Label processing apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSadatoshi Oishi
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a label processing apparatus comprises a conveyance mechanism, a radio wave shielding mechanism, an antenna and a reader/writer. The conveyance mechanism conveys a paper on which a a plurality of s are attached with a RFID tag are arranged. The radio wave shielding mechanism includes an opening moving in synchronization with each RFID tag arranged on the paper conveyed by the conveyance mechanism. The antenna receives and transmits a radio wave for communication via the opening while the opening moves in synchronization with the RFID tag. The reader/writer communicates with the RFID tag of the paper conveyed by the conveyance mechanism via the antenna.
Claims18
A label processing apparatus, comprising:
- a conveyance mechanism configured to convey a paper on which a plurality of labels each attached with at least one RFID tag are arranged;
- a radio wave shielding mechanism having an opening there through, wherein the opening rotates in synchronization with each RFID tag arranged on the paper conveyed by the conveyance mechanism;
- an antenna configured to receive and transmit a radio wave for communication via the opening while the opening rotates in synchronization with the RFID tag;
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- a reader/writer configured to communicate with the RFID tag of the paper conveyed by the conveyance mechanism via the antenna.
A label processing method, comprising:
- conveying a paper on which a plurality of labels are arranged, each label attached with at least one RFID tag;
- rotating an opening there through within a radio wave shielding mechanism in synchronization with each RFID tag conveyed;
- receiving and transmitting a radio wave for communication via the opening while the opening rotates in synchronization with the RFID tag;
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- communicating with the RFID tag via an antenna.
A RFID label making apparatus, comprising:
- a conveyance mechanism configured to convey a paper on which a plurality of labels each attached with a RFID tag are arranged;
- a radio wave shielding mechanism having a plurality of openings there through configured so that a single opening rotates in synchronization with a single RFID tag;
- an antenna configured to receive and transmit a radio wave for communication via the plurality of openings while the single opening rotates in synchronization with the single RFID tag;
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- a reader/writer configured to communicate with the RFID tag of the paper conveyed by the conveyance mechanism via the antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.