Patent ID: 8981910
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06K,H04Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An RFID tag issuing apparatus comprising: a reader-writer unit which reads and writes data by wireless communication with an RFID tag attached to a label; a label position detecting unit which detects a specific position on the label; a communication instructing unit which instructs the reader-writer unit to communicate with the RFID tag at a reference position that is reached when the label is carried by a predetermined amount in a predetermined direction after the specific position on the label is detected by the label position detecting unit; a search unit which repeats a process of carrying of the label in the predetermined direction or a direction opposite to the predetermined direction and a process of instructing communication to the reader-writer with the RFID tag when communication cannot be established with the RFID tag as a result of an operation of the reader-writer according to the instruction from the communication instructing unit, and thus searches for a communication-available range with the RFID tag; a misalignment amount detecting unit which detects an amount of carrying of the label from the reference position of the label to reach the communication-available range from the reference position, as a misalignment amount from the specific position of the labeled RFID tag to a carrying direction; an identification information indicating unit which instructs the reader-writer to write identification information at a time point when the label is carried by the misalignment amount from the reference position, when the misalignment amount is within a predetermined value; a label determining unit which determines the label as defective when the misalignment amount exceeds the predetermined value; a defect information indicating unit which instructs the reader-writer unit to write defect information at a time point when the label is carried by the misalignment amount from the reference position, when the label is determined as defective; a print unit which prints on a print surface of the label; a tag position detecting unit which detects a position of the RFID tag attached to the label, based on the misalignment amount; and a print controller which causes the print unit to print on the print surface of the label with the RFID tag attached thereto, except for the position of the RFID tag detected by the tag position detecting unit, wherein the print controller causes information indicating the misalignment amount to be printed together with a pattern indicating an error on the print surface of the label that is determined as defective by the label determining unit.