Contactless data communication system, position information management system, contactless identification tag, data communication system, contactless identification tag control program, and data communication system control program
First Claim
1. A contactless data communication system, comprising:
- a contactless identification tag having tag identification information inherent to the contactless identification tag and comprising;
a drive power generation means to generate drive power from an electromagnetic wave used for a power supply sent from a data communication system;
an acquisition request receiving means to receive an acquisition request of the tag identification information from the data communication system; and
an identification information sending means to send the tag identification information to the data communication system in response to the acquisition request of the tag identification information received by the acquisition request receiving means;
the data communication system having a data communication system information inherent to the data communication system, the data communication system further comprising;
an electromagnetic wave sending means for supplying power, which sends the electromagnetic wave used for the power supply to the contactless identification tag;
an identification information acquisition means to acquire the tag identification information from the contactless identification tag existing within an area where communication is made;
an information sending means to send the data communication system information inherent to the data communication system and the tag identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means to other data communication systems;
an information acquisition means to acquire the data communication system information inherent to the other data communication systems and the tag identification information acquired in the other data communication systems from the other data communication systems; and
a position information computation means to compute position information of the contactless identification tag based on the data communication system information and the tag identification information acquired from the other data communication systems, and not acquired from the data communication system being used to compute position information of the contactless tag.
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Abstract
A contactless data communication system includes a contactless identification tag having first identification information inherent to the contactless identification tag and includes a drive power generation means to generate drive power from an electromagnetic wave used for a power supply sent from a data communication system, an acquisition request receiving means, and an identification information sending means. The contactless data communication has a second identification information inherent to the data communication system and includes an electromagnetic wave sending means, an identification information acquisition means, an information sending means, an information acquisition means, and a position information computation means.
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18 Claims
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1. A contactless data communication system, comprising:
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a contactless identification tag having tag identification information inherent to the contactless identification tag and comprising; a drive power generation means to generate drive power from an electromagnetic wave used for a power supply sent from a data communication system; an acquisition request receiving means to receive an acquisition request of the tag identification information from the data communication system; and an identification information sending means to send the tag identification information to the data communication system in response to the acquisition request of the tag identification information received by the acquisition request receiving means; the data communication system having a data communication system information inherent to the data communication system, the data communication system further comprising; an electromagnetic wave sending means for supplying power, which sends the electromagnetic wave used for the power supply to the contactless identification tag; an identification information acquisition means to acquire the tag identification information from the contactless identification tag existing within an area where communication is made; an information sending means to send the data communication system information inherent to the data communication system and the tag identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means to other data communication systems; an information acquisition means to acquire the data communication system information inherent to the other data communication systems and the tag identification information acquired in the other data communication systems from the other data communication systems; and a position information computation means to compute position information of the contactless identification tag based on the data communication system information and the tag identification information acquired from the other data communication systems, and not acquired from the data communication system being used to compute position information of the contactless tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data communication system, comprising:
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data communication system information that is identification information inherent to the data communication system; an electromagnetic wave sending means for supplying power, which sends electromagnetic wave used for a power supply to a contactless identification tag; an identification information acquisition means to acquire tag identification information from the contactless identification tag existing within an area where communication is made; an information sending means to send the data communication system information inherent to the data communication system and the tag identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means to other data communication systems; an information acquisition means to acquire the data communication system information inherent to the other data communication systems and the tag identification information acquired in the other data communication systems from the other data communication systems; and a position information computation means to compute position information of the contactless identification tag based on the data communication system information and the tag identification information acquired from other data communication systems, and not acquired from the data communication system being used to compute position information of the contactless tag. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium having a program controlling a data communication system, comprising:
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a sending step of an electromagnetic wave used for a power supply, which sends an electromagnetic wave used for a power supply to a contactless identification tag; an identification information acquisition step to acquire tag identification information from the contactless identification tag existing within an area where communication can be made; an information sending step to send data communication system information inherent to a data communication system and the tag identification information acquired to other data communication systems at the identification information acquisition step; an information acquisition step to acquire the data communication system information inherent to the other data communication systems and the tag identification information acquired in the other data communication systems from the other data communication systems; and a position information computation step to compute position information of the contactless identification tag based on the data communication system information and the tag identification information acquired from other data communication systems, and not acquired from the data communication system being used to compute position information of the contactless tag. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A contactless data communication system, comprising:
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a contactless identification tag having tag identification information inherent to the contactless identification tag and comprising; a drive power generation device to generate drive power from an electromagnetic wave used for a power supply sent from a data communication system; an acquisition request receiving device to receive an acquisition request of the tag identification information from the data communication system; and an identification information sending device to send the tag identification information to the data communication system in response to the acquisition request of the tag identification information received by the acquisition request receiving device; the data communication system having a data communication system information inherent to the data communication system, the data communication system further comprising; an electromagnetic wave sending device for supplying power, which sends the electromagnetic wave used for the power supply to the contactless identification tag; an identification information acquisition device to acquire the tag identification information from the contactless identification tag existing within an area where communication is made; an information sending device to send the data communication system information inherent to the data communication system and the tag identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means to other data communication systems; an information acquisition device to acquire the data communication system information inherent to the other data communication systems and the tag identification information acquired in the other data communication systems from the other data communication systems; and a position information computation device to compute position information of the contactless identification tag based on the data communication system information and the tag identification information acquired from the other data communication systems, and not acquired from the data communication system being used to compute position information of the contactless tag. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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