Image Sensor RFID Tag Pairing for Subject Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional commodity management techniques using radio tags do not effectively integrate image information with tag IDs, limiting their functionality and usability.
Innovation Solution
A photographing apparatus that combines radio tag information acquisition with image sensing, allowing for the simultaneous photographing of subjects and acquisition of radio tag data through a common operation, using an information acquisition means to read radio information transmitted by tags attached to subjects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If radio tag information is acquired separately from image sensing, then radio tag data can be obtained, but image sensing operations become wasteful and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the radio tag information acquisition function with the image sensing function into a single integrated operation. When the imaging button is pressed, the system simultaneously performs both image capture and radio tag reading, eliminating separate operations and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions through a single operation: it serves as both an image sensor and a radio tag detector. This multi-functionality allows the device to acquire both visual and RFID data simultaneously, improving productivity without requiring separate dedicated devices.
2Ease of manufacture
If radio tag information and image information are managed separately, then data management is simple, but auxiliary information registration is complex and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges radio tag information and image information into a unified data structure where both types of data are stored together in the image database. This integration allows auxiliary information to be automatically registered alongside image data without requiring separate management processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically pairs and registers radio tag information with corresponding image data without requiring manual intervention. The automatic registration process eliminates complex manual operations while maintaining organized data management.
3Reliability
If conventional radio tag management is used without image integration, then radio tag IDs can be tracked, but functional advancement and usability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a composite information system that combines radio tag identification data with visual image data. This composite approach maintains the reliability of radio tag tracking while adding the versatility of image-based identification and management, enabling more advanced functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system provides multiple functions: it maintains reliable radio tag tracking while simultaneously enabling image-based identification, visual verification, and enhanced subject management capabilities. This multi-functionality significantly improves adaptability and usability.
Data Source
AI summary
This invention is to simplify operations for photographing a subject and acquiring radio tag information. In this invention, when a radio tag information registration photographing mode is selected, and it is detected that the photographing button (shutter button) is pressed halfway, a radio tag detector generates a radio wave that excites a radio tag. Whether a response from the radio tag is received is then determined. When a response is received from the radio tag, and a radio tag ID can uniquely be decided, a status “photographing OK” is indicated. When the photographing button in the half-pressed state is pressed completely, image sensing processing is executed. Radio tag information and obtained image information are stored in an information format, in which they are paired.