Total history management system and method using radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and barcode

• US 8,967,457 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2012
• Issued: 03/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Shin, Dong Beom, Lee, Heyung Sub, Mo, Sang Hyun, Lee, Kang Bok, Lee, Jae Heum, Pyo, Cheol Sig
• Primary Examiner(s): St Cyr, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/596,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20130087610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/462.01, 23546209- 10, 235/462.46, 235/472.02
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A total history management system using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a barcode. The system includes an RFID tag, a barcode recorder and a barcode reader. The RFID tag is attached to a box containing a plurality of individual products to store an environmental history of a distribution. The barcode recorder is configured to provide, to each of the plurality of individual products, a barcode in which identification (ID) information of the RFID tag is recorded. The barcode reader is configured to recognize the barcode attached to each of the plurality of individual products, and to output the environmental history of the distribution, corresponding to the ID information of the RFID tag that is received in response to a query with respect to the RFID tag, using the recognized barcode.

Claims

1. A total history management system using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a barcode, the system comprising:

an RFID tag, attached to a box containing a plurality of individual products, to store an environmental history of a distribution;

a barcode recorder to provide, to each of the plurality of individual products, a barcode in which identification (ID) information of the RFID tag is recorded; and

a barcode reader to recognize the barcode attached to each of the plurality of individual products, and to output the environmental history of the distribution, corresponding to the ID information of the RFID tag that is received in response to a query with respect to the RFID tag, using the recognized barcode, wherein

the RFID tag is attached to an internal side of the box to sense the box being opened, to recognize an environment in which the plurality of individual products is exposed to an external environment during the distribution, and to store the recognized environment, which is the environmental history of the distribution.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the RFID tag has a sensing function to sense a state of a peripheral environment, and stores the environmental history of the distribution that is sensed by performing the sensing function.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the barcode comprises a quick response (QR) code provided in a two-dimensional form.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the barcode comprises ID information of an RFID tag representing the plurality of individual products, and ID information to be used to classify the plurality of individual products.

5. A total history management method using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a barcode, the method comprising:

providing, by a barcode recorder, a barcode to each of a plurality of individual products, by recording identification (ID) information of an RFID tag in the barcode;

storing, through the RFID tag, an environmental history of a distribution, the RFID tag being attached to a box containing the plurality of individual products;

recognizing, by a barcode reader, the barcode attached to each of the plurality of individual products, and outputting the environmental history of the distribution, corresponding to the ID information of the RFID tag that is received in response to a query with respect to the RFID tag, using the recognized barcode;

sensing the box being opened, through the RFID tag attached to an internal side of the box, and

recognizing an environment in which the plurality of individual products is exposed to an external environment during the distribution, and storing the recognized environment, which is the environmental history of the distribution.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

storing, through the RFID tag, the environmental history of the distribution that is sensed by performing a sensing function to sense a state of a peripheral environment.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

forming the barcode to be a quick response (QR) code provided in a two-dimensional form.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

incorporating, into the barcode, ID information of an RFID tag representing the plurality of individual products, and ID information to be used to classify the plurality of individual products.