Patent ID: 7573390

Claim:
A split-able label comprising: a label base having a back surface and being formed of a plurality of sections including a first section adjacent to a second section at a boundary therebetween, the back surface of the first section and the back surface of the second section not opposing each other; an adhesive layer formed on the back surface of the label base; an ID tag that includes an IC chip storing identification information of a first object to be identified and to which the split-able label is capable of being affixed and a transmitter-receiver connected to said IC chip so as to transmit the identification information to and from an external device, wherein, in a state where the split-able label is affixed to the first object to be identified, the second section is capable of being separated from the first section at the boundary, wherein upon the second section being separated from the first section, the second section is affixed to a second object, the second object being different from the first object, and wherein the ID tag is disposed on the back surface of at least one of the first section and the second section.