Printing system

a printing system and bar code technology, applied in the field of printing systems, can solve the problems of difficult to ensure the consistency between the rfid data (electronic information, fear of damage to the rfid tag), and the content of the bar code cannot be recognized by human beings by glancing at the bar code, so as to prevent the damage of the rfid chip, prevent the rfid tag from being damaged, and suppress the temperature rise of the r

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-02
TORAY ENG CO LTD
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[0027] It is preferable that a printing speed of the printer engine can be changed in accordance with an amount of information of the RFID data. With this preferred embodiment, the consistency between print information and RFID data can be ensured without regard to the printing speed.
[0028] In the printing system, a print face of the print-information recording medium on which the print information is printed may have a level difference, and the print information may be printed on a substantially flat portion of the print face, avoiding the level difference. With this preferred embodiment, the print information can be printed appropriately, even if the print face has such a level difference.
[0029] The printing system of this invention may further comprise fixing means disposed out of contact with the print-information recoding medium carrying the RFID chip, transfer means for substantially linearly transferring the print-information recording medium carrying the RFID chip, and cooling means for cooling at least either one of the print-information recording medium carrying the RFID chip and the transfer means. In this preferred embodiment, the RFID tag (the print-information recording medium on which the RFID chip is carried) is transferred substantially linearly, and thus the RFID tag is not bent, making it possible to prevent the RFID tag, especially, the RFID chip from being damaged. Furthermore, since the print-information recording medium or the transfer means is cooled, the temperature of the RFID tag, especially, the temperature of the RFID chip, can be suppressed from being raised, making it possible to prevent the RFID chip from being damaged. Preferably, the printer engine is electrographic type, and the fixing means is flash fixing type. By adopting the fixing means of flash-fixing type, a temperature rise in the RFID tag can be suppressed, and the RFID chip can be prevented from being damaged.

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The bar code conventionally used for distribution management is adapted to be read by use of a special-purpose device, and therefore, the bar code content cannot generally immediately be recognized by human being by glancing at the bar code.
This makes it difficult to ensure the consistency between the RFID data (electronic information) to be written into the RFID tag and the image information printed thereon.
Due to the presence of the high temperature roller, there is a fear that the RFID tag can be damaged.
Therefore, the RFID tag, especially the RFID chip carried on the print-information recording medium, can be damaged due to the bending of the recording medium.

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[0050] With reference to FIGS. 1-7, a printing system according to this invention will be explained. This printing system is suitable for preparation of packing slips for home delivery service that are used at the time of delivery of goods in large quantity from a department store or a mail-order selling company.

[0051]FIGS. 1 and 2 are a block diagram and a schematic structural view of the printing system, respectively. In this printing system, an electrographic printer engine is adopted as shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 shows an example of an RFID tag 11 used in the printing system, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show another example of the RFID tag 11. As shown in FIG. 7, the RFID tag 11 comprises a print-information recording medium 24 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as print medium) on which an RFID chip 25 is carried.

[0052] Meanwhile, although the RFID chip 25 is carried on the print-information recording medium 24, and the recording medium 24 per se constitutes the RFID tag 11 in this embodim...

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[0072] In the following, a printing system according to this invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

[0073]FIGS. 8 and 9 are a block diagram and a schematic structural view of this printing system. In FIGS. 8 and 9, the same elements as those shown in FIGS. 1-7 are denoted by the same numerals.

[0074] Unlike in the printing system of the first embodiment where the RFID data consistent with the code information already printed on the RFID tag 11 is written into the RFID tag 11, in the printing system of the second embodiment, the RFID data is first read out from the RFID tag 11 written in advance with the RFID data. Then, the image information and / or the code information associated with the RFID data is printed on the RFID tag 11. As in the case of the first embodiment, the printing system of the second embodiment is suited, for example, to prepare packaging slips for home delivery service that are used for goods delivery in large quantity from a department store ...

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[0078] In the following, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, a printing system according to this invention will be explained.

[0079]FIGS. 10 and 11 are a block diagram and a schematic structural view of the printing system, respectively. In FIGS. 10 and 11, the same elements as those shown in FIGS. 1-9 are denoted by the same numerals.

[0080] The printing system of the third embodiment is basically the same as that of the second embodiment, but differs therefrom in that the consistency between electronic information and print information is verified.

[0081] Specifically, as in the second embodiment, the printing system of third embodiment is adapted to read out the electronic information (RFID data) from the RFID tag 11 in which such data is written beforehand, and print the image information and / or the code information associated with the RFID data onto the RFID tag 11. This printing system is suited to prepare packaging slips for home delivery service that are used for goods deliver...

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A printing system capable of writing RFID data consistent with print information printed on a print-information recoding medium into a RFID chip carried on the print-information recording medium. The printing system includes a printer engine for printing print information, including at least either one of contactlessly readable information and image information visible to human being, onto at least the print-information recording medium, and an RFID reader/writer for writing RFID data consistent with the print information into the RFID chip carried on the print-information recording medium.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This nonprovisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application Nos. 2003-399041 and 2004-307840 filed in Japan on Nov. 28, 2003 and Oct. 22, 2004, respectively, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to a printing system for printing print information on a print-information recording medium and for writing electronic information into an electronic-information recording medium carried on the print-information recording medium, and more particularly, to a printing system capable of writing electronic information into an electronic-information recording medium in a manner consistent with print information including at least either one of contactlessly readable code information and image information visible to human being. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Instead of a convention...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06K17/00G06K19/077
CPCG06K17/00G06K17/0022G06K2017/0041G06K19/077G06K17/0025
Inventor SATAKE, MASATOINAGAKI, JUNSUGIO, HIDEAKISHIMAZU, RYOJIMIZUNO, YASUHISA
Owner TORAY ENG CO LTD
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