WO2008069053A1

WO2008069053A1 - Wireless tag information communication device

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Publication number: WO2008069053A1
Application number: PCT/JP2007/072869
Authority: WO
Inventors: Tomoaki Shibata; Takaaki Kato; Takuya Nagai
Original assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Priority date: 2006-11-28
Filing date: 2007-11-27
Publication date: 2008-06-12

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To simplify device configuration and reduce burden of cost on users by having a communication circuit portion shared. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A wireless tag information communication device (1) is provided with a label creating loop antenna (LC1), which can transmit and receive information to and from both a label creating wireless tag circuit element (To) positioned in a case (200) and an information acquiring wireless tag circuit element (To) positioned outside the case (200). The wireless tag information communication device is also provided with an information acquiring loop antenna (LC2). Selection information for selecting, as a target, either the label creating wireless tag circuit element (To) or the information acquiring wireless tag circuit element (To) is acquired from an operation signal from an operation switch (90), and based on the acquired information, communication processing is performed to the selected wireless tag circuit element (To).

Description

Specification

Wireless tag information communication device

Technical field

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a wireless tag information communication apparatus that performs information transmission / reception with a wireless tag circuit element that performs wireless communication of information with the outside.

Background art

[0002] RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems that read / write information in a non-contact manner between a small wireless tag and a reader (reading device) / writer (writing device) are known. For example, a wireless tag circuit element provided in a label-like wireless tag includes an IC circuit unit that stores predetermined wireless tag information and an antenna that is connected to the IC circuit unit and transmits and receives information. When the transmission wave is transmitted from the antenna of the reader as the interrogator to the RFID circuit element, the RFID circuit element transmits the response using the energy of the radio wave of the transmission wave. As a conventional technique for reading information from a RFID circuit element using such a reader, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1.

[0003] This prior art connects an operation terminal (PC) and a reader and performs a predetermined operation on the operation terminal, thereby reading a file or information stored in a RFID circuit element possessed by a person from the reader. To get.

[0004] On the other hand, for example, a RFID label producing apparatus for producing RFID tag labels by writing RFID tag information in such RFID circuit elements has already been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 2). In this prior art, a strip-shaped tag tape (base tape) provided with RFID circuit elements at predetermined intervals is fed from a tag tape roll (first roll) and from another roll (second roll). The printed tape is attached to the tag tape. At this time, predetermined radio tag information generated on the device side is transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element of the tag tape and written in the IC circuit unit, and the tag to be printed corresponds to the RFID tag information to be written. Printing is performed by the printing means, and this creates a RFID label with a print.

[0005] Patent Document 1: JP 2005-298100 A Patent Document 2: JP 2005-186567 A

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0006] Generally, a RFID label produced by a tag label producing apparatus as described in Patent Document 2 is provided in association with a management target (article or the like). Then, the RFID tag information is read from the RFID tag label provided in the product etc. by a reader as described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, information on the product is obtained, and the product is managed. Thus, in order to create a RFID label and use it for actual product management, the functions of both the reader and the tag label producing device are required.

[0007] Here, the reader in the above prior art includes a communication circuit (high frequency circuit) for generating a transmission signal for the RFID circuit element and receiving a response signal from the RFID circuit element, and the transmission signal. And an antenna for receiving the response signal. Similarly, the tag label producing apparatus in the prior art also includes a communication circuit (high frequency circuit) for generating information for writing and an antenna. Therefore, if at least a relatively expensive communication circuit part can be used in common, it should be possible to simplify the device configuration and reduce the cost burden on the user. A force that does not exist.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless tag information communication device capable of simplifying a device configuration and reducing a cost burden on a user by sharing a communication circuit portion. Means to solve

[0009] In order to achieve the above object, the first invention provides a means for transporting a tag medium, an IC circuit section for storing information, and transmission / reception of information in a casing constituting the outline of the apparatus body. Device-side antenna capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from both a label-producing RFID circuit element provided in the tag medium and an information-acquisition RFID circuit element located outside the housing A wireless tag information communication device comprising: means for selecting one of the label generation RFID circuit element and the information acquisition wireless tag circuit element based on selection information. Radio And a selective communication processing means for performing communication processing with respect to the tag circuit element.

[0010] In the first invention of the present application! /, A label producing RFID circuit element provided in a tag medium conveyed in the housing of the apparatus main body, and an information acquisition RFID tag circuit located outside the housing Information can be sent to and received from both devices via the device side antenna means. That is, a tag medium equipped with a label producing RFID circuit element is conveyed by the conveying means, and information is transmitted / received to / from the label producing RFID circuit element via the device side antenna means. The RFID tag label is created using the tag medium. On the other hand, predetermined RFID tag information is read and acquired by performing information transmission / reception using the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition located outside the housing and access information via the device-side antenna means. In this way, the device side antenna means and the information generation means that is the communication circuit part corresponding to this can share the power of label creation and information reading (acquisition). Compared to the case where both devices are arranged separately, the device configuration can be simplified and the cost burden on the user can be reduced.

[0011] As described above, in the case of having both functions of a tag label creation process for selecting a label creation RFID circuit element as a communication target and an information acquisition process for selecting an information acquisition RFID circuit element as a communication target, It is necessary to select the RFID tag circuit element (and processing corresponding to it) to be communicated appropriately corresponding to the operator's operation intention and the operation conditions such as the RFID tag circuit element specifications. Corresponding to this, the first invention of the present application correspondingly performs communication processing on the selected RFID circuit element based on selection information for the selected communication processing means to select any RFID circuit element. By doing so, it is possible to reliably perform the selection process reflecting the operator's operation intention and operation conditions. By improving the operability in this way, the convenience for the operator can be improved.

[0012] In a second aspect based on the first aspect, the selective communication processing means generates information for generating access information for accessing the RFID tag circuit element for label creation or the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition. And a first label creation processing mode for performing a tag label creation process using the tag medium having the label creation RFID circuit element using the access information generated by the information generation means, and , For information acquisition A mode switching unit capable of switching a first information acquisition processing mode for performing information acquisition processing of the line tag circuit element, and switching the mode switching unit to the first information acquisition processing mode and performing the selection according to the operation And operating means for outputting information.

[0013] In the second invention of the present application, the selective communication processing means reads out (acquires) information from the first label creation processing mode for creating the RFID label in the housing and the RFID circuit element outside the device. The first information acquisition processing mode to be executed can be executed. That is, in the first label creation processing mode, the tag medium including the label creation RFID circuit element is transported by the transport means, and access information is sent to the label creation RFID circuit element via the apparatus-side antenna means. A RFID label is created using a tag medium on which information has been transmitted and received using. On the other hand, in the first information acquisition processing mode, predetermined RFID tag information is read by performing information transmission / reception using the information acquisition RFID circuit element located outside the housing via the device-side antenna means and access information. Is acquired. In this way, the information generation means, which is the antenna means and the communication circuit part corresponding to the antenna means, can be used for label creation and information reading (acquisition), so the label creation device and the RFID tag information reading device Compared to arranging both separately, the equipment configuration can be simplified and the cost burden on the user can be reduced.

[0014] When the functions of both the tag label creation process and the information acquisition process are provided as described above, the label creation process can be performed even from a location far away from the RFID tag information communication device, for example, via an operation terminal connected to the network. Although the operator can execute the information acquisition process, it is necessary for the RFID tag circuit element attached or pasted to the object to be within the communication distance range of the device antenna means. Often located near communication equipment. Corresponding to this, the first invention of the present application is provided with operation means for switching the mode switching means to the first information acquisition processing mode and outputting selection information corresponding to the mode switching means in the RFID tag information communication apparatus. As a result, in the case of an RFID tag information communication device having both the tag label creation process and the information acquisition process, the operator performs the information acquisition process. By operating as necessary, the device is surely shifted to the first information acquisition processing mode on the spot and information is acquired from the target RFID circuit element. And! /, The selection process that reflects the operator's intention of operation can be performed reliably. By improving the operability in this way, the convenience for the operator can be improved.

[0015] A third invention is the switching according to the second invention, wherein the selection information from the operation means for switching the mode switching means to the first label creation processing mode is input as a switching signal. It has a signal input means.

[0016] Accordingly, the selection information from the operation means such as an operation terminal connected to the network is input to the wireless tag information communication apparatus having both the tag label creation process and the information acquisition process. By inputting by means, the switching to the first label creation processing mode by the mode switching means is performed by the operator's ability to perform a fielce power far away from the RFID tag information communication device.

[0017] In a fourth aspect based on the second or third aspect, when the mode switching means executes the information acquisition process in the first information acquisition process mode, the first label is used. It is characterized by prohibiting switching to the creation processing mode.

[0018] Thereby, the information acquisition process can be executed with a higher priority than the label creation process, which hinders the convenience of the operator who is near the RFID tag information communication apparatus and currently performs the information acquisition process. Can be prevented.

[0019] In a fifth invention according to any one of the second to fourth inventions, the mode switching means uses the operation means when the tag label creation processing is executed in the first label creation processing mode. When the switching operation is performed, the execution of the tag label creation process is interrupted and the mode is switched from the first label creation process mode to the first information acquisition process mode.

[0020] Thereby, the information acquisition process in which the operator is often in the vicinity of the RFID tag information communication apparatus can be performed by the label creation process which can be executed even by the operator with the RFID tag information communication apparatus power and a distant place force. Can also be prioritized. As a result, the operator can always perform the information acquisition process when coming to the vicinity of the RFID tag information communication apparatus, and the convenience can be improved.

[0021] In a fifth aspect based on the fifth aspect, the mode switching means performs a plurality of RFID label producing processes as the tag label producing process in the first label producing process mode. If there is a switching operation by the operation means during execution, the execution of the tag label creation process is interrupted after the creation of one RFID label related to the creation is completed, and the first information acquisition processing mode And after the completion of the information acquisition process, the mode is switched again to the first label producing process mode, and the producing process of the remaining number of RFID label is executed.

[0022] Thereby, even when a plurality of labels are continuously produced (or collectively), the information acquisition process can be preferentially executed by interrupting the label production, and the RFID tag information communication apparatus It is possible to improve the convenience by preventing the waiting time of the operator who is near the operator from trying to perform the information acquisition process from increasing. Also, at this time, the creation of one label that is being created at that time can be completed to prevent degradation of label quality due to printing disturbances, etc., and after the information acquisition process, label creation is resumed and the remaining label is created. In this way, it is possible to prevent a shortage of creations or forgetting to create.

[0023] In a seventh aspect based on the second or third aspect, the mode switching means performs the switching operation by the operating means when the tag label creation processing is being executed in the first label creation processing mode. If there is, the tag label creation process of the aspect in which the transmission frequency of the access information is lowered than usual and the information acquisition process of the aspect in which the transmission frequency of the access information is lowered than usual are arranged side by side. It is characterized by making it execute.

[0024] With this, it is possible to execute both processes simultaneously in parallel, not only one of the tag label creation process and the information acquisition process. As a result, it is possible for the operator of any process to give a psychological sense of security that his process has already been started and is being executed.

[0025] In an eighth invention according to any one of the second to seventh inventions, the operation means includes a pressing position corresponding to a pressing operation as the switching operation to the first information acquisition processing mode, and the pressing A switch with a normal position that returns when the operation is stopped, and the mode switching means switches to the first information acquisition processing mode when the operation means reaches the pressed position. Switching and switching to the first information acquisition processing mode is canceled when the operation means returns to the normal position.

[0026] By switching to the first information acquisition processing mode only when the operator presses, the mode can be switched. It is possible to further improve the operability of the operator.

[0027] In a ninth invention according to any one of the second to seventh inventions, the operation means cancels the switching and the switching position corresponding to the switching operation to the first information acquisition processing mode. A switch for selectively pressing with a release position corresponding to an operation, wherein the mode switching means switches to the first information acquisition processing mode when the operation means is in the switching position, and When the operating means is in the release position, the switching to the first information acquisition processing mode is released.

[0028] By using a selective pressing method switch that requires pressing by the operator at both the switching position and the release position, the operational certainty in mode switching can be improved.

[0029] In a tenth aspect of the invention according to any one of the second to seventh aspects of the invention, the mode switching means switches to the first information acquisition processing mode based on a switching operation by the operating means, and then a predetermined time period. When the time has elapsed, the switch to the first information acquisition processing mode is canceled.

[0030] By automatically canceling the first information acquisition processing mode after a predetermined time has elapsed, the operability at the time of mode switching can be further improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent the label creation from becoming impossible by forgetting to cancel the first information acquisition processing mode.

[0031] In an eleventh aspect according to any one of the second to seventh aspects, the mode switching means switches to the first information acquisition processing mode a predetermined number of times after switching to the first information acquisition processing mode based on a switching operation by the operating means. When the transmission of the access information is completed, switching to the first information acquisition processing mode is canceled.

[0032] By automatically canceling the first information acquisition processing mode after a predetermined number of transmissions, the operability during mode switching can be further improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent the label creation from becoming impossible by forgetting to cancel the first information acquisition processing mode.

[0033] A twelfth invention includes the first notifying means for notifying an operator that the mode switching means has switched to the first information acquisition processing mode in any of the second to eleventh inventions. It is characterized by that.

[0034] Thus, the force S can be used to ensure that the operator knows the operating state of the apparatus (in the first information acquisition processing mode). [0035] A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to any one of the second to twelfth aspects, further comprising: a second notifying unit that notifies the operator according to the result of the information acquisition process in the first information acquisition process mode. It is characterized by having.

[0036] This allows the operator to reliably recognize the result of the information acquisition process and the like. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a display device for displaying the result separately from the RFID tag information communication device.

[0037] In a fourteenth aspect based on the twelfth or thirteenth aspect, the first or second notifying means performs the notification by visual display or voice utterance.

[0038] Thereby, the operating state of the apparatus, the information acquisition processing result, and the like can be surely recognized by appealing to the visual or auditory sense of the operator.

[0039] A fifteenth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the second to fourteenth inventions, the operation means is provided on a front surface or an upper surface of the housing.

[0040] The operability and convenience of the operator can be further improved by providing it on the front surface or the upper surface of the housing that is easy to see and operate.

[0041] In a sixteenth aspect based on the first aspect, the selective communication processing means is configured such that the IC circuit of the label producing RFID tag circuit element or the information obtaining RFID tag circuit element via the device-side antenna means. According to the storage status of the storage means based on the selection information acquired by the storage status acquisition means, the storage status acquisition means for acquiring information on the storage status of the storage means provided in the section as the selection information, A second label creation processing mode for creating a RFID label using a tag medium equipped with a RFID tag circuit element for label production, or a first information processing for performing information acquisition processing of the information acquisition RFID circuit element. It has a mode processing means for performing processing corresponding to two information acquisition processing modes.

[0042] In the sixteenth invention of the present application, the selective communication processing means reads (acquires) information from the second label creation processing mode for creating the RFID label in the housing and the RFID circuit element outside the device. It is possible to execute the second information acquisition processing mode. That is, in the second label creation processing mode, the tag medium including the label creation RFID circuit element is conveyed by the conveyance means, and information is transmitted to the label creation RFID circuit element via the apparatus-side antenna means. A radio tag label is created using the tag medium on which the information transmission / reception has been performed. On the other hand, in the second information acquisition processing mode, predetermined RFID tag information is read by performing information transmission / reception with the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition located outside the housing via the device-side antenna means, To be acquired. In this way, it is possible to perform label creation and information reading (acquisition) by using the antenna means and the corresponding communication circuit portion, so both the label creation device and the RFID tag information reading device are prepared separately. Compared to the case, the equipment configuration can be simplified and the cost burden on the user can be reduced.

[0043] At this time, according to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, whether the mode processing means sets the mode between the second information acquisition processing mode and the second label creation processing mode to the! /, Deviation mode or not is determined. This is determined according to the storage state of the IC circuit unit of the RFID tag circuit element acquired as selection information by the storage state acquisition means via the means. As a result, the mode is automatically switched and determined without the operator having to select whether to create a label or read information, so that the selection process reflecting the operation conditions can be performed reliably. It is possible to reduce the time and labor of the operator and perform processing quickly, and further eliminate the possibility of mode selection by the operator, thus improving convenience.

[0044] In a sixteenth aspect based on the sixteenth aspect, the apparatus-side antenna means includes the label producing RFID circuit element located inside the casing and the information acquiring RFID tag located outside the casing. It is a common antenna with directivity that can communicate with both circuit elements.

[0045] By performing label creation and information reading (acquisition) using one common antenna, the device configuration can be further simplified.

[0046] In an eighteenth aspect according to the seventeenth aspect, when a signal is transmitted / received to / from the label producing RFID circuit element via the common antenna, a communication signal from other than the label producing RFID circuit element is cut off or attenuated. The shield means is provided on the opposite side of the label producing RFID circuit element from the common antenna.

[0047] Thereby, it is possible to prevent information from being transmitted / received to / from the wireless tag circuit element outside the housing by mistake from the common antenna when label production is executed.

[0048] In a nineteenth aspect based on the sixteenth aspect, the apparatus-side antenna means is provided in the casing. A label producing antenna having directivity capable of communicating with the label producing RFID circuit element located on the label, and the information obtaining RFID tag connected in series with the label producing antenna and located outside the housing And an information acquisition antenna having directivity capable of communicating with the circuit element.

[0049] By dividing the antenna into a label creation antenna and an information acquisition antenna instead of a single common antenna, antennas are arranged at locations more suitable for each application, and communication characteristics and modes are optimized. be able to. At this time, since the two antennas are connected in series, a single power supply circuit for the antennas is sufficient, so that the power S can be reduced by simplifying the equipment configuration.

[0050] In a twentieth invention according to any one of the sixteenth to nineteenth inventions, the mode processing means performs the second label creation processing mode or the process according to a storage state in a predetermined area of the storage means. It is characterized by performing processing corresponding to the second information acquisition processing mode.

[0051] Thus, the mode processing means can identify any one of the second information acquisition processing mode and the second label creation processing mode only by identifying the storage state of the predetermined area of the storage means of the RFID circuit element. It will be possible to determine appropriately.

[0052] In a twenty-first aspect based on the twentieth aspect, the mode processing means has, as a storage state of the storage means, presence / absence of creation completion information indicating that a RFID label has been created, or a RFID label Processing corresponding to the second label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode is performed according to the presence or absence of a data body written at the time of creation.

[0053] Thereby, in the mode processing means, whether or not there is radio tag label creation completion information in a predetermined area of the storage means of the RFID circuit element, or there is a data body written at the time of RFID tag creation It is possible to appropriately determine the power to switch between the second information acquisition processing mode and the second label creation processing mode simply by identifying whether or not.

[0054] In a twenty-second aspect based on the twenty-first aspect, the mode processing means determines whether the mode processing means stores the storage state of the storage means according to the presence / absence of creation completion information indicating that a RFID label has been created. Corresponds to the label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode. It is characterized by performing the processing described above.

[0055] Thereby, the mode processing means identifies the power that has the wireless tag label creation completion information in a predetermined area of the storage means of the RFID circuit element, and reads the information when the creation completion information exists. It is possible to enter the second information acquisition processing mode by regarding the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition as a target.

[0056] In a twenty-third aspect based on the twenty-first or twenty-second aspect, the mode processing means is further configured as the storage state of the storage means, and further according to manufacturing information of the RFID circuit element. Processing corresponding to the label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode is performed.

[0057] This allows the mode processing means to determine whether there is a wireless tag label creation completion information in a predetermined area of the RFID tag circuit element storage means, or whether there is a data body to be written when the RFID label is created. Even if it cannot be identified, if the RFID tag circuit element is not manufactured in-house based on manufacturing information, it is possible that information could not be obtained due to differences in manufacturers. ) By using the second information acquisition processing mode instead of the second label creation processing mode, it is possible to eliminate the possibility of information being erased or overwritten by mistake.

[0058] A twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to any one of the sixteenth to twenty-third aspects of the present invention, wherein information is transmitted / received to / from the label producing RFID circuit element via the device side antenna means in the second label producing processing mode. It has an output control means for controlling the communication output to be smaller than the communication output when the information on the storage state is acquired by the storage state acquisition means via the device side antenna means.

[0059] When the information on the storage state is acquired by the storage state acquisition means, it is not known whether the information acquisition RFID circuit element outside the casing or the label creation RFID circuit element inside the casing is used. The communication output must be increased on the assumption that it is a RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition outside the housing (= the communication distance is large). On the other hand, for example, when the information is transmitted / received to / from the RFID tag circuit element for producing labels via the device side antenna means in the second label producing process mode, the communication output is relatively small because the communication distance is small. In the 24th invention of the present application, in response to this, the second label creation process By relatively reducing the communication output to the RFID tag circuit element for creating labels in the mode, it is possible to avoid unnecessary output and reduce energy loss and also reduce the possibility of communication interference. , Efficiency and communication.

[0060] In a twenty-fifth aspect according to any one of the sixteenth to twenty-fourth aspects, the mode processing unit obtains information acquired from the information acquisition RFID circuit element in the second information acquisition processing mode. And an information output means for outputting to the operation terminal.

[0061] Thereby, the information reading result from the information acquisition RFID circuit element in the second information acquisition processing mode can be displayed on the operation terminal side.

[0062] In a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the sixteenth to twenty-fourth aspects of the present invention, in the second label creation processing mode of the mode processing means, An information input means for inputting information for writing from an operation terminal is provided.

[0063] Thereby, it becomes possible to operate / edit and input information to be written to the RFID tag circuit element for producing labels from the operation terminal, and convenience can be improved.

[0064] In a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the sixteenth to twenty-sixth aspects, the tag medium or the tag medium according to the information transmission / reception content with the label-producing RFID circuit element via the device-side antenna means It has a printing means for performing printing on a printing medium to be bonded to.

[0065] Thereby, information can be transmitted to and received from the RFID circuit element for label production, and a RFID label with a print can be created with predetermined printing on the tag medium (or print medium). .

The invention's effect

[0066] According to the present invention, by sharing the communication circuit portion, it is possible to simplify the device configuration and reduce the cost burden on the user.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the RFID tag information communication apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a RFID label generation system It is an embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a wireless tag generation system provided with the wireless tag information communication device of the present embodiment.

In the RFID tag generating system TS shown in FIG. 1, the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1 (tag label producing apparatus) includes a route server RS, a plurality of information servers IS, and a terminal via a wired or wireless communication line NW. 118a and general-purpose computer 118b. Note that the terminal 118a and the general-purpose computer 118b are collectively referred to as “PC 118” where appropriate.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1.

In FIG. 2, the wireless tag information communication device 1 creates a wireless tag label with print using a tag medium provided with a RFID circuit element for label production in the device based on the operation from the PC 118. In addition, information is read (acquired) from the RFID circuit element for information acquisition outside the device. The processing mode of the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1 includes the first label creation processing mode for creating the above-mentioned RFID label with printing, and the first information reading for the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition. There are an information acquisition processing mode, a standby mode that is different from the first label creation processing mode and the first information acquisition processing mode.

The RFID tag information communication device 1 includes a device main body 2 having a substantially hexahedron (substantially cubic) case 200 on the outer shell, and can be opened and closed on the upper surface of the device main body 2 (or may be removable). And an open / close lid 3.

The casing 200 of the apparatus main body 2 is located on the front side of the apparatus (the left front side in FIG. 2), and a label discharge port for discharging a RFID label T (described later) created in the apparatus main body 2 to the outside 11 And a front lid 12 provided below the label discharge port 11 of the front wall 10 and having a lower end rotatably supported.

[0074] The front lid 12 is provided with a pressing portion 13, and the front lid 12 is opened forward by pushing the pressing portion 13 from above. Further, a power button 14 for turning on / off the power of the wireless tag information communication device 1 is provided at one end of the front wall 10. An operation switch 90 is provided below the power button 14 (the operation switch 90 is provided on the main unit 2). It may be provided on the top surface! /)).

The operation switch 90 is a switch for switching the processing mode described above to the first information acquisition processing mode. The operation switch 90 is a push-type switch (toggle switch) having a push-down position corresponding to the push-down operation and a normal position that returns when the push-down operation is stopped. In this operation switch 90, when the pressed position is reached, the first information acquisition processing mode is switched to the pressed position, and when the operation switch 90 is returned to the normal position, the switching to the first information acquisition processing mode is released. In this case, since the first information acquisition processing mode is entered only when the operator performs a pressing operation, the operability of the operator in switching the processing mode is improved.

[0076] Further, the operation switch 90 includes a switching position corresponding to the switching operation to the first information acquisition processing mode, and a release position corresponding to the operation for canceling the switching to the first information acquisition processing mode. A selective press (seesaw) type switch may be used. In this case, even if the switch position and the release position are shifted or shifted, it is necessary to perform a pressing operation by the operator, so that it is possible to improve operation reliability in switching the processing mode.

[0077] By providing the operation switch 90 on the front surface of the apparatus main body 2 that is easy to see and operate, it is possible to improve the operability and convenience of the operator. .

The opening / closing lid 3 is pivotally supported at the end of the apparatus main body 2 on the right back side in FIG. 2, and is always urged in the opening direction via an urging member such as a panel. Then, when the open / close button 4 disposed so as to be adjacent to the open / close lid 3 is pressed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2, the lock between the open / close cover 3 and the apparatus main body 2 is released, and the action of the biasing member causes Opened. A see-through window 5 covered with a transparent cover is provided at the center side of the opening / closing lid 3.

In addition, a cutter drive button 16, an LED 91, and a monitor 92 are provided in this order from the opening / closing button 4 side at a position adjacent to the opening / closing lid 3 on the upper surface of the apparatus body 2. The cutter drive button 16 is for driving a cutting mechanism 15 (see FIG. 3 described later) disposed in the apparatus main body 2 by an operator's manual operation. When this button 16 is pressed, the RFID label T is produced by cutting the tag label tape 109 with print (see FIG. 4 described later) to a desired length. These cutter drive buttons 16, LED91, monitor 92 Etc. can be provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 that is easily visible and easy to operate for the operator, thereby improving the operability and convenience for the operator.

LED 91 is a display (first notification means) that notifies the operator that the processing mode has been switched to the first information acquisition processing mode. Specifically, when the first information acquisition processing mode is selected and switched by the operation switch 90, the LED 91 blinks or lights up. This makes it possible for the operator to reliably recognize the operating state of the apparatus visually. Instead of the LED 91, a means (speaker or the like) for performing notification by sound output such as a beep sound or a buzzer may be provided instead of the LED 91.

[0081] The monitor 92 is a display (second notification means) that performs notification (acquisition contents) corresponding to the result of the information acquisition processing in the first information acquisition processing mode to the operator. By providing this monitor 92, it is possible to make the operator surely recognize the result of the information acquisition process visually. Further, it is not necessary to separately provide a display device for displaying the result in addition to the wireless tag information communication device 1. In the case of notifying only the success or failure of information acquisition as a result of the information acquisition process, an LED may be provided instead of the monitor. In this case, the LED 91 that displays the operating state may be used, and may be displayed by color, lighting interval, or the like. In addition, a means (speaker or the like) for performing notification by generating sound may be provided.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of internal unit 20 inside wireless tag information communication apparatus 1 (however, the antenna antennas LCI and LC2 to be described later are omitted). In FIG. 3, the internal unit 20 schematically includes a cartridge holder 6 that accommodates the cartridge 7, a printing mechanism 21 that includes a print head (thermal head) 23, a fixed blade 40, and a movable blade 41. A cutting mechanism (cutting means) 15 and a cut unit 35 (semi-cutting means) with a half cutter 34 located downstream of the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41 in the tape transport direction are provided. .

[0083] On the upper surface of the cartridge 7, for example, a tape specifying display section 8 is provided for displaying the tape width, tape color, etc. of the base tape 101 incorporated in the cartridge 7. In addition, a roller holder 25 is pivotally supported on the cartridge holder 6 by a support shaft 29, and is switched between a printing position (contact position, see FIG. 4 described later) and a release position (separation position) by a switching mechanism. It is possible. In this roller holder 25, a platen roller 26 and a tape pressure roller 28 are rotatably arranged, and the roller holder 25 is placed at the printing position. When switched, the platen roller 26 and the tape pressure roller 28 are pressed against the print head 23 and the tape feed roller 27.

The print head 23 includes a large number of heating elements, and is attached to a head attachment portion 24 that is erected on the cartridge holder 6.

The cutting mechanism 15 includes a fixed blade 40 and a movable blade 41 made of a metal member. Force Driving force of the utter motor 43 (see Fig. 6 below) is transmitted to the handle 46 of the movable blade 41 via the cutter helical gear 42, the boss 50, and the long hole 49. The movable blade rotates and cut together with the fixed blade 40. Perform the action. This cutting state is detected by the microswitch 126 that is switched by the action of the cutter helical gear cam 42A.

[0086] In the half cut unit 35, the cradle 38 and the half cutter 34 are arranged to face each other, and further, the first guide portion 36 and the second guide portion 37 are connected to the side plate 44 (Fig. 4 described later) by the guide fixing portion 36A. Attached). The half cutter 34 is rotated by a driving force of a half cutter motor 129 (see FIG. 6 described later) around a predetermined rotation fulcrum (not shown). A receiving surface 38B is formed at the end of the receiving table 38.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the structure of the internal unit 20 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the cartridge holder 6 has a direction force in the width direction of the tag label tape 109 with print which is discharged from the tape discharge portion 30 of the cartridge 7 and further discharged from the label discharge port 11. Store cartridge 7 in.

In addition, the internal unit 20 is provided with a label discharge mechanism 22, a label creation loop antenna (first antenna) LC1, and an information acquisition loop antenna (second antenna) LC2.

[0089] The label creation loop antenna LC1 has a communicable area on the inner side of the housing 200, and is configured to transmit / receive information to / from the label creation RFID circuit element To provided on the printed tag label tape 109. ing. The loop antenna for information acquisition (second antenna) LC2 has a communicable area outside the housing 200 and is configured to send and receive information to the RFID circuit element To for information acquisition located outside the housing 200. ing. Between the label-producing loop antenna LC1 and the information-acquisition loop antenna LC2, for example, a metal plate is used to block the magnetic flux generated from these loop antennas LCI and LC2. The shield member 85 is provided.

[0090] The label discharge mechanism 22 discharges the tag label tape 109 with print (in other words, the RFID label T, the same applies hereinafter) after being cut by the cutting mechanism 15 from the label discharge port 11 (see FIG. 2). . That is, the label discharge mechanism 22 includes a drive roller 51 that is rotated by the drive force of a tape discharge motor 65 (see FIG. 6 described later), and a pressing roller that faces the drive roller 51 with the tag label tape 109 with print interposed therebetween. 52 and a mark sensor 127 for detecting an identification mark 設け (see FIG. 5 described later) provided on the tag label tape 109 with print. At this time, inside the label discharge port 11, the first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide wall 63 for guiding the tag label tape 109 with print to the label discharge port 11 and the label creation loop antenna L C1 are provided. , 64 are provided. The first guide walls 55 and 56 and the second guide walls 63 and 64 are integrally formed, respectively, at the discharge position of the printed tag label tape 109 (RFID label Τ) cut by the fixed blade 40 and the movable blade 41. It is arranged to be spaced apart from each other!

Note that the tape feed roller drive shaft (conveying means) 108 and the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107 respectively provide the transport driving force for the tag label tape 109 with print and the ink ribbon 105 (described later). Driven in conjunction with rotation.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing the detailed structure of the cartridge 7. In FIG. 5, the cartridge 7 includes a casing 7 mm and a first roll 102 (in fact, a spiral-shaped force diagram, which is disposed in the casing 7 mm and wound with a belt-like base tape 101). And a second roll 104 on which the transparent cover film 103 having the same width as the base tape 101 is wound (shown simply as a concentric circle in the spiral force diagram) The ribbon supply roll 111 for feeding out the ink ribbon 105 (thermal transfer ribbon, but not required if the tape to be printed is a thermal tape), the ribbon take-up roller 106 for winding the ribbon 105 after printing, and the tape for the cartridge 7 A tape feed roller 27 is rotatably supported in the vicinity of the discharge unit 30. The above-mentioned base tape 101, the above-mentioned tag label tape 109 with print in which a cover film 102 is bonded to the base tape 101, and a force tag medium are configured.

[0093] The tape feed roller 27 presses the base tape 101 and the cover film 103. The tape is fed in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 5 while adhering to the above-mentioned tag label tape 109 with print (= also functions as a pressure roller).

[0094] The first roll 102 is wound around the reel member 102a with the base tape 101 on which a plurality of label-producing wireless tag circuit elements To are sequentially formed at predetermined equal intervals in the longitudinal direction. . In this example, the base tape 101 has a four-layer structure (refer to a partially enlarged view in FIG. 5), from the side wound inside (right side in FIG. 5) to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 5) An adhesive layer 101a made of an appropriate adhesive material, a colored base film 101b made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), etc., an adhesive layer 101c made of an appropriate adhesive material, and a release paper (release material) 101d are laminated in this order. Les.

[0095] On the back side (left side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b, a tag side antenna 152 configured in a loop coil shape and transmitting / receiving information is integrally provided in this example, and is connected to the tag side antenna 152. The IC circuit unit 151 for storing information is formed, and the RFID tag circuit element To for label production is formed by these!

[0096] On the front side (right side in FIG. 5) of the base film 101b, the above-mentioned adhesive layer 101a for later bonding the cover film 103 is formed, and on the back side (left side in FIG. 5) of the base film 10lb. The release paper 101d is bonded to the base film 101b by the adhesive layer 101c provided so as to enclose the RFID circuit element To for label production.

[0097] The release paper 101d can be adhered to the product or the like by the adhesive layer 101c when the RFID label T finally completed in a label shape is attached to a predetermined product or the like by peeling it off. It is a thing. Further, on the surface of the release paper 101d, a predetermined position corresponding to each RFID tag circuit element To for label production (in this example, a position further forward than the tip of the tag-side antenna 152 on the front side in the transport direction) In addition, a predetermined identification mark for transport control (in this example, a black identification mark. Alternatively, a hole penetrating through the base tape 101 may be drilled by laser processing or the like, or processing in a Thomson type. PM is provided.

[0098] Second rollet 104 (or linore material; 104a) wrapping around the above-mentioned canofinolem 103. The cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is on the back side thereof (that is, the above-mentioned base Ribbon supply side roll 111 arranged on the material tape 101 side) and The ribbon 105 driven by the ribbon take-up roller 106 is brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103 when pressed by the print head 23.

[0099] The ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are each a gear mechanism (not shown) in which the driving force of a transport motor 119 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 6 to be described later), for example, a pulse motor provided outside the cartridge 7 is provided. By being transmitted to the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107 and the tape feed port roller drive shaft (conveying means) 108, they are driven to rotate in conjunction with each other. The print head 23 is arranged on the upstream side in the transport direction of the cover film 103 from the tape feed roller 27.

In the above configuration, the base tape 101 fed out from the first roll 102 is supplied to the tape feed roller 27. On the other hand, the cover film 103 fed out from the second roll 104 is disposed on the back side thereof (that is, the side to be bonded to the base tape 101) and is driven by the ribbon supply side roll 111 and the ribbon take-up roller 106. The ink ribbon 105 is pressed against the print head 23 and brought into contact with the back surface of the cover film 103.

[0101] When the cartridge 7 is mounted on the cartridge holder 6 and the roll holder 25 is moved from the release position to the print position, the cover film 103 and the ink ribbon 105 are moved between the print head 23 and the platen roller 26. The base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are sandwiched between the tape feed roller 27 and the pressure roller 28. Then, the ribbon take-up roller 106 and the tape feed roller 27 are driven to rotate in synchronization with directions indicated by arrows B and C in FIG. At this time, the tape feed roller drive shaft 108, the pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 are connected by a gear mechanism (not shown), and the tape feed roller drive shaft 108 is driven to drive the tape feed roller 108. 27, the pressure roller 28 and the platen roller 26 rotate, and the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27 as described above. On the other hand, the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104, and a plurality of heating elements of the print head 23 are energized by the print drive circuit 120 (see FIG. 6 described later). As a result, a print R (see FIG. 8 to be described later) corresponding to the RFID tag circuit element To for label production on the base tape 101 to be shelled is printed on the back surface of the cover film 103. And the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 for which the printing is finished, Are bonded and integrated by the tape feed roller 27 and the pressure roller 28 to form a tag label tape 109 with print, and are carried out of the cartridge 7 from the tape discharge portion 30 (see FIG. 4). The ink ribbon 105 that has finished printing on the cover film 103 is taken up by the ribbon take-up roller 106 by driving the ribbon take-up roller drive shaft 107.

[0102] Further, a cartridge sensor 81 for detecting the mounting state of the cartridge 7 is provided at a corresponding position of the cartridge holder 6, and a detection signal from the cartridge sensor 81 is supplied to a control circuit 110 (Fig. 6 described later). (See))!

[0103] Then, after the label production loop antenna LC1 reads and writes information to the label production RFID circuit element To with respect to the printed tag label tape 109 produced by being bonded as described above, The tag label tape 109 with print is cut by the cutting mechanism 15 automatically or by operating the cutter driving button 16 (see FIG. 2), and the RFID label T is generated. This RFID label T is then further discharged by the label discharge mechanism 22 through the label discharge port 11 (see FIGS. 2 and 4).

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a control system of the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 6, a control circuit 110 is arranged on the control board (not shown) of the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1!

The control circuit 110 includes a CPU 111 that controls each device, an input / output interface 113 connected to the CPU 111 via the data bus 112, a CGROM 114, ROMs 115 and 116, a RAM 117, and a transmission circuit 306. In addition, a receiving circuit 307 and an antenna duplexer 240 are provided.

[0106] ROM 116 reads the print buffer data in response to the operation input signal from PC 118 and print drive control program for driving the print head 23, transport motor 119, and tape discharge motor 65, and print end. In this case, the cutting tag control tape 109 for cutting the printed tag label tape 109 is driven by driving the conveying motor 119 to the cutting position to drive the printed tag label tape 109 to the cutting position and cutting the printed tag label tape 109 by cutting. Tape ejection program, label for tape 109 for tag tag printed (= RFID label T) is forcibly ejected from the label ejection port 11 by driving the tape ejection motor 65. A transmission program that generates access information such as an inquiry signal or write signal for the RFID tag circuit element To for bell creation or information acquisition and outputs it to the transmission circuit, and a reception program that processes response signals input from the reception circuit Other RFID tag information Various programs necessary for controlling the communication device 1 are stored. The CPU 111 performs various operations based on various programs stored in the ROM 116! /.

The RAMI 17 is provided with a text memory 117A, a print buffer 117B, a parameter storage area 117E, and the like. The text memory 117A stores document data input from the PC 118. In the print buffer 117B, the dot pattern for printing such as a plurality of characters and symbols is stored as dot pattern data such as the number of applied pulses, which is the amount of energy for each dot, and the print head 23 is stored in this print buffer 117B. Dot printing is performed according to the dot pattern data. The parameter storage area 117E stores various calculation data, tag identification information (UID) of the information acquisition RFID circuit element To (described above) that has been read (acquired), and the like.

The input / output interface 113 includes a PC 118, the above print drive circuit 120 for driving the print head 23, a transport motor drive circuit 121 for driving the transport motor 119, and a cutter motor 43. Cutter motor drive circuit 122 for driving, half cutter motor drive circuit 128 for driving half force cutter motor 129, tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 for driving tape discharge motor 65, and loop antenna A carrier wave for accessing (reading / writing) the RFID tag circuit element To for label creation or information acquisition via L CI and LC2 is generated, and a control signal input from the control circuit 110 is generated. Based on the transmission circuit 306 (information generating means) that modulates the carrier wave based on the above and outputs a query wave, and the RFID circuit element To for label generation or information acquisition, the loop The response wave (response signal) received via the antennas LCI and LC2 is demodulated and output to the control circuit 110, the reception circuit 307 for detecting the identification mark PM, the cartridge 7 The cartridge sensor 81 for detecting the mounting state, the operation switch 90, the LED 91, and the monitor 92 are connected.

[0109] Further, the transmission circuit 306 and the reception circuit 307 include the antenna duplexer 240 and the switching circuit.

It is connected to the loop antennas LCI and LC2 through 86. The switching circuit 86 has a control circuit. Based on the control signal from path 110, the antenna duplexer 240 is switched to be connected to the label creation loop antenna LC1 or the information acquisition loop antenna LC2. Specifically, when the first label creation processing mode is selected as the processing mode, the control circuit 110 connects the antenna duplexer 240 and the label creation loop antenna LC1 and sets the first information as the processing mode. When the acquisition processing mode is selected, the switching circuit 86 is controlled so that the antenna duplexer 240 and the information acquisition loop antenna LC2 are connected.

In such a control system having the control circuit 110 as a core, when character data or the like is input via the PC 118, the text (document data) is sequentially stored in the text memory 117A and the print head 23 Is driven via the drive circuit 120, and each heating element is selectively driven to generate heat corresponding to the printing dots for one line, and the dot pattern data stored in the print buffer 117B is printed and synchronized with this. The transport motor 119 controls the transport of the tape via the drive circuit 121. The transmission circuit 306 performs carrier wave modulation control based on a control signal from the control circuit 110 and outputs an interrogation wave, and the reception circuit 307 processes a demodulated signal based on the control signal from the control circuit 110.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element To for label production or information acquisition. In FIG. 7, the radio tag circuit element To for label creation or information acquisition is connected to the loop antenna LCI, LC2 on the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1 side and the loop antenna 152 that performs non-contact signal transmission / reception by magnetic induction. And the IC circuit portion 151 connected to the loop antenna 152.

[0112] The IC circuit unit 151 is a rectifying unit that rectifies the interrogation wave received by the loop antenna 152.

153, a power supply unit 154 for accumulating the energy of the interrogation wave rectified by the rectification unit 153 and using it as a drive power source, and extracting a clock signal from the interrogation wave received by the loop antenna 152 to the control unit 155 A clock extraction unit 156 to be supplied, a memory unit 157 (storage means) capable of storing a predetermined information signal, a modulation / demodulation unit 158 connected to the loop antenna 152, the rectification unit 153, the clock extraction unit 156, and And a control unit 155 for controlling the operation of the RFID circuit element To via a modem unit 158 and the like.

[0113] Modulator / demodulator 158 receives the RFID tag information communication apparatus received by loop antenna 152. The communication signals from the loop antennas LCI and LC2 of device 1 are demodulated, and a response wave is returned from the loop antenna 152 based on the response signal from the control unit 155.

The control unit 155 interprets the received signal demodulated by the modulation / demodulation unit 158, generates a return signal based on the information signal stored in the memory unit 157, and returns the response by the modulation / demodulation unit 158. Perform basic control.

[0115] FIG. 8 is formed when the RFID tag information communication device 1 having the above-described configuration completes writing (or reading) information on the RFID circuit element for label production To and cutting of the tag label tape 109 with print. 8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating an example of the appearance of the RFID label T, where FIG. 8A is a top view and FIG. 8B is a bottom view. Figure 9 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the IXA-KA 'cross-section in Fig. 8 rotated 90 ° counterclockwise, and Fig. 9 (b) is a diagram of KB- IXB' in Fig. 8. FIG. 6 is a diagram obtained by rotating a cross-sectional view by a section 90 ° counterclockwise.

8 and 9, the RFID label T has a five-layer structure in which the cover film 103 is added to the four-layer structure shown in FIG. 5 as described above, and the cover film 103 side (FIG. 9 From the middle upper side to the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 9), the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 1 Ola, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d constitute five layers. As described above, the RFID tag circuit element To for label production including the loop antenna 152 provided on the back side of the base film 101b is provided in the base film 10lb and the adhesive layer 101c, and the cover film 103 is provided. A label print R (in this example, “RF-IDJ” indicating the type of the RFID label T) corresponding to the information stored in the RFID circuit element To for label production, etc. is printed on the back!

[0117] Further, as described above, the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c are provided with the half-cut wire HC (half-cut portion. In the example, the front half-cut line HC1 and the rear half-cut line HC2 are formed.) The area between these half-cut lines HC1 and HC2 in the Kano Kufinorem 103 becomes the print area S where the label print R is printed. Both sides are the front margin area S1 and the rear margin area S2.

[0118] In the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1 having the basic configuration as described above, as described above, The first label creation processing mode for creating the RFID label T using the RFID circuit element To for label creation in the housing 200 and the first to read (acquire) information from the RFID circuit element for information acquisition outside the device 1 1 information acquisition processing mode can be executed. That is, in the first label creation processing mode, the base tape 101 provided with the label creation RFID circuit element To is conveyed by the tape feed roller 27 and wirelessly used for label creation via the label creation loop antenna LC1. Information is transmitted / received to / from the tag circuit element To, and the RFID label T is created. On the other hand, in the first information acquisition processing mode, predetermined RFID tag information is read by performing information transmission / reception with the information acquisition RFID circuit element To located outside the housing 200 via the information acquisition loop antenna LC2. Is acquired.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure related to the information acquisition process (hereinafter referred to as “scan” as appropriate) executed by the CPU 111 of the control circuit 110. This information acquisition process is set by the control circuit 110 so that it always operates when the power is on, regardless of whether the cartridge 7 is mounted in the apparatus 1 or not.

In FIG. 10, first, in step S 505, the operation signal (selection information) of the operation switch 90 is input (identified) via the input / output interface 113.

[0121] Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S510, and based on the operation signal input in step S505, the force by which the operator performs the operation for executing the first information acquisition processing mode, that is, the operation switch 90 is in the pressed position. Determine if it has been operated. If there is no pressing operation, the determination is not satisfied and the value of the scan execution flag Fs indicating whether scanning is being performed is set to 0 in step S560, and this flow is ended. If there is a pressing operation, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S520.

In step S520, after setting the scan execution flag Fs = 1, the process proceeds to step S600.

[0123] In step S600, a scan process is performed to read data stored in the IC circuit section 151 of the information acquisition RFID circuit element To (see FIG. 11 described later). When the scanning process in step S600 is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S530.

In step S530, it is determined whether or not the flag F (see FIG. 11 described later) force indicating whether or not a communication error has occurred. The scan process in step S600 was not successful (if there was a communication error) F = 1! /, (See step S680 in Fig. 11) In step S560, the scan execution flag is set to Fs = 0 and this flow is terminated. If F = 0 (when no communication error occurs and information can be acquired), the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S540.

In step S540, the RFID tag information acquired from the information acquisition RFID circuit element To which is the reading target based on the reply signal received in step S600 is appropriately processed. As this processing, for example, the read information is displayed on the monitor 92, or output via the input / output interface 113 and the communication line NW, and stored in the information server IS or the route server RS so that it can be referred to by the PC 118 as necessary. Or display on the display means of the monitor 92 or PC 118. Then, similarly to step S560, in step S550, the scan execution flag Fs = 0 is set, and this flow is ended.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S600 in FIG.

In FIG. 11, first, in step S610, a switching control signal is output to the switching circuit 86 to connect the antenna duplexer 240 and the information acquisition loop antenna LC2.

[0128] After that, in step S620, as an inquiry signal (in this example, a tag ID read command signal) for acquiring D information stored in the RFID circuit element To, an interrogated wave having been subjected to predetermined modulation is obtained. Sends information to the RFID tag circuit element To for information acquisition to be read via the information acquisition loop antenna LC2 to prompt a reply.

[0129] Next, in step S630, a reply signal (including RFID tag information such as tag ID) transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To acquire information to be read in response to the inquiry signal is used as an information acquisition loop antenna. Receive via LC2 and capture via receiver circuit 307.

Next, in step S640, it is determined using a known error detection code (CRC code; Cyclic Redundancy Check, etc.) whether or not there is an error in the received reply signal.

[0131] If the determination is not satisfied, the process moves to step S650, and 1 is added to K (which is a variable for counting the number of retries in case of communication failure and is initially initialized to 0). Further, in step S660, it is determined whether or not K is a force that has reached a predetermined number of retries (in this example, 5 times, which may be appropriately set to other times). K≤4 field If not, the determination is not satisfied and the process returns to step S620 and the same procedure is repeated. If K = 5, the process proceeds to step S670, and after setting flag F indicating that there is a communication error (initially initialized to 0) to 1 in step S680, the error display signal is input to the input / output interface. Output to the monitor 92 or LED 91 via the communication source 113 to display a reading failure (error), and this flow is terminated.

[0132] In this way, even if the reading is unsuccessful, retry is performed up to a predetermined number of times (in this example, 5 times), and after 5 times unsuccessful, F = l. The determination is satisfied and Fs = 0 in step S560. In other words, after the processing mode is switched to the first information acquisition processing mode by the operation switch 90, if the inquiry signal (access information) is output a predetermined number of times, the switching to the first information acquisition processing mode is forcibly released. It will be.

On the other hand, when the determination in step S640 is satisfied, reading of the RFID tag information from the information acquisition wireless tag circuit element To to be read is completed, and this flow ends.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of tag label creation processing. Note that the flow of the information acquisition process in FIG. 10 always operates when the power is turned on, whereas the flow in FIG. 12 starts to operate according to the operator's instruction to the wireless tag information communication apparatus 1 by the PC 118. In other words, when the flow of FIG. 12 is operating, the flow of FIG. 10 is also operating in parallel at the same time. (Such parallel processing is often performed by, for example, a computer OS) , It can be made to be performed by one CPU 111 by a known method similar to “multitask processing”).

In FIG. 12, first, in step S 102, it is determined whether or not the scan execution flag Fs is 0. This step S102 is repeated until the scan execution flag Fs becomes 0. When the scan execution flag Fs becomes 0, the determination is satisfied, and the routine proceeds to the next step S105. As a result, the tag label creation processing of this flow is interrupted while the scan execution flag Fs is 1 (in other words, the processing from step S 600 to step S 540 in FIG. 10 is executed). It becomes.

[0136] In step S105, based on the operation signal from the PC 118, print data and communication data (write data) with the RFID tag circuit element To for label creation, front and rear half cuts Preparation processing for setting the position and full cut position is executed. Convenience can be improved by operating and editing information necessary for this preparation process from the PC 118.

[0137] Next, in step S110, when communication is performed from the label creation loop antenna LC1 to the label creation RFID circuit element To, communication is performed if there is no response from the label creation RFID circuit element To. Variables M and N that count the number of retries (retry attempts) are initialized to 0 (see Fig. 16 below).

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S 115, where a control signal is output to the transport motor drive circuit 121 via the input / output interface 113, and the tape feed roller 27 and ribbon take-up roller are driven by the drive force of the transport motor 119. 106 is driven to rotate. Further, a control signal is output to the tape discharge motor 65 via the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 to drive the drive roller 51 to rotate. As a result, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and supplied to the tape feed roller 27, and the cover film 103 is fed out from the second roll 104, and the base tape 101 and the cover film 103 are separated. The tape label roller 109 and the sub-roller 109 are bonded and integrated to form a tag label tape 109 with print.

[0139] After that, in step S120, whether or not the identifier PM of the base tape 101 is detected based on the detection signal of the mark detection sensor 127 input via the input / output interface 113 (in other words, the cover film 103 is the force that has reached the print start position by the print head 23). If the identifier PM is detected, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next Step S125.

[0140] When the identifier PM is not detected (in other words, the cover film 103 has not reached the print start position), the process proceeds to step S122, and it is determined whether or not the scan execution flag Fs is 1. When the scan execution flag Fs is 1 (the scan process is being executed), the label creation interruption process is executed in step S124, and the process returns to step S120. If the scan execution flag is not Fs force (the scan process is not executed), the process returns to step S120 and the same procedure is repeated.

[0141] In step S125, a control signal is output to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113, the print head 23 is energized, and the above-mentioned print area of the cover film 103 is energized. Corresponds to the print data generated in step S105 in area S (= area for RFID label circuit element T for label production arranged at equal intervals on base tape 101 at the same interval) Label printing of printed characters, symbols, barcodes, etc. Start R printing

[0142] Thereafter, in step S130, whether the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the front half-cut position set in the previous step S105 (in other words, the half-cut 34 of the half-cut mechanism 35 is moved to the front half-cut line HC1 Whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has reached the position directly opposite to () is determined. The determination at this time may be performed by, for example, detecting the transport distance after detecting the identifier PM of the base tape 101 in the above step S120 by a predetermined known method (the transport motor 119 which is a pulse motor). For example, the number of pulses output from the driving motor driving circuit 121 for driving is counted).

[0143] When the tag label tape 109 with print has not reached the front half-cut position, the determination is not satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S132, where it is determined whether or not the scan execution flag Fs force is applied. If the scan execution flag Fs is 1 (the scan process is being executed), the label creation interruption process is executed in step S134 and the process returns to step S130, and the scan execution flag Fs force is not detected (the scan process is executed). If not, return to step S130 and repeat the same procedure.

[0144] On the other hand, when the tag label tape 109 with print has reached the front half-cut position, the determination at step S130 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S135.

In step S135, a control signal is output to the transport motor drive circuit 121 and the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 113, and the drive of the transport motor 119 and the tape discharge motor 65 is stopped. The rotation of the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 is stopped. As a result, in the process in which the tag label tape 109 with print fed out from the cartridge 7 moves in the discharge direction, the half cutter 34 of the half cut mechanism 35 faces the front half cut line HC1 set in step S105. The first roll 102 force, the feeding of the base tape 101, the feeding of the cover film 103 from the second roll 104, and the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print are stopped. At this time, a control signal is also output to the print drive circuit 120 via the input / output interface 113. The print head 23 is de-energized and printing of the label print R is stopped (print interruption).

[0146] Thereafter, in step S140, a control signal is output to the half cutter motor drive circuit 128 via the input / output interface 113 to drive the half cutter motor 129, and the half cutter 34 is rotated to print the tag label tape with print. A pre-half cut process is performed to cut the cover film 103, the adhesive layer 1 Ola, the base film 101b, and the adhesive layer 101c of 109 to form the front half-cut line HC1.

Then, the process proceeds to step S145, and the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 are rotationally driven in the same manner as in step S115, and the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print is resumed. In the same manner as in step S125, the print head 23 is energized to restart the label print R printing.

[0148] After that, in step S150, the printed tag label tape 109 to be conveyed is labeled with a predetermined value (for example, the RFID tag circuit element To for label production to which the cover film 103 on which the corresponding printing has been applied is bonded is labeled. It is determined whether or not it has been transported by a transport distance that can reach the creation loop antenna LC1. Similar to step S130, the conveyance distance at this time may be determined by counting the number of pulses output from the conveyance motor drive circuit 121 that drives the conveyance motor 119, which is a pulse motor.

If the tag label tape 109 with print has not been conveyed by a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S152 to determine whether or not the scan execution flag Fs is 1. If the scan execution flag Fs is Si (the scan process is being executed), the label creation interruption process is executed in step S154 and the process returns to step S150, and the scan execution flag Fs is not 1! /, If scan processing has not been performed, return to step S 150 and repeat the same procedure.

[0150] On the other hand, when the tag label tape 109 with print has been conveyed by a predetermined value, the determination at step S150 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S200.

In the next step S200, tag access processing is performed. That is, when the label creation RFID tag circuit element To is transported to the communication position (the position where the label creation RFID circuit element To faces the label creation loop antenna LC1), the conveyance and printing are stopped, and the information transmission / reception is stopped. After that, the conveyance and printing are resumed to complete the printing, and further, the conveyance is stopped and the conveyance is stopped at the rear half-cut position to form the rear half-cut line HC2 (see FIG. 15 described later).

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[0152] When step S200 is completed as described above, the process proceeds to step S155 (note that at this time, the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print has been resumed in step S200). In step S155, whether the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the full cut position described above (in other words, the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 has been printed to the position directly opposite the full cut position set in step S105. Whether the tag label tape 109 has reached or not). The determination at this time may be performed in the same manner as described above, for example, by detecting the transport distance after detecting the identifier PM of the base tape 101 in the above step S120 by a predetermined publicly known method (for transport using a pulse motor). Count the number of pulses output by the transfer motor drive circuit 121 that drives the motor 119). The determination is not satisfied until the full cut position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the full cut position is reached, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next Step S160.

In step S160, similarly to step S135, the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 is stopped, and the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print is stopped. As a result, the base tape 101 is fed out from the first roll 102 and the cover from the second roll 104 with the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 facing the full cut position set in step S105. The feeding of the film 103 and the feeding of the tag label tape 109 with print are stopped.

[0154] Thereafter, in step S165, a control signal is output to the cutter motor drive circuit 122 to drive the cutter motor 43, and the movable blade 41 of the cutting mechanism 15 is rotated, so that the tag label tape 109 with print is printed. The cover film 103, the adhesive layer 101a, the base film 101b, the adhesive layer 101c, and the release paper 101d are all cut (divided) to form a cut line. By the cutting by the cutting mechanism 15, the tag label tape that has been printed is separated by 109 force, the RFID tag information of the RFID circuit element To for label production is read, and the label-like label on which the corresponding printing has been performed is performed. RFID label T is generated [0155] Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S170, a control signal is output to the tape discharge motor drive circuit 123 via the input / output interface 113, the drive of the tape discharge motor 65 is restarted, and the drive roller 51 is rotated. . As a result, the transport by the driving roller 51 is resumed, and the RFID label T generated in the label shape in the above step S165 is transported toward the label discharge port 11 and discharged from the label discharge port 11 to the outside of the apparatus. This flow is finished.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S124 in FIG.

First, in step S181, as in step S135 in FIG. 12, the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print is stopped. Thereafter, in step S182, it is determined whether or not the scan execution flag Fs is 0 (the scan process has been executed! /,! /). If the scan execution flag Fs is 1 instead of 0, the determination is not satisfied and the routine returns to step S181 and the same procedure is repeated. When the scan execution flag Fs is 0, the determination in step S182 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S183, and the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print is resumed in the same manner as in step S145 in FIG. End this flow.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S134 and step S154 in FIG. 12 (step S214 will be described later).

First, in step S185, as in step S135 in FIG. 12, the conveyance of the tag label tape 109 with print and the printing of label printing R are stopped. Thereafter, in step S 186, it is determined whether or not the scan execution flag Fs force SO is (the scan process is executed and the force is! /). If the scan execution flag Fs is 1 instead of 0, the determination is not satisfied, and the process returns to step S185 and the same procedure is repeated. On the other hand, when the scan execution flag Fs is 0, the determination in step S186 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S187, and the printed tag label tape 109 is transported and the label printing R is printed in the same manner as in step S145 in FIG. Is resumed, and this flow ends.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S200 described above.

First, in step S210, it is determined whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the communication position with the label creation loop antenna LC1 described above. This In this case, as in step S130 of FIG. 12 described above, for example, the conveyance distance after detecting the identifier PM of the base tape 101 in step S120 may be detected by a predetermined known method. .

[0162] When the tag label tape 109 with print has not reached the communication position, the determination at step S210 is not satisfied, and the routine goes to step S212, where it is determined whether the scan execution flag Fs is 1. If the scan execution flag Fs is not 1! /, (The scan process has been executed! /, NA! / ヽ), the determination in step S212 is not satisfied and the process returns to step S210 and the same procedure is repeated. When the scan execution flag Fs is 1 (the scan process is being executed), the determination in step S212 is satisfied and the process proceeds to step S214, and the label creation interruption process shown in FIG. Return to S210 and repeat the same procedure.

On the other hand, when the tag label tape 109 with print has reached the communication position, the determination at step S210 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S220.

[0164] In step S220, as in step S135, the rotation of the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 is stopped, and the label producing RFID circuit element T0 is connected to the label producing loop antenna. The transport of the tag label tape 109 with print stops with the LC1 facing approximately right. Further, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and the printing of the label letter R is stopped (interrupted).

[0165] Subsequently, in step S400, information is transmitted and received by wireless communication between the label creation loop antenna LC1 and the label creation RFID circuit element To, and the IC circuit portion of the label creation RFID circuit element To The information created in step S105 of FIG. 12 is written to 151 (or the information stored in advance in IC circuit unit 151 is read), and information transmission / reception processing is performed (see FIG. 16 described later for details).

[0166] After that, the process proceeds to step S240, and in the same manner as step S145 in Fig. 12, the tape feeding roller 27, the ribbon take-up roller 106, and the driving roller 51 are rotationally driven to resume the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print. At the same time, the print head 23 is energized to resume the printing of the label print R.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S250, and it is determined whether or not the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the aforementioned print end position (calculated in step S105 in FIG. 12). This In the same manner as described above, for example, the transport distance after the identifier PM is detected in step S120 is detected by a predetermined known method. The determination is not satisfied until the print end position is reached, and this procedure is repeated. When the print end position is reached, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next Step S260.

[0168] In step S260, as in step S135 of Fig. 12, the energization of the print head 23 is stopped, and the printing of the label print R is stopped. This completes the printing of the label print R for the print area S.

[0169] Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S270, and after transporting to a predetermined rear half-cut position, a post-half cut process for forming the rear half-cut line HC2 by the half cutter 34 is performed. This routine is completed as described above.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S400 described above. In this example, information writing will be described as an example of the information writing and information reading described above.

In FIG. 16, first, in step S402, a switching control signal is output to the switching circuit 86 to connect the antenna duplexer 240 and the label creation loop antenna LC1.

[0172] Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S405, where the above-described transmission circuit is connected via the input / output interface 113.

A control signal is output to 306, and an interrogation wave with a predetermined modulation is used as an inquiry signal (in this example, a tag ID read command signal) to acquire the ro information stored in the RFID circuit element To for label creation. It is transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element To for label creation to be written via the label creation loop antenna LC1. Thereby, the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To for label production is initialized.

[0173] Thereafter, in step S415, the reply signal (including the tag ID) transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To for writing to be written in response to the tag ID read command signal is used as the label creating loop antenna. Received via LC1 and fetched via receiving circuit 307 and input / output interface 113.

Next, in step S420, based on the received reply signal, it is determined whether or not the tag ID of the label generating RFID circuit element To has been normally read.

[0175] If the judgment is not satisfied, go to Step S425, add 1 to M, and then Step S4 At 30 it is determined whether M = 5. If M≤4, the determination is not satisfied and the procedure returns to step S405 and the same procedure is repeated. If M = 5, the process moves to step S435, an error display signal is output to the PC 118 via the input / output interface 113, the corresponding write failure (error) is displayed, and this routine is terminated. In this way, even if initialization is unsuccessful, retry is performed up to five times.

[0176] If the determination in step S420 is satisfied, the process moves to step S440, a control signal is output to the transmission circuit 306, the tag ID read in step S415 is specified, and the desired data is stored in the corresponding tag. As a signal to be written in the memory unit 157 (in this example, a Write command signal), a query wave having been subjected to predetermined modulation is transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element To for label creation to which information is to be written via the loop antenna LC1 for label creation Write information.

[0177] After that, in step S445, a control signal is output to the transmission circuit 306, the tag ID read in step S415 is designated, and the signal recorded in the memory unit 157 of the corresponding tag is read (in this example, As a Read command signal), a predetermined modulated wave is transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element To for label creation to which information is to be written via the label creation loop antenna LC1 to prompt a reply. After that, in step S450, the reply signal transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To to be written corresponding to the above Read command signal is received via the label creating loop antenna LC1 and taken in via the receiving circuit 307. .

Next, in step S455, based on the received reply signal, information stored in the memory unit 157 of the label generation RFID circuit element To is confirmed, and a known error detection code (CRC code) is confirmed. ; Cyclic Redundancy Check etc.) is used to determine whether or not it has been normally stored in the previously transmitted predetermined information section 157.

If the determination is not satisfied, the process moves to step S460, 1 is added to N, and it is further determined in step S466 whether N = 5. If N≤4, the judgment is not satisfied and the procedure returns to step S440 and the same procedure is repeated. If N = 5, the process proceeds to step S435 described above, and similarly, a write failure (error) display corresponding to the PC 118 is displayed, and this routine is terminated. In this way, even if information writing is unsuccessful, retry is performed up to 5 times.

[0180] When the determination in step S455 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S470 and the transmission circuit 306 is controlled. Output a control signal, specify the tag ID read in step S415, and perform a predetermined modulation as a signal (in this example, lock command signal) that prohibits overwriting of the data recorded in the memory section 157 of the corresponding tag Is sent to the RFID tag circuit element To for creating information through the loop antenna LC1 for label creation, and writing of new information to the RFID circuit element To for label creation is prohibited. . Thereby, the writing of the RFID tag information to the RFID tag circuit element To for label creation to be written is completed.

[0181] Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S480, where the information written in the RFID circuit element To for label production To in step S440 and the label printing R already printed in the printing area S by the print head 23 corresponding to this information R Is output via the input / output interface 113 and the communication line NW and stored in the information server IS and the route server RS. This stored data is stored and held in, for example, the database of each Sano ^ IS, RS so that it can be referred to by the PC 118 as necessary. This routine is completed as described above.

[0182] In the above, the figure executed by the transmission circuit 306, the operation switch 90, and the control circuit 110

10 Step S510, Step S520, Step S530, Step S550 Force The selection is made based on the selection information for selecting either the RFID circuit element To for creating a labenole or the RFID circuit element To for information acquisition. The selected communication processing means is configured to perform communication processing with respect to the RFID circuit element To.

Further, the transmission circuit 306 constitutes information generation means for generating access information for accessing the label creation RFID circuit element or the information acquisition RFID circuit element.

Further, Step S510, Step S520, Step S530, and Step S550 of FIG. 10 executed by the control circuit 110 include a RFID tag circuit element for creating a label using the access information generated by the information generation means. Mode switching means capable of switching between the first label creation processing mode for performing tag label creation processing using the tag medium and the first information acquisition processing mode for performing information acquisition processing of the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition Configure. The operation switch 90 constitutes an operation means for switching the mode switching means to the first information acquisition processing mode.

[0185] Further, the procedure of step S505 in FIG. A switching signal input means for inputting a switching signal for switching to the first label creation processing mode is configured.

In the first embodiment described above, when the first label creation processing mode is executed, the label creation loop antenna LC1 is connected to the label creation RFID circuit element To included in the printed tag label tape 109. The information is written via the label tag, and the tag label tape 109 with print is cut to produce a RFID tag label with print T. On the other hand, when the first information acquisition processing mode is executed, the information stored in the information acquisition RFID circuit element To located outside the housing 200 is read and acquired via the information acquisition loop antenna LC2. In this way, both tag label creation processing and information reading (acquisition) processing can be performed using one RFID tag information communication device 1, so both label creation device and information reading device are prepared separately. Compared to the above, it is possible to simplify the device configuration and reduce the cost burden on the user.

[0187] At this time, the tag label creation process can be executed by an operator from a location far away from the wireless tag information communication device 1 via the network-connected PC 118 or the like, but the information acquisition process is attached to the object. The RFID tag circuit element To for information acquisition that has been pasted or the like needs to be brought close to the communication distance range of the loop antenna LC2 for information acquisition. For this reason, an operator who wants to perform information acquisition processing is often near the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1. On the other hand, in this embodiment, when the operator wants to perform information acquisition processing, the operation switch 90 provided on the front surface or the upper surface of the apparatus body 2 is operated to output an operation signal (selection information), and the apparatus The operation state of is switched to the first information acquisition processing mode. As a result, when the RFID tag information communication device 1 is surely shifted to the first information acquisition processing mode on the spot and information is acquired from the target information acquisition RFID circuit element To, V, the operator's The selection process reflecting the operation intention can be reliably performed. Thus, the operability for the operator can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, in particular, after setting Fs = 1 in step S520 in FIG. 10, Fs = 0 is not satisfied until Fs = 0 is returned in step S550 or step S560. That is, when the information acquisition process is being executed, the first label creation process in which the determination in step S102 in FIG. 12 is not satisfied even if the flow in FIG. 12 starts based on the operation signal from the PC 118. Switching to mode is prohibited. Therefore, since the information acquisition process can be executed with a higher priority than the tag label creation process, the information acquisition process is actually performed near the RFID tag information communication device 1! It can be prevented from being obstructed (by someone else trying to create a label with a PC).

[0189] Also, in the present embodiment, in particular, when the tag label creation process is being executed, if there is a switching operation to the first information acquisition process mode by the operation switch 90, Fs in step S5 20 in FIG. = l, the tag label creation process is executed in step S 124, step S 134, or step S 154 when step S 122, step S 132, or step S 152 force S in FIG. 12 is satisfied. Is interrupted. On the other hand, in step S600 after step S520, the scan process is executed, so that the switch is substantially forcibly switched from the first label creation process mode to the first information acquisition process mode. As a result, the information acquisition process in which the operator is often near the RFID tag information communication device 1 can be performed from a place far away from the RFID tag information communication device 1 (e.g., the PC 118 via the communication line NW). This can be executed with priority over the executable tag label generation process. As a result, since the operator can always perform the information acquisition process if he / she comes near the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1, the convenience of the operator can be improved.

[0190] Further, in this embodiment, in particular, after switching to the first information acquisition processing mode by the operation switch 90, a predetermined number of times (5 times K = 5 in the example described above with reference to FIG. 11). When the transmission of the access information is completed, the switch to the first information acquisition processing mode is automatically canceled by setting F = l in step S680 and setting step S560 in FIG. 10 to Fs = 0 in step S560 ( If you forcibly shift from the first label creation processing mode! /, Return to the first label creation processing mode, otherwise simply return to the standby state). As a result, the operability of the operator when switching the processing mode can be further improved. In addition, it is a force that prevents the RFID label T from being created by forgetting to cancel the first information acquisition processing mode.

[0191] The present invention is not limited to the first embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described step by step. [0192] (1 1) When creating multiple RFID label

In this modification, the first label creation processing mode is switched to the first information acquisition processing mode by the operation switch 90 while the creation processing of a plurality of RFID label is being executed! It is an example.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a tag label creation processing procedure among the control procedures executed by the control circuit 110 in this modification, and corresponds to FIG. 12 described above. Steps similar to those in FIG. 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

[0194] In Fig. 17, when the execution of the tag label creation processing procedure is started, the preparation processing of step S10 5 'is first performed. In this step S 105 ′, as in step S 105 in FIG. 12 described above, based on the operation signal from the PC 118, the print data, the communication data with the RFID circuit element To for label production To, the front / rear half cut Execute preparatory processing to set the position and full cut position (described above). In addition to this, the number of labels to be created input from the PC 118 for creating a plurality of sheets is stored in the RAMI 17 (see FIG. 6).

[0195] Next, in step S 110 ', variables M and N for counting the number of retries (number of access attempts) are initialized to 0 (described above), and the number of completed RFID tag labels has been created. Initialize variable X to be counted to 1. Subsequently, step S115 and step S120 are executed as in FIG. Step S120 is repeated until the cover film 103 reaches the print start position. When the cover film 103 reaches the print start position, the determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S125 to start printing the label print R.

[0196] Then, step S130 is executed as in FIG. Step S130 is repeated until the tag label tape 109 with print has reached the front half-cut position. When the tape has reached the front half-cut position, the determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S135 to transport and label the tag label tape 109 with print and label. Print Stops R printing.

Then, Step S 140 to Step S 150 are executed as in FIG. Step S150 is repeated until the printed tag label tape 109 is transported by a predetermined distance. When the tape label tape 109 has been transported by a predetermined distance, the determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S20C to execute tag access processing (details are described later). 18). Then, in the same manner as in FIG. 12 described above, step S155 to step S170 force S are saved. After executing step S 1 70, in step S 180, it is determined whether or not creation of the RFID label T for the number of sheets designated by the PC 118 has been completed. When the creation of the specified number of RFID tag labels T is completed, the determination is satisfied and this flow ends. If the creation of the specified number of radio tag labels T has not been completed, the determination at step S 180 is not satisfied, and the routine goes to step S 190.

In step S 190, it is determined whether or not the scan execution flag Fs is 0 (scan processing is not executed). This step S190 is repeated until the scan execution flag Fs becomes 0. When the scan execution flag Fs force becomes SO, the determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S1 95, where 1 is added to the variable X, and step S Return to 1 1 5 and repeat the same procedure.

[0200] Thus, after the creation of one RFID label T is completed, the RFID label T creation process is temporarily interrupted while the scan execution flag Fs is 1 (the scan process is being executed). Will be. Thereafter, when the scan execution flag Fs becomes 0, the process of creating the RFID label T is resumed.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S 200 ′ described above, and corresponds to FIG. 15 described above. Steps similar to those in Fig. 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[0202] The flow shown in Fig. 18 is obtained by omitting steps S212 and S214 from the flow shown in Fig. 15. That is, first, in step S210, it is determined whether the tag label tape 109 with print has been transported to the communication position with the above-described label creation loop antenna LC1. This procedure is repeated until the tag label tape 109 with print is transported to the communication position. When the tape reaches the communication position, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next step S220, where the tag label tape 109 with print is transported and the label is printed. Stop R printing. Then, Step S400 to Step S270 are executed as in FIG. 15 described above, and this flow is finished.

[0203] As described above, in the present modification, when the operation switch 90 is used to switch to the first information acquisition processing mode while a plurality of RFID label T is being created, If the determination in step S 190 is not satisfied and the creation of one wireless tag label T during creation is completed, the execution of the tag label creation process is temporarily suspended to obtain the first information. Switch to processing mode. Then, after the information acquisition process (scan process) is completed, the determination in step S 190 is satisfied, the mode is switched again to the first label production process mode, and the production process of the remaining number of RFID label T is continued. .

[0204] As a result, even when the RFID label T is created continuously (or collectively), the information acquisition process is prioritized and executed in the form of interrupting the creation of the RFID label T. be able to. Therefore, as described above, it is possible to prevent the operator waiting for the information acquisition process coming near the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1 from increasing the waiting time and to improve convenience. At this time, since the creation of one RFID label T that has been created at that time is completed, it is possible to prevent the quality of the RFID label T from being deteriorated due to printing disturbance or the like. Furthermore, since the production of the RFID label T is resumed after the information acquisition processing and the remaining RFID label T is produced, it is possible to prevent a shortage or forgetting the production.

[1205] When tag label creation processing and information acquisition processing are performed in parallel

In the above, when the operation to switch to the first information acquisition processing mode is performed by the operation switch 90 while the RFID label T is being created, the tag label creation processing is canceled and the first information is obtained. Force S, which gives priority to the processing mode, is not limited to this. In other words, the tag label creation process is not stopped, and the tag label creation process and the information acquisition process are performed in parallel with the time sharing method, while the duty of the tag label creation process is reduced. Moyo! /

[0206] In this case, the control circuit 110 switches the switching circuit 86 for each predetermined occupation period (time slot) divided in time, so that the label creation loop antenna LC1 and the information acquisition loop antenna LC2 are used in a time sharing manner. Are activated simultaneously.

FIG. 19 conceptually shows an example of this time sharing behavior. In the example of FIG. 19, the duty of the tag label creation process is reduced by setting the time slot distribution ratio to “tag label creation process”: “information acquisition process” 2: 1. In this case, tag label creation processing in a mode in which the transmission frequency of access information by the transmission circuit 306 is lowered than usual, and information acquisition processing in a mode in which the transmission frequency of access information by the transmission circuit 306 is lowered than usual. Are executed side by side at the same time. As a result, an operator who wants to execute the tag label creation process and an operator who wants to execute the information acquisition process have the same timing. Even if the information processing device 1 is instructed to perform the process, V, the process of deviation is executed, so that each operator has already started and is executing it. Can give a psychological relief.

[0208] (1 3) Other

In the above, as shown in FIG. 11, after the device processing mode is switched to the first information acquisition processing mode by the operation switch 90, the transmission of the access information a predetermined number of times is completed, the first information acquisition processing mode This is not limited to the force that automatically releases the switch. In other words, a timer is provided in the control circuit 110, and after switching to the first information acquisition processing mode with the operation switch 90, switching to the first information acquisition processing mode is automatically canceled after a predetermined time has elapsed. You may make it do. In this case, as described above, the operability at the time of switching the mode can be improved, and it can be prevented that the label cannot be created by forgetting to cancel the first information acquisition processing mode.

[0209] Also, in the above, the information acquisition loop antenna LC2 is provided on the side surface side of the apparatus body 2, and the information acquisition radio located outside the apparatus body 2 (housing 200) on the side surface side of the apparatus body 2 The power to read information from the tag circuit element To is not limited to this. That is, the information acquisition loop antenna L C2 is provided on the front side or the upper surface side of the device main body 2, and the information acquisition radio located outside the device main body 2 (housing 200) on the front surface side or the upper surface side of the device main body 2 is provided. Information may be read from the tag circuit element To. Furthermore, the label creation loop antenna LC1 and the information acquisition loop antenna LC2 can be configured as a common loop antenna without being separated.

[0210] In the RFID tag information communication apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment described above, an operation signal of the operation switch 90 by an operator's pressing operation is input as selection information, and a label is created based on this operation signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, for example, information on the storage state of the memory unit 157 provided in the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To is acquired as selection information, and the RFID circuit element To for label creation or information acquisition is selected according to the storage state. You can select the RFID tag circuit element To! /, Or select it (that is, select the processing mode)! /. Below! / Thus, a second embodiment of the RFID tag information communication apparatus that acquires information on the storage state of the memory unit 157 of the RFID circuit element To as selection information will be described.

Hereinafter, a wireless tag information communication apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The wireless tag information communication apparatus 2001 of the second embodiment and the wireless tag generation system TS equipped with the same are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment in terms of hardware and software (control flow). In the following, only the differences between them will be shown and described. Accordingly, in the following drawings in the present embodiment, the same parts and control procedures as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the RFID tag information communication apparatus 2001. FIG.

[0213] In the RFID tag information communication apparatus 2001 of this modification, on the front wall 10 of the housing 200, below the power button 14, in the apparatus main body 2, instead of the operation switch 90 in the first embodiment. A cutter drive button 2016 is provided for driving the arranged cutting mechanism 15 (see FIG. 3 in the first embodiment above) by a user's manual operation. When this button 2016 is pressed, the tag label tape with print is printed. 109 (described later) is cut to the desired length to create a wireless tag label T! /

[0214] The housing 200 has a side wall 200A on the side of the device (the right front side in FIG. 20), and the RFID tag information communication device 2001 is obtained as the second information at the front upper and lower portions of the side wall 200A. Display portions 2061A and 2061B are provided to indicate positions where the RFID circuit element To (RFID label or the like) is held in the processing mode (described later in detail) (refer to FIG. 21B described later for details).

FIG. 21 (a) is a plan view showing the structure of the internal unit 20 in the second embodiment, corresponding to FIG. 3 in the first embodiment, and FIG. 21 (b) is generated by the loop antenna LC. FIG. 21 is a conceptual diagram showing the route of the magnetic path M to be generated as seen from the direction of arrow E in FIG. 21 (a).

In these FIGS. 21 (a) and 21 (b), as described above, the internal unit 20 includes the cutting mechanism 15 and the label discharge mechanism 22, and further includes the housing 200. One loop antenna LC (common antenna, device-side antenna means) having a communicable area on both the internal and external sides is provided. This loop antenna LC is made of base material tape 10 RFID tag circuit element To (hereinafter referred to as the RFID tag circuit element To for label production) provided on 1 (printed tag label tape after bonding, the same applies hereinafter) and the outside of the device body 2 (housing 200) It is possible to write or read information by wireless communication with both the RFID tag circuit element To (hereinafter referred to as “RFID tag circuit element To for information acquisition”) located in Or may have such directivity by another known method or structure). Further, the internal unit 20 is provided with a plurality of magnetic material 2082, 2083, and 2084 for guiding the magnetic path M generated by the loop antenna LC to a predetermined route.

As shown in FIG. 21 (b), the magnetic member 2082 is a substantially U-shaped magnetic member made of, for example, ferrite, and sandwiches the transport path of the tag label tape 109 with print. It is provided on the opposite side of the loop antenna LC. The magnetic members 2083 and 2084 are similarly magnetic members made of ferrite or the like, and are respectively provided at positions corresponding to the display portions 2061A and 2061B inside the housing side wall 200A. From these magnetic material 2082, 2083, 2084ί, through the magnetic path Mi generated from the norepe antenna LCi, as shown in Fig. 21 (b), the loop antenna LC passes the transport path of the tag label tape 109 printed. The magnetic member 2082 reaches the magnetic member 2084 through the lower side of the tape transport path from the magnetic member 2082, reaches the magnetic member 2083 through the outside of the apparatus housing 200 from the magnetic member 2084, and then loops. It is formed to return to the antenna LC. As a result, transmission / reception of information to / from the RFID tag circuit element To provided on the tag label tape 109 with print and the wireless tag circuit element To located outside the device body 2 (housing 200) via the loop antenna LC is performed. Has become possible.

[0218] Note that when performing communication with the RFID circuit element To located outside the device body 2 (housing 200), as shown in Fig. 21 (b), the operator must read the RFID circuit that is to be read. The element To (RF tag label T, etc.) is arranged so that the RFID circuit element To is substantially parallel to the display portion 2061A (in the state of X in the figure), or the RFID circuit element To is substantially So that the RFID circuit element To is substantially perpendicular to the magnetic path M in the path of the magnetic path M passing through the outside of the device housing 200 in the meantime (in the state of Y in the figure) or between them (see the figure) Middle Z state) Sending and receiving information between the loop antenna LC and the RFID circuit element To by force The RFID tag information of the RFID tag circuit element To held over can be read.

[0219] In the above description, the magnetic member is provided to guide the magnetic path M of the loop antenna LC. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration without the magnetic member may be used. Also, instead of a loop antenna, a dipole antenna may be used! /.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 21 (c), a predetermined (movable) shield member (shield means) SE may be provided on the side of the casing 200 from the loop antenna LC. This shield member SE is driven to the shut-off position when the label producing RFID tag circuit element To of the tag label tape 109 and the printed tag label tape 109 communicates at the time of producing the label to acquire information outside the housing 200. When the loop antenna LC and the information acquisition RFID circuit element To communicate with each other by blocking (or attenuating) the communication signal to other devices such as the RFID circuit element To Do not perform (attenuation). As a result, it is possible to prevent information from being transmitted / received to / from the RFID tag circuit element To for information acquisition outside the housing by mistake from the antenna LC during label creation execution. Then, it is possible to provide driving means for changing the position of the shield member SE in accordance with a plurality of modes described in detail later. In addition, the RFID circuit element provided on the loop antenna LC and the tag label tape 109 printed so that the magnetic path M generated by the loop antenna LC does not affect the RFID circuit element To in the cartridge 7. A shield member similar to the above may be provided between the cartridge holder 6 and the area where To communicates wirelessly (that is, in the vicinity of the contact position between the pressing roller 52 and the tag label tape 109 with print). Further, in order to prevent the magnetic path M generated by the loop antenna LC from leaking to the front side of the device body 2 (left side in FIG. 21), the loop antenna LC and the RFID circuit element To are located on the front side of the area where wireless communication is performed. Alternatively, a shield member may be provided.

[0221] Note that, also in the second embodiment, the detected portion 190 is provided at an appropriate position of the casing 7A of the cartridge 7, and the cartridge sensor 81 is provided at a corresponding position of the cartridge holder 6. (Refer to FIG. 5 in the first embodiment).

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of the cartridge sensor 81. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 22, the cartridge sensor 81 in this example is the above-described detected portion 1 having a concavo-convex shape. This is a mechanical switch that detects concave and convex shapes by urging and contacting the contact 81B with the spring member 81A against the identifiers 190A to C of 90, and from the contact 81B arranged corresponding to each uneven portion to the control circuit 110 A detection signal is output!

[0223] As described above, these identifiers 190A to 190C are cartridges depending on the presence or absence of the irregularities.

Cartridge information of 7 (information on whether the cartridge 7 is used for creating a tag label, whether it is used for creating a normal label that does not have a tag, and information on all RFID circuit elements To present in the cartridge if it is used for creating a tag label) The cartridge sensor 81 detects the cartridge information relating to the cartridge 7 and outputs the cartridge information to the control circuit 110. As a result, the control circuit 110 can access the information server IS via the communication line NW and acquire the cartridge information linked with the input detection signal. The cartridge sensor 81 also serves as an attachment detection sensor for detecting the attachment state of the cartridge 7. The control circuit 110 receives the detection signal from the cartridge sensor 81, so that the cartridge 7 is attached to the cartridge holder 6. It is designed to detect that it is installed.

[0224] Further, the cartridge sensor 81 as the detection means is not limited to the mechanical double switch, but may be another method, for example, a sensor using light reflection. In this case, the sensor includes, for example, a light emitting diode that emits light according to a signal from the control circuit 110, and a phototransistor that receives reflected light from each identifier 190A to 190C of the light emission and outputs a corresponding detection signal to the control circuit 110. I have. Further, for example, a RFID tag circuit element To (so-called cartridge tag) in which wireless tag circuit element information is written is provided in the housing 7A of the cartridge 7, and the cartridge tag reading position provided at the corresponding position of the cartridge holder 6 is provided. The RFID tag circuit element information about the cartridge 7 can be obtained by reading the information of the cartridge tag with the antenna.

FIG. 23 is a functional block diagram showing a control system of the RFID tag information communication apparatus 2001 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 23, the transmission circuit 306 and the reception circuit 307 in this embodiment are connected to the loop antenna LC via the antenna duplexer 240. This enables transmission and reception of signals with the RFID tag circuit element To using one loop antenna LC. [0226] Further, the RFID circuit element To (with the functional structure shown in Fig. 7 above) used for the RFID tag information communication apparatus 2001 of the second embodiment (the RFID tag circuit element for creating a label; The memory unit 157 (see FIG. 7 in the first embodiment) provided in the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition) has a data stream (data body as write information, not a header part) in a predetermined data area. Is stored in a predetermined area (for example, a flag area), and a print completion flag F described later is stored in another predetermined area (for example, a code area).

P

A manufacturing code described later is stored.

[0227] In the RFID tag information communication apparatus 2001 of the second embodiment having the basic configuration as described above !, the second label creation processing mode for creating the RFID label in the housing 200, and the apparatus 2 001 The second information acquisition processing mode in which information is read (acquired) from an external RFID circuit element can be executed. That is, in the second label creation processing mode, the base tape 101 provided with the label creation radio tag circuit element To is conveyed by the tape pressing roller 28, and to the label creation RFID circuit element To via the loop antenna LC. Information is sent and received, and RFID label T is created. On the other hand, in the second information acquisition processing mode, predetermined RFID tag information is read and acquired by performing information transmission / reception with the information acquisition RFID circuit element To located outside the housing 200 via the loop antenna LC. The Then, at this time, the power of the second information acquisition processing mode and the second label creation processing mode! /, And the force to make the mode of deviation, of the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To acquired through the loop antenna LC. It is determined according to the storage state. Hereinafter, the second information acquisition processing mode and the second label creation processing mode will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure regarding the second information acquisition process (hereinafter referred to as “scan” as appropriate) executed by the CPU 111 of the control circuit 110. Note that this information acquisition processing is set by the control circuit 110 so that it always operates when the power is on, regardless of whether the cartridge 7 (and hence the RFID circuit element To) is mounted in the apparatus. Yes.

In FIG. 24, first, in step S2310, whether or not an instruction to stop scanning is received from the operator, that is, for example, the PC 118 or the like cancels scanning via the communication line NW and the input / output interface; 113. Determine whether an operation signal has been input The If there is an instruction input, this flow ends. If there is no instruction input, the judgment is not satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S2320.

[0230] Next, in step S2320, a control signal is output to the transmission circuit 306, and an inquiry signal (for example, a tag ID reading command signal) for acquiring information stored in the RFID circuit element To is a predetermined signal. The modulated carrier wave is transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element To for information acquisition to be read through the loop antenna LC, and a reply is urged.

[0231] Thereafter, in step S2330, a reply signal is transmitted from the RFID tag circuit element To for reading information in response to the inquiry signal, and the reply signal is received via the loop antenna LC. Determine. If a reply signal is received! /, !! / ヽ, return to step S2310 and repeat steps S2310 to S2330 until a reply signal is received. That is, the RFID tag circuit element To for information acquisition to be read in the communication range of the loop antenna LC outside the device body 2 (the path range of the magnetic path M outside the casing side wall 202A shown in FIG. 21 described above) ! /, In other words, if there is no RFID tag T equipped with this, the inquiry signal transmission state is continued. If a reply signal is received, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S2600.

[0232] In step S2600, read processing is performed to read the storage data of the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To for information acquisition and the print completion flag F as creation completion information.

P

(See Figure 25 below). As described above, the print completion flag F is set to I of the RFID circuit element To.

P

The flag is written and stored in a predetermined area of the storage data of the C circuit unit 151 (specifically, the memory unit 157).

[0233] The print completion flag F is set to 0 (initial value) when printing is performed! /, NA! /, And printing is not performed.

P

Set to 1 when completed. The write flag F is the RFID circuit element To

W

Is set to 0 (initial value) when writing to! / Is possible (write is not allowed! /,), And is set to 1 when writing is possible (write is allowed) It is. Then, according to these flags, it is determined whether or not the mode is to be shifted between the second information acquisition processing mode and the second label creation processing mode. When the read processing power S of step S2600 is completed, the process proceeds to next step S2340.

In step S2340, it is determined whether or not the write flag F = 0. When F = 0 If (when writing is not possible), the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S2350 (second information acquisition processing mode). If the write flag F is ^ (when writing is possible)

W

The process is not satisfied and this flow is terminated.

[0235] In step S2350, the RFID tag information acquired from the RFID circuit element To which is the reading target based on the reply signal received in step S2330 (and read-processed in step S2600) is appropriately processed. As this processing, for example, the information is output via the input / output interface 113 and the communication line NW (information output means), and stored in the information server IS root server RS so that it can be referred to by the PC 118 as necessary. For example, display using a display means. Then, this flow ends.

[0236] Note that force information not specifically described here cannot be read successfully (for example, if the read processing is not performed successfully in step S2600), a predetermined number of retries (communication retry) is performed. (Trial) may be performed.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S2600 (read process) described above.

First, in step S2610, a print completion flag (selection information) F is extracted from the data of the RFID circuit element To read in steps S2320 and S2330 in FIG.

P

[0239] Next, in step S2620, it is determined whether or not the extracted print completion flag F force ¾.

P

If = 0 (printing is done! /, Na! /), The judgment is satisfied and the next step S2630 p

Move ί. In step S2630 (together, manufacturing information (manufacturing code such as in-house manufactured or manufactured by other company) is extracted from the data of the RFID circuit element To read in step S2320 and step S2330 in FIG. 24, and the process proceeds to step S2640.

[0240] In step S2640, it is determined whether or not the wireless tag is manufactured by the manufacturer based on the manufacturing code. If it is manufactured by the manufacturer, the write flag F is set to 1 (write) in the next step S2650.

W

This flow is finished. In other words, in this case, the RFID circuit element To from which the information has been read is regarded as the RFID label circuit element To for tag label creation provided in the base tape 101 in the housing 200.

[0241] Also, in step S2640, if it is determined that the wireless tag is not manufactured by another company but manufactured by another company, the process proceeds to step S2670 and the write flag F is set to 0 (write prohibited). This flow is finished. In this way, information can be accidentally erased or overwritten by setting it to writable or write-protected based on manufacturing information (manufactured code such as in-house or other companies). Sex can be excluded.

[0242] Furthermore, in step S2620 above, if the print completion flag F = 1 (printing is complete)

P

If this is the case, this determination is not satisfied and the routine goes to Step S2650, where the write flag F is set to 0.

W

Set this to (Write Protect) and end this flow. That is, in this case, the RFID circuit element To from which the information has been read is regarded as the information acquisition RFID circuit element To outside the casing 200.

[0243] FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of tag label creation processing. Note that the information acquisition process in FIG. 24 always operates when the power is turned on, whereas this tag label creation process starts in response to an operator instruction to the RFID tag information communication apparatus 2001. In other words, when the tag label creation process of FIG. 26 is operating, the information acquisition process of FIG. 24 is also operating in parallel at the same time. It is possible to have one CPU 111 perform it by a well-known method similar to “multitask processing” often performed in

[0244] In FIG. 26, in step S105 similar to FIG. 12 of the first embodiment, the PC118 force and other operation signals are input (information input means), and print data and wireless tags are based on the operation signals. Executes preparatory processing for setting communication data (including writing information) with circuit element To, setting of front and rear half-cut positions and full-cut positions.

Step S110, step S115, and step S120 are the same as those in FIG. 12 of the first embodiment. That is, the variables M and N are initialized to 0, and the transport of the base tape 101, the cover film 103, and the tag label tape 109 with print is started, and the cover film 103 reaches the print start position by the print head 23. Determine if you did. The loop waits until the judgment is satisfied. When the judgment is satisfied, the process proceeds to the next step S125.

[0246] In step S125, as in FIG. 12 of the first embodiment, label printing R printing of characters, symbols, barcodes, etc. corresponding to the print data generated in step S105 is started in the printing area S. To do.

[0247] Thereafter, in step S130, the tag label tape with print 10 is printed as in FIG. Judge whether 9 has been transported to the previous half-cut position set in the previous step S105. The loop waits until the determination is satisfied. When the determination is satisfied, the process proceeds to the next step S135.

[0248] Step S135, Step S140, and Step S145 are also the same as those in the first embodiment.

Same as 12. That is, the conveyance of the substrate tape 101, the cano-fin inlem 103, and the printed tag label tape 109 is stopped and the printing of the label printing R is stopped (printing is interrupted), and the front half-cut line HC 1 is formed (front). After half-cut processing, transport and label printing R printing resume.

Thereafter, in step S 150, as in FIG. 12 described above, it is determined whether or not the printed tag label tape 109 to be conveyed is a force that has been conveyed by a predetermined value. The loop waits until the judgment is satisfied. When the judgment is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S200.

Since step S200, step S155, step S160, step S165, and step SI 70 are the same as those in FIG. 12 of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S200 described above. First, in step S210, as in FIG. 15 of the first embodiment, it is determined whether the printed tag label tape 109 has been transported to the communication position with the loop antenna LC described above. Wait for the loop until the judgment is satisfied, and if the judgment is satisfied, go to the next step S220

In step S220, as in FIG. 15, the transport of the tag label tape 109 with print is stopped, and the printing of the label print R is stopped (interrupted).

[0253] Thereafter, in the newly provided step S2227, whether or not the write flag F force is set by the read processing flow shown in Fig. 25 (in other words, the RFID circuit element)

W

Judge whether or not writing to child To is possible). When F force is SO

W

If writing to the path element To is prohibited), the determination is not satisfied, and this step S 2227 is repeated. That is, when F = 0, the above-mentioned FIG.

W

Wait until the write flag F = 1 (write enabled) in step S2650 of the read process.

W

I will have a chance. On the other hand, when F = 1 (write to RFID circuit element To

W

If yes, the determination is satisfied and the routine goes to the next step S400. [0254] Hereinafter, step S400, step S240, step S250, step S260, and step S270 are the same as in FIG. The detailed procedure of step S 400 (information transmission / reception process) is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 16 of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

[0255] Note that when acquiring information related to the storage state in the information acquisition process (scan), the RFID tag circuit element for information acquisition outside the casing 200 or the RFID tag circuit for label generation inside the casing 200 is used. Since it is not known whether the element is To, the communication output must be increased on the assumption that it is an RFID tag circuit element To for information acquisition outside the housing 200 (= the communication distance is large). On the other hand, for example, when the information is transmitted to and received from the RFID tag circuit element To for label production via the loop antenna LC in the second label production processing mode, the communication output is relatively small because the communication distance is small. Accordingly, in response to this, the communication output to the label producing RFID circuit element To in the second label producing process mode may be made relatively small. That is, in the information transmission / reception process of step S400 in the second embodiment, when the tag ID read command signal, Write command signal, Read command signal, lock command signal, etc. are output from the loop antenna LC, the scan process of step S2300 is performed. Make the transmission output smaller than in the case (output control means). As a result, it is possible to avoid an unnecessary large output, reduce energy loss, reduce the possibility of communication interference, and perform efficient communication.

[0256] Steps S2610 and S2630 in FIG. 25 executed by the control circuit 110, steps S400 to S270 in FIG. 27, steps S155 to S170 in FIG. 26, and step S2350 in FIG. Selection to perform communication processing for the selected RFID circuit element To based on the selection information for selecting either the RFID circuit element To for label creation or the RFID circuit element To for information acquisition Configures communication processing means. Among them, the procedural force memory state acquisition means of steps S2610 and S2630 in FIG. 25 is configured. The steps S400 to S270 in FIG. 27 and steps S155 to S170 in FIG. 26 correspond to the second label creation processing mode, and the procedure in step S2350 in FIG. 24 corresponds to the second information acquisition processing mode. These step S2350, step S400 to step S270, and step S155 to S170 are procedural force mode processing means. Constitute.

[0257] In the second embodiment described above, in the second label creation processing mode (steps S400 to S270 in Fig. 27 and steps S155 to S170 in Fig. 26), the RFID tag circuit element To for label creation is provided. The base tape 101 is transported by the driving roller 51, and the RFID label T is produced by using the base tape 101 which has transmitted and received information to and from the RFID circuit element To for label production via the loop antenna LC. On the other hand, in the second information acquisition processing mode (step S2350 in FIG. 24), information is transmitted / received to / from the information acquisition RFID tag circuit element To located outside the housing 200 via the loop antenna LC. Tag information is read and obtained. In this way, the loop antenna LC and the transmission circuit 306 and the reception circuit 307, which are communication circuit parts corresponding to the loop antenna LC, can be shared to perform label creation and information reading (acquisition). Compared to the case where both the RFID tag information reading devices are arranged separately, the device configuration can be simplified and the cost burden on the user can be reduced.

At this time, the storage state of the IC circuit unit 151 of the RFID circuit element To acquired as the selection information between the second information acquisition processing mode and the second label creation processing mode (printing in this example) It is determined according to the completion flag F). This allows the operator to create labels

P

Since the mode is automatically switched and decided without selecting whether to read information, the selection process that reflects the operating conditions can be performed reliably, and the labor and labor of the operator can be reduced. Processing can be performed quickly, and the possibility of erroneous mode selection by the operator is eliminated, so that convenience can be improved.

[0259] The second embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the second embodiment. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described step by step.

(2-1) Data written to the RFID circuit element To without using the print completion flag F to indicate which mode is the second information acquisition processing mode or the second label creation processing mode.

P

When determining according to the presence or absence of the main body

[0261] In this modification, the above-described read processing (processing corresponding to step S2600 in FIG. 25) is performed. The only difference is the rest of the processing procedure, which is the same as in the second embodiment. FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of step S2600 ′ similar to step S2600 (read process) described above, and corresponds to FIG. 25 described above. The same steps as those in FIG. 25 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[0262] In FIG. 28, in step S2610 ', among the information from the RFID circuit element To read in step S2320 and step S2330 in FIG. 24, the data area in the memory unit 157 of the IC circuit unit 151 described above is stored. Extract data as selection information.

[0263] Next, in step S2620 ', it is determined whether or not the extracted data exists (whether or not the data itself has the write information). If the data does not exist, the determination is satisfied. Then go to the next step S2630. In this case, since no data is written, this corresponds to the case where printing is not performed. On the other hand, if data exists, the determination is not satisfied and the routine goes to Step S2650. In this case, since data has been written, this corresponds to the case where printing has been completed. The procedures other than the above steps S2610 'and S2620', that is, the extraction of the production code (step S2630), the determination of whether or not the tag is made in-house (step S2640), the 0 force of the write flag F, and the setting of 1 are described above. Fig. 25 w

It is the same.

[0264] In the modification described above, the procedures of steps S2610 'and S2630 constitute the storage state acquisition means described in each claim. In this modified example, the RFID tag circuit element can be obtained without using the print completion flag F which can obtain the same effect as the second embodiment described above.

P

Since the storage status of To can be grasped, the print completion flag F is set in the IC circuit (memory unit 157).

P

Or processing that does not require management of the flag can be simplified.

[2-26] (1) A common antenna, not a label creation antenna and an information acquisition antenna

When dividing into two

[0266] In the second embodiment described above, a force that has a communicable area on both the inner side and the outer side of the casing 200 of the apparatus body 2 with one loop antenna LC is not limited to this. One antenna may be used to have a communicable area on both the inside and outside of the housing 200.

FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the loop antenna in the present modification, It is a figure corresponding to 21 (b). The same parts as those in FIG. 21 (b) are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. However, in FIG. 29, portions not particularly relevant to the explanation are omitted.

[0268] In Fig. 29, the above-mentioned internal unit 20 is used for creating a label having directivity capable of communicating with the label-producing RFID circuit element To located in the housing 200 as a device-side antenna means. Loop antenna LC (same configuration as the loop antenna LC shown in FIG. 21) and the serial connection to the loop antenna LC and communication with the information acquisition wireless tag circuit element To located outside the housing 200 It has a directivity loop antenna LC3 for information acquisition. Other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment described above.

[0269] As described above, by providing two antennas, a loop antenna LC for label production and a loop antenna LC3 for information acquisition, antennas are arranged at locations more suitable for each application, and communication characteristics and Aspects can be optimized. At this time, since the two loop antennas LC and LC3 are connected in series, a single power supply circuit for the loop antennas LC and LC3 is sufficient, thereby simplifying the equipment configuration.

(2-3) An information acquisition antenna is provided close to the upper surface of the casing of the RFID tag information communication device.

FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the loop antenna in the present modification, and corresponds to FIG. 29 described above. However, in FIG. 30, only the positional relationship between the loop antenna for label production and the loop antenna for information acquisition is shown, and portions not particularly relevant to the explanation are omitted.

[0272] In the above modification (2-2), the information acquisition loop antenna LC3 constituting a part of the device side antenna means is disposed close to the side surface of the casing 200 of the RFID tag information communication device 2001. In this modified example, as shown in FIG. 30, a loop antenna LC4 for information acquisition is arranged close to the upper surface of the casing 200 of the RFID tag information communication apparatus 2001. Then, information is read from the RFID circuit element To located outside the device main body 2 (housing 200) on the upper surface side of the housing 200 of the wireless tag information communication device 2001. Other configurations are the same as in the modified example (2-2) above.

[0273] As described above, by arranging the loop antenna LC4 for information acquisition close to the upper surface of the casing 200 of the RFID tag information communication apparatus 2001, the same effects as those of the modification (2-2) are achieved. In addition, since the RFID circuit element To can be held over the top surface of the housing 200, there is an advantage that it is easy for the operator to easily perform the holding operation. A loop antenna is provided on the front side of the casing 200, and information is read from the RFID circuit element To located outside the main assembly 2 (housing 200) on the front side of the main assembly 2. Also good.

[2274] (2-4) When mode processing is performed based on RFID tag circuit element identification information (tag ID)

In other words, each identification information (tag ID) of the RFID tag circuit element To used in a relatively large range (for example, the world) and its usage status (used for label creation or not) 157 information on the storage state) is managed centrally by a predetermined management device (for example, by a data bank of a large-scale server), the wireless tag information communication device 2001 to the RFID circuit element To Use the ID (for example, guaranteed to be unique! /, Ru! /, So-called unique ID) to query and match the management device and obtain the query result Means), and according to this, the processing may be performed by switching the processing in the second label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode. In this case, since the tag ID becomes a key for acquiring the RFID tag circuit element To storage state, the area power for storing the tag ID in the memory unit 157 is determined by the storage unit according to each claim. The tag ID corresponds to the selection information.

[0275] Also in this modification, the same effect as in the second embodiment is obtained.

[0276] (2-5) Miscommunication prevention

As described above, the information acquisition radio via the antenna LC or the like is prevented in the same manner as preventing the information transmission / reception with the radio tag circuit element To for information acquisition outside the housing 200 by the antenna LC during label creation execution. When information is acquired from the tag circuit element To, information transmission / reception with the label creation RFID circuit element To in the housing 200 may be prevented from being erroneously performed. That is, for example, based on the detection signal of the cartridge sensor 81 described above, the tag ID of the RFID circuit element To existing in the cartridge 7 is acquired from the information server IS by the control circuit 110. Prior to the acquisition of information from the information acquisition RFID circuit element To, the label generation RFID circuit element To inside the cartridge 7 (or transferred to the outside of the cartridge 7) via the antenna LC or the like (tag ID) Send a dormancy signal) The Thereafter, reading of information from the information acquisition RFID circuit element To may be started.

[0277] (3) Other

In the above (including the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and modifications thereof), the RFID tag information is transmitted to the RFID tag circuit element To for label creation and written to the IC circuit unit 151. Although the case where the RFID label T is created has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the RFID tag label T is printed by reading the RFID tag information from the RFID tag circuit element To for read-only label in which predetermined RFID tag information is stored and retained in a non-rewritable state in advance, and performing printing corresponding to the RFID tag information. The present invention can also be applied to the case of creating the image, and also in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained. In this case, step S 400 (information transmission / reception processing) can be omitted (the other configurations are the same as those described above), and the processing procedure can be further simplified.

[0278] Further, in the above, printing is performed on the cover film 103 different from the base tape 101 as the tag medium provided with the RFID circuit element To (label producing RFID circuit element), and these are bonded together. Force used in the system Not limited to this, the tag tape can be used as a print layer (for example, a heat-sensitive layer made of a heat-sensitive material that can be colored and printed by heat, or a material to be printed that can be printed by ink ribbon force or other thermal transfer) Printing on the print area of the print-receiving layer using a tag tape (tag medium) provided with a transfer-receiving layer made up of or an image receiving layer made up of an image-receiving material that can be printed by applying ink. You can apply the present invention to a method that does this (a type that does not have any bonding)!

[0279] In the above, when the RFID tag label T is created by cutting the printed tag label tape 109 that has completed access (reading or writing) to the RFID circuit element To for printing and labeling with the cutting mechanism 15 This is not limited to the force S described above. That is, when a label mount (so-called die-cut label) separated in advance to a predetermined size corresponding to the label is continuously arranged on the tape fed out from the roll, the cutting mechanism 15 does not have to cut it. However, after the tape is discharged from the label discharge port 11, only the label mount (the one with the already-accessed RFID tag circuit element To for labeling and the corresponding printing) is removed from the tape and the RFID label T is removed. Product The present invention may be applied to such a case.

[0280] Furthermore, the above has described the case where the RFID label T with print is created using the tag label tape 109 with print as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to the RFID tag label without print. It can also be applied to those creating T.

[0281] Also, the above is an RFID tag information communication device (tag label producing device. V, so-called cartridge) that has an open / close lid 3 on the upper side of the device body 2 and that has the cartridge 7 mounted on the upper side. (Horizontal installation type) has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The RFID tag information communication apparatus (having an open / close lid on the side of the apparatus main body and mounting the cartridge 7 vertically on the side of the apparatus) The present invention may be applied to a so-called cartridge vertical installation type).

[0282] Furthermore, the above is a case where the base tape 101 is wound around the reel member 102a to form the first roll 102, the roll is arranged in the cartridge 7, and the base tape 101 is fed out. The power described for the example is not limited to this. For example, a long flat paper-like or strip-like tape or sheet in which at least one RFID circuit element To is arranged (the one formed by cutting a tape wound around a roll and cutting it to an appropriate length) Are stacked in a predetermined storage unit (for example, stacked in a tray shape) to form a cartridge, and this cartridge is mounted on the cartridge holder on the RFID tag information communication device side. It may be transported and transported from and to print and write, and tag labels may be created.

[0283] Further, the roll is directly detachably attached to the RFID tag information communication apparatus side, or a long flat paper-like or strip-like tape or sheet is fed one by one from the outside of the RFID tag information communication apparatus. It is possible to use a mechanism that transports it by mechanism and supplies it to the RFID tag information communication device, and is not limited to a device that can be attached to and removed from the RFID tag information communication device body such as the cartridge 7, but cannot be attached to or removed from the device body side. It is also conceivable to provide the first roll 102 as a so-called stationary type or integral type. In this case, the same effect is obtained.

[0284] In addition to the above, the methods according to the above embodiments and the respective modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

[0285] In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Brief Description of Drawings

1 is a system configuration diagram showing a wireless tag generation system including a wireless tag information communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the RFID tag information communication apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of an internal unit inside the wireless tag information communication apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the structure of an internal unit inside the RFID tag information communication apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view schematically showing the detailed structure of the cartridge.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a control system of the RFID tag information communication apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the RFID circuit element.

FIG. 8 is a top view showing an example of the appearance of a wireless tag label formed by completing the information writing (or reading) of the RFID circuit element for label production and the cutting of the tag label tape with print by the wireless tag information communication device; It is a bottom view.

[Fig. 9] Fig. 8 KA—IXA 'cross-sectional view rotated by 90 ° counterclockwise and Fig. 8 IXB— KB' cross-sectional view rotated by 90 ° counterclockwise It is a figure

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of information acquisition processing among control procedures executed by the control circuit.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the scanning process shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of tag label generation processing in the control procedure executed by the control circuit.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the first label creation interruption process shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of another label creation interruption process shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of tag access processing shown in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of information transmission / reception processing shown in FIG.

[Fig. 17] Realized by the control circuit in the modification that batch-creates multiple RFID labels. It is a flowchart showing the detailed procedure of a tag label production process among the control procedures performed

18 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of tag access processing shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a behavior of a time-sharing of a modified example in which a tag label creation process and an information acquisition process are performed in parallel.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the RFID tag information communication apparatus.

FIG. 21 is a plan view showing the structure of an internal unit inside the RFID tag information communication apparatus according to the second embodiment, and a conceptual diagram showing a route of a magnetic path generated by a loop antenna.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a configuration of a cartridge sensor.

FIG. 23 is a functional block diagram showing a control system of the RFID tag information communication apparatus which is one embodiment of the present invention.

[FIG. 24] A flow chart showing the detailed procedure related to the information acquisition process executed by the control circuit.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the read process of FIG. 24.

[Fig.26] Flow chart showing the detailed procedure of tag label creation processing executed by the control circuit.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of tag access processing of FIG. 26.

[FIG. 28] The read processing in the modified example in which the second information acquisition processing mode or the second label creation processing mode is determined according to the presence / absence of the data body written in the RFID circuit element. It is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure.

FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a loop antenna in a modification example in which the label creation antenna and the information acquisition antenna are divided into two.

30 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a loop antenna in a modified example in which the information acquisition antenna in the modified example in FIG. 29 is provided close to the upper surface of the casing of the RFID tag information communication device.

1 RFID tag information communication device

2 Main unit 23 Print head (printing means)

90 Operation switches (operation means, selective communication processing means)

91 LED (1st notification means)

92 Monitor (second notification means)

101 Base material tape (tag medium)

103 Cover film (Printed medium)

108 Tape feed roller drive shaft (conveying means)

109 Tag label tape

118 PC (control terminal)

151 IC circuit

157 Memory (memory means)

200 cases

306 Transmission circuit (information generation means, selective communication processing means)

2001 RFID tag information communication equipment

LC loop antenna (common antenna, label making antenna, device side antenna means)

LC1 label making loop antenna (device side antenna means)

LC2 information acquisition loop antenna (device side antenna means)

LC3 loop antenna (information acquisition antenna, device side antenna means)

LC4 loop antenna (information acquisition antenna, device side antenna means)

To RFID circuit elements (RF tag circuit elements for label production, radio tag circuit elements for information acquisition)

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] In the case (200) that forms the outer shell of the device body (2),

Conveying means (108) for conveying the tag medium (101);

The RFID tag circuit element (To) for label production provided in the tag medium (101) and the housing having the IC circuit part (151) for storing information and the tag side antenna (152) for transmitting / receiving information are provided. RFID tag information communication provided with device side antenna means (LCI, LC2; LC, LC3, LC4) that can send and receive information to and from the RFID tag circuit element (To) for information acquisition located outside the body (200) An apparatus (1; 2001),

Based on the selection information for selecting either the label creating RFID circuit element (To) or the information acquiring RFID circuit element (To), the selected wireless tag circuit element is selected. Selected communication processing means (306, S510, S520, S530, S550, 90; S2610, S2610, S2630, S400—S270, S155—S170, S2 350)

A wireless tag information communication apparatus (1; 2001) characterized by comprising:

[2] In the RFID tag information communication apparatus according to claim 1,! /,

The selective communication processing means includes

Information generating means (306) for generating access information for accessing the RFID circuit element for label production (To) or the RFID circuit element for information acquisition (To);

Using the access information generated by the information generating means (306), a first tag label generation process is performed using the tag medium (101) provided with the label generating RFID circuit element (To). Mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550) capable of switching between a label creation processing mode and a first information acquisition processing mode for performing information acquisition processing of the information acquisition RFID circuit element (To) When,

And an operation means (90) for switching the mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550) to the first information acquisition processing mode and outputting the selection information corresponding thereto. RFID tag information communication device (1).

[3] In the RFID tag information communication apparatus according to claim 2,! /,

The mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550) is connected to the first label creation processing module. A switching signal input means (S505) for inputting the selection information from the operating means for switching to a mode as a switching signal.

A wireless tag information communication device (1) characterized by the above.

[4] In the RFID tag information communication device according to claim 2 or claim 3,! /,

The mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550)

When executing the information acquisition process in the first information acquisition process mode, switching to the first label creation process mode is prohibited.

A wireless tag information communication device (1) characterized by the above.

[5] The RFID tag information communication apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550) includes:

When the tag label creation process is executed in the first label creation process mode and the switching operation is performed by the operation means (90), the execution of the tag label creation process is interrupted. To switch from the first label creation processing mode to the first information acquisition processing mode.

A wireless tag information communication device (1) characterized by the above.

[6] In the RFID tag information communication device according to claim 5,! /,

The mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550)

When the switching operation by the operation means (90) is performed while the creation processing of a plurality of wireless tag labels (T) is being executed as the tag label creation processing in the first label creation processing mode, After completing the creation of one RFID label (T) during the creation, the execution of the tag label creation process is interrupted and switched to the first information acquisition process mode, and the first label creation process is again performed after the information acquisition process is completed. Switch to the mode and execute the process to create the remaining RFID label (T)

A wireless tag information communication device (1) characterized by the above.

[7] In the wireless tag information communication device according to claim 2 or claim 3,

The mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550)

When the switching operation by the operation means (90) is performed when the tag label creation process is executed in the first label creation process mode, the access information transmission frequency is RFID tag information communication, characterized in that the tag label creation processing in a mode in which the transmission frequency of the access information is reduced than normal and the information acquisition processing in the mode in which the transmission frequency of the access information is reduced than normal are executed side by side Device (1).

[8] The RFID tag information communication device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the operation unit includes:

A pressing method switch (90) having a pressing position corresponding to the pressing operation as the switching operation to the first information acquisition processing mode and a normal position returning when the pressing operation is stopped;

The mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550)

When the operating means (90) is in the pressed position, the mode is switched to the first information acquisition processing mode. When the operating means (90) is returned to the normal position, the first information acquisition processing is performed. Canceling the switch to mode

A wireless tag information communication device (1) characterized by the above.

[9] The wireless tag information communication device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the operation means (90) includes:

A switch for selective pressing comprising a switching position corresponding to the switching operation to the first information acquisition processing mode and a release position corresponding to the operation for canceling the switching; and the mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550)

When the operating means (90) is in the switching position, the mode is switched to the first information acquisition processing mode, and when the operating means (90) is in the release position, the first information acquisition processing is performed. Canceling the switch to mode

A wireless tag information communication device (1) characterized by the above.

[10] The RFID tag information communication apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550) includes:

After switching to the first information acquisition processing mode based on the switching operation by the operation means (90), the switching to the first information acquisition processing mode is canceled when a predetermined time has elapsed.

A wireless tag information communication device (1) characterized by the above.

[11] The wireless tag information communication device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550) includes:

After switching to the first information acquisition processing mode based on the switching operation by the operation means (90), when the transmission of the access information is completed a predetermined number of times, the switch to the first information acquisition processing mode is canceled. A wireless tag information communication device (1) characterized in that:

[12] The wireless tag information communication apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 11 of claim 2 to claim 11, wherein the first information is obtained by the mode switching means (S510, S520, S530, S550). A wireless tag information communication device (1), comprising first notification means (91) for notifying an operator that the acquisition processing mode has been switched.

[13] The wireless tag information communication device according to any one of claims 2 to 12, wherein the operator performs a notification corresponding to a result of the information acquisition process in the first information acquisition process mode. An RFID tag information communication device (D o) characterized by having a notification means (92)

[14] In the wireless tag information communication device according to claim 12 or claim 13,

The first or second notification means (91, 92)

An RFID tag information communication apparatus (1) characterized by performing the notification by visual display or voice utterance.

[15] The RFID tag information communication apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 14, wherein the operation means (90) is provided on a front surface or an upper surface of the housing (200). Wireless tag information communication device (1).

[16] In the RFID tag information communication device according to claim 1,! /,

The selective communication processing means includes

The IC circuit part (151) of the RFID tag circuit element for label production (To) or the RFID circuit element for information acquisition (To) via the device side antenna means (LC; LC, LC3; LC, LC4) Storage status acquisition means (S2610, S2630; S2610, S2630) for acquiring information on the storage status of the storage means (157) provided in

The selection acquired by the storage state acquisition means (S2610, S2630; S2610, S2630) In order to create the RFID label (T) using the tag medium (101) provided with the RFID tag circuit element (To) for producing the label according to the storage state of the storage means (157) based on the selection information Mode processing means (S400 to S270, S155) that performs processing corresponding to the second label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode for performing the information acquisition processing of the information acquisition RFID circuit element (To) —S 170, S2350)

A wireless tag information communication apparatus (2001) characterized by comprising:

[17] The RFID tag information communication apparatus according to claim 16,

The device side antenna means includes:

It is possible to communicate with both the RFID tag circuit element for label production (To) located in the casing (200) and the RFID circuit element for information acquisition (To) located outside the casing (200). RFID tag information communication device (2001), which is a common antenna (LC) having a high directivity.

[18] The wireless tag information communication device according to claim 17,

Shielding means for blocking or attenuating communication signals from other than the RFID tag circuit element (To) for label production when information is transmitted to and received from the RFID circuit element (To) for label production via the common antenna (LC) ( SE) is provided on the opposite side of the label-producing radio tag circuit element (To) from the common antenna (LC).

A wireless tag information communication apparatus (2001) characterized by the above.

[19] The wireless tag information communication device according to claim 16,

The device side antenna means includes:

A label producing antenna (LC) having directivity capable of communicating with the label producing RFID circuit element (To) located in the housing (200);

An information acquisition antenna (LC3) connected in series with the label production antenna (LC) and having directivity capable of communicating with the information acquisition RFID circuit element (To) located outside the casing (200). ; LC4) and

A wireless tag information communication apparatus (2001) comprising:

[20] The RFID tag information communication apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein the mode processing means (S400 to S270, S155-S170, S2350) are: An RFID tag information communication apparatus (process) corresponding to the second label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode according to a storage state in a predetermined area of the storage means (157) 2001).

[21] The wireless tag information communication device according to claim 20,

The mode processing means (S400 to S270, S155-S170, S2350)

As the storage state of the storage means (157), depending on the presence / absence of creation completion information indicating that the RFID label (T) has been created or the presence / absence of the data body written when the RFID label (T) is created, Performs processing corresponding to the second label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode.

[22] The wireless tag information communication device according to claim 21,

The mode processing means (S400 to S270, S155-S170, S2350)

Corresponding to the second label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode as the storage state of the storage means (157), depending on the presence or absence of creation completion information indicating that the RFID label (T) has been created Process

[23] The wireless tag information communication device according to claim 21 or claim 22,

The mode processing means (S400 to S270, S155-S170, S2350)

As the storage state of the storage means (157), processing corresponding to the second label creation processing mode or the second information acquisition processing mode is further performed according to the manufacturing information of the RFID circuit element (To). I do

[24] The RFID tag information communication apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 23, wherein the apparatus side antenna means (LC; LC, LC3; LC, LC4) is used in the second label production processing mode. The communication output when information is transmitted / received to / from the RFID circuit element (To) for label creation via the device side antenna means (LC; LC, LC3), the storage state acquisition means (S2610, S2630; S2610, S2630) Output control means to control so that it is smaller than the communication output when acquiring information about the storage status with RFID tag information communication apparatus characterized by having (2001)

[25] The RFID tag information communication device according to any one of claims 16 to 24, wherein the mode processing means (S400 S270, S155-S170, S2350)

In the second information acquisition processing mode, there is provided an information output means (S2350) for outputting information acquired from the information acquisition RFID circuit element (To) to the operation terminal (118). Characteristic RFID tag information communication equipment (2001)

[26] In the RFID tag information communication apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 24, in the second label creation processing mode of the mode processing means (S400 S270, S155-S170, S2350), Information input means (S2105) for inputting information for writing to the IC circuit part (151) of the RFID circuit element for label production (To) from the operation terminal (118)

RFID tag information communication apparatus characterized by comprising (2001)

[27] The RFID tag information communication apparatus according to any one of claims 16 to 26, wherein the label producing radio tag is provided via the apparatus side antenna means (LC; LC, LC3; LC, LC4). A wireless tag comprising: a printing unit (23) for performing printing on the tag medium (101) or a printing medium (103) to be bonded to the tag medium (101) according to the information transmission / reception contents with the circuit element (To). Information communication equipment (2001)