An RFID medium including: a base material, a thermosensitive color-developing layer formed on a front surface of the base material and developed a color by heat, an antenna formed on a rear surface of the base material, and an IC chip connected to the antenna, in which the antenna and the IC chip are connected to each other by a conductive material that is cured by an ultraviolet ray.
A container manufacturing method includes an RFID inlay disposing step of disposing an RFID inlay provided with a thermoplastic adhesive on an inner surface of a mold with the thermoplastic adhesive exposed, and a molding step of supplying a heated material to the mold and molding a container provided with the RFID inlay on an outer surface thereof via the thermoplastic adhesive.
B29C 49/20 - Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor of articles having inserts or reinforcements
B29K 23/00 - Use of polyalkenes as moulding material
B29K 67/00 - Use of polyesters as moulding material
A printer according to an aspect of the present invention has: a conveyance roller which conveys a continuous body and an ink ribbon; a print head which sandwiches the ink ribbon and the continuous body at a print position with the conveyance roller and prints information on each print medium of the continuous body; and a first detection portion which is provided on an upstream side in a conveyance direction of the continuous body with respect to the print position and detects an end part of each print medium in the conveyance direction of the continuous body. The first detection portion has: a light-emitting element; and a light-receiving element which receives light from the light-emitting element via the ink ribbon and the continuous body.
B41J 3/36 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability
B41J 2/325 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
B41J 29/00 - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
B65H 23/188 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
This invention includes: a movable electrode movable by receiving an impact from the outside; and a cantilevered beam-shaped electrode. The movable electrode moves relative to the beam-shaped electrode by the impact and comes into contact with a free end of the beam-shaped electrode, and the impact is detected due to the movable electrode and the beam-shaped electrode being electrically connected to each other.
G01P 15/135 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces with conversion into electric or magnetic values by making use of contacts which are actuated by a movable inertial mass
G01P 15/08 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces with conversion into electric or magnetic values
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PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE SHIELD FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLANAR HEATING ELEMENT, AND CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION
This production method for a conductive base material includes: a film-forming step for forming a film using a conductive composition, on a surface of a base material; and an ultrasonic wave application step for applying ultrasonic waves to the film to form a conductive layer. In this production method, the conductive composition contains: conductive particles (A) having at least one element selected from the group consisting of copper and silver; and a compound (B) that suppresses either or both of corrosion and aggregation of the conductive particles (A).
B05D 3/12 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by mechanical means
B05D 7/24 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
H01B 1/22 - Conductive material dispersed in non-conductive organic material the conductive material comprising metals or alloys
H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
The present invention comprises a movable electrode that is capable of moving in one direction upon receiving an impact from the outside, and a first fixed electrode that is disposed apart from the movable electrode in the one direction and that contacts the movable electrode when the movable electrode moves. The movable electrode includes a first recess for which a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the movable electrode serves as a depth direction. The first fixed electrode includes a first protrusion of which at least a portion is accommodated in the first recess. The movable electrode moves, the first recess comes into contact with the first protrusion, and the movable electrode and the first fixed electrode are electrically connected, whereby impact is detected.
G01P 15/135 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces with conversion into electric or magnetic values by making use of contacts which are actuated by a movable inertial mass
G01P 15/08 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces with conversion into electric or magnetic values
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELD FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEET-LIKE HEATING ELEMENT AND CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION
Disclosed is a method for producing a conductive base material, the method comprising: a film formation step in which a film that is formed of a conductive composition is provided on a base material; and a conductive film formation step in which a conductive film is formed by at least pressurizing the film. A conductive composition which contains conductive particles (A) that contain at least one element selected from the group consisting of copper and silver, and a compound (B) that suppresses one or both of corrosion and agglomeration of the conductive particles (A) is used in this method for producing a conductive base material.
H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
B05D 3/12 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by mechanical means
B05D 5/12 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain a coating with specific electrical properties
B05D 7/24 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
H01B 1/22 - Conductive material dispersed in non-conductive organic material the conductive material comprising metals or alloys
H05K 1/09 - Use of materials for the metallic pattern
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
H05K 9/00 - Screening of apparatus or components against electric or magnetic fields
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CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE AGENT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR USING CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE AGENT COMPOSITION
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a conductive adhesive agent composition that can be cured by heat and UV; and a method for using a conductive adhesive agent. The present invention provides a conductive adhesive agent composition for connecting an IC chip and an inlay antenna, and comprising: an adhesive agent containing at least an epoxy (meth)acrylate component, a (meth)acrylate component, a urethane(meth)acrylate component, a photoinitiator, and an organic peroxide; and one or more conductive particles selected from the group consisting of nickel particles, gold particles, resin particles having surfaces thereof coated with nickel, and resin particles having surfaces thereof coated with gold. The present invention also provides a method for using the conductive adhesive agent composition to connect an inlay antenna and an IC chip by using.
According to an aspect of the present invention, an electronic component mounting apparatus comprises: a transfer unit for transferring a successive-antenna body on which a plurality of antennas for an inlay are successively formed on a base material; an attaching unit for attaching, to a predetermined reference position of each antenna on the successive-antenna body, a conductive adhesive agent having thermally curable and optically curable properties; an electronic component disposing unit for disposing an electronic component on the conductive adhesive agent at the reference position of each antenna on the successive-antenna body; a first curing unit for emitting light toward the conductive adhesive agent on each antenna on the successive-antenna body to cure the conductive adhesive agent; and a second curing unit for heating and curing the conductive adhesive agent on each antenna at a position downstream of the position at which the light is emitted in the transfer direction.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
20 - Furniture and decorative products
Goods & Services
Electronic displays, namely, digital signage; electronic numeric displays Tags and tickets to be dispensed; printed tickets, ticket rolls Queue ticket dispensers, not of metal
12.
PRINTER, PRINTER CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTER AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
A printer configured to print on a print medium having an RFID includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with the RFID; a controller configured to attempt communication between the RFID and the communication unit while a relative position between the RFID and the communication unit is adjusted, the controller is configured to operate in first and second modes in which the controller attempts the communication at respective first and second pluralities of relative positions between the RFID and the communication unit and determines a radio wave strength at relative positions at which the communication is successful, and identifies an optimum communication position based on the radio wave strength at relative positions at which the communication is successful.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 3/50 - Mechanisms producing characters by printing and also producing a record by other means
G06K 7/015 - Aligning or centring of the sensing device with respect to the record carrier
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PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, PRINTER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
To provide a printing system including an attaching device configured to attach a label on an adherend, and a printer connected to the attaching device and configured to operate in cooperation with the attaching device, in which the printer is configured to send a signal for indicating a state of the printer to the attaching device, and/or receive a signal for performing an operation of the printer from the attaching device, and the attaching device is configured to receive and display the signal for indicating the state of the printer, and/or receive an input of the signal for performing the operation of the printer and send the signal to the printer.
A feed roller mechanism that feeds a continuous paper while nipping the continuous paper between a first roller and a second roller that face each other, the feed roller mechanism includes a plate-shaped first support member that supports the first roller, and a plate-shaped second support member that supports the first support member, wherein the first roller nips the continuous paper with the second roller by a deflection reaction force of the first support member.
A printer that performs, based on print data, print on a plurality of labels included in a label continuous body, the printer includes a backfeed control unit configured to backfeed the label continuous body and move a leading label to a print start position, and a print control unit configured to acquire a print start command after the backfeed control unit starts the backfeed, and perform the print on the label moved to the print start position.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 32/02 - Ink-ribbon cartridges for endless ribbons
B41J 33/51 - Ribbon-feed devices or mechanisms with arrangements for reversing the feed direction automatically and characterised by the use of particular reversing control means
This printer, which performs printing on the basis of print data on a label continuous body provided with a plurality of labels having RFID inlays, comprises: a data generation unit that generates RFID data and drawing data from the print data; an RFID control unit that receives the RFID data generated by the data generation unit and writes the received RFID data to the RFID inlay; and a print control unit that receives the drawing data generated by the data generation unit and prints the received drawing data on the labels, the RFID control unit writing the RFID data to the RFID inlay in parallel with the print control unit receiving the drawing data transmitted from the data generation unit.
B41J 3/36 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
B65C 9/46 - Applying date marks, code marks, or the like, to the label during labelling
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 17/00 - Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups , e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEET-LIKE HEATING ELEMENT AND CONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL
A method for producing a conductive base material, comprising (1) a laminating step for forming a conductive particle-containing layer on a surface of a base material with a conductive composition containing conductive particles to obtain a laminate containing a base material layer and the conductive particle-containing layer, (2) a penetration step for allowing penetration of a component (X) capable of removing an oxide film on the surface of the conductive particles into the conductive particle-containing layer and (3) a conductive film formation step for at least pressing the conductive particle-containing layer containing the component (X) penetrated therewith to form a conductive film.
H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
B05D 3/10 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by other chemical means
B05D 3/12 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by mechanical means
B05D 5/12 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain a coating with specific electrical properties
C23C 24/08 - Coating starting from inorganic powder by application of heat or pressure and heat
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
A printer includes: a controller configured to: acquire a plurality of radio wave strengths of a plurality of RFID signals, each RFID signal being from an RFID included in each of a plurality of printing media, set a threshold based on the acquired plurality of the radio wave strengths, and determine whether or not each RFID is normal based its respective radio wave strength and the set threshold.
A printer according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a conveyance unit which conveys a plurality of printing media sequentially toward a discharge port; a printing unit which prints printing information on each of the plurality of printing media; a control unit which controls the conveyance unit such that a printing medium having undergone printing is conveyed until exposed from the discharge port, and which controls the printing unit such that, upon removal of the printing medium having undergone printing and having been exposed from the discharge port, printing information is printed on the next printing medium; and an audio output unit. The control unit controls the audio output unit so as to output, by means of audio, at least a portion of the printing information, or information related to the printing information, upon removal of the printing medium having undergone printing and having been exposed from the discharge port.
An embodiment of the present invention is an information processing device including: a storage configured to store information about a product and identification information of a radio tag that is attached to the product; and a control unit configured to, when receiving the identification information of the radio tag attached to the product, from a product recipient terminal held by a product recipient who obtains the product, associate information about the product recipient with the identification information of the radio tag. The control unit is further configured to, when the information about the product recipient is associated with the identification information of the radio tag, control so that the information about the product, which is stored in the storage, can be provided to the product recipient terminal.
A label structure includes: a base material including a print area on which information arranged in a predetermined direction is printed on a front surface of the base material; an adhesive portion in which an adhesive is laminated on a back surface of the base material; and a separator configured to cover the adhesive portion. At least the print area of the base material is formed with a base material partition portion partitioned by a base material tear-off line, the base material partition portion includes a plurality of intersections extending in a direction intersecting with the predetermined direction, and the separator is formed with a separator partition portion partitioned by a separator tear-off line in an area corresponding to at least a part of an area corresponding to the base material partition portion.
B32B 3/26 - Layered products essentially comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar form; Layered products essentially having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
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PRINTER, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
One embodiment of the present invention is a printer comprising: a communication unit that is connected to a Local Area Network (LAN), that communicates with a first device via a first gateway set as a default gateway, and that communication with a second device via a second gateway connected to a mobile communication network; and a control unit that controls the communication unit so as to communicate with the second device by switching the default gateway setting from the first gateway to the second gateway, if an abnormality occurs in communications with the first device during communication with the first device via the first gateway.
This RFID label has a first portion and a second portion divided by a base-point part extending in a width direction transverse to a longitudinal direction, and comprises: a band-shaped, heat-resistant base material having heat resistance; an antenna and an IC chip that are provided in the second portion; a first adhesive layer provided in the second portion; and a second adhesive layer provided in the first portion. The length of the second portion is greater than the length of the first portion in the longitudinal direction.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
H01L 25/00 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices
H01L 25/04 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in the same subgroup of groups , or in a single subclass of , , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers
H01L 25/18 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices the devices being of types provided for in two or more different subgroups of the same main group of groups , or in a single subclass of ,
The printer is a printer for printing on a label continuous body including a plurality of labels temporarily attached to a belt-like liner at predetermined intervals, the printer calculates the label pitch from the downstream end portion of a first label and the upstream end portion of the first label detected by a second detecting unit that detects an end portion of the label, if the calculated label pitch is smaller than a distance from a first detecting unit for identifying a printing start position of the label to a printing unit, the printer feeds the label continuous body to a printing start position of a second label based on the calculated label pitch.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 11/46 - Controlling by marks or formations on the paper being fed
B65H 23/188 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
26.
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELD FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLANAR HEATING ELEMENT
12122 is the arithmetic average roughness of the surface of the stage or roll that contacts the base material; and Rz is no more than 50% of the thickness of the coating film, where Rz is the maximum height of the surface of the horn that contacts the coating film.
H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
B05D 3/00 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
B05D 3/12 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by mechanical means
B05D 5/12 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain a coating with specific electrical properties
H05K 3/10 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
27.
ANTENNA PATTERN MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ANTENNA PATTERN
Provided is a manufacturing method of a coil-shaped antenna pattern corresponding to an HF band, wherein the coil-shaped antenna pattern is manufactured by: providing a first portion at one side of a two-folded base material continuum divided by a folded line; providing second and third portions at the other side; providing an insulation layer which covers a portion of the first portion; causing the one side to overlap the other side of the two-folded base material continuum in the folded line and electrically connecting the first portion with the second portion; insulating a portion in which a conductive portion overlaps the third portion in the first portion by means of an insulation layer; and electrically connecting end parts of the first portion by means of the third portion.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
H01P 11/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing waveguides or resonators, lines, or other devices of the waveguide type
H01Q 7/00 - Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
H05K 3/04 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which the conductive material is applied to the surface of the insulating support and is thereafter removed from such areas of the surface which are not intended for current conducting or shielding the conductive material being removed mechanically, e.g. by punching
28.
PRINTER, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
An embodiment of the present invention provides a printer configured to print on a print medium. The printer includes a thermal head and a control unit. The thermal head has a plurality of heating elements that are arranged in a line. The control unit is configured to control thermal energy to be applied to the plurality of heating elements, in accordance with information based on image data. The information includes whether to apply a pulse of energizing current in each of a plurality of periods being preset during a scanning line time for one line. The plurality of periods is set in an order from a long period to a short period during the scanning line time.
G06K 15/02 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data using printers
29.
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELD FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE-SHAPED HEATING BODY
This method for manufacturing a conductive base material includes: a coating film forming step for using a conductive composition containing conductive particles to form a coating film on a surface of a base material; and an ultrasonic wave application step for applying an ultrasonic wave to the coating film to form a conductive layer. In the manufacturing method, the ultrasonic wave vibrates in a direction parallel to the surface of the base material. In addition, in the ultrasonic wave application step, in a state in which a horn subjected to ultrasonic vibration comes into contact with the coating film, an ultrasonic wave is applied to the coating film while causing the base material and the horn to move relative to each other.
B05D 5/12 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain a coating with specific electrical properties
B05D 3/12 - Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by mechanical means
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
H05K 9/00 - Screening of apparatus or components against electric or magnetic fields
30.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELD FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEET-LIKE HEATING ELEMENT AND CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION
H05K 1/09 - Use of materials for the metallic pattern
H05K 3/12 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern using printing techniques to apply the conductive material
31.
LABEL ASSEMBLY HAVING CUT WITH CURVED PORTIONS AND LABEL SHEET INCLUDING SAME
A label sheet includes a plurality of label assemblies. Each label assembly includes a label and a liner. The label includes a label first portion having an adhesive surface, and a label second portion having an adhesive surface. The liner includes a liner first portion coupled to the label first portion, the liner first portion configured to be separable from the label first portion, and a liner second portion coupled to the label second portion. A cut is formed in the liner and positioned between the liner first portion and the liner second portion. The cut includes a first curved portion positioned at a first edge of the liner and a second curved portion positioned at a second edge of the liner.
An RFID inlay, a hot melt-based adhesive layer laminated on a surface of the RFID inlay on which an RFID antenna and an IC chip are formed, a first thermoplastic resin sheet, and an adherend adhesive layer configured to be attached to an adherend are laminated in this order.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
33.
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
An embodiment of the present invention is an information processing system comprising: a user terminal carried by a user; a communication device being attached on a product in a store and including a sensor and a storage, the sensor configured to detect a touch on the product by a person, the storage storing unique identification information; and an information processing device being capable of communicating with the user terminal. The information processing device comprises a control unit configured to, when a detecting device, which is the communication device that has detected a touch on the product by a person, is present in the store, associate user information on the user terminal positioned in proximity to the detecting device, with the identification information on the detecting device.
A printer is configured to print on a print medium having a thermal color developing layer and includes: a thermal head having a plurality of heating elements that are arranged in a line; and a processor configured to: set a first application period of a pulse of energizing current, during a scanning line time for one line, the pulse of energizing current applying thermal energy that causes the thermal color developing layer to develop color, to the plurality of heating elements, correct a length of the first application period, which is set by the processor, based on an image to be printed, and determine print speed to be applied in printing the whole image at a constant speed, by extending the scanning line time so as to contain a maximum length of the first application period that has been corrected by the processor.
B41J 2/37 - Print density control by compensation for variation in current
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
A printer for issuing print media includes: a rechargeable battery configured to supply power to the printer; a print unit configured to print information on the print media; a display unit; and a control unit configured to: compute “A” based on: a decrease in remaining battery capacity of the battery during a period of time from a reference time to the present time, and a total number of print media that have been issued during the period of time, where “A” is defined as remaining battery capacity of the battery decreased as a single print medium is issued; compute (B−C)/A to obtain a number of print media on which the print unit can print, where “B” is defined as present remaining battery capacity, and “C” is defined as a lower limit of remaining battery capacity of the battery; and control the display unit to display the number of print media.
One aspect of the present invention pertains to an article management system for detecting the presence or absence of an article, said system comprising: an oscillating member capable of oscillating between a first position and a second position; a torque generating member for generating a torque that causes the oscillating member to oscillate from the second position toward the first position; a communication device; a sheet-like radiowave shielding member that, when coming close to the communication device, shields radio waves generated from the communication device; and a control apparatus that acquires a result as to communication possibility by a wireless apparatus with the communication device, and determines, on the basis of said result as to the communication possibility, whether an article is present on a reference surface. Either the communication device or the radiowave shielding member is mounted to the oscillating member. When the oscillating member is situated at the first position, the communication device and the radiowave shielding member do not come close to each other, whereas when the oscillating member is situated at the second position, the communication device and the radiowave shielding member come close to each other.
An embodiment of the present invention is an information processing system including a first radio tag and an information processing device. The first radio tag stores unique tag identification information and is configured to be attached to a seating surface or a backrest surface of a seating unit. The information processing device includes a storage that stores information on a user of a seating unit and tag identification information of a radio tag attached to the seating unit, in an associated manner. The information processing device also includes an acquisition unit and a control unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire the tag identification information when the first radio tag transmits a signal containing the tag identification information. The control unit is configured to determine whether the user is seated on the seating unit, based on acquisition or non-acquisition of the tag identification information.
A display system includes: a first apparatus that detects a position of a person in a space in which an object is located; a second apparatus that is different from the first apparatus and detects a position of the object; and a control apparatus that displays information on a display apparatus. The control apparatus integrates information acquired from the first apparatus and related to a change in the position of the person between a predetermined point of time and a point of time different from the predetermined point of time and information acquired from the second apparatus and related to a change in the position of the object between a predetermined point of time and a point of time different from the predetermined point of time and displays integrated information on a display apparatus.
An analysis system includes: a first apparatus that detects a position of a person in a space in which an object is located; a second apparatus that is different from the first apparatus and detects a position of the object; and an analysis apparatus that analyzes a behavior of the person, wherein the analysis apparatus analyzes the behavior of the person in response to the object based on a relationship between the position of the person acquired from the first apparatus and the position of the object acquired from the second apparatus.
A product management apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores first characteristic data indicating a characteristic of a first product at a first date and time; an acquisition unit that acquires second characteristic data indicating a characteristic of a second product at a second date and time after the first date and time; and a determination unit that determines whether the first product and the second product are identical based on the first characteristic data, the second characteristic data, and a time elapsed since the first date and time until the second date and time.
An embodiment of the present invention is a printer including: a feed roller configured to feed a print medium; a print head configured to pinch the print medium with the feed roller and to print on the print medium; and a biasing member configured to bias the print head in a first direction toward the feed roller. The print head is movable in the first direction between a first position and a second position. The first position is a position at which the print head can be removed when moved in a second direction. The second position being a position at which the print head cannot be removed when moved in the second direction.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 15/02 - Web rolls or spindles; Attaching webs to cores or spindles
An RFID label includes: an RFID inlay having an inlay substrate, an RFID antenna formed on a part of the inlay substrate, and an IC chip connected to the RFID antenna; a label substrate laminated on one surface of the RFID inlay via a lamination adhesive layer; and an adherend adhesive layer formed on the other surface of the RFID inlay, in which a shielding layer containing a conductive material is formed on at least a part of a region other than the RFID antenna of the inlay substrate.
The present invention provides an information processing system comprising: a wireless communication medium including a status detection unit that detects the status of an object of detection, an IC chip in which is stored unique information for identifying the status detection unit, and a wireless communication antenna connected to the IC chip; an information processing terminal including a reading unit for reading a detection signal of the status detection unit and the unique information from the wireless communication medium; and an information processing device having unique information and a determination algorithm associated with the unique information, wherein the information processing terminal executes reading of the detection signal multiple times in the reading unit, and corrects the detection signal on the basis of the unique information and plurality of detection signals read, and a determination algorithm received from the information processing device.
G08C 25/00 - Arrangements for preventing or correcting errors; Monitoring arrangements
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
G08C 17/00 - Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
44.
STATE DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION DEVICE, STATE DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
This state detection system comprises a detection device for detecting the state of a specimen, and an information processing terminal having an antenna and supplying power wirelessly to the detection device, the detection device having: a detection unit formed on the specimen and constituted by a plurality of capacitors formed by sandwiching a dielectric material between a pair of conductors; an IC chip connected to the detection unit, the IC chip having a charging/discharging circuit that applies a voltage to or stops applying a voltage to the plurality of capacitors, an AD conversion circuit that converts analog signals from the plurality of capacitors into digital signals, and a memory in which information specific to the specimen is stored; and a wireless communication antenna that is connected to the IC chip and that receives the wireless power supply from the information processing terminal. The detection device detects the state of the specimen on the basis of the digital signal relating to the voltage value of the detection unit measured at a predetermined timing during discharging of the plurality of capacitors.
G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance
A61J 1/03 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
B65D 75/34 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents and having several recesses to accommodate a series of articles or quantities of material
An embodiment of the present invention is a printer in which peeling issuing and continuous issuing can be switched. Peeling issuing allows a label to be issued after being peeled from a liner of a print medium with the label releasably attached on the liner. Continuous issuing allows the label to be issued without being peeled from the liner. The printer includes: a feed roller configured to feed the print medium; a print head configured to pinch the print medium with the feed roller and to print information on the label; and a peeling unit configured to hold a peeling roller that faces the feed roller in peeling issuing. The peeling unit is movable between a closed position and an open position, the closed position being a position at which the peeling unit at least partly covers the print head, the open position being a position at which the peeling unit does not cover the print head. When the peeling unit is at the open position, space for allowing mounting and removing the print head is formed.
B65C 9/18 - Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
46.
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
An information processing system includes: a user terminal carried by a user; and an information processing device being capable of communicating with the user terminal. The user terminal includes: a display, and a processor configured to: acquire product information on a product and expiration information on an expiration date of the product; and cause the display to show product inventory information on the user, which is acquired from the information processing device. The information processing device includes a processor configured to: acquire the product information and the expiration information, which are obtained by the user terminal, as product inventory information on the user, when the product has been paid for by the user, and provide the product inventory information on the user, which is acquired by the processor, to the user terminal based on a request from the user.
An embodiment of the present invention is an RFID label having a label substrate, an RFID antenna, an IC chip, and an adhesive layer that are stacked in this order. The label substrate is a thermal paper having a thermosensitive color developing layer on one surface. The RFID antenna is provided on the other surface of the label substrate. The IC chip is connected to the RFID antenna with an ultraviolet curable anisotropic conductive adhesive.
Provided is an electronic tag including: a real time clock to which power is always supplied from a battery and that outputs the time; a control circuit that is connected to the real time clock; a sensor that is connected to the battery such that power is directly supplied from the battery and that is brought into a conductive state, thus being energized, when acceleration the absolute value of which is equal to or greater than a predetermined acceleration is applied; and a latch circuit that is connected to the sensor, that is brought into an ON state in which power is supplied to the control circuit, when the sensor is energized, and that maintains the ON state even if the sensor is brought into a non-conductive state thereafter, whereby the electricity is cut off. The control circuit acquires time from the real time clock when power is supplied, writes the time in a memory, and then outputs, to the latch circuit, a control signal for bringing the latch circuit into an OFF state in which power is not supplied to the control circuit.
G01P 15/00 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
An embodiment of the present invention is a thermal head including: a heat dissipation plate having a first surface of a substantially rectangular shape in a plane view, and a second surface that is on an opposite side to the first surface; a board attached to the heat dissipation plat in such a manner as to extend from the first surface to the second surface, via a first end part interposed between the first surface and the second surface; a heating part having a plurality of heating elements, the heating part being disposed on the board over the first surface; and surface-mount devices mounted on the board over the second surface.
A printer includes a body case that includes a placement surface for the printer and an accommodating chamber for accommodating a roll body into which a belt-shaped print medium are wound; a printer cover configured to open and close the accommodating chamber; a platen roller that is attached to the printer cover and configured to convey the belt-shaped print medium drawn out of the roll body; and a hinge that includes a hinge shaft and is configured to couple the printer cover with the body case so that the printer cover is swingable about the hinge shaft relative to the body case. The printer cover includes an upper surface portion and an inclined surface portion, the inclined surface portion being provided between the hinge shaft and the upper surface portion and inclined relative to the placement surface.
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
B41J 2/32 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
An embodiment of the present invention is a printer including: a body case; a printer cover configured to be openable and closable relative to the body case about a rotary shaft; a platen roller that is rotatably attached the printer cover; a print head configured to pinch a print medium with the platen roller when the printer cover is closed and perform printing on the print medium; a first connector disposed at a first position of the body case; a second connector disposed at the printer cover such that the second connector is connected to the first connector when the printer cover is closed; and a platen retaining part disposed at the body case and configured to rotatably retain a first portion of the platen roller at a second position of the body case when the printer cover is closed, the first position being in the vicinity of the second position.
B41J 2/32 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
H01R 13/631 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure for engagement only
An embodiment of the present invention is a printer including: a feed roller configured to feed a print medium; a print head configured to pinch the print medium with the feed roller and to print on the print medium; at least a biasing member configured to bias the print head in a first direction toward the feed roller; and an abutting part that abuts on the print head. The print head comprises: a first side biased by the biasing member, and a second side that is an opposite of the first side, the second side facing the feed roller. When seen from a side view of the printer, a point of applying a biasing force of the biasing member to the print head is between a position at which the print head receives a reaction force from the feed roller and a position at which the abutting part supports the second side of the print head. The print head is swingable around a fulcrum at the abutting part in a clockwise swinging direction and a counterclockwise swinging direction in a side view of the printer.
An embodiment of the present invention is a printer in which peeling issuing and continuous issuing can be switched. Peeling issuing allows a label to be issued after being peeled from a liner of a print medium with the label releasably attached on the liner. Continuous issuing allows the label to be issued without being peeled from the liner. The printer includes a feed roller configured to feed the print medium and also includes a peeling unit including a peeling roller holder and a peeling roller cover. The peeling roller holder holds a peeling roller that faces the feed roller in peeling issuing. The peeling roller cover axially supports the peeling roller holder in a swingable manner and is movable between a closed position and an open position. When the peeling roller cover is at the open position, the peeling roller holder is swingable between a first position for facing a back surface of the peeling roller cover and a second position at which the peeling roller is not covered with the peeling roller cover. The peeling unit further includes a biasing member that biases the peeling roller holder from the first position to the second position.
An information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires, for each user, as product storage information, information that includes the product type, expiration period, and quantity of a product before consumption; a tabulation unit that, on the basis of user address information and the product storage information acquired by the acquisition unit for each user, tabulates the quantity of the product for each expiration date and the number of users storing the product, among the product storage information for users living within a prescribed range from a store selling the product; and an output control unit that outputs the result tabulated by the tabulation unit.
An embodiment of the present invention is a printer including: a body case; a platen roller configured to feed a print medium; and a printer cover being swingable relative to the body case and having an outer printer cover and an inner printer cover that are disposed to overlap each other. The inner printer cover is detachably attached to the outer printer cover, and is swingable relative to the body case, independently of the outer printer cover, when the inner printer cover is detached from the outer printer cover. The outer printer cover includes: a first holder configured to detachably hold both ends of a platen shaft of the platen roller when the inner printer cover is detached; and a second holder configured to detachably hold the platen roller when the inner printer cover is detached.
The present invention is an information processing apparatus configured to associate flow line information of a purchaser and product sales information, a region in an area where products are placed being set per category of products, the information processing apparatus including: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire the flow line information of the purchaser from a communication device that moves together with the corresponding purchaser in the area, the flow line information of the purchaser containing position information showing positions in the area of the communication device with the lapse of time; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire the product sales information that contains sales times of products and categories of the products purchased at the sales times; a product category identification unit configured to identify the categories of the products that are associated with the flow line information of the purchaser, from the flow line information of the purchaser acquired by the first acquisition unit and from the category information of the products placed in the area; a third acquisition unit configured to acquire a degree of association of the flow line information of the purchaser with the product sales information, based on the categories of the products contained in the product sales information acquired by the second acquisition unit and based on the categories of the products identified by the product category identification unit; and an association unit configured to associate the flow line information of the purchaser with the product sales information based on the degree of association acquired by the third acquisition unit.
An inventory tracking system (10) for use in tracking articles (12) received in a cabinet (14) comprises at least one RFID read antenna assembly (100), an RFID tag interrogator (30), and an electrical connector arrangement (24). The cabinet comprises a receptacle (16), a holder (18) arranged in the receptacle and at least one metal substrate (20) received in the holder. The metal substrate is configured to receive at least one article carrying an RFID tag. The RFID read antenna assembly is mountable to the metal substrate, the antenna assembly comprising at least one antenna coil (102) and a high permeability layer (104). The RFID tag interrogator is configured to interrogate the RFID tag of the, or each, article received by the at least one metal substrate. The electrical connector arrangement has complementary components (26, 28) carried by the holder and the metal substrate for establishing, and breaking, an electrical connection between the interrogator and the at least read antenna assembly.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
A47B 47/02 - Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made of metal only
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
This printer comprises: a conveyance path in which is conveyed in a conveyance direction a continuous body in which a wireless tag is provided in plurality at a prescribed interval that is activated when the electric power generated by a prescribed communication radio wave becomes equal to or greater than prescribed electric power; and a communication unit for wirelessly communicating with one wireless tag in the continuous body that is the wireless tag to be communicated using an antenna, which generates the prescribed communication radio wave, at a position facing the antenna. The wireless tags, even within a range reachable by a prescribed communication radio wave, cannot be activated by a prescribed communication radio wave coming from a direction along a specific direction. The antenna is located in a direction along the specific direction with respect to a wireless tag that adjoins the wireless tag to be communicated on the upstream side of the conveyance direction and/or a wireless tag that adjoins the wireless tag to be communicated on the downstream side of the conveyance direction in the conveyance path.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
B41J 2/325 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
G09F 3/00 - Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
H05K 9/00 - Screening of apparatus or components against electric or magnetic fields
The controller of this printer executes a radiowave adjustment process for adjusting the output of and/or the duty ratio of a prescribed communication radiowave in a subsequent radiowave output following a radiowave output cycle in which a wireless tag was not actuated to be larger than the radiowave output cycle in which the wireless tag was not actuated.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
B41J 29/00 - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
G06K 17/00 - Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups , e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
60.
IC CHIP MOUNTING DEVICE AND IC CHIP MOUNTING METHOD
An aspect of the present invention resides in an IC chip mounting device comprising: a transport section for transporting an antenna continuum in which a plurality of inlay antennas is continuously formed on a base material; an IC chip placement section for placing an IC chip on an adhesive provided at a predetermined reference position of each antenna of the antenna continuum; and a unit installation section for replaceably installing a light curing unit that cures the adhesive by irradiation with light while pressing the IC chip placed on the adhesive towards the antenna and a thermal curing unit that cures the adhesive by heating while pressing the IC chip placed on the adhesive towards the antenna.
One aspect of the present invention is a communication control method for a communication device, comprising: (i) blocking communication with a wireless apparatus of the communication device by bringing a metal-containing member close to a communication antenna among a plurality of antennas of the communication device, or by covering part of the communication antenna with the metal-containing member; (ii) a capacitor being charged by the communication device on the basis of energy obtained by an energy-acquiring antenna of the communication device to maintain the voltage of the capacitor at or above a prescribed value, regardless of whether or not the communication device can communicate with the wireless apparatus; and (iii) restarting communication with the wireless apparatus of the communication device when the metal-containing member is no longer close to the communication antenna or when part of the communication antenna is no longer covered by the metal-containing member.
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
A47F 7/00 - Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
An RFID read antenna assembly (100) for use on a metal substrate (20) is used to read an RFID tag (22) carried by an article (12) positioned relative to the metal substrate. The antenna assembly comprises a high permeability layer (104) mountable to the metal substrate, an elongate carrier (114) mounted to the high permeability layer and defining a longitudinal axis (106), and at least one antenna coil (102) carried by the elongate carrier. The at least one antenna coil has a plurality of uniformly spaced transversely arranged portions (116) defining a sequence of antenna loops (105) of substantially constant width. The width of each antenna loop is substantially the same as the spacing between adjacent transversely arranged portions.
G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
H01Q 1/22 - Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
H01Q 7/00 - Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
63.
ARTICLE MANAGING APPARATUS, ARTICLE MANAGING SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE MANAGING METHOD
An article managing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: an article attachment tool which has a linear member, one end of which is attached to an article, and a biasing member which biases the linear member from the one end toward a first direction; a communication device attached to the linear member; and a device accommodation part which can accommodate the communication device and is configured so that an electromagnetic shield function acts on the communication device when the communication device is accommodated, wherein the communication device is accommodated in the device accommodation part when an external force against the biasing force of the biasing member in the first direction is not applied to the article, and can exit the device accommodation part when an external force against the biasing force of the biasing member in the first direction is applied to the article.
An embodiment of the present invention is an item management system comprising: a placement member on which an item is to be placed, which is in a first position when no item is placed thereon, and which moves from the first position toward a second position when an item is placed; a communication device which is attached to the placement member; a radio wave shielding member which shields radio waves emitted from the communication device when having come close to the communication device; a radio device which carries out radio communication with the communication device; and a control device which, upon acquiring a determination result of whether or not the radio device is permitted to communicate with the communication device, determines whether or not an item is placed on the placement member on the basis of the communication permission determination result. The communication device is separated from the radio wave shielding member when the placement member is in the first position, and the communication device comes close to the radio wave shielding member when the placement member is in the second position.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
B65G 1/137 - Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
65.
PRINTER, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
One aspect of the present invention is a printer comprising: a storage unit that stores identification information for the printer; a display unit that, when the printer is in a condition of being able to print, displays a screen indicating the condition of being able to print; an acquisition unit that can communicate with an external storage device storing a plurality of items of identification information which identify each of a plurality of printers and a plurality of items of associated information which are associated with each item of identification information, and if the identification information stored in the storage unit is included among the plurality of items of identification information, acquires, from among the plurality of items of associated information, the associated information which is associated with the identification information stored in the storage unit; and a display control unit that, in response to a prescribed operation by a user, controls the display unit such that the associated information which was acquired by the acquisition unit is included in the screen.
B41J 29/42 - Scales and indicators, e.g. for determining side margins
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
H04N 1/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details thereof
An antenna pattern according to an aspect of the present invention is used for a UHF-band RFID inlay, and comprises: a first element that has a loop part having a pair of power feeding sections and a radiation part being connected to the loop part, extending line-symmetrically from the loop part, and operating as a dipole antenna to radiate radio waves, and that is formed so that the half-wave length of the radio waves is equal to a first length; and a second element that is spaced apart from the first element, that operates as a dipole antenna through electromagnetic coupling with the first element to radiate radio waves, and that is formed so that the half-wave length of the radio waves is equal to a second length that is different from the first length.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers; radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; integrated circuit tag readers; tags incorporating integrated circuit chips; smart cards, namely, integrated circuit cards containing programming used for operating radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers and storage racks; integrated circuit card readers; downloadable computer programs for use in remote monitoring systems, namely, computer software for use in tracking medical apparatus and instruments for use in hospitals; recorded computer programs for use in remote monitoring systems, namely, computer software for use in tracking medical apparatus and instruments for use in hospitals; downloadable computer programs for inventory management; recorded computer programs for inventory management; electronic cabinets equipped with high speed and high precision readers using radio-frequency identification (RFID) techniques and parts thereof; computer hardware for data processing
This printer includes a cutter unit that can be detached from a printer body, the cutter unit includes a cutter unit body that holds a cutter blade for cutting a print medium, and a cutter unit cover that includes an ejection port for ejecting the print medium and is pivotally supported by an opening and closing shaft so that the cutter unit cover can open and close with respect to the cutter unit body.
A privilege display system includes a storage unit that stores product ID information set for each product, additional information set for each product, and privilege information set for each additional information in association with each other; an imaging unit that acquires a video including a first code attached to the product and a second code attached to the product; a display unit that displays the video as a real-time moving image; and a processing unit that acquires the product ID information represented by the first code and the additional information represented by the second code from the video, determines a privilege based on the privilege information stored in the storage unit in association with the acquired product ID information and the acquired additional information, and displays a content of the privilege at a predetermined position with respect to the second code in the real-time moving image.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
Provided is a formed body including an antenna printed with conductive ink, an IC chip fixed to the antenna by a first UV-curing resin that is cured by UV light, and an IC chip protective base material which is formed from a second UV-curing resin that is cured by UV light and covers at least the IC chip, the formed body being formed from a thermoplastic resin.
G06K 19/02 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
An embodiment of the present invention is an information processing system including: a user terminal carried by a user; and an information processing device being able to communicate with the user terminal. The information processing device has: a storage storing product information of a product to be reduced in price in a store, condition information showing a condition of the product, and offered price information of the product, in association with one another; and a payment processor configured to perform a payment process of the product based on a payment request of the product corresponding to the product information acquired from the user terminal. The user terminal has a display controller that acquires the condition information and the offered price information corresponding to the product information of the product selected by the user, from the information processing device, and to cause a display to show the acquired information.
The present invention is an IC chip mounting apparatus including: an ejection unit configured to eject an adhesive toward a reference position of each antenna of an antenna continuous body, the antenna continuous body having a base material and plural inlay antennas continuously formed on the base material; a nozzle movable between a first position and a second position, the nozzle being configured to suck an IC chip, when located at the first position, and to place the IC chip on the adhesive at the reference position of each antenna, when located at the second position; a determination unit configured to determine whether an IC chip is sucked by the nozzle while the nozzle is moved from the first position to the second position; and a moving machine configured to move the nozzle away from the second position when it is determined by the determination unit that an IC chip is not sucked by the nozzle.
Systems for automatic labeling and methods for using automatic labeling systems are disclosed. A system can include a camera, and a controller including one or more processors coupled to one or more memories. The system can acquire an image of a sample object via the camera, and identify first and second tokens depicted in the image or positioned over the image of the sample object. The system can designate a location of the first token as a target label location at which a label is to be applied to the sample object, and designate a location of the second token as an identifying information location that is identifiable to determine an orientation of the sample object.
Provided is a printing system comprising: an applicator for applying a label to an adherend; and a printer connected to and cooperating with the applicator, wherein the printer transmits a signal indicating the status of the printer to the applicator and/or receives a signal for executing the operation of the printer from the applicator. The applicator receives and displays the signal indicating the status of the printer and/or receives and transmits, to the printer, the signal for executing the operation of the printer.
B65C 9/46 - Applying date marks, code marks, or the like, to the label during labelling
B41J 29/00 - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
B41J 29/42 - Scales and indicators, e.g. for determining side margins
This printer conducts printing on labels using a printing unit while feeding a continuous label sheet on which labels are arranged at a prescribed interval, makes a measurement of the arrangement length of printed labels using a second detection unit, sets a reference print start position for labels situated on the upstream side of the printing unit on the basis of the measured arrangement length, and performs a correction on the reference print start position by using the arrangement length and an inter-unit distance between the printing unit and a first detection unit.
An embodiment of an information processing system includes a user terminal carried by a user; and a server being capable of communicating with the user terminal. The user terminal is comprised of: an obtaining unit configured to obtain product information and expiration information related to an expiration date of a product from the product; and a display controller configured to cause a display to show information containing an offered price of the product, which is acquired from the server. The server is comprised of: a price determination unit configured to determine the offered price of the product based on the product information and the expiration information acquired from the user terminal; and a price information providing unit configured to provide information that contains the offered price of the product determined by the price determination unit, to the user terminal.
An aspect of the present invention is an information processing device comprising: a first setting unit that sets, for each product, an identifier associated with expiry information related to the expiration date; a second setting unit that sets, for each product, price reduction information associated with the expiry information related to the expiration date; and a display control unit that displays information related to the product on a display device in association with the identifier set by the first setting unit and the price reduction information set by the second setting unit.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
One aspect of the present invention relates to a verification system including a printer and a verification device. The printer is provided with a printing unit for printing onto various print media in a continuum on the basis of image data. The verification device is provided with: a first image data generation unit for reading a print medium prior to printing to thereby generate first image data; a second image data generation unit for reading an already-printed-upon print medium to thereby generate second image data; a printing verification unit for verifying, on the basis of drawing data, the first image data, and the second image data, whether prescribed information is correctly printed on various print media; an extraction unit for extracting identification information from the first image data; and a medium verification unit for verifying whether items of identification information extracted from first image data generated on the basis of each of two or more print media match identification information extracted from first image data generated on the basis of one print medium.
G01N 21/892 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination in moving material, e.g. paper, textiles characterised by the flaw, defect or object feature examined
B41J 2/32 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
B41J 3/36 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability
B41J 29/393 - Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine
An RFID antenna for a container having an electroconductive container component is described. The RFID antenna comprises an antenna body having a surface comprising at least a portion of the electroconductive container component. The antenna body is shaped to define an antenna volume for receiving one or more RFID tagged items, and the antenna body forms a single turn solenoid. The RFID antenna further comprises at least one current feed point and at least one current return point, the feed and return points electrically connected to the antenna body so that a current flowing through the antenna body generates a magnetic field within the antenna volume for reading RFID tags.
H04B 10/90 - Non-optical transmission systems, e.g. transmission systems employing non-photonic corpuscular radiation
H01Q 1/22 - Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
A printer system includes a management server that acquires position information of a printer and identifies a role of the printer set for the position of the printer based on the acquired position information, and the printer that acquires information associated with a role of the printer identified by the management server and operates based on the acquired information. The printer may update printer settings based on setting data acquired from the management server. The printer may acquire print data stored in a storage location identified by the management server and perform printing based on the acquired print data.
A wireless electromagnetic coupler arrangement for reactive near field coupling comprising a sequential array of coupling elements which are geometrically arranged one- or two-dimensionally. By means of feeding an unmodulated wave of electromagnetic energy to each of the coupling elements and a respective associated harvester element, in an initial sensing state, an automatic selection of a single coupling element or plural coupling elements which establish a particularly strong and efficient interaction with an inlay is performed. By means of a respective feedback loop, a switchable array of resistances is used to activate the selected coupling element(s) for coupling of information to/from the loop and to de-activate the remaining coupling elements.
A printer system includes: a printer that acquires and transmits, to a management server, identification information for identifying a customer and that also acquires, from the management server, and outputs recommendation information for the customer; and the management server that generates and transmits, to the printer, recommendation information including position information, based on at least one of attribute information or action history information of a customer identified by identification information acquired from the printer.
A label affixation device for affixing a label to an adherend is provided comprising a measurement unit that measures the shape of an adherend, and an affixation possible area determination unit that determines an affixation possible area of the adherend for a label on the basis of the shape.
A production method for an RFID container having an antenna and an IC chip, said method including: a step for provisionally attaching the antenna to a substrate with a first adhesive; a step for fixing the IC chip to the antenna; a step for bonding the surface of a container and the face of the substrate on which the antenna is formed with a second adhesive; and a step for leaving a partial region of the substrate covering the IC chip on the surface of the container while removing a region of the substrate other than the partial region covering the IC chip from the container.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
G06K 19/14 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code using markings of different kinds in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards the marking being sensed by radiation
This container manufacturing method involves an RFID inlay placement step for placing an RFID inlay, on which a thermoplastic adhesive is provided, on the inner surface of a mold with the thermoplastic adhesive exposed, and a forming step for supplying a heated material into a mold and forming a container provided with the RFID inlay on the outer surface with a thermoplastic adhesive interposed therebetween.
B29C 49/20 - Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor of articles having inserts or reinforcements
B29C 45/00 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
B29C 45/14 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to acquire position information of a communication device; and a storage configured to store first map information and second map information. The processor is further configured to, in a case in which the processor acquires position information a predetermined number of times of at least two or more, in a first partial area of plurality of first partial areas, determine that the communication device exists in the first partial area. The processor is further configured to, in a case in which the processor acquires position information a predetermined number of times of at least two or more, in a second partial area of plurality of second partial areas, determine that the communication device exists in the second partial area.
G01S 5/04 - Position of source determined by a plurality of spaced direction-finders
G01S 5/00 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
This printer for printing on the basis of printing data onto a plurality of labels which belong to a continuous label body is equipped with a backfeed control unit for moving the lead label to a printing start position by backfeeding the continuous label body, and a printing control unit for obtaining a printing start command after the backfeed control unit has started backfeeding, and printing onto the label which has been moved to the printing start position.
This RFID medium comprises a substrate, a heat-sensitive coloring layer that is formed on the front surface of the substrate, and that produces a color in response to heat, an antenna formed on the back surface of the substrate, and an IC chip connected to the antenna, wherein the antenna and the IC chip are connected by means of an electroconductive material that is cured with ultraviolet rays.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
G06K 19/02 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
G09F 3/00 - Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
A radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna system (100) is adapted to receive and implement firmware programming from an RFID reader. The RFID antenna system comprises a plurality of antenna coils (104) for reading RFID tags, a selection circuit (106) configured to activate an active antenna coil from the plurality of antenna coils (104), and a processor (108) configured to control operation of the selection circuit (106). The RFID antenna system also includes a data transceiver (110) configured to provide bidirectional data communication between the processor (108) and the RFID reader so that the RFID antenna system (100) receives and implements firmware programming from the RFID reader.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Barcode printers; thermal printers; computer printers;
labels with integrated RFID chips; radio-frequency
identification (RFID) tags; tags incorporating integrated
circuit chips; radio-frequency identification (RFID)
readers; integrated circuit tag readers; bar code readers;
data processing apparatus; scanners [data processing
equipment]; bar code scanners; application software;
downloadable computer software; computer programs for remote
monitoring systems; computer programs for asset management;
downloadable computer software for inventory management;
computer software for data and document capture, storage and
indexing; personal digital assistants; photographic machines
and apparatus; optical machines and apparatus. Designing of systems composed of machines equipped with
radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers; designing of
machines, apparatus, instruments [including their parts] or
systems composed of such machines, apparatus and
instruments; computer software design, computer programming,
or maintenance of computer software; design, programming and
maintenance of computer systems and provision of advice
relating thereto; configuration, installation, increasing or
adding functions, fault diagnosis, repair, upgrading and
maintenance of computer software; monitoring of computer
systems by remote access; cloud computing; software as a
service [SaaS]; platform as a service [PAAS]; providing
computer programs on data networks; rental of operating
software for accessing and using a cloud computing network;
rental of computers; providing temporary use of
non-downloadable business software; computer software
programming services.
94.
Blister package, method for manufacturing blister package, and RF device using blister package
The present invention provides a blister package including a sheet in which pockets are formed, and a lid material sealing the sheet, wherein the sheet has a first pocket accommodating an RF tag and a second pocket accommodating an article at a position separated from the first pocket.
B65D 75/36 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages
A61J 1/03 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
B65B 11/52 - Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins one sheet being rendered plastic, e.g. by heating, and forced by fluid pressure, e.g. vacuum, into engagement with the other sheet and contents, e.g. skin-packaging
B65D 75/54 - Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
The present invention is an IC chip mounting apparatus including: a conveyor configured to convey an antenna continuous body on a conveying surface, the antenna continuous body having a base material and plural inlay antennas continuously formed on the base material; an IC chip placement unit configured to place an IC chip on a photo-curable adhesive that is located on a reference position of each antenna in the antenna continuous body; and a light irradiator configured to irradiate, with light, the adhesive of each antenna of the antenna continuous body that is conveyed by the conveyor, wherein the light irradiator is configured to irradiate the adhesive of each antenna with the light, while the IC chip on the adhesive is pressed to the antenna.
H01L 21/67 - Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components
H01L 21/477 - Thermal treatment for modifying the properties of semiconductor bodies, e.g. annealing, sintering
H01L 21/463 - Mechanical treatment, e.g. grinding, ultrasonic treatment
H01L 21/677 - Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components for conveying, e.g. between different work stations
100.
IC CHIP-MOUNTING DEVICE AND IC CHIP-MOUNTING METHOD
The present invention is an IC chip mounting apparatus including: a plurality of nozzles, each movable between a first position and a second position, each configured to suck an IC chip, when located at the first position, and to place the IC chip on the adhesive at the reference position of the corresponding antenna of an antenna continuous body, when located at the second position; a nozzle attachment to which the plurality of nozzles is attached; and a controller configured to control an angular velocity in rotating the nozzle attachment, so that a first nozzle of the plurality of nozzles that reaches the second position later than a non-sucking nozzle, places an IC chip on an antenna corresponding to the non-sucking nozzle, the non-sucking nozzle being a nozzle of the plurality of nozzles that has been determined as not sucking an IC chip.
H01L 21/67 - Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components
