JP2004181861A - Mailing card, visiting card, and image recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the management of specified information which is indicated on a mailing card or a visiting card. <P>SOLUTION: This image recording apparatus 100 is composed of a PC 30 and a reader/writer 50 with a mounting part for the mailing card 10. The PC 30 and the reader/writer 50 are connected together by a cable C, and the leader writer 50 and a radio IC tag 10a of the mailing card 10 are connected together by radio. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a postal card, a business card card, and an information recording apparatus that reads and writes electronic information, the electronic card including an electronic information recording unit that records electronic information in a non-contact manner.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, specific information such as the name and address of the destination of a postal card is converted into a barcode and printed on a postal card, and a post office reads the barcode printed on the mailed postal card and reads the postcard. A technology for automating sorting by destination has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
Also, a bar code indicating specific information of the user of the business card card, such as the name, affiliation name, telephone number, FAX number, mail address, etc. of the user of the business card card is printed on the business card card, and the side receiving the business card card is printed. There has been proposed a system for reading a bar code of a business card card and acquiring information corresponding to the read bar code from a server having specific information corresponding to the bar code.
[0004]
In addition, management software has been developed which manages the postal card destination specific information and the business card card user specific information in a database, and installs this management software in a personal computer (PC). By inputting the data of the specific information to the PC, it is possible to perform the list management.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-9-254446 (page 4-6, FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when a barcode is printed in advance on a postal card or a business card, the barcode must be reprinted in accordance with a change in specific information such as a name and an address, and rewriting the specific information is complicated. Met.
[0007]
Further, if a barcode is printed in association with all the specific information on a postal card or business card card, the printing area of the barcode on the postal card or business card card occupies most of the area. Conversely, if the printing area of the barcode is limited, the amount of information that can be indicated by the barcode is also limited.
[0008]
Further, since the reading of the barcode is an optical reading, the color or pattern of the base of the postal card or the business card is limited in order to perform the accurate reading, and the postal card or the business card is restricted. The degree of freedom in card design is lost.
[0009]
An object of the present invention is to facilitate management of specific information represented on a postal card or a business card card.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is a postal card,
An electronic information recording unit capable of reading and writing electronic information without contact is provided.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the postal card according to the first aspect,
The electronic information recording unit records specific information relating to a sender or a destination of a postal card.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the postal card according to the second aspect,
The specific information includes a name and an address of a sender or a destination.
[0013]
According to the first, second, and third aspects of the invention, the postal card is provided with the electronic information recording unit that records the specific information relating to the sender or destination, so that the management of the specific information is facilitated. The amount of information to be recorded can be increased. In addition, since the specific information is read and written in a non-contact manner, the read / write operability is improved, and the degree of freedom in the design of the postal card can be increased.
[0014]
The invention according to claim 4 is a business card card,
An electronic information recording unit capable of reading and writing electronic information without contact is provided.
[0015]
The invention according to claim 5 is the business card card according to claim 4,
The electronic information recording unit records specific information relating to a user of a business card card.
[0016]
The invention according to claim 6 is the business card card according to claim 5,
The specific information includes an address and a name of a user of the business card card.
[0017]
According to the invention described in claims 4, 5 and 6, since the business card card is provided with the electronic information recording unit for recording the specific information on the user of the business card card, the management of the specific information is facilitated, The amount of information to be recorded can be increased. Also, since the specific information is read and written in a non-contact manner, the read / write operability is improved, and the degree of freedom in the design of the business card card can be provided.
[0018]
The invention according to claim 7 is an information recording device,
The postal card includes an electronic information recording unit capable of reading and writing electronic information in a non-contact manner. For the electronic information recording unit, a reader / writer that reads and records specific information of the sender or destination is provided. I have.
[0019]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the information recording apparatus according to the seventh aspect,
The specific information includes a name and an address of a sender or a destination.
[0020]
According to the seventh and eighth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to easily read and record the specific information of the sender or destination of the electronic information recording unit provided in the postal card.
[0021]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the information recording apparatus according to the seventh aspect,
An input unit for inputting update data of specific information read from the electronic information recording unit of the postal card by the reader / writer,
The reader / writer updates data of specific information recorded in the electronic information recording unit to update data input by the input unit.
[0022]
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the data of the specific information recorded in the electronic information recording unit of the postal card is updated to the input update data, so that the specific information can be easily updated. Can be. Further, the postal card can be reused by updating the specific information.
[0023]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the information recording device according to the seventh aspect,
A roster file in which specific information of a plurality of individuals is registered;
List registering means for registering the source or destination specific information read from the electronic information recording unit by the reader / writer in the list file,
It is characterized by having.
[0024]
According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the specific information read from the electronic information recording unit of the postal card is registered in the list file, it is possible to manage the source or destination of the postal card.
[0025]
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the information recording apparatus according to the tenth aspect,
The input unit inputs update data of specific information registered in the list file,
The list registering means updates the data of the specific information registered in the list file with update data input by the input unit.
[0026]
According to this invention, the data of the specific information registered in the list file is updated to the input update data. Therefore, even if the specific information of the list file is changed, it can be easily changed. Updates can be made.
[0027]
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the information recording apparatus according to the eleventh aspect,
The reader / writer reads and records the user's specific information from / to the electronic information recording section of a business card card including an electronic information recording section capable of recording various information data.
[0028]
According to a thirteenth aspect, in the information recording apparatus according to the twelfth aspect,
The specific information includes a name and an address of a user of the business card card.
[0029]
According to the twelfth and thirteenth aspects, it is possible to easily read and record the user's specific information from / to the electronic information recording unit provided in the business card card.
[0030]
According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information recording apparatus according to the twelfth aspect,
The input unit inputs update data of the specific information read from the electronic information recording unit of the business card card,
The reader / writer updates data of specific information recorded in the electronic information recording unit to update data input by the input unit.
[0031]
According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the specific information data recorded in the electronic information recording unit of the business card card is updated to the input update data, so that the specific information can be easily updated. it can. Further, the business card card can be reused by updating the specific information.
[0032]
According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information recording device according to the twelfth aspect,
The list registering means registers, in the list file, identification information of a user of the business card read by the reader / writer.
[0033]
According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, since the specific information read from the electronic information recording unit of the business card card is registered in the business list file, the business card card user's business list can be managed.
[0034]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment mode, a wireless IC tag including an antenna and a semiconductor integrated circuit (hereinafter, referred to as IC; Integrated Circuit) is utilized by utilizing an automatic wireless recognition technology called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). An example in which the present invention is applied to an electronic information recording unit provided in a postal card and a business card card will be described.
[0035]
<First Embodiment>
The first embodiment discloses an example in which a wireless IC tag is incorporated in a postal card, and reading and writing of electronic information from and to the wireless IC tag is performed by an information recording device.
[0036]
First, the configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a postal card 10 according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the postal card 10 has specific information such as the name, address, affiliation name, telephone number, FAX number, mail address, and postal card creation date of the destination and sender. A wireless IC tag 10a is attached to the section. The method of incorporating the wireless IC tag 10a is not limited to this. For example, a cut may be made in the postal card 10, the wireless IC tag 10a may be incorporated into the cutout, and the upper part thereof may be laminated with a transparent film or the like, or a postal card made of two sheets of paper The wireless IC tag 10a may be sandwiched by 10. Also, the mounting position is not particularly limited.
[0037]
FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration of the wireless IC tag 10a.
As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless IC tag 10a includes an antenna 11, a transmission / reception circuit 12, a power supply circuit 13, a control circuit 14, and a memory 15. The wireless IC tag 10a is wirelessly connected to an information recording device 100 that reads and writes electronic information from and to the wireless IC tag 10a. In the first embodiment, an example in which an electromagnetic induction method is applied as a communication method of the wireless IC tag 10a will be described. However, other communication methods such as an electromagnetic coupling method, a microwave method, and an optical method are applied. It may be.
[0038]
The antenna 11 includes a coil antenna, receives a radio signal transmitted from the information recording device 100, and outputs the received signal to the transmission / reception circuit 12. Further, the input signal from the transmission / reception circuit 12 is transmitted to the information recording device 100.
[0039]
The transmission / reception circuit 12 demodulates an input signal from the antenna 11 and outputs the signal to the control circuit 14. Further, it modulates and amplifies an input signal from the control circuit 14 and outputs the signal to the antenna 11.
[0040]
The power supply circuit 13 converts a radio wave received from the information recording device 100 via the antenna 11 into a voltage, and supplies power to each unit of the wireless IC tag 10a.
[0041]
The control circuit 14 performs an operation of writing (recording) information to the memory 15 according to an input signal from the transmission / reception circuit 12. In addition, the control circuit 14 performs an operation of reading information recorded in the memory 15 and outputs a signal instructing modulation and amplification of the read information (signal) to the transmission / reception circuit 12.
[0042]
The memory 15 records specific information of the destination and the sender of the postal card 10. As shown in FIG. 3, an example of data recording is as follows: the name, address, affiliation name, telephone number, fax number, mail address, specific information update date (post card update) Day).
[0043]
The specific information recorded in the memory 15 is not limited to the above example, and may be other information. For example, it may be the face photograph data of the destination or the sender or the thumbnail image data thereof.
[0044]
Next, the information recording device 100 will be described.
FIG. 4 shows the appearance of the information recording apparatus 100.
As shown in FIG. 4, the information recording device 100 includes a PC 30 and a reader / writer 50 having a mounting portion for the postal card 10. The PC 30 and the reader / writer 50 are connected by a cable C, and the reader / writer 50 and the wireless IC tag 10a are wirelessly connected. Note that the reader / writer 50 may adopt another shape such as a handy terminal.
[0045]
First, a functional configuration of the PC 30 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the PC 30 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31, an input unit 32, a display unit 33, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 34, a main storage unit 35, a name list storage unit 36, an interface (hereinafter referred to as "Interface"). I / F) 37.
[0046]
The CPU 31 develops the tag data processing program 35a (see FIG. 8) and the name list registration processing program 35b according to the present invention in the RAM 34 in addition to the basic operation control program stored in the main storage unit 35, and cooperates with the program. The operation controls the overall processing operation.
[0047]
The input unit 32 includes a cursor key, a numeric input key, and various function keys for inputting specific information of the sender or destination of the postal card 10 or update data of the specific information, and a press corresponding to the pressed key. The signal is output to the CPU 31.
[0048]
The display unit 33 includes a display such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays various information indicated by the CPU 31.
[0049]
The RAM 34 forms a work area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the CPU 31 and data processed by the various programs.
[0050]
The main storage unit 35 is formed of a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory, and is fixedly provided in the PC 30 or is detachably mounted. The main storage unit 35 stores a tag data processing program 35a according to the present invention, in addition to the basic operation control program of the PC 30. The tag data processing program 35a is configured to include a name list registration processing program 35b. A list registering means is realized by cooperation between the list register processing program 35b and the CPU 31.
[0051]
The name list storage unit 36 includes a name list file 36a in which specific information of a plurality of individuals is registered as name list data.
As shown in FIG. 6, the name list file 36a has an individual name (for example, "Taro Yamada") and an address (for example, "Tokyo") in numerical order for individually identifying each name data. , Etc.), a telephone number (eg, “03-1234-5678”), a fax number (eg, “03-1234-8765”), a mail address (eg, “tatou @ abc. co.jp "), and the item data of the update date (for example," 2002/10/01 ") when the specific information is updated are registered.
[0052]
The I / F 37 is an interface for transmitting and receiving information to and from the reader / writer 50.
[0053]
Next, the internal configuration of the reader / writer 50 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the reader / writer 50 includes an antenna 51, a transmission / reception circuit 52, a control circuit 53, and an I / F 54.
[0054]
The antenna 51 receives a radio signal transmitted from the wireless IC tag 10a and outputs the received signal to the transmission / reception circuit 52. Further, it transmits an input signal from the transmission / reception circuit 52 to the wireless IC tag 10a.
[0055]
The transmission / reception circuit 52 demodulates an input signal from the antenna 51 and outputs the demodulated signal to the control circuit 53. Further, it modulates and amplifies an input signal from the control circuit 53 and outputs it to the antenna 51.
[0056]
The control circuit 53 outputs to the I / F 54 an instruction signal for instructing the transmission of the input signal from the transmission / reception circuit 32 to the PC 30. Further, it outputs to the transmission / reception circuit 52 a signal instructing modulation and amplification of a signal transmitted to the wireless IC tag 10a input from the PC 30 via the I / F 54.
[0057]
The I / F 54 is an interface for transmitting and receiving information to and from the PC 30. For example, the USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard or the RS-232C standard is applied.
[0058]
The operation of the first embodiment will be described.
In the first embodiment, in the tag data processing executed by the information recording device 100, specific information is read and written to the wireless IC tag 10a of the postal card 10.
[0059]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the tag data processing. This tag data processing is executed in cooperation with the CPU 31 of the PC 30 and the tag data processing program 35a stored in the main storage unit 35.
[0060]
In the tag data processing shown in FIG. 8, when the user attaches the postal card 10 to the reader / writer 50 and inputs an instruction to the PC 30 to read the data of the specific information recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a, the process proceeds to step S1. In, the wireless IC tag 10a of the postal card 10 is detected by the reader / writer 50. Next, in step S2, it is determined whether or not the data of the specific information has been read from the wireless IC tag 10a.
[0061]
When the wireless IC tag 10a is not detected and the data of the specific information is not read from the wireless IC tag 10a, in step S3, a message notifying of a read error such as "data could not be read" is transmitted from the PC 30. It is displayed on the display unit 33. On the other hand, when the data of the specific information is read from the wireless IC tag 10a by the reader / writer 50, the read data is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30 in step S4, and the process proceeds to step S5.
[0062]
In step S5, a list registering process of registering the data of the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a in the list file 36a, an updating process of updating the data of the read specific information, A selection screen for selecting a process to be executed among the comparison processes for comparing and displaying the data and the list data of the list file 36a is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30.
[0063]
If the user selects the list registration process on the selection screen (step S5; registration), the process proceeds to step S6, and the data of the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a is registered as new list data. It is registered in the file 36a. After this registration, the tag data processing ends.
[0064]
When an update process is selected by the user on the selection screen (step S5; update), an input screen for inputting update data for the specific information data read from the wireless IC tag 10a is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30. Is displayed. In step S7, when update data is input via the input unit 32, the process proceeds to step S12.
[0065]
When the comparison process is selected by the user on the selection screen (step S5; comparison), the process proceeds to step S8, where the list data corresponding to the content of the specific information data read from the wireless IC tag 10a is stored in the list. The data of the specific information retrieved from the file 36a and read from the wireless IC tag 10a and the list data of the searched list file 36a are displayed on the PC 30 for comparison.
[0066]
Specifically, of the data of the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a, the data of the source or destination name is extracted. Then, list data having the same name as the extracted name is retrieved from the list file 36a, and a comparison display screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30. On this comparison display screen, the source identification information and the destination identification information read from the wireless IC tag 10a are displayed as the data of the wireless IC tag 10a, and the name list file 36a is used as the name list data of the name list file 36a. The list data retrieved from 36a is displayed in a list as a source candidate or a destination candidate.
[0067]
Here, the user who has checked the comparison display screen determines whether or not the data of the wireless IC tag 10a displayed for comparison is the same as the data of the name list file 36a. For example, when the specific information of the destination, the sender, or the user of the business card 20 recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a is already registered in the list file 36a as the list data, the comparison display screen displays the information of the wireless IC tag 10a. Since the same data as the data in the name list file 36a is displayed, it is determined by the user that the data is the same, and an instruction to end the tag data processing is input by the user via the input unit 32 (step S9; Y). When an instruction to end the tag data processing is input, the tag data processing in the information recording device 100 ends.
[0068]
On the other hand, if the destination or sender recorded in the wireless IC tag 10a is a new person, or the name or address has been changed in the name list file 36a but has already been registered, as shown in FIG. On the comparison display screen, the same sender candidate as the sender specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a is not displayed. Therefore, the user determines that the data of the wireless IC tag 10a and the data of the name list file 36a displayed and compared are not the same data. Then, either an instruction to update the data displayed by comparison or an instruction to newly register the data read from the wireless IC tag in the name list file 36a is input by the user via the input unit 32 (step S9; N). ).
[0069]
When an instruction to newly register in the list file 36a is input (step S10; new registration), the data of the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a is registered in the list file 36a as new list data (step S11). ).
[0070]
On the other hand, when an instruction to update the data comparatively displayed is input (step S10; update), the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, when update data is input via the input unit 32, it is necessary to select whether to update the data of the specific information recorded in the wireless IC tag 10a or to update the list data of the list file 36a. Is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30.
[0071]
At this time, the date of creation of the postal card and the date of imprint of the postmark described on the postal card 10 can be used as a material for determining whether to update the data. For example, if the postal card creation date is newer than the update date data recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a, but is the same as the update date of the list data recorded in the list file 36a, What is necessary is just to select the update of the data of the specific information recorded on the IC tag 10a.
[0072]
When the user selects to update the data in the name list file 36a on the update selection screen (step S12; data update in the name list file), the comparison display screen is displayed again on the display unit 33 of the PC 30. When the user specifies the list data to be updated from among the list data displayed as the data of the list file 36a on the comparison display screen, the specified list data is input to the list file 36a in step S13. The updated data is updated.
[0073]
When the user selects to update the data of the specific information recorded in the wireless IC tag 10a on the update selection screen (step S12; data update of the wireless IC tag), the process proceeds to step S14, and the reader / writer 50 Thereby, the data recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a is updated to the update data. If the update is completed normally (step S15; YES), a message notifying the completion of the update such as "data update completed" is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30 in step S17. If the update has not been executed normally (step S15; NO), a message notifying an update error such as "data could not be updated" is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30 in step S16.
[0074]
As described above, the postal card 10 is provided with the wireless IC tag 10a, and the information recording device 100 reads and records information from and to the wireless IC tag 10a. It becomes easy to record, and when the postal card 10 is received, the reading of the specific information becomes easy. Further, it is possible to increase the amount of information to be recorded.
[0075]
The reading and recording of data from the wireless IC tag 10a are performed in a non-contact manner, so that operability is improved, and the postcard 10 is not affected by the color or pattern of the base of the postal card 10. The degree of freedom can be improved.
[0076]
Further, even when the specific information related to the postal card 10 is changed, the data of the specific information recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a by the information recording device 100 can be easily updated. As a result, the postal card 10 can be reused.
[0077]
In addition, since the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a is registered in the name list file 36a, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the address management of the destination and the sender of the postal card 10.
[0078]
<Second embodiment>
The second embodiment discloses an example in which a business card card incorporates a wireless IC tag, and reading and writing of electronic information from and to the wireless IC tag is performed by an information recording device.
[0079]
FIG. 10 shows an appearance of a business card card 20 according to the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 10, specific information such as a name, an address, an affiliation name, a telephone number, a FAX number, an e-mail address, and a business card card creation date of a user of the business card card 20 is described in the business card card 20. A face photo is attached. In addition, a wireless IC tag 10a is attached to an upper left portion thereof.
[0080]
Since the wireless IC tag 10a is the same as the wireless IC tag 10a in the first embodiment, the same portions will be described using the same reference numerals. Note that the method and the position of the wireless IC tag 10a are not particularly limited.
[0081]
The memory 15 of the wireless IC tag 10a records specific information relating to the user of the business card card 20. As shown in the data recording example in FIG. 11, each of the name, address, affiliation name, telephone number, FAX number, mail address, update date of specific information (update date of business card card creation) of the user of the business card card 20 is shown. Record the data.
[0082]
Next, the information recording device 100 will be described. Since the components of the information recording device 100 according to the second embodiment are the same as those of the information recording device 100 according to the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned and the illustration and detailed description thereof are omitted. I do.
[0083]
That is, the information recording device 100 includes the PC 30 and the reader / writer 50 having the attachment portion for the business card card 20. The reader / writer 50 performs wireless communication with the wireless IC tag 10a to read and record specific information relating to the user of the business card card 20.
[0084]
Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.
In the second embodiment, in the tag data processing executed by the information recording device 100, reading and writing of data of specific information to the wireless IC tag 10a of the business card card 20 are performed.
[0085]
The tag data processing according to the second embodiment is executed in the same flow as the tag data processing described in the first embodiment. Therefore, the tag data processing according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 8 illustrated in the first embodiment.
[0086]
In the tag data processing shown in FIG. 8, when the user attaches the business card card 20 to the reader / writer 50 and inputs an instruction to the PC 30 to read the data of the specific information recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a, the process proceeds to step S1. Then, the wireless IC tag 10a of the business card card 20 is detected by the reader / writer 50. Next, the process proceeds to step S2, where it is determined whether or not the data of the specific information has been read from the wireless IC tag 10a.
[0087]
If the wireless IC tag 10a is not detected and the data of the specific information is not read from the wireless IC tag 10a (step S2; N), a read error such as "data could not be read" is generated in step S3. The message to be notified is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30. On the other hand, when the data of the specific information is read from the wireless IC tag 10a by the reader / writer 50 (Step S2; Y), in Step S4, the read data is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30, and in Step S5. Move on to processing.
[0088]
In step S5, a list registering process of registering the data of the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a in the list file 36a, an updating process of updating the data of the read specific information, A selection screen for selecting a process to be executed among the comparison processes for comparing and displaying the data and the list data of the list file 36a is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30.
[0089]
If the user selects the list registration process on the selection screen (step S5; registration), the process proceeds to step S6, and the data of the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a is registered as new list data. It is registered in the file 36a. After this registration, the tag data processing ends.
[0090]
When an update process is selected by the user on the selection screen (step S5; update), an input screen for inputting update data for the specific information data read from the wireless IC tag 10a is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30. Is displayed. Then, in step S7, when the update data is input via the input unit 32, the process proceeds to step S12.
[0091]
When the comparison process is selected by the user on the selection screen (step S5; comparison), the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, the name list data corresponding to the content of the specific information data read from the wireless IC tag 10a is searched from the name list file 36a, and the specific information data read from the wireless IC tag 10a is searched. The list data of the list file 36a is compared and displayed on the PC 30.
[0092]
Specifically, the data of the name of the user of the business card card 20 is extracted from the data of the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a of the business card card 20. Then, list data having the same name as the extracted name is retrieved from the list file 36a, and a comparison display screen as shown in FIG. In this comparison display screen, the specific information of the user of the business card card 20 read from the wireless IC tag 10a is displayed as the data of the wireless IC tag 10a, and the data of the business file card 36a is searched from the business file 36a. The name list data is displayed as a list of candidates for the same person as the user of the business card read from the wireless IC tag 10a.
[0093]
Here, the user who has checked the comparison display screen determines whether or not the data of the wireless IC tag 10a displayed for comparison is the same as the data of the name list file 36a. For example, when the specific information of the user of the business card card 20 recorded in the wireless IC tag 10a is already registered as the list data in the list file 36a, the same list as the data of the wireless IC tag 10a is displayed on the comparison display screen. Since the data of the file 36a is displayed, it is determined by the user that the data is the same, and an instruction to end the tag data processing is input by the user via the input unit 32 (step S9; Y). When an instruction to end the tag data processing is input, the tag data processing in the information recording device 100 ends.
[0094]
On the other hand, when the user of the business card card 20 recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a is a new person, the business card card creation date described on the business card card 20 differs from the update date recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a. If the name or address has been changed but has already been registered in the name list file 36a, the user determines that the data of the wireless IC tag 10a and the data of the name list file 36a displayed and compared are not the same data. Is done. Then, either an instruction to update the data displayed for comparison or an instruction to newly register the data read from the wireless IC tag 10a in the name list file 36a is input by the user via the input unit 32.
[0095]
When an instruction for new registration is input to the list file 36a (step S10; new registration), the process proceeds to step S11, and the data of the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a is registered as new list data. It is registered in the file 36a.
[0096]
On the other hand, when an instruction to update the data comparatively displayed is input (step S10; update), the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, when update data is input via the input unit 32, it is necessary to select whether to update the data of the specific information recorded in the wireless IC tag 10a or to update the list data of the list file 36a. Is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30.
[0097]
At this time, the business card card creation date described on the business card card 20 can be used as a determination material for data update selection. For example, if the business card card creation date is newer than the update date data recorded in the wireless IC tag 10a, but is the same as the update date of the name list data recorded in the name list file 36a, the wireless IC What is necessary is just to select the update of the data of the specific information recorded on the tag 10a.
[0098]
If the user selects to update the data of the name list file 36a on the update selection screen (step S12; data update of the name list file), the process proceeds to step S13, and the comparison display screen is displayed again on the display unit 33 of the PC 30. Is done. In this comparison display screen, when the user specifies the list data to be updated from among the list data displayed as the data in the list file 36a, the specified list data is input to the update data in the list file 36a. Will be updated to
[0099]
When the user selects to update the data of the specific information recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a on the update selection screen (step S12; data update of the wireless IC tag), the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the data recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a is updated to the update data by the reader / writer 50. If the update is completed normally (step S15; YES), a message notifying the completion of the update such as "data update completed" is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30 in step S17. If the update has not been executed normally (step S15; NO), a message notifying an update error such as "data could not be updated" is displayed on the display unit 33 of the PC 30 in step S16.
[0100]
As described above, the business card card 20 is provided with the wireless IC tag 10a, and the information recording device 100 reads and records information on the wireless IC tag 10a. Is easily recorded, and when the business card card 20 is received, the reading of the specific information is facilitated. Further, it is possible to increase the amount of information to be recorded.
[0101]
In addition, since the reading and recording of data from the wireless IC tag 10a are performed in a non-contact manner, the operability is improved and the color and pattern of the background of the business card card 20 are not affected. Can be improved.
[0102]
Further, even when the specific information related to the business card card 20 is changed, the data of the specific information recorded on the wireless IC tag 10a by the information recording device 100 can be easily updated. Thereby, the business card card 20 can be reused.
[0103]
Further, since the specific information read from the wireless IC tag 10a is registered in the name list file 36a, the efficiency of the name list management of the user of the business card card 20 can be improved.
[0104]
The description in the present embodiment is a suitable example to which the present invention is applied, and the present invention is not limited to this.
[0105]
In the above description, the postal card 10 and the business card card 20 having the wireless IC tag are described. However, the wireless IC tag is incorporated into various documents such as public documents and private documents, and the wireless IC tag is used as the document identification information. Item data such as the title of the document, the content of the document, the name of the document creator, and the date of update of the document may be recorded. This facilitates reading and recording of the specific information of the document, and also facilitates management of the specific information.
[0106]
In addition, the detailed configurations and detailed operations of the information recording device 100, the postal card 10, and the business card card 20 in the present embodiment can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0107]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first, second, and third aspects of the invention, since the postal card is provided with the electronic information recording unit that records the specific information relating to the sender or destination, the management of the specific information is facilitated and the recording is performed. It is possible to increase the amount of information to be stored. In addition, since the specific information is read and written in a non-contact manner, the read / write operability is improved, and the degree of freedom in the design of the postal card can be increased.
[0108]
According to the invention described in claims 4, 5 and 6, since the business card card is provided with the electronic information recording unit for recording the specific information relating to the user of the business card card, the management of the specific information is facilitated and the recording is performed. It is possible to increase the amount of information to be stored. Also, since the specific information is read and written in a non-contact manner, the read / write operability is improved, and the degree of freedom in the design of the business card card can be provided.
[0109]
According to the seventh and eighth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to easily read and record the specific information of the sender or destination of the electronic information recording unit provided in the postal card.
[0110]
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the data of the specific information recorded in the electronic information recording unit of the postal card is updated to the input update data, the specific information can be easily updated. it can. Also, the postal card can be reused by updating the specific information.
[0111]
According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the specific information read from the electronic information recording unit of the postal card is registered in the list file, it is possible to manage the source or destination list of the postal card.
[0112]
According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the data of the specific information registered in the list file is updated to the input update data. Therefore, even if the specific information of the list file is changed, it is easily updated. It can be performed.
[0113]
According to the twelfth and thirteenth aspects, it is possible to easily read and record the user's specific information from / to the electronic information recording unit provided in the business card card.
[0114]
According to the fourteenth aspect, since the data of the specific information recorded in the electronic information recording unit of the business card is updated to the input update data, the specific information can be easily updated. . Further, the business card card can be reused by updating the specific information.
[0115]
According to the fifteenth aspect, since the specific information read from the electronic information recording unit of the business card card is registered in the name list file, the name list management of the user of the business card card can be performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a postal card 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the wireless IC tag 10a of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of data recording in a memory 15 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an external view of the information recording apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the PC 30 of FIG.
6 is a diagram showing an example of data storage in a name list file 36a of FIG.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the reader / writer 50 of FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating tag data processing executed by the information recording device 100.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a comparison display screen displayed in the tag data processing according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is an external view of a business card card 20 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram showing an example of data recording in a memory 15 of the wireless IC tag 10a shown in FIG.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a comparison display screen displayed in the tag data processing according to the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Postal card
10a Wireless IC tag
11 Antenna
12 Transmitter / receiver circuit
13 Power supply circuit
14 Control circuit
15 Memory
20 business card card
30 PC
31 CPU
32 Input section
33 Display
34 RAM
35 Memory
36 Directory List
36a Directory file
36 I / F
50 reader / writer
51 antenna
52 Transmission / Reception Circuit
53 control circuit
54 I / F
100 Information recording device

Claims (15)

A postal card comprising an electronic information recording unit capable of reading and writing electronic information without contact. The postal card according to claim 1, wherein the electronic information recording unit records specific information relating to a sender or a destination of the postal card. The postal card according to claim 2, wherein the specific information includes a name and an address of a sender or a destination. A business card card comprising an electronic information recording unit capable of reading and writing electronic information without contact. The business card card according to claim 4, wherein the electronic information recording unit records specific information relating to a user of the business card card. The business card card according to claim 5, wherein the specific information includes an address and a name of a user of the business card card. The postal card having an electronic information recording unit capable of reading and writing electronic information in a non-contact manner has a reader / writer for reading and recording the source or destination specific information for the electronic information recording unit. Information recording device. The information recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the specific information includes a name or an address of a sender or a destination. An input unit for inputting update data of specific information read from the electronic information recording unit of the postal card by the reader / writer,
The information recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the reader / writer updates data of the specific information recorded in the electronic information recording unit to update data input by the input unit. A roster file in which specific information of a plurality of individuals is registered;
List registering means for registering the source or destination specific information read from the electronic information recording unit by the reader / writer in the list file,
The information recording device according to claim 7, comprising: The input unit inputs update data of specific information registered in the list file,
11. The information recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the name list registration unit updates the data of the specific information registered in the name list file to update data input by the input unit. The said reader / writer reads and records the user's specific information with respect to the said electronic information recording part of the business card card provided with the electronic information recording part which can record data of various information. An information recording device according to claim 1. The information recording apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the specific information includes a name and an address of a user of the business card. The input unit inputs update data of the specific information read from the electronic information recording unit of the business card card,
13. The information recording apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the reader / writer updates data of the specific information recorded in the electronic information recording unit to update data input by the input unit. 13. The information recording apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the name list registration unit registers, in the name list file, identification information of a user of the business card read by the reader / writer.

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