IC tag attaching apparatus and IC tag attaching method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12505403-B2
Application number	US-202218727161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2022
Priority date	Jan 18, 2022
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

An IC tag attaching apparatus (10) includes a detecting unit (110), a writing unit (120), and an attaching unit (130). The detecting unit (110) detects that a parcel is placed in a predetermined area. The writing unit (120) acquires parcel identification information to be provided for the parcel, and causes an IC tag to store the parcel identification information. The attaching unit (130) attaches the IC tag to the parcel. When the IC tag is integrated with an invoice of the parcel, the attaching unit (130) attaches the invoice to the parcel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An IC tag attaching apparatus comprising:
at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to preform operations comprising: detecting that a parcel is placed in a predetermined area; acquiring parcel identification information to be provided for the parcel, and causing an IC tag to store the parcel identification information; and attaching the IC tag to the parcel.

2 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
reading the parcel identification information from the IC tag having been attached to the parcel and having been written with the parcel identification information, wherein causing, when fails in reading the parcel identification information, the IC tag to store again the parcel identification information.

3 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
requesting, after detecting the parcel, the parcel identification information from a parcel managing apparatus that manages the parcel identification information, and causes the IC tag to store the parcel identification information being acquired from the parcel managing apparatus.

4 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
transmitting, after causing the IC tag to store the parcel identification information, the parcel identification information to a parcel managing apparatus that manages the parcel identification information, together with location information indicating a location where the IC tag attaching apparatus is installed.

5 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
further transmitting, to the parcel managing apparatus, at least one of information relating to a sender of the parcel, information relating to a destination, information relating to handling of a parcel, or a desired delivery date and time.

6 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the IC tag is integrated with an invoice of the parcel, and attaching the invoice to the parcel.

7 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising
printing, on the invoice, at least one of a sender of the parcel, a destination, information relating to handling of a parcel, and a desired delivery date, and the parcel identification information.

8 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
executing printing before attaching the invoice to the parcel.

9 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
causing the IC tag to store the parcel identification information before attaching the invoice to the parcel.

10 . The IC tag attaching apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
acquiring information on current capacity for delivery; and controlling a lighting state of an indicator based on the information to indicate the current capacity for delivery.

11 . An IC tag attaching method comprising,
by an IC tag attaching apparatus:
detecting that a parcel is placed in a predetermined area;
acquiring parcel identification information to be provided for the parcel, and causing an IC tag to store the parcel identification information; and
attaching the IC tag to the parcel.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Uchimura Jun

Classifications

• G06K17/00

  Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations · CPC title

• G06Q10/0833 Primary

  Tracking · CPC title