Patent ID: 11928544
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. An article management system comprising:
an acquirer configured to acquire identification information and management information, the identification information being read from an electronic tag by a reading device in each of a plurality of bases in a distribution channel for an article, the electronic tag being attached to the article and storing the identification information, the management information being collected in association with the identification information in a corresponding one of the plurality of bases, the management information relating to management of the article, and
a management unit configured to manage the article with reference to the identification information and the management information which are acquired by the acquirer in each of the plurality of bases, wherein
the electronic tag is a coating-type tag,
the electronic tag is configured to transmit a preamble in transmitting data to the reading device, and
the reading device includes a determiner configured to determine, based on a period of the preamble, a capturing timing of the data transmitted from the electronic tag.