JP2022013420A - Read system and mask with radio tag - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a read system which efficiently reads information in a non-contact manner.SOLUTION: A read system 1 includes: a mask 10 with radio tag having a sheet-like covering part 11 covering the nose and mouth of a user P, an ear hook part 12 connected to the covering part 11, and an RFID tag 20 arranged in one of the covering part 11 and the ear hook 12; and an RFID antenna 2 which is disposed above a moving path of the user P wearing the mask 10 with radio tag and reads information from the radio tag 20 moving in the moving path.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present disclosure relates to a reading system and a mask with a radio tag.

Conventionally, when entering a venue for an event such as a sports match or concert, the entrance of the audience is managed by reading a two-dimensional bar code such as a paper ticket or a QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the screen of a smartphone. (For example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2019-079455

However, in the conventional method, it is necessary for the staff to read each ticket individually with a portable reading device, or for the visitors to read each ticket individually with a stationary reading device, which is a reading operation. There is room for improvement in efficiency.

Further, in the event of an infectious disease epidemic, it is preferable to avoid contact between the staff and the visitors during the reading operation as much as possible in order to reduce the risk of infection.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a reading system and a mask with a wireless tag, which can streamline information reading work and can be performed in a non-contact manner.

The reading system according to one aspect of the embodiment of the present invention includes a sheet-shaped covering portion that covers the nose and mouth of the user, an ear hook portion connected to the covering portion, and either the covering portion or the ear hook portion. A mask with a wireless tag having a wireless tag provided on one side, and a reading provided on the movement path of the user wearing the mask with the wireless tag to read information from the wireless tag moving on the movement path. It has a department.

Similarly, the mask with a wireless tag according to one aspect of the embodiment of the present invention includes a sheet-shaped covering portion that covers the nose and mouth of the user, an ear hook portion connected to the covering portion, and the covering portion or the said portion. It is provided with a wireless tag provided on either one of the ear hooks.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a reading system and a mask with a wireless tag, which can improve the efficiency of information reading work and can be performed in a non-contact manner.

The figure which shows the schematic structure of the mask with a wireless tag which concerns on embodiment. A plan view showing a schematic configuration of a nose-fitting member and an RFID tag in the present embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the configuration which applied the reading system which concerns on embodiment to admission management. The figure which shows the other example of the configuration which applied the reading system which concerns on embodiment to admission management.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the description, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals as possible in the drawings, and duplicate description is omitted.

First, the mask 10 with a wireless tag, which is a component of the reading system 1 according to the embodiment, will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mask 10 with a wireless tag according to an embodiment. The mask 10 with a wireless tag includes a covering portion 11, an ear hook portion 12, and a nose-fitting member 13. In the following description, the mask 10 with a wireless tag may be simply referred to as "mask 10".

The covering portion 11 is a sheet-like member that covers the nose and mouth of the user P when the mask 10 is attached to the user P (see FIG. 3). The covering portion 11 is manufactured of a breathable material such as urethane or a fiber material that can block dust, germs, pollen and the like. As the fiber material, for example, a non-woven fabric formed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin fiber or a natural fiber can be used. Examples of the shape of the covering portion 11 include a shape having a substantially rectangular planar shape, a shape having folds, and a shape having a three-dimensional shape. Further, the covering portion may be formed of a single material, or may be composed of a laminated body in which a plurality of breathable materials are laminated.

The ear hooks 12 are provided on both the left and right sides of the covering portion 11 when the mask 10 is used, and are hung on the ears of the user P when the mask 10 is worn to maintain the wearing state of the covering portion 11. The ear hook portion 12 is formed of, for example, a fiber material such as urethane or non-woven fabric, and is joined and fixed to both sides of the covering portion 11 by sewing, heat fusion, ultrasonic welding, or the like. The ear hook portion 12 may be formed of a rubber cord or the like.

The nose-fit member 13 is provided at a position of the covering portion 11 that hits the nose portion of the user P at the time of wearing, and is a member that can be deformed according to the shape of the nose portion and can retain the deformed shape. The nose-fit member 13 is a long and thin plate-shaped member arranged so that the left-right direction of the covering portion 11 when the mask 10 is used is the longitudinal direction. The nose fit member 13 is made of, for example, a metal or plastic that can have flexibility and shape retention when bent. The nose fit member 13 is built in the covering portion 11.

After the covering portion 11 is attached to the nose opening portion of the user P, the user P presses the portion of the covering portion 11 in which the nose fit member 13 is incorporated from the outside, so that the nose fit member 13 is formed on the outer shape of the nose. It is formed in the same shape along the line, and this same shape is maintained by the shape-retaining property of the member 13. As a result, the covering portion 11 comes into close contact with the nose of the user P, and this state is maintained.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the RFID tag 20 (wireless tag) is provided on the nose-fit member 13. More specifically, the RFID tag 20 is integrally formed with the nose fit member 13.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the nose-fitting member 13 and the RFID tag 20 in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, a long and thin plate-shaped nose-fitting member 13 as shown in FIG. 2 is built in the covering portion 11. The wiring pattern of the RFID tag 20 is printed on the surface of the nose fit member 13. That is, in the present embodiment, it can be said that the nose-fit member 13 functions as the base material of the RFID tag 20, and the base material of the RFID tag 20 functions as the base material of the RFID tag 20. As described above, the RFID tag 20 is integrally formed with the nose fit member 13. In other words, the RFID tag 20 is built in the nose fit member 13. The dimensions of the RFID tag 20 and the nose-fitting member 13 are, for example, about 7 mm in the lateral direction and about 100 mm in the longitudinal direction.

Next, a schematic configuration of the reading system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration in which the reading system 1 according to the embodiment is applied to admission management. As shown in FIG. 3, the reading system 1 includes the above-mentioned radio-tagged mask 10, an RFID antenna 2 (reading unit), and a control unit 3.

The RFID antenna 2 reads information from the RFID tag 20 built in the mask 10 with a wireless tag. In the reading system 1, the RFID antenna 2 is provided on the movement path of the user P wearing the mask 10 with a wireless tag, and reads information from the RFID tag 20 moving along the movement path. The RFID antenna 2 can transmit the read information to the control unit 3.

For communication between the RFID tag 20 and the RFID antenna 2, it is preferable to use the HF band suitable for short-distance communication in consideration of the communication distance, but the UHF band advantageous for miniaturization of the IC chip of the tag is used. May be good. Further, the RFID tag 20 may be a passive tag driven by radio waves radiated from the RFID antenna 2, or an active tag driven by an internal power source for communication.

The control unit 3 controls the operation of the components of the reading system 1 such as the RFID antenna 2.

The reading system 1 can be applied to any system in which information is acquired from the RFID tag 20 built in the mask 10 with a wireless tag using the RFID antenna 2 and specific processing is performed using the acquired information.

In the example of FIG. 3, the RFID antenna 2 is provided at the entrance of a venue for events such as baseball, tennis, golf, rugby, soccer, sumo and other sports, concerts, theater and movies. In this case, the information read by the RFID antenna 2 from the RFID tag 20 includes event ticket information. The "ticket information" includes, for example, entertainment content (team name, etc.), implementation date, spectator name, and the like. The control unit 3 of the reading system 1 permits the user P who can read the ticket information by the RFID antenna 2 to enter the venue. That is, in the reading system 1 shown in FIG. 3, the mask 10 with a wireless tag functions as an admission ticket for the event.

In addition, "the ticket information can be read from the RFID tag 20 by the RFID antenna 2" is not only a configuration in which the ticket information itself is stored in the RFID tag 20, but also, for example, the RFID tag 20 has an RFID unique number. It also includes a configuration in which only the RFID unique number is stored and the owner of the legitimate ticket is determined based on this RFID unique number. In this case, the RFID unique number and the ticket information are associated and stored in the database (the database is provided in the control unit 3 or outside the reading system 1), and the control unit 3 is read from the RFID tag 20. When the ticket information is associated with the database by referring to the database based on the RFID unique number, it can be determined that the ticket information can be read.

In the example of FIG. 3, the RFID antenna 2 is installed at the security gate 4 at the event venue. When the user P passes through the security gate 4, the RFID antenna 2 reads the ticket information from the RFID tag 20 of the mask 10 with a wireless tag worn by the user P.

Based on the ticket information read by the RFID antenna 2 and input to the control unit 3, the control unit 3 detects, for example, the user P who intends to enter with the mask 10 in which the regular ticket information is not recorded. , The alarm of the security gate 4 can be sounded, or the warning color can be emitted to notify the staff at the venue of unauthorized entry.

With reference to FIG. 4, another example of the configuration in which the reading system 1A according to the embodiment is applied to admission management will be described. In the reading system 1A shown in FIG. 4, a handy reader 5 is used instead of the RFID antenna 2 as a “reading unit that reads information from the RFID tag 20 built in the mask 10 with a wireless tag”. The handy reader 5 is operated by a staff member at the venue and can read the information of the RFID tag 20 passing through the reception range of the receiving unit 5A. In the example of FIG. 4, when the user P of the mask 10 passes through the entrance of the venue of the event, the ticket information is read from the RFID tag 20 built in the mask 10 by the staff of the venue using the handy reader 5.

In the example of FIG. 4, for example, the control unit 3 is built in the handy reader 5. The control unit 3 uses the ticket information read by the reception unit 5A of the handy reader 5 and input to the control unit 3, for example, to enter the user P with the mask 10 on which the regular ticket information is not recorded. When it is detected, a warning can be displayed on the display unit 5B of the handy reader 5 or an alarm can be sounded from the handy reader 5 to notify the person in charge of operating the handy reader 5 of unauthorized entry. The handy reader 5 may also include, for example, a non-contact thermometer using an infrared sensor, and at the same time as reading the ticket information, may determine whether or not the body temperature is, for example, 37.5 ° C. or higher.

The control unit 3 is physically a computer system including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), which are main storage devices, a communication module, an auxiliary storage device, and the like. Can be configured as. Each function of the control unit 3 described above operates various hardware under the control of the CPU by causing a CPU, RAM, or the like to read predetermined computer software, and reads and writes data in the RAM. It is realized by.

Further, the reading systems 1 and 1A according to the embodiment can be applied to other applications different from the entrance management described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, for example, an employee ID card for entering and exiting a facility such as an office. It can also be used as a means of entry such as. In this case, a reading unit such as the RFID antenna 2 is provided at the entrance / exit of the facility. The information read by the reading unit from the RFID tag 20 includes the registration information of the members who are permitted to use the facility. For example, when the target facility is an office, the registration information includes information such as an employee name, an employee number, a department to which the employee belongs, and a job title. The reading system 1 can allow the user P of the mask 10 whose registration information can be read by the reading unit to enter the facility, while the user P of the mask 10 cannot read the registration information. You can ban entry to the facility.

As described above, the reading systems 1 and 1A according to the embodiment acquire information from the RFID tag 20 built in the mask 10 with a wireless tag by using a reading unit such as the RFID antenna 2 and the handy reader 5. Specific processing can be performed using the acquired information. As a result, information can be easily obtained from the RFID tag 20 built in the wireless tag mask 10 only by the user P wearing the wireless tag mask 10 passing through the detection range of the reading unit. For this reason, various information reading operations to which the reading systems 1 and 1A are applied, such as reading ticket information when entering an event venue as described above and reading registration information when entering a facility such as an office, are performed. Can be performed in a shorter time than before, and the information reading work can be made more efficient.

Further, by using the RFID tag 20, the RFID antenna 2, and the like, it is possible to perform the information acquisition work from the user P who is the information holder in a state of not contacting the user P of the mask 10. As a result, for example, in admission management, it is possible to avoid as much as possible contact between the staff and the visitors during the work of reading the ticket information. During an infectious disease epidemic, the risk of infection can be reduced and is particularly effective.

Further, for example, when the reading systems 1, 1A are applied to the above-mentioned entrance management, the spectators of the event cannot enter the venue unless the ticket information is read from the RFID tag 20. For this reason, the spectators will enter the venue with the mask 10 with a wireless tag having a built-in RFID tag 20 always worn. That is, by incorporating the RFID tag 20 in the mask 10, it is possible to easily and surely encourage the visitors to wear the mask 10 in a space such as an event venue where a large number of people are crowded. As a result, the hygiene of the event venue can be maintained well, and the risk of infection can be further reduced in the event of an infectious disease (for example, new coronavirus (COVID-19), influenza).

Further, in the mask 10 with a wireless tag according to the present embodiment, the nose-fitting member 13 and the RFID tag 20 provided on the nose-fitting member 13 are built in the covering portion 11. As a result, since the RFID tag 20 is not exposed to the outside, the RFID tag 20 can be appropriately protected, and problems such as damage to the RFID tag 20 can be suppressed.

Further, when the mask 10 is worn on the face, the nose fit member 13 is located on the upper front side of the face. Therefore, by providing the RFID tag 20 on the nose fit member 13 as in the present embodiment, the RFID antenna 2 and the like are provided. It becomes easy to read by the reader. In addition, a reading unit such as an RFID antenna 2 can be provided on the diagonally upper side of the passage that is not hindered by the movement of the wearer of the mask 10, and information can be reliably read.

In addition, the mask 10 in the actual field form can continue to be worn as a mask even after the event is over.

When participating in a plurality of events, it is preferable to purchase a mask 10 with a wireless tag for each event. However, by making the nose fit member 13 detachable from the mask 10, the mask 10 with a wireless tag can be used. It is also possible to participate in a plurality of events by exchanging the nose fit member 13.

The mask 10 of the present embodiment can also be sold in advance at a ticket office or the like.

Further, in the mask 10 with a wireless tag according to the present embodiment, the RFID tag 20 is integrally formed with the nose fit member 13. As a result, the number of parts can be reduced, the mask 10 with a wireless tag can be easily manufactured, and the cost can be reduced.

The RFID tag 20 (wireless tag) according to this embodiment is not limited to the one provided on the nose fit member 13. For example, the tag 20 may be attached between the laminated bodies on the lower surface side of the covering portion 11 in FIG. 1. Further, in the case of the ear hook portion 12 made of a non-woven fabric or the like, for example, it may be provided on the upper ear hook portion, and when it is provided on the ear hook portion, the adhesive means is provided on the outside of the ear hook portion (on the opposite side of the face side). The tag 20 may be integrally embedded in plastic, rubber, or the like to form an ear hook portion.

For a person wearing a mask without the RFID tag 20 (wireless tag), the wireless tag may be attached to the front side (opposite side of the face side) of the covering portion 11 by adhesive means.

For those who do not bring a mask and have a paper ticket or an electronic ticket captured by a smartphone, it is recommended to wear the mask with wireless of this embodiment from the viewpoint of encouraging the wearing of the mask. Therefore, it is preferable.

Further, in the case of a mask in which gauze or the like that can be repeatedly used by washing is laminated, a bag-shaped portion is formed inside the laminated portion, and a wireless tag (RFID tag 20) is detachably attached to the bag-shaped portion. Alternatively, the wireless tag may be attached to the outside of the mask by a removable adhesive means.

The present embodiment has been described above with reference to specific examples. However, the present disclosure is not limited to these specific examples. These specific examples with appropriate design changes by those skilled in the art are also included in the scope of the present disclosure as long as they have the features of the present disclosure. Each element provided in each of the above-mentioned specific examples, its arrangement, conditions, a shape, and the like are not limited to those exemplified, and can be appropriately changed. The combinations of the elements included in each of the above-mentioned specific examples can be appropriately changed as long as there is no technical contradiction.

1, 1A reading system 2 RFID antenna (reading unit)
3 Control unit 4 Security gate 5 Handy reader (reading unit)
10 Mask with wireless tag 11 Cover 13 Nose fit member 20 RFID tag (wireless tag)
P mask user

Claims (10)

With a wireless tag having a sheet-shaped covering portion that covers the user's nose and mouth, an ear hook portion connected to the covering portion, and a wireless tag provided on either the covering portion or the ear hook portion. With a mask,
A reading unit provided on the movement path of the user wearing the mask with the wireless tag and reading information from the wireless tag moving on the movement path.
A reading system. The wireless tag is provided on the nose-fitting member of the covering portion.
The reading system according to claim 1. The reading unit is provided at the entrance of the event venue.
The information read by the reader from the wireless tag includes ticket information for the event.
The reading system permits the user who was able to read the ticket information by the reading unit to enter the venue.
The reading system according to claim 1 or 2. The reading unit is installed at the security gate of the venue, and reads the ticket information from the wireless tag when the user passes through the security gate.
The reading system according to claim 3. The reading unit is a handy reader.
When the user passes through the entrance of the venue, the ticket information is read by the staff at the venue using the handy reader.
The reading system according to claim 3. The reading unit is provided at the entrance / exit of the facility.
The information read by the reading unit from the wireless tag includes registration information of a member who is permitted to use the facility.
The reading system permits the user who was able to read the registration information by the reading unit to enter the facility.
The reading system according to claim 1 or 2. A sheet-like covering that covers the user's nose and mouth,
The ear hook connected to the covering and the ear hook
A wireless tag provided on either the covering portion or the ear hook portion, and
Mask with wireless tag. The wireless tag is provided on the nose-fitting member of the covering portion.
The mask with a wireless tag according to claim 7. The nose-fitting member and the wireless tag are built in the covering portion.
The mask with a wireless tag according to claim 8. The wireless tag is integrally formed with the nose fit member.
The mask with a wireless tag according to claim 8 or 9.

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