RFID Component Housing for Bulk Tracking and Inventory Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies for managing electronic components do not adequately address the need for various forms of management, particularly as component sizes shrink, and there is a lack of efficient methods for tracking and inventory management from manufacturers to assembled product manufacturers.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an RFID-tagged housing body that stores multiple electronic components, allowing for manufacturer-side information to be written and read, enabling comprehensive management through a database system that includes cloud connectivity, facilitating seamless tracking and inventory management from the component manufacturer to the assembled product manufacturer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If electronic components are stored in a single housing body and transported as a bulk, then transportation efficiency is improved, but tracking and inventory management of individual components becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
An RFID tag is introduced as an intermediary information carrier attached to the housing body. This tag stores and transmits identification information about the electronic components, enabling remote tracking and inventory management without requiring physical inspection or individual component handling during transportation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual tracking methods (mechanical inspection, physical counting) with an automated RFID-based information system. This allows non-contact, rapid reading of component information through the housing body, significantly improving tracking efficiency while maintaining bulk transportation benefits.
2Measurement precision
If RFID tags are attached to individual electronic components, then tracking precision is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information management function from the physical component. Instead of embedding RFID tags in each component, the identification function is separated and placed at the housing body level, where a single tag serves multiple components, reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple electronic components are grouped together in a single housing body with one RFID tag, merging the tracking function for multiple items into a single information carrier. This reduces the total number of RFID tags needed while maintaining bulk transportation efficiency.
3Loss of information
If manufacturer-side information is stored in the RFID tag, then information sharing between manufacturer and user is improved, but data security and access control become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The RFID tag system implements local quality by providing different levels of information access to different users. The tag stores manufacturer-side information that can be selectively read by authorized users, allowing customized information disclosure based on user credentials without requiring complex centralized access control systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient, consistent, and flexible management of electronic components across different stages, allowing for accurate tracking, inventory control, and prediction of manufacturing needs, enhancing the overall management efficiency and reliability of component distribution.
Implementation Method 1
an RFID tag is attached to an individual to be managed, and an RFID system that reads ID information preset in the RFID tag is used
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic component management method includes manufacturer-side steps including storing electronic components in a housing body that includes an RFID tag, writing in the RFID tag at least one piece of manufacturer-side information related to the electronic components stored in the housing body, shipping the housing body with the manufacturer-side information written in the RFID tag, and storing the electronic components, and user-side steps including receiving the shipped housing body, reading the manufacturer-side information written in the RFID tag, a preparing an electronic circuit board, and arranging the electronic components on the electronic circuit board based on the read manufacturer-side information.