Data application method and system of RFID tags

• US 9,536,123 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2016
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ching Ho Chau
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Wale Intelligent System Limited
• Inventors: Chau, Ching Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): McNally, Kerri
• Assistant Examiner(s): Akhter, Sharmin
• Application Number:
  US15/051,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20160275321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 314 Days
• Field of Search: 340 101- 106, 455410-420
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A data application method and system of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are provided. The method includes: when a first-type RFID tag is within a readable range of a first-type RFID reader, acquiring, by the first-type RFID reader, data of the first-type RFID tag; obtaining, by an RFID emulator, the data of the first-type RFID tag, converting the data of the first-type RFID tag to data of a second-type RFID tag according to a predetermined data conversion protocol, and providing the data of the second-type RFID tag for a second-type RFID reader; and forming, by the second-type RFID reader, a second-type RFID signal according to the data of the second-type RFID tag and sending the second-type RFID signal. The data application method and system expand applications of RFID tags.

Claims

1. A data application method of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, comprising:

when a first-type RFID tag is within a readable range of a first-type RFID reader, acquiring, by the first-type RFID reader, data of the first-type RFID tag;

obtaining, by an RFID emulator, the data of the first-type RFID tag, converting the data of the first-type RFID tag to data of a second-type RFID tag according to a predetermined data conversion protocol, and providing the data of the second-type RFID tag for a second-type RFID reader; and

forming, by the second-type RFID reader, a second-type RFID signal according to the data of the second-type RFID tag and sending the second-type RFID signal;

wherein the first-type RFID tag is an Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tag, the first-type reader is a UHF reader, the second-type RFID tag is a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag, the second-type reader is an NFC reader, and the second-type RFID signal is an NFC signal;

the NFC signal is acquired from the NFC reader through a smart mobile terminal with an NFC function;

wherein an operating process of the data application method comprises;

transmitting, by the UHF reader, radio waves through a UHF antenna, and when the UHF tag is within coverage of the radio waves, the UHF tag being activated;

obtaining, by the UHF reader, tag identification or an electronic product code sent by the activated UHF tag through the UHF antenna;

transmitting, by the UHF reader, the tag identification or electronic product code to the RFID emulator and judging whether the UHF tag is a desired product;

acquiring, by the RFID emulator, product information represented by the UHF tag from a local database or a cloud server;

converting, by the RFID emulator, the product information to an NFC code containing product related information according to a predetermined coding algorithm;

sending, by the RFID emulator, an NFC signal containing the NFC code through the NFC reader; and

obtaining, by the smart mobile terminal of which the NFC function has been opened, the NFC signal within the readable range, and acquiring and displaying the product related information through an application mode or a hyperlink mode.

2. The data application method according to claim 1, wherein the first-type RFID reader, the second-type RFID reader and the RFID emulator are integrated into a physical device.

3. The data application method according to claim 2, wherein the physical device acquires associated data of the data of the first-type RFID tag from a cloud server according to the data of the first-type RFID tag.

4. The data application method according to claim 2, wherein the physical device acquires associated data of the data of the first-type RFID tag from a local database according to the data of the first-type RFID tag.

5. The data application method according to claim 1, wherein the RFID emulator integrates a codec system that achieves data conversion.

6. The data application method according to claim 5, wherein the codec system comprises a dedicated IC, or a digital signal processing (DSP) processor.

7. The data application method according to claim 1, wherein the first-type RFID tag is an Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tag, the first-type reader is a UHF reader, the second-type RFID tag is a quick response (QR) tag, the second-type reader is a QR reader, and the second-type RFID signal is a QR signal.

8. The data application method according to claim 1, comprising:

judging and deciding in which manner the product information is displayed, wherein when the product information is displayed in an APP manner, acquired data is generated in the application mode, and when the product information is displayed in a hyperlink manner, the acquired data is generated in the hyperlink mode.

9. A data application system of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, comprising:

a first-type RFID reader that, when a first-type RFID tag is within a readable range of the first-type RFID reader, acquires data of the first-type RFID tag;

an RFID emulator that obtains the data of the first-type RFID tag, converts the data of the first-type RFID tag to data of a second-type RFID tag according to a predetermined data conversion protocol, and provides the data of the second-type RFID tag for a second-type RFID reader; and

the second-type RFID reader that forms a second-type RFID signal according to the data of the second-type RFID tag and sends the second-type RFID signal;

wherein the first-type RFID tag is an Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tag, the first-type reader is a UHF reader, the second-type RFID tag is a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag, the second-type reader is an NFC reader, and the second-type RFID signal is an NFC signal;

the NFC signal is acquired from the NFC reader through a smart mobile terminal with an NFC function;

wherein the UHF reader transmits radio waves through a UHF antenna, and when the UHF tag is within coverage of the radio waves, the UHF tag is activated;

the UHF reader obtains tag identification or an electronic product code sent by the activated UHF tag through the UHF antenna;

the UHF reader transmits the tag identification or electronic product code to the RFID emulator and judges whether the UHF tag is a desired product;

the RFID emulator acquires product information represented by the UHF tag from a local database or a cloud server;

the RFID emulator converts the product information to an NFC code containing product related information according to a predetermined coding algorithm;

the RFID emulator sends an NFC signal containing the NFC code through the NFC reader; and

the smart mobile terminal of which the NFC function has been opened obtains the NFC signal within the readable range, acquires and displays the product related information through an application mode or a hyperlink mode.

10. The data application system according to claim 9, wherein the first-type RFID reader, the second-type RFID reader and the RFID emulator are integrated into a physical device.

11. The data application system according to claim 10, wherein the physical device acquires associated data of the data of the first-type RFID tag from a cloud server according to the data of the first-type RFID tag.

12. The data application system according to claim 10, wherein the physical device acquires associated data of the data of the first-type RFID tag from a local database according to the data of the first-type RFID tag.

13. The data application system according to claim 9, wherein the RFID emulator integrates a codec system that achieves data conversion.

14. The data application system according to claim 13, wherein the codec system comprises a dedicated IC, or a digital signal processing (DSP) processor.