after transmission of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40-1 is completed, all readers / writers 100-1 and 100 belonging to its own group 2-1 — Until the transmission busy state of 3 is canceled and the reception busy state of all readers / writers 100-2 and 100-4 belonging to the other group is canceled, dummy data is transmitted. All readers / writers belonging to its own group 2-1 are released from the transmission busy state and all readers / writers belonging to the other gnole 2_2 100-2, 100-4 When the receive busy state is canceled, dummy data is sent. Control to stop communication.
- the dummy data transmission control unit 51c determines that the transmission of the wireless transmission signal from its reader / writer 100-1 to the wireless tag 40-1 is completed based on the monitoring result in the transmission / reception state monitoring unit 51a (transmission) Even if busy is cancelled), the transmission of the wireless transmission signal in the reader / writer 100-3 belonging to the same group 2-1 has not ended (transmission busy has been canceled) or it belongs to the other group 2-2 If reception of the wireless response signal of the reader / writer 100-2, 100-4 has not been completed (reception busy is not released), control is performed so that dummy data is transmitted wirelessly through the transmission system 10T.
- the dummy data transmission control unit 51c outputs a control signal (see “dummy data transmission” in FIGS. 5 and 6) to the frame assembly unit 56 to transmit dummy data.
- the frame assembly unit 56 configures transmission information to be output to the transmission system 10T using the dummy data generated by the dummy data generation unit 57 without using the data from the Manchester encoding unit 54. .
- the dummy data transmission control unit 51c As a determination result from the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-1, all other readers belonging to its own group 2-1 including its own reader / writer 100-1 are included.
- the transmission busy state of the writer 100-3 is released and all the reader / writers 100-2 and 100-4 belonging to the other loop 2-2 are released, the reception busy state is released.
- the frame assembly unit 56 is controlled to stop transmission of dummy data.
- the wireless tag 40-1 40-4 automatically shifts to an operation of transmitting a wireless response signal that is a response to the command. It has become.
- the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 of the group 2-1 in the wireless interrogator system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention operate as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
- the reader / writers 100-2, 100-4 of group 2-2 operate as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
- the reader / writers 10 0-1 and 100-3 (100-2, 100-4) belonging to the same gnoleop 2-1 (2-2) operate almost in the same way.
- the reader / writer 100-1 (100-2) will be explained.
- the reader / writer 100-1 of group 2-1 operating in the reception mode in the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-l (see FIG. 6), the reader / writer 100 -1 and other readers / writers 100-2—all readers belonging to group 2-1 based on the transmit busy (Tx.Busy) and receive busy (Rx_Busy) status reported from 100-4 It is determined whether the reception busy of writers 100-1 and 100-3 has been released and the transmission busy state of all readers / writers 100-2 and 100-4 belonging to group 2-2 has been released ( Step Al).
- the operation mode switching unit 51d-2 sets the operation mode to the reception mode. Control to switch from to the transmission mode.
- the transmission / reception busy state notification unit 51b outputs the transmission busy (Tx_Busy) to the other readers / writers 100-2-100-4 (from step A1 YES rate to step).
- the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-1 performs the above-described reception busy state and The operation mode remains in the reception mode until the transmission busy state is canceled (NO route of step A1).
- the transmission busy state is notified from the transmission / reception busy state notification unit 5 lb
- the transmission data (including command information) from the data processing function unit (not shown) in the processor 50 is modulated.
- the wireless transmission signal can be transmitted to the wireless tag 40-1 (step A3).
- the transmission / reception busy state notification unit 51b of the reader / writer 100-1 transmits the transmission busy (Tx_Busy and reader / writer).
- the transmission / reception busy release judgment unit 51d-l of 100-1 outputs (notifies) its own reader 'writer 100-1' and other readers / writers 100-2–100-4.
- the reception busy (Rx_Busy) state the transmission busy state of all readers / writers 100-1 and 100-3 belonging to its own group 2-1 is canceled, and the other group 2 It is determined whether or not the reception busy state of all readers / writers 100-2 and 100-4 belonging to —2 has been released (step A5).
- step A4 after the transmission busy (Tx_Busy) is cleared by its own reader / writer 100-1, the reception busy state from the reader / writers 100-2 and 100-4 is reset. Until the transmission busy state of the reader / writer 100-3 is cleared, dummy data is transmitted to the wireless tag 40-1 under the control of the dummy data transmission control unit 51c (step A5). Step A6) from the NO route.
- the operation switching timing of the start of transmission of the wireless response signal following reception of the wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100-1 side is changed to the other reader / writer 100-2—.
- the wireless tag 40-2 40-4 which is the communication target of 100-4, can be synchronized with the operation switching time.
- the reader / writer 100-1 operates in the operation mode.
- the mode switching unit 51d_2 switches the operation mode from the transmission mode to the reception mode, and the transmission / reception busy state notification unit 51b sets the reception busy (Rx_Busy) state to another state.
- Output to reader / writer 100—2—100—4 step A5 YES route power, step A7
- the wireless response signal from the wireless tag 40-1 can be received as a response to the command information transmitted in step A3 (step A8).
- the transmission / reception busy state notifying unit 51b of the reader / writer 100-1 cancels (clears) the reception busy (Tx_Busy) (step A9 ),
- the switching setting unit 51d performs the switching operation from the reception mode to the transmission mode (step A9 to step A1).
- the operation can be basically explained corresponding to the operation in the reader / writer 100-1. I'll do it.
- step B1 in the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-1 (see FIG. 6), the reception busy of all readers / writers 100-2, 100-4 belonging to group 2-2 is released, In addition, it is determined whether or not the transmission busy state of all reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 belonging to group 2-1 has been released (step B1).
- the operation mode switching unit 51d-2 sets the operation mode to the reception mode. Control to switch from to the transmission mode.
- the transmission / reception busy status notification unit 51b outputs the transmission busy (Tx_Busy) to the other readers / writers 100-1, 100-3, 100-4 and wirelessly transmits them.
- the signal can be sent to the wireless tag 40-2 (from the YES route of step B1 to steps B2 and B3).
- the transmission / reception busy state notifying unit 51b cancels (clears) transmission busy (step B4).
- the transmission / reception busy release determination unit 51d-l of the reader / writer 100-2 releases the transmission busy state of all the reader / writers 100-2 and 100-4 belonging to its own group 2-2. In addition, it is determined whether or not the reception busy state of all reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 belonging to the other group 2-1 has been released (step B5).
- step B4 the transmission busy (Tx_Busy) is cleared by its reader / writer 100-2, and then the reception busy state from the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 is cleared, and the reader Until the transmission busy status of the writer 100-4 is cleared, dummy data is transmitted to the wireless tag 40-2 under the control of the dummy data transmission control unit 51c (from the N0 route in step B5 to the step). B6).
- the reader / writer 100-2 switches the operation mode.
- the unit 51d-2 switches the operation mode from the transmission mode to the reception mode, and outputs the reception busy (Rx_Busy) state to the other reader / writers 100-1, 100-3, 100-4.
- the wireless response signal from the wireless tag 40-2 can be received (from step B5 YES route force to step B7, B8).
- the transmission / reception busy state notifying unit 51b of the reader / writer 100-2 cancels (clears) the reception busy (Tx_Busy).
- the switching setting unit 51d described above performs the operation of switching the operation mode from the reception mode to the transmission mode (from Step B9 to Step B1).
- the conditions for switching from the reception mode to the transmission mode in the group 2-2 reader / writer 100-2 (100-4) in step B1 are as follows.
- Transmission mode power at 100-3 Same as the conditions for switching to reception mode (step A5 in Fig. 7).
- the condition for switching the transmission mode power in the reader / writer 100-2 (100-4) of group 2-2 to the reception mode in step B5 is as follows:
- the reader / writer 100-1 of group 2-1 , 100-3 is the same as the condition for switching from reception mode to transmission mode (step A5 in Fig. 7).
- each reader / writer 100-1-100-4 transmits a wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40-1-40-4 for each of the groups 2-1 and 2-2 to which the reader / writer 100-1 belongs.
- Send mode to perform Or the reception mode in which the wireless response signal transmitted from the wireless tag 40-1-40-4 is received as the response of the wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100-1-100-4 Can be set to
- each reader / writer 100-1 100-4 for example, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 9, the transmission mode and the reception mode are switched.
- the reader / writer 100-1 and 100-3 power of the Gnolepe 2-1 and the commands to the wireless tags 40-1 and 40-3 ( Command) is transmitted via the wireless transmission signal (time tO-2).
- the reader / writer 100-2 and 100-4 of the gnole 2-2 does not enter the reception mode and is busy in transmission / reception.
- Status Notifier Receiving busy (Rx_Busy) notified by 5 lb is released (low level signal).
- the transmission busy (Tx_Busy) is released from the busy state (high level signal) after the command transmission is completed (low level).
- the dummy bit (Dummy) is transmitted until all the transmission busy of group 2-1 is released and the reception busy of group 2-2 is released.
- the readers / writers 100-2 and 100-4 of the group 2-2 start transmitting commands to the wireless tags 40-2 and 40-4 through the wireless transmission signal and transmit busy (Tx_Busy ) Is turned on (high level signal).
- the reader / writer 100-1 can receive the wireless response signal (Response) at time t24, and the reader / writer 100-3 can receive the wireless response signal at time t215.
- the command transmission from time t2 ends at time t3. Dummy data is transmitted until the reception busy at the writer 100-1 and 100-3 is cleared and the transmission busy at the reader / writer 100-4 is cleared (see time t3-5). .
- the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 of the group 2-1 operate as the transmission mode
- the reader / writer 100-1 of the group 2-1 , 100-3 operate as reception mode
- group 2-2 reader / writers 100-2 and 100-4 operate as transmission mode.
- the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-3 of group 2-1 are in transmission mode, and the readers / writers 100-2 and 100-4 of group 2-2 are in reception mode.
- group 2-1 reader / writer 100-1 and 100-3 are in reception mode, and group 2-2 reader / writer 100-2 and 100-4 are in reception mode.
- Each operates as a transmission mode.
- the transmission / reception operation modes can be set exclusively for the readers / writers that have become different groups due to the grouping described above, the installation positions are close to each other, and the wireless transmission signals The wireless tag 40-1-40-4 will not interfere with the wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100-1-100-100-4, which has a relationship that allows the transmission range of the wireless tag 40-1 to overlap.
- the readers / writers 100-1 and 100-3 (100-2, 100-4) that have become the same group by the above-mentioned grouping have a relatively large minimum distance, and each other's wireless transmission signal. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the overlap between readers / writers of the same gnorape.
- each reader 'writer 100-1—100—4 has a wireless tag of a wireless transmission signal for each group.
- Wireless response signal Operation mode setting unit 51 that can exclusively set the reception mode for receiving a plurality of readers / writers 100-1 100-4 are installed at relatively close positions. In the case of simultaneous operation, there is an advantage that interference with the wireless tags 40-1 40-4 can be reduced and a decrease in throughput of the wireless interrogator system as a whole can be improved.
- each reader / writer 100-1-100-4 details the case where communication is performed with a single wireless tag 40-1-40-4.
- the reader / writer 100-1-100-100-4 targets multiple wireless tag groups 40A-1 40A-4. It is good also as communicating.
- the anti-collision control include Klaus Finkenzeller, RFID Handbook, UK, Wiley & Sons LTD., April 2003.
- the reader / writers 100-1 and 100-4 are connected to each other via the wired line 101 in order to notify the busy state between them.
- a control radio channel line different from the channel used for communication with the radio tags 40-1 to 40-4, that is, via a radio line is used. Connect each reader / writer 100-1—100-4.
- the reader / writers 100-1 to 100-4 are grouped into either a transmission mode or a reception mode.
- a wireless transmission signal is transmitted from the reader / writer.
- the group receiving the wireless response signal sent from the wireless tag as the response to the wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer is the first group
- the group receiving the wireless response signal sent from the wireless tag to the wireless tag is the second group. It is also possible to divide the group into a plurality of gnoles by setting the group as the third gnole, and receiving the radio response signal transmitted from the radio.
- transmission of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag Depending on the control signal for this status notification, transmission of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag, reception of the wireless tag power of the wireless response signal, transmission of the wireless transmission signal, and wireless response signal It is possible to recognize a state in which neither of these is received and to switch these states in order for each group.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless interrogator system 1A shown in FIG. 11 is different from the wireless interrogator system 1 in the first embodiment described above, and each reader / writer 100A—one 100A—4 and the wired line 101A are mutually connected.
- each reader / writer 100A-1 to 100A-4 is composed of the reader / writers 100A-1 and 100A-3.
- the first group 2A-1 and the second group 2A-2 consisting of reader / writers 100A-2 and 100A-4 are grouped.
- This control device 3 sends the control signal to each reader 'writer 100A- 100A-1-100A-4 to switch the operation mode between transmission mode and reception mode. 1 to 100A-4, which corresponds to the switching setting unit 51d of the reader / writer 100-1 to 100-4 in the first embodiment described above. Further, the control device 3 includes a transmission / reception busy release determination unit 31 and a control signal output unit 32 which will be described later.
- each reader / writer 100A-1—100A-4 based on the control signal from the control device 3, the reader / writer 100A—one belonging to the above-described groups 2A_1, 2A—2 100A—
- a control unit 51A as an operation mode setting unit configured to set the transmission mode or the reception mode every four is provided.
- the control unit 51A of the reader / writer 100A_1 is shown in the drawing.
- control unit 51A corresponds to the control unit 51 shown in FIG. 5 described above, and the configuration of each reader / writer 100A-1-100A-4 other than the control unit 51A (reference numerals 11 to 20, 52—57) is basically the same as the reader / writer 100-1 100-4 in the first embodiment described above.
- reference numerals 11 to 20, 52—57 are basically the same as the reader / writer 100-1 100-4 in the first embodiment described above.
- FIG. 11 the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 denote almost the same parts.
- each control unit 51A of the reader / writer 100A-1 100A-4 corresponds to the transmission / reception state monitoring unit 51Aa, the transmission / reception busy state corresponding to that in the first embodiment (see FIG. 6).
- a notification unit 51Ab and a dummy data transmission control unit 51Ac are provided.
- the control unit 51A of the other reader / writer 100A-2-100A-4 will of course have a corresponding configuration. Yes.
- the transmission / reception state monitoring unit (transmission state monitoring unit, reception state monitoring unit) 51 Aa that constitutes the control unit 51A of the reader / writer 100A-1 51 Aa monitors the transmission state of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40-1, and The reception state of the wireless response signal from the wireless tag 40-1 due to the wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100A-1 is monitored.
- the transmission / reception busy state notification unit (transmission busy state notification unit, reception busy state notification unit) 51Ab transmits a wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40_1 based on the monitoring result of the transmission / reception state monitoring unit 51Aa. While the transmission is in progress, the control device 3 is notified that the transmission is busy, while the wireless tag 40-1 is notified of the transmission busy state when transmission of the wireless transmission signal is completed. It is a thing to cancel. Further, based on the monitoring result of the transmission / reception state monitoring unit 51Aa, the control device 3 receives the wireless response signal resulting from the wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100A-1 from the wireless tag 40-1. On the other hand, while the reception busy state is notified, the reception busy state notification described above is canceled when reception of the wireless response signal from the wireless tag 40-1 is completed.
- the dummy data transmission control unit 51Ac when transmission of the wireless transmission signal to the wireless tag 40-1 is completed, the control signal from the control device 3 Based on the above, until the busy signal of all readers / writers 100A-2 100A-4 is released, the frame assembly unit transmits the dummy data to the wireless tag 40-1 (see reference numeral 56 in FIG. 5). A control signal is output to the output.
- the transmission / reception busy cancellation determination unit 31 of the control device 3 described above is configured so that each reader 'writer 100A-1 100A is based on the notification from the transmission / reception busy state notification unit 51Ab in each reader / writer 100A-1 to 100A-4. All the readers / writers (for example, reader / writer 100A-1, which belong to the group operating in the reception mode (for example, the first group 2A-1)). 100A-3) is released from the reception busy state, and all readers / writers belonging to group 2A-2 (for example, reader. This determines whether or not the transmission busy state of the writer 100A-2, 100A-4) has been released.
- control signal output unit 32 in the control device 3 is connected to the transmission / reception busy state determination unit 31 so that all the above-described reader / writers 1 OOA-1 1 1 OOA-4 receive busy state and transmission.
- the operation mode of the reader / writer 100A-1 100A-4 in each group 2A-1, 2A-2 is received from the reception mode to the transmission mode, or from the transmission mode.
- a control signal is output to control switching to each mode.
- the control signal output from the control signal output unit 32 is output to the reader / writers 100A-1 to 100A-4 via the wired line 101A.
- the operation mode is switched from the reception mode to the transmission mode.
- the control signal Tx_ON is received and output to the frame assembling unit 56.
- the control unit 51A of the group 2A-2 reader / writer 100A-2, 100A-4 operating in the transmission mode uses the above-mentioned control signal to switch the operation mode from the transmission mode to the reception mode.
- the control signal R X — 0N is received and output to the demodulator 17.
- the dummy data transmission control unit 51 Ac constituting the control unit 51A of each reader / writer 100A-1 1A 100A-4 is based on the above-described control signal from the control device 3, and the radio tag 40 -1—After the transmission of the radio transmission signal to 40-4 is completed, all readers / writers 100A_1, 100A-3 (100A-2, 1 OOA-4) belonging to its own group 2A_1 (or 2A-2) Until the transmission busy state is canceled and the reception busy state of all readers / writers 100A_2, 100A_4 (100A_1, 100A-3) belonging to the other group 2A-2 (2A-1) is canceled Transmission of dummy data is performed.
- the reader / writer 100A-1 1 OOA-4 belonging to each of the groups 2A_1 and 2A-2 is used in the control device 3. Controls each operation mode according to the transmission busy (Tx_Busy) or reception busy (Rx_Busy) notified from the 1) When transmission busy or reception busy in 4 is canceled, the reader / writer belonging to each group 100A—1 1 100A—changes the operation mode from transmission mode to reception mode or from reception mode to transmission mode. A control signal is output to switch between the two.
- each reader / writer 100A-1-100A-4 can switch the operation mode based on the control signal from the control device 3. it can.
- the reader / writers 100A-1-100A-4 belonging to different groups are set so that when one group is in transmission mode, the other group is in reception mode, and when one group is in reception mode, Since the operation mode can be set so that the other group is in the transmission mode, the throughput can be improved compared to the case of FIG.
- the transmission / reception operation modes can be set exclusively for the readers / writers that have become different groups due to the grouping described above, the installation positions are close to each other and the wireless transmission signals are mutually
- the wireless tag 40-1-40-4 will not interfere with the wireless transmission signal from the reader / writer 100A-1-100A-4, which has such a relationship that the possible transmission ranges overlap.
- the readers / writers 100A-1 and 100A_3 (100A_2 and 100A-4) that have become the same group by the grouping described above have a relatively small minimum distance and can transmit each other's radio transmission signal ( Since the overlap of the wireless tag receivable range can be reduced, interference between readers / writers of the same gnorape can be minimized.
- the control device 3 is provided, and the operation mode setting unit in the reader / writer 100A-1 100A-4 is provided.
- the control unit 51A as in the case of the first embodiment described above, when a plurality of different reader / writers 100-1 100-4 are installed at relatively close positions and operated simultaneously, There are advantages in that interference with the wireless tags 40-1 to 40-4 can be reduced and a decrease in throughput in the entire wireless interrogator system can be improved.
- each reader / writer 100A-1 to 100A-4 in the second embodiment described above a reader / writer 100A is used by performing a known anti-collision control, for example, for details of communication with a single wireless tag 40-1 40-4.
- — 1—100A—4 may communicate with multiple wireless tag groups 40A—1—40A-4, respectively.
- the reader / writer 100A-1 100A-4 notifies the control device 3 of the busy state, or the control device 3 transmits the reader / writer 100A-1-100A-.
- the control device 3 and the reader / writer 10 OA-1 1 100A-4 are connected to each other via the wired line 101A. 3 and the reader / writer 100A—1 to 100A—4 through the wireless tag line for control, that is, the wireless line different from the channel used for communication with the wireless tag 40—1—40 1 4 Connect as you like.
- the reader / writers 100A-1 to 100A-4 are divided into a first group and a second gnole, and are switched to either the transmission mode or the reception mode.
- the third group it is possible to set a mode in which neither transmission to the RFID tag nor reception of the RFID response signal is performed, and control can be performed by a control signal from the control device. Each mode can be switched in turn for each group.
- the wireless interrogator system may be configured by a plurality of readers / writers other than the above.
- the wireless interrogator system of the present invention has a plurality of different wireless interrogators. Even when installed in a relatively close position and operated simultaneously, it is useful for reducing interference with the wireless transponder and improving throughput reduction in the entire wireless interrogator system. It is suitable for managing products or products in the product distribution field.
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