JP6930270B2 - Issuing device for irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a device for issuing a large number of irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles such as an irregularly shaped IC tag such as a strap shape or a wristband shape, which is different from the card shape, and a issuing method by the issuing device.

Non-contact IC technology with a built-in non-volatile memory and wireless communication chip is widely used, and resin cards are widely used as non-contact IC cards, which are highly secure and difficult to counterfeit or alter. It has been.

Since the non-contact IC card can manage multiple types of data with one card, it can be used for functions such as electronic money, public transportation prepaid cards, employee ID cards, student ID cards, and entry / exit management ID cards. You can also make a card with it.

In addition, some IC chips in non-contact IC cards are driven by receiving electric power from radio waves transmitted from a reader, and the card does not have a power source such as a battery or battery. The structure of the card has been simplified, and there are no situations in which the card cannot be used due to dead batteries, and it is highly evaluated.

Data is written to the non-contact IC chip, it is managed independently in the chip, individual access rights can be set, and safe interoperability is possible between a plurality of services.

The data to be written includes individual information such as ID in addition to the information required for use, and the chip communicates with the reader via the antenna, but it is internationally standardized as ISO / IEC 18092 and is 13.56 MHz. It communicates with the radio waves of the above, and bidirectional communication of 100 to 400 kbps is possible at a very short distance of about 10 cm.

As a result, data contained in an IC (integrated circuit) chip can be exchanged simply by bringing the IC card and IC tag close to the reading device.

The data for issuance includes primary issuance data for setting usage and writing necessary information and setting keys, and secondary issuance data for writing individual information such as ID to the primary issued card. The card issuing device issues a large number of cards in a short time.

Generally, a card issuing device is a magnetic issuing device that writes magnetic information on a magnetic tape of a card, a primary issuing device that writes necessary information and settings such as encryption and decryption on an IC chip, and laser embossing (engraving). , Membership number printing, laminating to prevent the printing from disappearing, embossing to engrave the credit number and name, tapping to put a sticker on the embossing, and secondary issuance to write individual information such as ID , The cards are collectively processed while being transported in the issuing device.

The card issuing device is generally used as a card-shaped non-contact IC medium issuing device. There are IC products (IC articles) called irregular shapes such as IC strap shape and IC wristband shape, but in the current card issuing device, the installation position of rollers etc. and the transport gap are different in the shape and thickness of the card. Since they are combined, only card-shaped products can be transported, which is not suitable for issuing IC products called irregular shapes.

As one of the irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles, there is an IC coin, and an issuing device thereof has been proposed. However, since the IC coin is disk-shaped, there is no method, on the contrary, it is easy to handle, there is no problem with transportation, and the IC coin issuing device is an IC called an irregular shape such as an IC strap shape or an IC wristband shape. Not suitable for issuing commercial materials (Patent Document 1).

Therefore, irregularly shaped products are issued by manually holding each one over the secondary issuing unit of the non-contact IC card issuing device and manually invoking the write command. It's taking time.

As a technique for solving such a problem, Patent Document 2 discloses a jig for transporting a deformed IC tag that enables issuance of a deformed non-contact IC article.

This is a transfer jig for irregularly shaped IC tags that has a built-in IC chip and antenna, is supplied with power by electromagnetic induction from a reading device, and exchanges data by wireless communication because it is equipped with wireless communication means and storage means. The transfer jig is a transfer jig for irregularly shaped IC tags, characterized in that it has a rigid body portion and a bag-shaped pocket made of a net into which an irregularly shaped IC tag can be inserted.

This technology makes it possible to process a deformed IC tag in the same manner as a conventional IC card issuing device by storing and handling a deformed non-contact IC article in a transport jig for a deformed IC tag having the same shape. Although it is an excellent technique, it has a drawback that it requires a large amount of transfer jigs for irregularly shaped IC tags, and is not always desirable from the viewpoint of cost reduction.

Therefore, there has been a long-awaited device for issuing irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles that does not require a transfer jig for irregularly shaped IC tags.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-135233 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-206955

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide an issuing device for irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles that does not require a transfer jig for irregularly shaped IC tags.

As a means for solving the above problems, the first aspect of the present invention is a device for issuing a non-contact IC article having a deformed shape.
It is equipped with a processing device and a control device that controls the operation of the processing device.
The processing device includes a issuing field on which a non-contact IC article having a deformed shape to be issued is placed, a smoothing monitoring sensor that confirms the overlapping state of the issuing target in the issuing field, and an issuing field vibrating device that vibrates the issuing field. It is equipped with a processing head that performs various processing on the issuing target and a processing head moving device that can arrange the processing head at an arbitrary position within the range of the issuing field.
The processing head is characterized by being equipped with a laser processing module that stamps the issue target, a reader / writer that encodes the issue target in a non-contact manner, and an imaging camera that captures the issue target as an image and stores the shape. This is a device for issuing irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles.

The second aspect of the present invention is the variant shape described above, wherein the issuing field includes a sensor capable of detecting at which position of the issuing field the issue target is placed. It is a non-contact IC article issuing device.

According to the issuing device for irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles of the present invention, a processing head including a laser processing module, an imaging camera, and a reader / writer, an issuing field on which an issue target is placed, and an issue field that vibrates the issue field. Since it is equipped with a vibrating device, even if irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles overlap the issuing field and are placed in the issuing field, the irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles can be overlapped by vibrating with the issuing field vibrating device. Since the shape can be grasped in the state where the above is eliminated, a transport jig for irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles is not required.

Explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the issuing apparatus of the deformed non-contact IC article of this invention. The flow chart explaining the operation example of the issuing apparatus of the irregular shape non-contact IC article of this invention.

<Issuing device for irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles>
The issuing device for the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
The present invention is a issuing device 10 for an irregularly shaped non-contact IC article 3.
The issuing device 10 of the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article 3 of the present invention includes a processing device 30 and a control device 20 for controlling the operation of the processing device.

<Processing device>
The processing device 30 is a smoothing monitoring sensor 4 that confirms an overlapping state (also referred to as a smoothing state) between the issuing field 2 on which the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article 10 to be issued is placed and the issuing target in the issuing field 2. The issuing field vibrating device 5 that vibrates the issuing field 2 to eliminate the overlap of the issuing targets, the processing head 1 that performs various processing on the issuing target, and the installation unit 1-1 of the processing head 1 are set in the issuing field. It is equipped with a processing head moving device (not shown) that can be arranged at an arbitrary position within a range.

The processing head 1 includes a laser processing module 1-2 that stamps the issue target, a reader / writer 1-3 that encodes the issue target in a non-contact manner, and an imaging camera 1-4 that captures the issue target as an image and grasps the shape. And have.

The issuing device 10 of the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article 3 of the present invention may include a sensor capable of detecting where the issuing field 2 is placed on the issuing field 2. By providing such a sensor, it is possible to grasp the position in the issuing field 2 on which the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article 3 to be issued is placed, and by extension, the processing time of the processing device 30 is shortened. It becomes possible.

<Control device>
The control device 20 is composed of at least the operation of the processing head moving device (not shown) capable of three-dimensionally driving the installation portion 1-1 of the processing head 1 constituting the processing device 30 and the components of the processing head 1. It is a means capable of controlling the operation of the laser processing module 1-2, the reader / writer 1-3, the image pickup camera 1-4, the operation of the issuing field vibration device 5, and the operation of the smoothing monitoring camera 4. ..

Specifically, the control device 20 is composed of a computer and an interface circuit interposed between the computer and the processing device, but the interface circuit will be omitted in the present invention. The interface circuit includes the voltage level of the output signal of the computer, the processing head moving device (not shown) constituting the processing device 30, the issuing field vibration device 5, the laser processing module 1-2 constituting the processing head 1, and the reader. The voltage levels of the electronic circuits that drive the writer 1-3, the image pickup camera 1-4, and the like are not always the same, and they play a role in matching them.

In the control device 20 illustrated in FIG. 1, the control device 20 includes an operation terminal, an operation unit, an issue target shape storage unit, a movement route storage unit, a processing information transmission unit, a smoothing determination unit, and issuance information. An example consisting of a search unit and a search unit is shown.

In FIG. 1, each part of the control device 20 including the operation part can be configured by using a computer. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, each part may be configured by an independent device. An interface for matching the signal levels of the issue target search unit that interacts with the processing head 1 and the smoothing determination unit that interacts with the issue field vibration device 5 and the smoothing monitoring camera 4 of the processing device 30. It is usually connected via a circuit, but they are omitted in FIG.

(Operation terminal)
The operation terminal corresponds to, for example, a keyboard when a computer is used as the control device 20. If the computer is equipped with a touch panel, the touch panel is the operating terminal.

(Operation Department)
The computer may execute various processes in the operation unit according to the computer program, or may be an electronic device that functions as the operation unit.
Information such as processing information, issuance target shape, issuance quantity, etc. input from the operation terminal is registered in the operation department. Based on the registered information, the operation unit exchanges information with the smoothing judgment unit, the issue target shape storage unit, the processing information transmission unit, and the movement route storage unit.

(Issued target shape storage unit)
The computer may execute various processes in the issue target shape storage unit according to a computer program, or may be an electronic device that functions as the issue target shape storage unit.
The issue target shape storage unit functions as a specific storage device when the issue target shape is registered in the operation unit. It may be an external storage device connected to the computer, or it may be a storage device inside the computer. The storage device may be selected according to the data capacity of the shape to be issued to be stored. In addition, the data of the shape to be issued stored in the large-capacity external storage device is read out and stored in the storage device composed of a high-speed semiconductor memory, and the image captured by the imaging camera is inspected for the shape to be issued. In this case, it may be compared with the data of the shape to be issued stored in the storage device made of the semiconductor memory.

(Movement route storage unit)
The computer may execute various processes in the moving path storage unit according to a computer program, or may be an electronic device that functions as a moving path storage unit.
The movement route storage unit is a storage unit that stores the route that the processing head 1 has moved within the range of the issue field 2 for the search when the issuing device starts the search for the issue target. By storing the coordinates in the X and Y directions shown in FIG. 1 at regular time intervals, the path that the processing head 1 of the issuing device has moved in the XY plane may be stored. It is also possible to detect and store the movement path from the image data of the issuing field 2 captured by the imaging cameras 1-4. The movement route data is stored in the movement route storage unit. The movement path storage unit may be an external storage device connected to a computer, or may be a storage area allocated to a storage device made of a semiconductor memory included in the computer. By storing the searched route in this way, it is possible to avoid double search, so that the search can be performed efficiently.

(Processing information transmission department)
The computer may execute various processes in the processing information transmission unit according to a computer program, or may be an electronic device that functions as the processing information transmission unit.
The processing information transmission unit receives the processing information registered in the operation unit, specifically, the laser engraving information, and sends it to the issue target search unit. Furthermore, the laser engraving information can be found in the laser processing module 1-.
By being sent to 2, the laser processing module 1-2 is used to perform engraving processing on the issue target (odd shape non-contact IC article).

Specifically, in the engraving process, first, the laser engraving information and the imaging camera are used to focus the laser processing module 1-2, and then the actual engraving process is performed. The operation of focusing the laser processing module 1-2 is performed by moving the processing head 1 in the Z direction by the processing head moving device. In the focusing step of the laser processing module 1-2, it is possible to confirm at the same time whether or not the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article to be issued can be non-contact communicated by the reader / writer 1-3. This is because the reader / writer 1-3 is installed in the processing head 1. When focusing the laser processing module 1-2 for laser processing on the issue target, the reader / writer 1-3 is brought close to the issue target together. Because.

(Smoothing judgment unit)
The computer may execute various processes in the smoothing determination unit according to a computer program, or may be an electronic device that functions as a smoothing determination unit.
Upon receiving an instruction from the operation unit, the smoothing determination unit issues an instruction to the issuing target smoothing monitoring sensor to inspect whether or not the state should be smoothed. If the inspection result from the issue target smoothing monitoring sensor is that the issue target does not exist, the smoothing judgment unit sends a reply to the operation unit that the issue target is smooth (there is no overlap of the issue targets). Further, when the issue target exists, the smoothing determination unit instructs the issue field vibrating device 5 to vibrate.

(Issued Target Search Department)
The computer may execute various processes in the issue target search unit according to the computer program, or may be an electronic device that functions as the issue target search unit.
When the issue target shape storage unit receives the information regarding the shape of the issue target registered in the operation unit, the issue target search unit receives the issue target shape storage unit, and the processing head 1 until it finds an issue target having a shape matching the shape of the issue target. Is moved within the range of the issue field 2, and is instructed to continue the search until an issue target having the target shape is found. At this time, the route moved by the processing head 1 for search is sent to the movement route storage unit and stored. By storing the searched route in this way, it is possible to avoid double search, and it has a function of eliminating unnecessary search.

<Issuing method using a device for issuing irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles>
The specific operation of the issuing method by the issuing device of the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article to be issued is put into the issuing field of the issuing device of the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article of the present invention and placed (FIG. 2A). At this time, the individual irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles may be in an overlapping state.

Next, information regarding the issue target (shape of the issue target, processing information, quantity of the issue target, etc.) is registered (FIG. 2 (B)). The registration of the information (issue information) regarding the issue target is input using the operation terminal and registered in the operation unit. Of the issuance information registered in the operation unit, information regarding the shape to be issued is sent to the issue target shape storage unit, and processing information is sent to the processing information transmission unit.

Next, the smoothing confirmation of the issue target input to the issue field is performed (FIG. 2 (C)). The smoothing confirmation of the issue target is executed by inspecting whether the smoothing monitoring camera is smoothed by sending an instruction to the smoothing monitoring camera by the smoothing judgment unit according to the instruction from the operation department. Will be done.

If the inspection result by the smoothing monitoring camera is smoothed, the smoothing monitoring camera sends a reply to the smoothing determination unit that the smoothing is performed. Further, the smoothing determination unit sends information that the smoothing is performed to the operation unit, and the operation unit recognizes that the issuance preparation is complete (FIG. 2 (E)).

If the inspection result by the smoothing monitoring camera is not smoothed, the smoothing monitoring camera sends a reply to the smoothing determination unit that the smoothing is not performed. Further, the smoothing determination unit sends information that the smoothing is not performed to the operation unit, and the smoothing process of the issue target is performed (FIG. 2 (D)).

Next, the leveling determination unit sends an instruction to vibrate to the issuing field vibrating device. After vibrating for a preset time, the leveling determination unit again instructs the smoothing monitoring camera whether or not it is leveled, and the inspection is executed. The inspection result by the smoothing monitoring camera is repeatedly executed until the result that the smoothing is obtained.

Next, when the operation unit recognizes that the issuance preparation is complete, it sends information about the shape of the issuance target to the issuance target shape storage unit (FIG. 2 (F)).

Next, when the issue target shape storage unit stores information about the shape of the issue target, the issue target search unit sends an instruction to the processing head and the processing head moving device, and starts searching for the issue target having the corresponding shape. (Fig. 2 (G)). The search is carried out throughout the issue field.
When the search is performed, the movement route searched by the processing head is stored in the movement route storage unit via the issue target search unit (FIG. 2 (H)). By storing the movement route searched by the processing head, it is possible to avoid double search.
The route for the processing head to search in the issue field may be a preset route, or a route for efficiently searching from the image captured by the imaging camera may be set.

The search for the issue target is executed until the processing head finds the issue target having the shape stored in the issue target shape storage unit. If the issue target cannot be found even after searching up to the preset time interval or the length of the search route, the issue target search unit determines that the issue target search is continued and continues the search (FIG. 2 (I)).
When the processing head searches and finds the issue target shape of the corresponding shape, it informs the issue target search unit that the issue target has been found. Next, the issue target search unit issues an instruction to the processing head moving device to stop on the spot. Next, the issue target search department informs the operation department that it has found the issue target.

Next, when the operation department receives the information that the corresponding issue target has been found, it sends the processing information to the processing information transmission unit (FIG. 2 (J)). The processing information is information regarding the content of laser engraving on the issue target.

When the processing information is sent to the processing information transmission unit, the processing information is transmitted from the processing information transmission unit to the issue target search unit, the issue target search unit instructs the processing head to perform the issue process, and the issue process starts. ..

When the issuing process starts, the laser processing module installed in the processing head installation portion adjusts the laser focal length so that the laser engraving can be performed on the issuing target (FIG. 2 (K)). Laser focal length adjustment focuses the laser processing module by adjusting the distance between the processing head and the issue target using a processing head moving device.

Next, it is confirmed that communication with the non-contact IC article to be issued is possible by using the reader / writer installed in the installation portion of the processing head (non-contact IC supplement).

Next, the laser processing module is used to perform laser engraving on the issue target (FIG. 2 (L)).

Next, the reader / writer performs encoding (non-contact IC encoding) in which the information stored in the processing information transmission unit is written in the irregularly shaped non-contact IC article to be issued (FIG. 2 (M)).

When the non-contact IC encoding is completed, the operation unit determines whether or not all the registered quantities to be issued have been issued.

If not all of them have been issued, the machining information transmission unit instructs the processing head moving device to start moving through the operation unit and the issuing target search unit, and repeats FIGS. 2 (G) to 2 (M).

When all the shapes have been issued, the operation unit determines whether or not all the registered shapes to be issued have been issued.

If all of them have not been issued, FIGS. 2 (G) to 2 (M) are repeated.

If all have been issued, complete.

1 ... Processing head 1-1 (of issuing device) ... Installation unit 1-2 ... Laser processing module 1-3 ... Reader / writer (of non-contact IC module) 1-4 ... Imaging camera 2 ・ ・ ・ Issuing field (Available range of processing head)
3 ... (to be issued) irregularly shaped non-contact IC article 4 ... smoothing monitoring sensor 5 ... issuing field vibration device 10 ... irregularly shaped non-contact IC article issuing device 20 ... control device 30 ... Processing device

Claims (2)

It is a device for issuing irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles.
It is equipped with a processing device and a control device that controls the operation of the processing device.
The processing device includes a issuing field on which a non-contact IC article having a deformed shape to be issued is placed, a smoothing monitoring sensor that confirms the overlapping state of the issuing target in the issuing field, and an issuing field vibrating device that vibrates the issuing field. It is equipped with a processing head that performs various processing on the issuing target and a processing head moving device that can arrange the processing head at an arbitrary position within the range of the issuing field.
The processing head is characterized by being equipped with a laser processing module that stamps the issue target, a reader / writer that encodes the issue target in a non-contact manner, and an imaging camera that captures the issue target as an image and determines the shape. A device for issuing irregularly shaped non-contact IC articles. The issuing device for an irregularly shaped non-contact IC article according to claim 1, wherein the issuing field includes a sensor capable of detecting at which position of the issuing field the issue target is placed.

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