IC TAG CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20120013445A1
• Filed: 09/09/2009
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yasuda, Junichi
• Application Number:
  US13/058,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20120013445A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping

Abstract

A data processing unit (113) divides received user data by a division number s into n-byte divided user data and stores them in a data buffer (115). A data processing unit (113) generates Header information concerning the divided user data and stores them in the data buffer (115). The data processing unit (113) puts each divided user data and corresponding generated Header information together to form tag storage user data. An RW control unit (116) writes tag storage user data associated with a tag ID in the user memory (142) of a detected RFID tag (104).

Claims

1. An IC tag control method comprising at least:

the first step of dividing set original data by a preset division number to generate a plurality of divided data;

the second step of creating a tag information list including a plurality of correspondence relations that associate the divided data with a plurality of preset tag IDs; and

the third step of transmitting all the divided data to IC tags having corresponding tag IDs based on the tag information list.

2. An IC tag control method according to claim 1, further comprising:

the fourth step of, after the third step, receiving the divided data from the IC tags; and

the fifth step of reconstructing the original data by combining all the received divided data.

3. An IC tag control method according to claim 1, wherein in the first step, the divided data is compressed using a preset compression method to generate the divided data.

4. An IC tag control method according to claim 3, further comprising:

the fourth step of, after the third step, receiving the divided data from the IC tags; and

the fifth step of reconstructing the original data by decompressing all the received divided data using a decompression method corresponding to the compression method and combining the divided data.

5. An IC tag control method according to claim 1, wherein in the first step, first compressed data obtained by compressing the divided data using a preset lossless first compression method and second compressed data obtained by compressing remaining data of the original data except the divided data using a preset lossy second compression method are created, and the first compressed data and the second compressed data are included in the divided data.

6. An IC tag control method according to claim 5, further comprising:

the fourth step of, after the third step, receiving the divided data from the IC tags;

the fifth step of reconstructing the original data by separating the first compressed data from all the received divided data, decompressing all the separated first compressed data using a first decompression method corresponding to the first compression method, and combining the divided data; and

the sixth step of generating reconstructed data corresponding to the original data by separating the first compressed data and the second compressed data from the received divided data and combining first decompressed data obtained by decompressing the separated first compressed data using the first decompression method with second decompressed data obtained by decompressing the separated second compressed data using a second decompression method corresponding to the second compression method.

7. An IC tag control apparatus comprising at least:

a data processing unit that divides original data set in a setting registration unit by a preset division number to generate a plurality of divided data, and creates a tag information list including a plurality of correspondence relations that associate the divided data with a plurality of preset tag IDs; and

a reader/writer control unit that transmits all the divided data to IC tags having corresponding tag Ds based on the tag information list.

8. An IC tag control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said reader/writer control unit receives the divided data from the IC tags, and

said data processing unit reconstructs the original data by combining all the divided data received from the IC tags.

9. An IC tag control apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a compression unit that compresses the divided data using a preset compression method to generate the divided data.

10. An IC tag control apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a decompression unit that decompresses all the received divided data using a decompression method corresponding to the compression method,

wherein said reader/writer control unit means receives the divided data from the IC tags, and

said data processing unit reconstructs the original data by combining all the divided data received from the IC tags and decompressed by said decompression unit means.

11. An IC tag control apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a compression unit that creates first compressed data by compressing the divided data using a preset lossless first compression method and second compressed data by compressing remaining data of the original data except the divided data using a preset lossy second compression method, and generates the divided data including the first compressed data and the second compressed data.

12. An IC tag control apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a decompression unit that separates the first compressed data from all the received divided data and decompressing all the separated first compressed data using a first decompression method corresponding to the first compression method, and

generates reconstructed data corresponding to the original data by separating the first compressed data and the second compressed data from the received divided data and combining first decompressed data obtained by decompressing the separated first compressed data using the first decompression method with second decompressed data obtained by decompressing the separated second compressed data using a second decompression method corresponding to the second compression method,

wherein said reader/writer control unit receives the divided data from the IC tags, and

said data processing unit means reconstructs the original data by combining the data after said decompression unit has decompressed all the first compressed data using the first decompression method corresponding to the first compression method.

13. An IC tag control apparatus comprising at least:

data processing means for dividing original data set in a setting registration unit by a preset division number to generate a plurality of divided data, and creating a tag information list including a plurality of correspondence relations that associate the divided data with a plurality of preset tag IDs; and

reader/writer control means for transmitting all the divided data to IC tags having corresponding tag IDs based on the tag information list.