METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE USING RFID TAG IDENTIFIER IN RFID SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method for providing a service using an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag identifier in an RFID system, comprising:
- (a) identifying an RFID tag for providing the service;
(b) acquiring an object identifier and a unique item identifier from the RFID tag and determining whether or not each of the identifiers can be interpreted; and
(c) disregarding the RFID tag if either of the identifiers cannot be interpreted, and determining whether or not the service should be provided according to the validity of the RFID tag identifier if both of the identifiers can be interpreted.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for providing a service using an RFID tag identifier in an RFID system are provided. The method includes: identifying the RFID tag for providing the service; acquiring an object identifier and a unique item identifier from the RFID tag and determining whether or not each of the identifiers can be interpreted; and disregarding the RFID tag if either of the identifiers cannot be interpreted, and determining whether or not the service should be provided according to validity of the tag identifier of the RFID tag if both of the identifiers can be interpreted. In addition, directly after interpreting the unique item identifier stored in the RFID tag, instead of providing information searches or service, an operation of determining whether or not the tag identifier of the RFID tag is used or issued by an RFID system is performed using the tag identifier stored in the RFID tag. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the RFID tag issued intentionally or by mistake and having the same object identifier and unique item identifier stored in the RFID tag from receiving erroneous operations or unsuitable service.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for providing a service using an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag identifier in an RFID system, comprising:
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(a) identifying an RFID tag for providing the service; (b) acquiring an object identifier and a unique item identifier from the RFID tag and determining whether or not each of the identifiers can be interpreted; and (c) disregarding the RFID tag if either of the identifiers cannot be interpreted, and determining whether or not the service should be provided according to the validity of the RFID tag identifier if both of the identifiers can be interpreted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7)
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4. A method for providing a service using an RFID tag identifier in an RFID system, comprising:
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(a) identifying an RFID tag for providing the service; (b) determining whether or not the tag identifier of the RFID tag is valid; and (c) acquiring an object identifier and a unique item identifier from the RFID tag if the tag identifier of the RFID tag is valid, determining whether or not each of the identifiers can be interpreted, and determining that service should be provided if both of the identifiers can be interpreted. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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8. An apparatus for providing a service using an RFID tag identifier in an RFID system, comprising:
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a tag storage unit storing tag identifiers of RFID tags used or issued by the RFID system; a first determining unit extracting at least one identifier from the RFID tag to determine whether or not the identifier can be interpreted; a second determining unit determining that if a tag identifier is detected in the tag storage unit then the tag identifier is valid when the first determining unit determines that the identifier can be interpreted. and a service determining unit determining that service should be provided to the RFID tag if the first determining unit determines that the identifier can be interpreted, and if the second determining unit determines that the tag identifier of the RFID tag is valid. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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9. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the tag storage unit stores the tag identifiers of RFID tags used or issued by another RFID system associated with the RFID system as well as the tag identifiers of RFID tags used or issued by the RFID system.
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