NFC Tag Redirection Management for Large-Scale Tag Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems struggle to efficiently manage a large number of NFC tags, necessitating improved techniques for their management and utilization.
Innovation Solution
An information management system comprising a tag information acquisition unit, storage unit, tag information management unit, and page creation unit that facilitates efficient management of NFC tags by associating tag identifiers with redirection information and allowing authenticated contractors to create page content for redirection destinations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a large number of NFC tags are managed using existing techniques, then the system can handle multiple tags, but the management efficiency deteriorates and becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an information management device as an intermediary between NFC tags and information terminals. This mediator handles tag information acquisition, storage, and distribution, enabling efficient management of large numbers of tags without requiring direct interaction between each tag and terminal, thus resolving the efficiency deterioration problem
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where the information management device automatically acquires tag information from terminals that have read NFC tags, stores it in association with tag identifiers, and provides it back when needed. This automated process eliminates manual management overhead and maintains high efficiency even as the number of tags increases
2Adaptability or versatility
If redirection information is stored and transmitted for each NFC tag, then tag utilization is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information management device performs multiple functions including tag information acquisition, storage, retrieval, and transmission through a single integrated system. This multi-functional approach enables versatile tag utilization (redirecting to different destinations) without proportionally increasing system complexity, as one device handles all these operations
Solution Approach 2:
The system stores redirection information as data copies associated with each tag identifier rather than maintaining complex direct connections. This copying approach allows flexible tag utilization where tag information can be retrieved and transmitted to various destinations without creating physically complex routing infrastructure
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AI summary
An information management system includes: a tag information acquisition unit that acquires tag-contained information including a tag identifier for identifying an NFC tag from an end user terminal which reads information from the NFC tag; a storage unit that stores redirection information which is associated with the tag-contained information; a tag information management unit that is capable of referring to the storage unit and of transmitting the redirection information, which is associated with the tag-contained information acquired by the tag information acquisition unit, to the end user terminal; and a page creation unit that is capable of creating a page content of a redirection destination included in the redirection information from a contractor terminal which is authenticated as a contractor.