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TW200925547A
TW200925547A TW96146634A TW96146634A TW200925547A TW 200925547 A TW200925547 A TW 200925547A TW 96146634 A TW96146634 A TW 96146634A TW 96146634 A TW96146634 A TW 96146634A TW 200925547 A TW200925547 A TW 200925547A
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Wei-Chun Huang
Tsung-Hsing Hsieh
Shih-Yu Jhang
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This invention relates to a positioning system for multiple RFID readers, comprising a computer and a plurality of RFID readers. The computer comprises a plurality of serial ports; each RFID reader is assigned with a unique ID code and electrically connected to the serial ports of the computer. When an object bearing an RFID tag enters the sensing area of any RFID reader of the positioning system, the ID code of the RFID reader can be used to determine the position of the object to be tracked and positioned.

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200925547 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明主要是關於一種定位系統,特別係關於一種多射頻辨識讀 取器之定位系統。 【先前技術】 中華民國發明專利第1258712號「具多維度天線陣列之射頻識 ❹別讀卡機裝置」,係揭示一種具多天線陣列之射頻辨識讀取器,該 射頻辨識讀取器與一開關控制器(switch)電性連接,以分接方式 連接複數組天線,其巾該控侧_切換(switdiing)的方式控制 該射頻辨識讀取器與該複數組天線之間的連接,讓原本一組射頻 辨識讀取器僅搭配-組天線的架構,改良成一組射頻辨識讀取器 搭配多組天線的架構,以增加射頻辨識讀取器的讀取範圍。此件 專^案所揭示的技術内容之優越性,在於此架構能讓單個射頻辨 ❹識項取器達到多維度之讀取範圍,減少裝設多個射頻辨識讀取器 成本。 ° 參考第目’延續上段所述,該「多維度天線陣列之射頻 別讀卡機裝置」主要包括:―共振馳維度至錄度空間排 =天線_ 14與—諧振電容15所組成,—組控備12用以選 力率放大器U或是震藍源電路1〇所提供之載波頻率信號,、 鮮=陣列14中之天線以產生—電磁場,可以去偵 應姻内___,當_魏_剛磁場會 5 200925547 產生識別碼訊號,識別碼訊號會透過控制器12選取進入封包檢測 器18、濾波與放大電路17,讓微處理機模組16紀錄其識別碼與 位置,利用此掃描切換(switching)方式,逐一啟動該天線陣列μ 中之任一組天線,以記錄位於不同空間(不同維度)位置之射頻辨 識標藏的識別碼。 參考第二圖(A),該圖係顯示天線切換控制器示意圖。該圖係 控制器23内部之兩組切換開關,分別顯示控制開關「on」與「〇ff」, 〇 當控制信號顯示為「on」的狀態’則允許載波震盪源進入其所控 制的天線14中;反之,若控制信號顯示為「0ff」的狀態,則不 允許載波震盪源進入其所控制的天線14中。 參考第二圖(B) ’該圖係顯示控制器12較詳細的實施情形。 如圖所示,該控制器12含有複數個成對的切換開關 (SW一 1... SWJ〇 ’兩端分別接上封包檢測器18與發射模組19分接 上各組天線(天線1·..天線N)。控制器12在每單位時間内僅開 ❾啟特定的一組切換開關,關閉其餘的切換開關。當開關SWJ為「〇n」 的狀態(SW—2. ·. SW_N為「off」狀態),此時若是射頻辨識讀取器 有讀取到射頻辨識標籤之識別碼,則表示在天線1的所在位置(座 標)有射頻辨識標籤的存在。基於此,把欲追蹤定位的物品表面貼 附上射頻辨識標蕺,當該物品在進入該天線1的讀取範圍時,可 以偵測物品位在天線1的所在位置。 參考第三圖,該圖係顯示多維度天線陣列之射頻識別讀卡機 6 200925547 裝置之實施例。該實施例係一感應式立體拼圖,該立體挤圖板分 格成九格錢區,每顧躯表面皆設有天線14,酶個拼圖塊 20皆貼有射頻辨識標籤,當拼圖塊2〇 £於該立體拼圖板上時,該 立體拼圖板可以侧是否有無湖在其表面上或是有無錯置位置 之情形發生,以達到定位之效果。 綜合前面各段所述,基於多天線(multi咖㈣陣列模式 的定位方法需利用一组控制器12來掃描切換各組天線,該射頻訊 〇 號之強度在娜各天線14雜巾會減輯之_,降低射辦 識讀取器之感應距離,·此外,基於天線切換方式來增加讀取範圍, 並無法同步即時掌握各個天線之實際情形。 【發明内容】 本發明之主要目的,係在於提供—種多射頻觸讀取器之定 位系統,該定位系統係由複數個射頻辨識讀取器所組成,每個射 ❾頻辨識讀取器皆設定有唯一識別碼’彼此相鄰構成能侧追縱的 定位網絡,當貼附有射賴識標藏之物品在進入定位系統所屬的 任一射頻辨識讀取器之讀取範_時,該射頻辨識讀取器能即時 回覆系統後端(使用者)m藉此達到即時監控、追縱及 疋位之目的。本個之㈣在於此故纽係胁乡_辨識讀 取=之架構,能同步即時於各個射頻辨識讀取器之讀取範圍做债 測疋位,較不易出現物品沒被偵測讀取到之情形。 本發明之另-目的在於多射頻辨識讀取器的架構來達到 7 200925547 物品定位追蹤之功能,該定位系統相較於習知基於「具多維度天 線陣列之射頻識別讀卡機裝置」之架構的定位方式,其射頻辨識 讀取器的射頻(RF)訊號不相天線切換(switd]ing)r^產生衰 減’降低其彳貞測讀取的距離。 基於此,本㈣之主要實施手⑽提供—自電腦與複數個射 頻辨識讀取H,該賴具有紐辦辦;該魏鋪頻辨識讀 取器’每個皆設定具唯-的座標識別碼並與該電腦的串列埠電性 ❹連接,並設置於所欲_定位物品的擺設處或其行經路徑,當表 面(或内部)貼附有射頻辨識標籤之物品在停贼經過任一射頻 辨識讀取器之讀取範圍時,該電腦可藉該座標識別碼來知道物品 的所在位置。 延續上¥ 又’本發明之另一實施手段亦可以利用電腦本身的串 列埠序號來判斷,當射頻辨識讀取器在連接上電腦財列埠時, 電腦會給予每個射頻辨識讀取器唯—串列埠序號(如⑽U,_ ❹串解序號設定代表州絲位置的定㈣域當連接特定序號 的串列埠之射酬識讀取輯取_附在物品表面的射頻辨賊 2之識别碼時’可藉回傳資料的_列淳序號來偵測物品的所在座 8 200925547 【實施方式】 以下配合《式紅件槪對本發明之實施方式做更詳細的說 明’俾使熟倾徽藝者在研讀本制紐能據以實施。 參考第四圖,該圖係本發明多射頻辨識讀取器之定位系統的 方塊圖。該定㈣、齡要實解段係提供複數轉_識讀取器 3〇1〜312與一台電腦4,該電腦4透過各個串列埠C0M1〜C0M12與 複數個射頻辨識讀取器30卜312電性連接,透過該串列璋_〜 ❹⑽12控制複數侧賴_取㈣卜312,接㈣取進來的射頻 辨識標籤的識別碼。該射頻辨識讀取器3〇卜312每個皆設定一座 標識別碼,該座標_碼具唯—性,代表不_座標位置。當貼 附有射頻辨識標籤之物品進入本地位系統之任一射頻辨識讀取器 (如301)之讀取範圍時,即可判斷該物品係位在該射頻辨識讀取 器(如301)之偵測範圍。 參考第五圖,該圖係顯示本發明多射頻辨識讀取器之定位系 ❹統之實施例。延續第五_架構’該實施例的電腦4係利用廳 介面來與各個射頻辨識讀取器(3〇卜312)資料傳輸,其中在電腦 4與複數個射頻辨識讀取器(301〜312)接上一個集線器4〇i(hub)。 參考第六圖,該圖係顯示本發明多射頻辨識讀取器之定位系 統之一參考實施例。該圖係應用在半導體晶圓(wafer)之定位上 的實施例。該機械手臂5透過該電腦4偵測到左上角的空格並未 放置任何晶圓,因此該機械手臂5抓取晶圓6〇1放置於該空格上。 以上所述者僅為用以解釋本發明之較佳實施例,並非企圖據以 9 200925547 對本發明做任何形式上之限制,是以,凡有在相同之發明精神下 所作有關本發明之任何修飾或變更,皆仍應包括在本發明意圖保 護之範轉。200925547 IX. INSTRUCTIONS: [Technical Field] The present invention relates generally to a positioning system, and more particularly to a positioning system for a multi-radio frequency identification reader. [Prior Art] The Republic of China Invention Patent No. 1258712 "Radio Frequency Identification Card Reader Device with Multi-Dimensional Antenna Array" discloses a radio frequency identification reader with a multi-antenna array, the RFID reader and the The switch controller is electrically connected, and the complex array antenna is connected in a tapping manner, and the control side of the switch is controlled by a switdiing method to control the connection between the RFID reader and the complex array antenna, so that the original A set of RFID readers is only matched with the architecture of the group antenna, and is improved into a set of RFID readers with multiple antennas to increase the reading range of the RFID reader. The superiority of the technical content revealed by this project enables the single radio frequency identification device to achieve a multi-dimensional reading range and reduce the cost of installing multiple RFID readers. ° Refer to the heading 'Continuing the above paragraph, the "Multi-Dimensional Antenna Array RF Reader Device" mainly includes: "Resonance Chi Dimensions to Recording Space Row = Antenna _ 14 and - Resonant Capacitor 15" - Group The control device 12 is used to select the power frequency amplifier U or the carrier frequency signal provided by the shock blue source circuit 1 , and the antenna in the array 14 to generate an electromagnetic field, which can be used to detect the ___, when _ just magnetic field will be 5 200925547 to generate the identification code signal, the identification code signal will be selected by the controller 12 into the packet detector 18, the filtering and amplifying circuit 17, allowing the microprocessor module 16 to record its identification code and position, using this scanning switch In the switching mode, any one of the antenna arrays μ is activated one by one to record the identification codes of the radio frequency identification tags located in different spatial (different dimensions) positions. Referring to the second figure (A), the figure shows a schematic diagram of the antenna switching controller. The figure is a set of two switches in the controller 23, respectively displaying the control switches "on" and "〇ff", and when the control signal is displayed as "on" state, the carrier oscillation source is allowed to enter the antenna 14 controlled thereby. On the other hand, if the control signal is displayed as "0ff", the carrier oscillation source is not allowed to enter the antenna 14 controlled by it. Referring to Figure 2(B)', this figure shows a more detailed implementation of the controller 12. As shown in the figure, the controller 12 includes a plurality of pairs of switching switches (SW-1〇... SWJ〇' is respectively connected with a packet detector 18 and a transmitting module 19 to tap each group antenna (antenna 1) ·.. Antenna N). The controller 12 only turns on a specific set of switching switches per unit time, and turns off the remaining switching switches. When the switch SWJ is "〇n" (SW-2. · SW_N In the "off" state, if the RFID reader reads the identification code of the RFID tag, it indicates that there is an RFID tag at the location (coordinate) of the antenna 1. Based on this, the tracker is to be tracked. The surface of the positioned object is attached with a radio frequency identification mark. When the item enters the reading range of the antenna 1, the item can be detected at the position of the antenna 1. Referring to the third figure, the figure shows the multi-dimensional antenna. Array of Radio Frequency Identification Card Reader 6 200925547 Embodiment of the device. This embodiment is an inductive three-dimensional puzzle, which is divided into nine money areas, each antenna surface is provided with an antenna 14, a puzzle Block 20 is labeled with an RFID tag, when the puzzle piece 2〇 When the stereo puzzle board is on the three-dimensional puzzle board, the three-dimensional puzzle board can be side-mounted on the surface or in the presence or absence of a misplaced position to achieve the positioning effect. According to the foregoing paragraphs, based on multiple antennas (multi The positioning method of the coffee (four) array mode needs to use a set of controllers 12 to scan and switch each group of antennas, and the intensity of the RF signal nicknames will be reduced in the antennas of the antennas 14 to reduce the sensitivity of the readers. In addition, the antenna switching mode is used to increase the reading range, and the actual situation of each antenna cannot be synchronized. The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a positioning system for a multi-radio touch reader. The positioning system is composed of a plurality of radio frequency identification readers, and each of the radio frequency identification readers is provided with a unique identification code 'adjacent to each other to form a tracking network capable of tracking sideways. When the tagged item enters the reading mode of any radio frequency identification reader to which the positioning system belongs, the RFID reader can instantly reply to the back end (user) of the system. To the purpose of real-time monitoring, tracking and squatting. The fourth (in this), the structure of the 纽 系 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It is less likely that the item is not detected and read. Another aspect of the present invention is the architecture of the multi-radio identification reader to achieve the function of 7 200925547 item location tracking, which is based on the conventional knowledge. The positioning method of the architecture of the RFID reader device with multi-dimensional antenna array, the radio frequency (RF) signal of the radio frequency identification reader is not swiveled by the antenna, and the attenuation is reduced. Based on this, the main implementation of this (4) (10) provides - read H from the computer and a plurality of RF identification, the Lai has a new office; the Wei Pai frequency identification reader 'each set with a unique - The coordinate identifier is connected to the serial power of the computer and is placed at the position of the desired item or its path of travel. When the surface (or internal) is attached with the RFID tag, the item is stopped. The thief is identified by any radio frequency When the reading range of the reader is known, the computer can use the coordinate identification code to know the location of the item. Continuation of the above and another embodiment of the present invention can also be judged by using the serial number of the computer itself. When the RFID reader is connected to the computer, the computer will give each RFID reader. Only - serial serial number (such as (10) U, _ ❹ string solution serial number set to represent the position of the state silk (four) domain when connected to a specific serial number of 埠 酬 酬 读取 读取 _ _ _ 射频 射频 射频 射频 射频 射频When the identification code is used, the location of the article can be detected by the serial number of the returned data. 8 200925547 [Embodiment] The following is a more detailed description of the embodiment of the present invention with the red type 俾According to the fourth figure, this figure is a block diagram of the positioning system of the multi-radio frequency identification reader of the present invention. The fixed (four), age-resolved segment provides a complex turn _ The readers 3〇1 to 312 and a computer 4 are electrically connected to the plurality of radio frequency identification readers 30 through the respective serial ports C0M1 to C0M12, and are controlled by the serial port 〜~~❹(10)12. The plural side depends on _ take (four) 234, then (four) take in the shot Identifying the identification code of the tag. The RFID readers 312 each set a standard identification code, the coordinate _ code has a uniqueness, representing a non-coordinate position. When an item with a radio frequency identification tag is attached, When the reading range of any radio frequency identification reader (such as 301) of the status system is read, the item can be judged to be in the detection range of the radio frequency identification reader (such as 301). Referring to the fifth figure, The figure shows an embodiment of the positioning system of the multi-radio frequency identification reader of the present invention. The fifth embodiment is continued. The computer 4 of the embodiment utilizes the office interface to interact with each radio frequency identification reader (3 〇 312) Data transmission, wherein a hub 4 〇i (hub) is connected to the computer 4 and a plurality of radio frequency identification readers (301 312 312). Referring to the sixth figure, the figure shows the positioning of the multi-radio frequency identification reader of the present invention. One of the systems refers to an embodiment which is applied to the positioning of a semiconductor wafer. The robot arm 5 detects the space in the upper left corner through the computer 4 and does not place any wafer, so the machine Arm 5 grabs the wafer 6〇1 placed in the empty The above is only a preferred embodiment for explaining the present invention, and is not intended to impose any form of limitation on the present invention according to 9 200925547, so that the present invention is made in the spirit of the same invention. Any modifications or alterations should still be included in the intended protection of the invention.

10 200925547 【圖式簡單說明】 第二圖係習知控制器示意圖。 第二圖係習知多維度天線陣列之射 之系統方 塊 意圖 ’識別讀卡顧置之實施例示 Ο =圖係本發明多射頻辨識讀取器之故系統方塊圖 =圖係本發明多射頻辨識讀取器之定位祕方塊圖 系本發明多射頻辨識讀取器之定位系統實施例 【主要元件符號說明】10 200925547 [Simple description of the diagram] The second diagram is a schematic diagram of a conventional controller. The second figure is a system block of a conventional multi-dimensional antenna array. The following is an example of a method for identifying a card reader. The system is a block diagram of the multi-radio-recognition reader of the present invention. Positioning block diagram of the picker is a positioning system embodiment of the multi-radio frequency identification reader of the present invention [main component symbol description]

1〇震盪源電路 11功率放大器 12控制器 13共振器組 14天線陣列 15諧振電容 16微處理機模組 17據波與放大電路 18封包檢測器 19發射模組 2〇拼圖塊 301射頻辨識讀取器 302射頻辨識讀取器 303射頻辨識讀取器 304射頻辨識讀取器 305射頻辨識讀取器 306射頻辨識讀取器 307射頰辨識讀取器 308射頻辨識讀取器 3〇9射頻辨識讀取器 31〇射頻辨識讀取器 311射頻辨識讀取器 312射頻辨識讀取器 4電腦 401 集線器(USB HUB) 5機械手臂 601晶圓 602晶圓 7射頻辨識標籤1〇 oscillator source circuit 11 power amplifier 12 controller 13 resonator group 14 antenna array 15 resonant capacitor 16 microprocessor module 17 wave and amplification circuit 18 packet detector 19 emission module 2 The device 302 the radio frequency identification reader 303 the radio frequency identification reader 304 the radio frequency identification reader 305 the radio frequency identification reader 306 the radio frequency identification reader 307 the buccal identification reader 308 the radio frequency identification reader 3 〇 9 radio frequency identification reading Receiver 31 〇 Radio Frequency Identification Reader 311 Radio Frequency Identification Reader 312 Radio Frequency Identification Reader 4 Computer 401 Hub (USB HUB) 5 Robot Arm 601 Wafer 602 Wafer 7 RF Identification Label

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200925547 十、申請專利範圍: ^ 一㈣_職_11之岐祕,敕料祕域數個射 頻辨識讀取器所組成,每個射頻辨識讀取器設置在特定的位置 ^予唯-座標識別碼,能偵測貼附有射頻辨識標籤之物 存在,其主要包含: 幻 —電腦’具有複數個串列埠; Ο 〇 s射頻辨識標籤’貼附於該物品的表面; 接複顺讀㈣’軸贿職料與該串解電性相 接讀取该射頻辨識標籤之識別碼。 2. ΓΓΓ侧第1撕敎多__取器之定位系 ',、克,其中該複數個射頻辨識讀取器排列成矩形 3. Γ:Γ利範圍第1項所述之多射頻辨識讀取器之定位系 統,其中該座標識別碼為串列埠之識別序號。 、 專賴畔】項輯简雜 統’其中該電腦係'經通用串列匯流排(u 埠電性連接。 與"亥複數個串列 5. 依據申請專利範圍第1與第4 也备絡甘击 、 迷之多射頻辨識讀取器之定 位系統,其中該定位系統含有集線器。 買取益之疋 12200925547 X. Patent application scope: ^ One (four) _ job _11 secret, composed of several RF identification readers, each RF identification reader is set at a specific position ^ Pre-symbol identification The code can detect the presence of the object with the RFID tag attached, and the main ones include: The phantom-computer has a plurality of serial ports; the Ο 射频s RF identification tag is attached to the surface of the article; The axis bribe is connected to the string and the identification code of the RFID tag is read. 2. The first torn ΓΓΓ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A positioning system of the picker, wherein the coordinate identification code is an identification number of the serial port. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A positioning system for a radio frequency identification reader, wherein the positioning system includes a hub.
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