US20070018893A1 - Radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium and a case for an optical recording medium with a radio tag antenna - Google Patents
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- the technique described in the patent document 3 relates to an IC tag of a non-contacting type and a manufacturing method thereof.
- An object of the technique is to provide a tag of a non-contacting type, which does not spoil the stability of an optical disk or the like at the time of high-speed rotation even if attached to an disk-like article such as an optical disk or the like, has excellent electrical efficiency even in communications with a reader, and can stably communicate with the same.
- the external shape of the non-contacting IC tag is formed almost circular or oval (for example, a doughnut-like shape covering the whole surface of the optical disk), and can be attached to the surface of the optical disk.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing a modification of the antenna shown in FIGS. 10 (A) and 10 (B);
- the recess 111 has a depth equal to the thickness of the dielectric layer 11 A (that is, such a depth that a part of the reflective layer 12 A is exposed) or smaller than the same (a depth not reaching to the reflective layer 12 A) although it depends on the size (thickness) of the patch antenna 2 .
- the patch antenna 2 may be completely implanted in the dielectric substrate 11 A or partially implanted so that a part of it comes out to the label surface. It is more preferable that the patch antenna 2 is completely implanted in the dielectric substrate 11 A and the label covers the surface of the patch antenna 2 from the standpoint of the appearance and batch reading by a reader/writer.
- the thickness of the patch antenna 2 [refer to FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B)] having a structure which fulfills the function of an antenna (secures the electric properties) by itself exceeds the thickness of the dielectric layer 11 of the DVD 1 .
- the reflective layer 12 of the DVD 1 as the GND pattern of the patch antenna 2 ′, it becomes possible to implant the patch antenna 2 ′ in the dielectric layer 11 of the DVD 1 while securing the electric properties of the patch antenna 2 ′. Accordingly, it is possible to decrease the size (decrease the thickness) of the patch antenna 2 ′ and reduce the cost.
- the IC chip 24 may be vertically implanted in the dielectric layer 11 A of the DVD 1 , like the modification described above with reference to FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B).
- FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B) are diagrams for illustrating a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium according to a second embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 7 (A) is a schematic plan view of a CD as being an optical recording disk medium
- 7 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the CD shown in FIG. 7 (A).
- a monopole antenna whose antenna wire (line) is formed into a circular arc along the inner periphery of the CD (the antenna wire elongating in one direction along the inner periphery) is employed as the antenna 4 in this example.
- a part or the whole of the monopole antenna 4 is implanted in a space formed in the inner peripheral portion 15 as described above with reference to FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B).
- a dummy chip 25 may be disposed at a position opposite to the position at which the IC chip 24 is disposed in order to keep the weight balance (rotation balance) of the CD 3 or the DVD 1 , as shown in FIG. 12 , for example. As shown in FIG.
- the dielectric portion 42 By forming the dielectric portion 42 on the both sides or one side of the antenna metallic portion 41 , it is possible to shorten the wavelength of the received signal and decrease the necessary length of the antenna wire, whereby a decrease in size of the antenna is realized in this case, as well. Since the polycarbonate, which is the dielectric member of the DVD 1 or the CD 3 , has a relative dielectric constants of 2.94, a dielectric portion having a larger relative dielectric constant is formed on the both sides or one side of the antenna metallic portion 41 , thereby to decrease the size as compared with a case where polycarbonate is used as the dielectric portion of the antenna 4 , for example.
- the holder 71 communicates with the radio tags (the antennas 2 , 2 ′ or 4 described above) of the DVDs 1 or the CDs 3 stacked on the holder 71 through the slot antenna 72 , whereby it is possible to collectively read a number of the DVDs 1 or the CDs 3 , and authenticate (manage the production or distribution of) a number of the DVDs 1 or the CDs 3 within a short period of time.
- the radio tags the antennas 2 , 2 ′ or 4 described above
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An antenna comprises a dielectric member, an antenna pattern formed on one surface of the dielectric member, and a ground pattern formed on the other surface of the dielectric member. A part or the whole of the antenna is implanted in a dielectric layer on the side from which a laser beam does not come in of an optical recording medium symmetrically having a metal layer reflecting the laser beam and the dielectric layer, thereby to provide a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium which is simple, is small-sized, and can secure necessary reading performance.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/999,690 filed Nov. 30, 2004, now pending, and hereby claims priority to Japanese Application No. 2004-205829 filed on Jul. 13, 2004 in Japan, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- (1) Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium, and a case for an optical recording medium with a radio tag antenna. Particularly, the present invention relates to a technique suitable for use to an optical recording disk medium such as a DVD, a CD or the like.
- (2) Description of Related Art
- Enthusiastically developed is a radio tag system wherein a reader/writer transmits a high-frequency electromagnetic wave, and a radio tag with an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip storing unique information therein receives the high-frequency electromagnetic wave, and transmits the unique information to the reader/writer. The radio tag is affixed to a book, an article of commerce or the like. The unique information on an object affixed the radio tag thereto is read out by a reader/writer. Additionally, the unique information can be written in the radio tag. The radio tag generally comprises an IC chip and an antenna. When the radio tag receives a high-frequency signal with the antenna, a rectifier integrated in the IC chip converts the high-frequency signal into direct current components of about 3V (volt), and the IC chip performs signal processing and transmission processing with a power thereof. The frequency used for the radio tag is, for example, a 13.56 MHz band. In recent years, higher frequencies tend to be used such as a UHF band (900 MHz band), a 2.45 GHz band and the like.
- A dipole antenna of a
flat circuit type 110 having a half-wave length (λ/2) of the radio signal is often used as the antenna of the radio tag, as shown inFIG. 18 , for example.Reference numeral 60 denotes an IC chip having theantenna 110, which performs the signal processing and transmission processing. The radio tag generally has a communicable distance of about 1 m when the transmitted signal from the reader/writer is at about 1 W (watt) although it depends on the shape of the antenna or the power consumption inside the chip. When a UHF band is used, it is known that the communicable distance can be increased from a 13.56 MHz band or a 2.45 GHz band. - As known techniques using a radio tag, there are techniques proposed in
patent documents 1 to 4 below. - The technique described in
patent document 1 has an object to provide an article identification mark with a burglarproofing function which can be attached to any article, and an article management system using the article identification mark. For example, an antenna of the IC chip is circularly attached about the axis of rotation of a rotary disk such as a CD, a DVD or the like, thereby realizing burglarproofing of an article such as a CD, a DVD or the like and distribution management while preventing unbalance of the rotation (irregularity in the rotation). - The technique described in the
patent document 2 relates to an information recording medium and an information recording medium driving apparatus. As shown inFIG. 1 of thepatent document 2, for example, a security chip storing password information therein and an antenna for the chip are directly implanted along the circumference of the axis of rotation in a part (in the inner non-recording area of a CD-ROM) of a disk of CD-ROM, an RF reader/writer of a non-contacting type having a password authenticating function is equipped to a device (CD device) which writes in and reads from the CD-ROM, and the RF reader/writer of a non-contacting type reads out a password from the security chip of the CD-ROM mounted on the CD device. Only when the password authentication is successful, the security lock of the CD device is released to allow the device to operate. Whereby, illegal copy of a music CD and the like can be prevented. - The technique described in the
patent document 3 relates to an IC tag of a non-contacting type and a manufacturing method thereof. An object of the technique is to provide a tag of a non-contacting type, which does not spoil the stability of an optical disk or the like at the time of high-speed rotation even if attached to an disk-like article such as an optical disk or the like, has excellent electrical efficiency even in communications with a reader, and can stably communicate with the same. The external shape of the non-contacting IC tag is formed almost circular or oval (for example, a doughnut-like shape covering the whole surface of the optical disk), and can be attached to the surface of the optical disk. - The technique described in the
patent document 4 relates to an article case with a resonant tag. An object of this technique is to make it difficult to illegally remove the resonant tag from an article case to which the resonant tag is attached as a sensor. For example, the resonant tag is fixed to a supporting plate having the same shape as the surface of a (article) containing case for a CD, the supporting plate is overlap on the case, and the containing case, the supporting plate and the resonant tag are together wrapped in this state. - [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-141650;
- [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2000-57296;
- [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-85502; and
- [Patent Document 4] Japanese Utility Model Publication No. HEI 5-23292
- When a surface (a surface on which a label is attached) on the opposite side to the information reading surface (a surface on which the laser beam is irradiated) is flawed or scratched, the reflective layer or the recording layer is apt to be damaged rather than the reading surface because the protective layer (dielectric layer) on this surface's side is very thin. For this, it is not preferable to directly attach an antenna to the label surface of a CD. As disclosed in the
above patent documents 1 through 3, it is general to attach a radio tag to the inner peripheral portion where the recording layer is not formed. - However, with respect to an optical recording medium such as a DVD or the like in which a protective layer in almost the same degree as the protective layer on the information reading surface's side is also formed on the label surface's side like a DVD, attaching the antenna to the inner peripheral portion of the disk is not always the best way. Additionally, a bending work or the like of the antenna, which is not easy, is required because the area of the inner peripheral portion of the disk to which the antenna is attached is limited. An IC chip connected to the antenna has an impedance of about 500 Ω (ohm). Since a general dipole antenna has an impedance of about 72 Ω, their impedances do not match when the chip and the dipole antenna are connected as they are, which causes a disadvantage that the communicable distance is deteriorated, for example.
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above patent documents 1 through 3 disclose that a dipole antenna is formed on the inner portion of a CD or a DVD. This may cause a disadvantage that the communicable distance becomes very short or reading becomes impossible in the worst case when the antenna is connected to an IC chip for a radio tag having high impedance. - In the light of the above disadvantages, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique which is simple, is small-sized but can secure required reading performance.
- Therefore, the present invention provides a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium comprising a dielectric member, an antenna pattern formed on one surface of the dielectric member, and a ground pattern formed on the other surface of the dielectric member and attached to a surface on the side from which a laser beam does not come in of the optical recording medium symmetrically having a metal layer reflecting the laser beam and a dielectric layer for protecting the metal layer.
- The present invention further provides a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium comprising an antenna comprising a dielectric member, an antenna pattern formed on one surface of the dielectric member and a ground pattern formed on the other surface of the dielectric member, a part or the whole of the antenna being implanted in a dielectric layer on the side from which a laser beam does not come in of an optical recording medium symmetrically having a metal layer reflecting the laser beam and the dielectric layer protecting the metal layer.
- The present invention still further provides a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium having an antenna structure comprising an antenna pattern on one surface of a dielectric member and a ground pattern on the other surface of the dielectric member, and attached to the optical recording medium having a dielectric layer and a metal layer on the side from which a laser beam does not come in, wherein the antenna pattern is formed on a surface of or inside the dielectric layer of the optical recording medium so that the metal layer of the optical recording medium is used as the ground pattern in the antenna structure.
- The radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium may further comprise a flat antenna member having the antenna pattern formed on one surface of the dielectric member, the flat antenna member being implanted in the dielectric layer of the optical recording medium so that the other surface of the dielectric member of the flat antenna member contacts with the metal layer of the optical recording medium.
- The present invention still further provides a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium, which is an antenna structure for a radio tag attached to an optical recording disk medium having a dielectric layer and a metal layer, wherein a part or the whole of an antenna is implanted in a portion of the dielectric layer on which the metal layer is not formed in the optical recording disk medium.
- The optical recording disk medium may symmetrically have the dielectric layer and the metal layer about an adhesive layer, and the antenna may be implanted in the adhesive layer on which the metal layer is not formed in the optical recording disk medium.
- The antenna may be disposed on the dielectric layer at an inner peripheral portion of the optical recording disk medium. Alternatively, the antenna may be implanted in the adhesive layer at an inner peripheral portion of the optical recording disk medium.
- The antenna may be configured as a curved antenna having a curved shape along an inner periphery of the optical recording disk medium.
- The present invention still further provides a case for an optical recording medium which has a dielectric layer and a metal layer and is attached an antenna for a radio tag to a portion of the dielectric layer on which the metal layer is not formed, the case comprising a dielectric member disposed on an inner surface of the case at a position corresponding to a position at which the antenna is attached when the optical recording medium is contained in the case.
- The present invention provides the following effects and advantages.
- (1) Since a radio tag antenna is attached to the dielectric layer on the side on which the laser beam is not irradiated of an optical recording medium symmetrically having a metal layer and the dielectric layer such as a DVD, it is possible to attach the antenna safely and easily without damaging the metal layers (reflective layer and recording layer) of the optical recording medium. Even when a large number of optical recording media have to be managed, it is possible to realize necessary management within a short period of time.
- (2) Since a part or the whole of the antenna is implanted in the dielectric layer of the optical recording medium, it is possible to manage each and every optical recording medium (manage the production, prevent burglary, and so forth) by a reading device for a radio tag. As compared with a case where the antenna is attached to the wrapping of an optical recording medium as done heretofore, it is possible to decrease the size of a reading system or the like which collectively reads hundreds of or thousands of stacked optical recording media at a time, or detect the situation where an optical recording medium is pulled out from the case, for example, thereby to improve the security.
- (3) The antenna pattern is formed on the surface of or inside the dielectric layer of an optical recording medium so that the metal layer of the optical recording medium is used as the ground pattern of the antenna to configure a flat antenna structure. Whereby, it is possible to secure the electric properties of the antenna, decrease the size of the antenna (realize a thin antenna structure), and decrease the cost.
- (4) A structure in which the antenna is implanted in a dielectric layer portion (for example, an inner peripheral portion of a disk optical recording medium) on which the metal layer is not formed allows the whole thickness of stacked optical recording media to have a thickness obtained by multiplying the thickness of one optical recording medium with the number of the stacked optical recording media because no extra space generates between the optical recording media, whereby an increase in size of the reader/writer system can be suppressed (that is, allows the same system to read an increased number of optical recording media at a time).
- (5) A dielectric member (having a relative dielectric constant of 1 or more, for example) is disposed at a position on the inner surface of a case for the optical recording medium corresponding to a position at which the antenna of the optical recording medium is disposed when the optical recording medium is accommodated in the case so that the dielectric member contacts with the surface of the antenna attached to the optical recording medium. It is thus possible to shorten the wavelength of the received signal, and reduce the size of the antenna.
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FIG. 1 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) as being an optical recording disk medium for illustrating a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium according to a first embodiment of this invention; -
FIG. 1 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 1 (A); -
FIG. 2 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium according to a first modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 2 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 2 (A); -
FIG. 3 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium according to a second modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 3 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 3 (A); -
FIG. 4 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium according to a third modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 4 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 4 (A); -
FIG. 5 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium according to a fourth modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 5 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 5 (A); -
FIG. 6 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium according to a fifth modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 6 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 6 (A); -
FIG. 7 (A) is a schematic plan view of a CD as being an optical recording disk medium for illustrating a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium according to a second embodiment of this invention; -
FIG. 7 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the CD shown inFIG. 7 (A); -
FIG. 8 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium for illustrating another tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium according to the second embodiment of this invention; -
FIG. 8 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the CD shown inFIG. 8 (A); -
FIG. 9 (A) is a schematic plan view of a CD as being an optical recording disk medium in the case where a monopole antenna is applied to the antenna attachment structure shown in FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B); -
FIG. 9 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the CD shown inFIG. 9 (A); -
FIG. 10 (A) is a schematic plan view of a CD as being an optical recording disk medium in the case where a dipole antenna is applied to the antenna attachment structure shown in FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B); -
FIG. 10 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the CD shown inFIG. 10 (A); -
FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing a modification of the antenna shown in FIGS. 10(A) and 10(B); -
FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view showing a structure in which a dummy chip (or another IC chip) is provided to the structure shown in FIGS. 10(A) and 10(B); -
FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view showing a structure in which holes for weight balance adjustment are formed in an inner peripheral portion of a dielectric member in the vicinity of an IC chip in the structure shown in FIGS. 10(A) and 10(B); -
FIG. 14 is a schematic sectional view showing a structure of an antenna disposed in the inner peripheral potion of the dielectric member in the structures shown in FIGS. 9(A), 9(B), 10(A), 10(B) and 11 through 13; -
FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing an appearance of a containing case for a DVD or CD, where a dielectric member for the antenna provided to the DVD or CD is attached to the case; -
FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing a reader/writer antenna system according to the first and second embodiments; - FIGS. 17(A) through 17(C) are schematic views showing shapes of slots (antennas) formed in a holder shown in
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FIG. 18 is a plan view showing a structure of a known dipole antenna. - FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B) are diagrams each showing a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium according to a first embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 1 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) as being an optical recording disk medium, andFIG. 1 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 1 (A). - As shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B), the
DVD 1 has apparently a similar structure to a CD (Compact Disk). TheDVD 1 is generally formed by laminating two disks with an adhesive, each of which has a size according to the standardized specification [for example, an inside diameter of 1.5 cm, an outside diameter of 12 cm (diameter), a thickness of 0.6 mm]. Namely, two disks each of which has a reflective layer (metal layer) 12 (12A, 12B) functioning as a light-reflecting surface formed on one side of a dielectric substrate (dielectric layer) 11 (11A, 11B) are laminated with an adhesive (adhesive layer) such that the reflective layers face to each other. In FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B), a recording layer on which information such as characters, voice, video, image, data and the like is recorded is omitted. - The dielectric substrate 11 (11A, 11B) also functions as a protective layer for protecting the
reflective layer 12 and the recording layer, and is generally made of polycarbonate, for example. However, the material is not limited to the above example, but may be another transparent resin material such as an acrylic resin or the like which allows a laser beam to pass therethrough. - The reflective layer 12 (12A, 12B) is a layer reflecting a laser beam for information reading, which is made of an alloy material of silver, gold or the like. The reflective layer 12 (12A, 12B) is formed on the
dielectric substrate 11 in spattering or the like. A ultraviolet ray setting resin is generally used for theadhesive layer 13. - According to the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B), a recess (space) 111 is formed in a part of the region of the dielectric substrate 11 (11A) forming the printing surface (label surface: surface on which the laser beam is not irradiated) opposite to the writing/reading surface [the lower side on the drawing in
FIG. 1 (B)] of theDVD 1 to accommodate a radio tag comprised of a patch antenna (flat antenna) 2 and a minute IC chip (not less than 1 mm square, for example: not shown) therein. Thepatch antenna 2 is accommodated in and fixed to the recess together with the IC chip (communication circuit chip). Hereinafter, thepatch antenna 2 will signify the whole radio tag including thepatch antenna 2 and the IC chip, occasionally. - The
recess 111 has a depth equal to the thickness of thedielectric layer 11A (that is, such a depth that a part of thereflective layer 12A is exposed) or smaller than the same (a depth not reaching to thereflective layer 12A) although it depends on the size (thickness) of thepatch antenna 2. Thepatch antenna 2 may be completely implanted in thedielectric substrate 11A or partially implanted so that a part of it comes out to the label surface. It is more preferable that thepatch antenna 2 is completely implanted in thedielectric substrate 11A and the label covers the surface of thepatch antenna 2 from the standpoint of the appearance and batch reading by a reader/writer. - The
patch antenna 2 may be implanted in a CD in a manner similar to the above. However, this is not preferable because the protective layer (dielectric layer) on a side (label surface opposite to the information reading surface (surface on which a laser beam is irradiated) is both very thin, as stated above. In other words, the above manner can be applied to an optical recording medium so long as it has, on the surface on which a laser beam is not irradiated, a dielectric layer (protective layer) having such a thickness that thepatch antenna 2 can be implanted in the dielectric layer without exerting an effect on reading and writing of information. - The
patch antenna 2 comprises a flat-plate-like dielectric member 21, an antenna pattern (antenna layer) 22 formed on one surface of thedielectric member 21 and a ground (GND) pattern (GND layer) 23 formed on the other surface of thedielectric member 1. Thepatch antenna 2 is formed into a square shape having a length and a width according to a wavelength (for example, a ½ wavelength or the like) corresponding to a target communication frequency. - The length of the
patch antenna 2 determines the resonant frequency, whereas the width of the same determines the fractional bandwidth. Theantenna pattern 22 and theGND pattern 23 are made of a conductive film such as a copper foil or the like. When the dielectric constant of thedielectric member 21 used for thepatch antenna 2 is not less than 1, it is effective to improve the compactness. Accordingly, the magnitude of the relative dielectric constant is not specifically designated. However, the larger the value of the relative dielectric constant, the more the compactness is improved. - By implanting the radio tag (patch antenna 2) in the
dielectric layer 11 of theDVD 1, it becomes possible to manage (manage the production, prevent the burglary, and so forth) each and everyDVD 1 by a reading device such as a reader/writer or the like. Since thepatch antenna 2 is implanted in theDVD 1 in this example, it is possible to decrease the size of a reading system which collectively reads several hundreds to several thousands ofDVDs 1 at a time with theDVDs 1 being stacked as will be described later with reference toFIGS. 16 and 17 , or detect a situation that theDVD 1 is pulled out from the DVD case or the like to improve the security, as compared with a case where thepatch antenna 2 is attached to the wrapping such as a DVD case or the like as done heretofore. - In the above example, one
patch antenna 2 is attached to theDVD 1. Alternatively, it is possible to symmetrically dispose a dummy antenna or another patch antenna, as denoted bybroken line 2 a inFIG. 1 (A). By doing so, it is possible to keep a weight balance (rotation balance) of theDVD 1, thereby to suppress occurrence of irregularity in rotation to the minimum. When not a dummy antenna but another patch antenna is added, it is possible to increase the communication capacity. Disposing a dummy antenna or another patch antenna to keep the rotation balance can be applied to structures to be described later with reference toFIGS. 2 through 4 , and 6. - (A1) Description of First Modification
- FIGS. 2 (A) and 2(B) are diagrams each showing a first modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment. In this modification,
FIG. 2 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium, whereasFIG. 2 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 2 (A). - As shown in FIGS. 2(A) and 2(B), the
DVD 1 is similar in structure to a CD. TheDVD 1 has a structure in which two disks are laminated with an adhesive, each of which has an inside diameter of 1.5 cm, an outside diameter (diameter) of 12 cm, and a thickness of 0.6 mm. Namely, two disks, in each of which a reflective layer (metal layer) 12 functioning as a light reflecting layer is formed on one surface of a dielectric substrate (dielectric layer) 11 (11A, 11B), are such laminated with an adhesive (adhesive layer) that the twolight reflecting layers 12 face to each other. In FIGS. 2(A) and 2(B), a recording layer on which information such as characters, voice, video, image data and the like is recorded is omitted. - The dielectric substrate 11 (11A, 11B) also functions as a protective layer for protecting the
light reflecting layer 12 and the recording layer, like thedielectric substrate 11 described above with reference to FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B). Thedielectric substrate 11 is made of a resin material transparent to a laser beam such as polycarbonate, an acrylic resin or the like. The reflective layer 12 (12A, 12B) reflecting the laser beam for information reading is made of an alloy material of silver, gold or the like, and formed on thedielectric substrate 11 in spattering or the like. A ultraviolet ray setting resin is generally used for theadhesive layer 13. - In this modification, as shown in
FIG. 2 (B), a recess (space) 111 for accommodating a patch antenna (flat antenna) 2′ therein is formed in a part of the region of the dielectric substrate 11 (11A) forming the printing surface (label surface) on the opposite side to the writing/reading surface [the lower side on the drawing ofFIG. 2 (B)] of theDVD 1. Therecess 111 has a depth so that thereflective layer 12A is exposed. - Dissimilar to the
patch antenna 2 described above, thepatch antenna 2′ has a structure in which only theantenna pattern 22 is formed on one surface of thedielectric member 21, and no GND pattern is formed on the other surface (flat antenna member). The surface, on which the GND pattern is not formed, of the flat antenna member is so arranged as to contact with the exposed surface of the reflective layer (metal layer) 12A. Whereby, thereflective layer 12A of theDVD 1 functions as the GND pattern of thepatch antenna 2′. - According to this modification, the
patch antenna 2′ (antenna pattern 22) is formed on the surface of or inside thedielectric layer 11A of theDVD 1 so that a flat antenna structure as shown inFIG. 1 (B) is formed using themetal layer 12A of theDVD 1 as the GND pattern of thepatch antenna 2′. - When the
antenna pattern 22 and theGND pattern 23 are formed on the both surfaces of thedielectric member 21, there is possibility that the thickness of the patch antenna 2 [refer to FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B)] having a structure which fulfills the function of an antenna (secures the electric properties) by itself exceeds the thickness of thedielectric layer 11 of theDVD 1. However, by using thereflective layer 12 of theDVD 1 as the GND pattern of thepatch antenna 2′, it becomes possible to implant thepatch antenna 2′ in thedielectric layer 11 of theDVD 1 while securing the electric properties of thepatch antenna 2′. Accordingly, it is possible to decrease the size (decrease the thickness) of thepatch antenna 2′ and reduce the cost. -
FIG. 2 (B) shows that therecess 111 has a depth greater than the thickness of thepatch antenna 2′ so that thepatch antenna 2′ is completely implanted in thedielectric layer 11A. Alternatively, it is possible to implant thepatch antenna 2′ in thedielectric layer 11A so that the surface of theantenna pattern 22 is positioned at the same level as the surface of thedielectric layer 11A excepting therecess 111, or the surface of theantenna pattern 22 comes out to the surface of thedielectric layer 11A. If thepatch antenna 2′ is completely implanted in thedielectric layer 11A as shown inFIG. 2 (B), it is preferable to fill a resin material or the like onto thepatch antenna 2′ and apply a planarizing process thereon so that the surface of thedielectric layer 11A is flat. - (A2) Description of Second Modification
- FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B) are diagrams each showing a second modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment of this invention. In this modification,
FIG. 3 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium, whereasFIG. 3 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 3 (A). This modification differs from the structure shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B) mainly in the following points. Namely, therecess 111 is not formed in thedielectric layer 11A of theDVD 1. But, thepatch antenna 2′ (antenna pattern 22) not formed the GND pattern thereon is pasted on the surface of thedielectric layer 11A of theDVD 1, directly or through thedielectric member 21, and a throughhole 112 leading to thereflective layer 12A of theDVD 1 is formed in thedielectric layer 11A below thepatch antenna 2′ at which anIC chip 24 connected to thepatch antenna 2′ is disposed. - In FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B), like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts described above unless not specifically mentioned. In FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B), denoting the
dielectric member 21 in parenthesis signifies that thepatch antenna 2′ is directly arranged on the surface of thedielectric layer 11A of theDVD 1. This is applied to the cases shown in FIGS. 4(A), 4(B), 5(A) and 5(B), as well. - In the structure of this modification, the dielectric layer 11 (11A) of the
DVD 1 is (also) used as a dielectric member which is an element of thepatch antenna 2′, and the reflective layer 12 (12A) of theDVD 1 is (also) used as a GND pattern which is an element of thepatch antenna 2′ like the above first modification, whereby the electrical properties of thepatch antenna 2′ can be secured. - A GND terminal of the
IC chip 24 is connected to one end of the through hole 112 (not shown). As this, the throughhole 112 allows the GND terminal of theIC chip 24 to be connected to thereflective layer 12A of theDVD 1. Namely, thereflective layer 12A of theDVD 1 of this modification has both a function as the GND pattern of thepatch antenna 2′ and a function as the GND terminal of theIC chip 24. - According to this structure of this modification, only by pasting a patch antenna structural element obtained by forming the
antenna pattern 22 on one surface of thedielectric member 21 onto the dielectric layer 11 (11A) of theDVD 1 with the other surface of thedielectric member 21 facing downward, or directly pasting only theantenna pattern 22 onto the dielectric layer 11 (11A), the antenna structure of the original patch antenna is attained, and the electric properties of the patch antenna are secured. It is thus possible to readily attach the radio tag even to a thin optical recording disk medium such as theDVD 1. - Since the through
hole 112 connecting the GND terminal of theIC chip 24 to the reflective layer (metal layer) 12 (12A) of theDVD 1 is formed, it becomes unnecessary to form a GND pattern exclusive for theIC chip 24. This largely contributes to a decrease in size of thepatch antenna 2′ (radio tag), thus decrease the mounting area on theDVD 1. - (A3) Description of Third Modification
- FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B) are diagrams showing a third modification of the radio tag antenna according to the first embodiment of this invention. In this modification,
FIG. 4 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium, whereasFIG. 4 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 4 (A). This modification differs from the structure shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B) mainly in that anIC chip 24 of the surface mount type is vertically implanted in thedielectric layer 11A of theDVD 1 so that theIC chip 24 directly contacts with theantenna pattern 22 of thepatch antenna 2′ and thereflective layer 12A of theDVD 1, with the structure described above with reference to FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B) being the fundamental. - In this modification, a signal terminal (not shown) provided on one side of the
IC chip 24 is electrically connected directly to theantenna pattern 22, and a GND terminal provided on the other side is electrically connected directly to thereflective layer 12A of theDVD 1, without using the throughhole 112 described above in the second modification. In this modification, like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts described above. - With the above structure, this modification can provide the similar functions and effects to those of the second modification. Additionally, since it is unnecessary to form the through
hole 112 described above, the manufacturing is easy. - (A4) Description of Fourth Modification
- FIGS. 5(A) and 5(B) are diagrams each showing a fourth modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment described above. In this modification,
FIG. 5 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium, whereasFIG. 5 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 5 (A). This modification differs from the structure shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B) mainly in that the antenna pattern 22 (or theantenna pattern 22 and the dielectric member 21) of thepatch antenna 2′ is formed into a band-like shape (wide-ring-like shape) on thedielectric layer 11A of theDVD 1, and covers, along the circumference of the disk, a part or the whole of a region in which the reflective layer 12 (recording layer) of theDVD 1 is formed, and a throughhole 112 similar to the through hole described above with reference to FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B) is formed in thedielectric layer 11A of theDVD 1, with the structure described above with reference to FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B) being the fundamental. - In the structure of this modification, the dielectric layer 11 (11A) of the
DVD 1 is used as a dielectric member of thepatch antenna 2′, and the reflective layer 12 (12A) of theDVD 1 is (also) used as the GND pattern which is a structural element of thepatch antenna 2′ like the above first modification, whereby the electrical properties of thepatch antenna 2′ are secured. - Particularly, this modification can improve the communication sensitivity and the communication distance since the antenna has a wide area. Additionally, according to this modification, the
reflective layer 12A of theDVD 1 can be used as the GND of theIC chip 24 by connecting the GND terminal of theIC chip 24 connected to thepatch antenna 2′ to thereflective layer 12A of theDVD 1 through the throughhole 112 leading to thereflective layer 12A of theDVD 1, like the structure described above with reference to FIGS. 3(A) and 3(B). Accordingly, it is unnecessary to provide a GND pattern for theIC chip 24 only, and it is possible to contribute to decrease the size of thepatch antenna 2′ (radio tag) and decrease the mounting area on theDVD 1. - In this modification, the
IC chip 24 may be vertically implanted in thedielectric layer 11A of theDVD 1, like the modification described above with reference to FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B). - (A5) Description of Fifth Modification
- FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B) are diagrams each showing a fifth modification of the radio tag antenna structure according to the first embodiment described above. In this modification,
FIG. 6 (A) is a schematic plan view of a DVD as being an optical recording disk medium, whereasFIG. 6 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the DVD shown inFIG. 6 (A). In this modification, apatch antenna 2 having theantenna pattern 22 formed on one surface of thedielectric member 21 and theGND pattern 23 formed on the other surface of the same is adhered with an adhesive or the like and fixed to the surface of thedielectric layer 11A on thereflective layer 12A, which is served as a label surface of theDVD 1. In FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B), like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts described above. - Why the
patch antenna 2 can be attached to the level surface of theDVD 1 is that thedielectric layer 11A on the level surface's side has a thickness almost equal to that of thedielectric layer 11B on the reading surface's side in theDVD 1, thus has higher resistance to scratch and the like than CD. - As compared with CD, it is possible to attach the
patch antenna 2, safely and easily, without damaging thereflective layer 12 or the recording layer of theDVD 1. Even if a large number ofDVDs 1 have to be managed, it is possible to realize necessary management within a short time. - FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B) are diagrams for illustrating a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium according to a second embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 7 (A) is a schematic plan view of a CD as being an optical recording disk medium, whereas 7(B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the CD shown inFIG. 7 (A). - As shown in FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B), the
CD 3 is sized to have an inside diameter of 1.5 cm, an outside diameter (diameter) of 12 cm and a thickness of 0.6 mm. Generally, a reflective layer (metal layer) 12 is formed on one surface of a dielectric substrate (dielectric layer) 11, and aprotective layer 14 is further formed thereon, as shown inFIG. 7 (B). In FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B), illustration of a recording layer on which information is recorded is omitted. - In this embodiment, the
dielectric substrate 11 also functions as a protective layer for protecting thereflective layer 12 and the recording layer, which is made of a transparent resin material which allows a laser beam to pass therethrough such as polycarbonate, an acrylic resin or the like, as well. - The
reflective layer 12 is a layer reflecting the laser beam for reading, which is made of an alloy material of silver, gold or the like, for example. Thereflective layer 12 is formed on thedielectric substrate 11 using spattering or the like. - The
protective layer 14 is a printing surface on which a label or the like is printed. Theprotective layer 14 is largely thinner than thedielectric substrate 11. For this, when theprotective layer 14 is damaged, the reflectinglayer 12 or the recording layer is generally apt to be damaged rather than thedielectric substrate 11, as stated before. In the case of theCD 3, it is not preferable to form an antenna on the level surface. - According to this embodiment, an
antenna 4 is formed on an inner peripheral portion 15 (refer to a portion denoted by oblique lines) of thedielectric substrate 11 having the maximum diameter which is not larger than the inside diameter of thereflective layer 12 and the minimum diameter which is not less than the inside diameter of thedielectric substrate 11, as shown inFIG. 7 (B). As shown inFIG. 7 (B), a space (recess) for implanting a part or the whole of theantenna 4 therein is formed in the innerperipheral portion 15 of the dielectric substrate 11 (hereinafter simply referred to as “inner peripheral portion”), and theantenna 4 is attached to the space. Such structure can be applied to theDVD 1 described above, as well. In the case of theDVD 1, a space for implanting theantenna 4 therein may be formed between the tworeflective layers antenna 4 may be implanted in the space, as shown in FIGS. 8(A) and 8(B), for example. - Since the size of shape of the
antenna 4 is not specified in FIGS. 7(A), 7(B), 8(A) and 8(B), illustration of theantenna 4 is omitted in the schematic plan views in FIGS. 7(A) and 8(A) [the schematic sectional views in FIGS. 7(B) and 8(B) show only examples of positions at which theantenna 4 is attached]. - By employing a structure in which a part or the whole of the
antenna 4 is implanted in the innerperipheral potion 15, in which the reflective layer (metal layer) 12 is not formed, of theDVD 1 or theCD 3, it is possible to suppress the effect (deterioration of the performance due to distortion of the magnetic field) brought when theantenna 4 is disposed on the reflective layer (metal layer) 12 of theDVD 1 or theCD 3, thus the performance of the antenna can be prevented from deteriorating. By disposing the antenna in the innerperipheral portion 15, it is possible to keep the stability of rotation of theDVD 1 or theCD 3. - Even when hundreds of the
DVDs 1 or theCDs 3 are stacked and read by a reader/writer or the like at a time in managing the production or the like as will be described later, the structure in which theantenna 4 is completely implanted in the innerperipheral portion 15 of theDVD 1 or theCD 3 can suppress the thickness of all theDVDs 1 or theCDs 3 to the thickness obtained by multiplying the thickness of oneDVD 1 or theCD 3 with the number of theDVDs 1 or theCDs 3 because no extra space generates between the disks. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an increase in size of the reader/writer system (namely, it is possible to read a larger number of theDVDs 1 or theCDs 3 at a time by the same system). - Hereinafter, attachment structure of the
antenna 4 including practical shapes of theantenna 4 will be described in more detail. - (B1) In the Case of Monopole Antenna
- FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B) are diagrams each showing a case where a monopole antenna is employed as the
antenna 4 on the basis of the antenna attaching structure shown in FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B).FIG. 9 (A) is a schematic plan view of a CD as being an optical recording disk medium, whereasFIG. 9 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the CD shown inFIG. 9 (A). - As shown in FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B), a monopole antenna whose antenna wire (line) is formed into a circular arc along the inner periphery of the CD (the antenna wire elongating in one direction along the inner periphery) is employed as the
antenna 4 in this example. A part or the whole of themonopole antenna 4 is implanted in a space formed in the innerperipheral portion 15 as described above with reference to FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B). In concrete, themonopole antenna 4 and theIC chip 24 are adhered and fixed to the upper surface of the innerperipheral portion 15 of thedielectric substrate 11, and the GND terminal (not shown) of theIC chip 24 is connected to the reflective layer (metal layer) 12 of theCD 3, as shown in FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B). Namely, the reflective layer (metal layer) 12 of theCD 3 in this case is also served as the GND of theIC chip 24. - (B2) In the Case of Dipole Antenna
- FIGS. 10(A) and 10(B) are diagrams each showing a case where a dipole antenna is employed as the
antenna 4 on the basis of the antenna attaching structure shown in FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B).FIG. 10 (A) is a schematic plan view of a CD as being an optical recording disk medium, whereasFIG. 10 (B) is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of the CD shown inFIG. 10 (A). - In this example, a small dipole antenna is employed as the
antenna 4 to be implanted in the innerperipheral portion 15 of the CD 3 (or the DVD 1). The antenna wire (line) of the small dipole antenna is partially folded back, and the width of the antenna wire on the outer peripheral side is greater than the width of the antenna wire on the inner peripheral side, as shown inFIG. 10 (A). In FIGS. 10(A) and 10(B), like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts described above. - Why such folded dipole antenna is employed here is mainly that the impedance of the patch antenna is matched with the impedance of the
IC chip 24. Namely, since the impedance of theIC chip 24 for the radio tag is higher than the impedance of the antenna wire portion, received information is not accurately transmitted to the IC chip only by forming the antenna wire portion into a shape of a simple circular arc as shown inFIG. 9 (A). Thus, it is necessary to increase the impedance of the antenna wire portion to equalize the impedance of the antenna wire portion to the impedance of theIC chip 24. - According to this example, the both antenna wires of the dipole antenna are such folded that a part of the circle is broken and a loop-like shape is formed with the
IC chip 24 positioned at the center (at this time, care should be taken not overlapping the antenna wires on one anther) to increase the length of the antenna wire. By making the width of the antenna wire on the outer peripheral side greater than the width of the antenna wire on the inner peripheral side, the impedance of the antenna is not less than about four times the impedance of the general dipole antenna. - As above, the impedance of the antenna wire portion is increased to be almost equal to the impedance of the IC chip so that the impedance of the antenna wire portion is matched with the impedance of the
IC chip 24. Whereby, a necessary performance (electrical properties) of the antenna as being a radio tag antenna can be secured. - When a number of
CDs 3 are stacked in order to read theCDs 3 at a time for the management or the production of theCDs 3 as will be described later with reference toFIGS. 16 and 17 (A) through 17(C), the effective dielectric constant around the antenna wire is higher than the air because thedielectric layers 11 are positioned close to the both sides of theantenna 4. Thus, it is possible to shorten the wavelength of the received signal, and decrease the necessary antenna wire length as compared with a case where only one CD 3 (DVD 1) is read out. - Incidentally, the number of times the above antenna wire is folded may be two or more. When it is desired to increase the length of the antenna wire in order to sufficiently read even one
CD 3 or (DVD 1), the antenna wire is formed into a wave-like shape as shown inFIG. 11 , for example, whereby a necessary antenna wire length can be secured even when the area of a portion (the inner peripheral portion 15) at which theantenna 4 is attached is limited as this example. In this case, the antenna wire on the outer peripheral side has a greater width than the antenna wire on the inner peripheral side like the case shown inFIG. 10 , whereby the impedance is increased. - (B3) Description of Modification
- When the folded (wave-like shaped)
dipole antenna 4 is disposed in the innerperipheral portion 15 of theCD 3 or theDVD 1 as described above with reference toFIG. 10 (FIG. 11 ), a dummy chip 25 (or not a dummy chip but another IC chip) may be disposed at a position opposite to the position at which theIC chip 24 is disposed in order to keep the weight balance (rotation balance) of theCD 3 or theDVD 1, as shown inFIG. 12 , for example. As shown inFIG. 13 , one or more holes (holes for adjusting the weight balance) may be formed in a substrate in the innerperipheral portion 15 in the vicinity of a portion, at which the weight is increased because the antenna wire or theIC chip 24 is disposed, to decrease the weight of this portion, whereby the rotation balance of theDVD 1 or theCD 3 can be kept. - As shown in a schematic sectional view in
FIG. 14 , for example, the above antenna 4 (antenna wire) may have a structure including an antennametallic portion 41 and dielectric portions (antenna dielectric portions) 42 formed on the both sides (or one side) of the antennametallic portion 41. - By forming the
dielectric portion 42 on the both sides or one side of the antennametallic portion 41, it is possible to shorten the wavelength of the received signal and decrease the necessary length of the antenna wire, whereby a decrease in size of the antenna is realized in this case, as well. Since the polycarbonate, which is the dielectric member of theDVD 1 or theCD 3, has a relative dielectric constants of 2.94, a dielectric portion having a larger relative dielectric constant is formed on the both sides or one side of the antennametallic portion 41, thereby to decrease the size as compared with a case where polycarbonate is used as the dielectric portion of theantenna 4, for example. - In concrete, when alumina (relative dielectric constant=10) having a thickness of about 0.6 mm is formed on the both sides of the antenna
metallic portion 41, the size of the antenna can be decreased by 0.7 times as compared with a case where polycarbonate (relative dielectric constant=2.94) of theDVD 1 or theCD 3 is used as the dielectric portion. - As schematically shown in
FIG. 15 , for example, when adielectric member 61 having a larger relative dielectric constant than the relative dielectric constant of the air (εr=1) is formed at the center of a lid 6 (on the inner surface of a lid 6 coinciding with the innerperipheral portion 15 of theDVD 1 or theCD 3 when the lid 6 is closed) of a case (article case) 5 for theDVD 1 or theCD 3, thedielectric member 61 closely contacts with the upper surface of theantenna 4 disposed in the innerperipheral portion 15 when theDVD 1 or theCD 3 is contained in thecase 5 and the lid 6 is closed. In this case, it is possible to decrease the size of the antenna, as well. In this case, when the relative dielectric constant of thedielectric member 61 is larger than 1, the size of the antenna can be decreased. The larger the value, the more the size of the antenna can be decreased, although the magnitude of the relative dielectric constant is not specifically designated. For example, when alumina (relative dielectric constant=10) having a thickness of 2 mm is formed as thedielectric member 61 on the inner surface of the lid 6, the size of the antenna can be decrease by 0.63 times as compared with a case where the alumina is not formed (air). - The
dielectric member 61 may be formed on, not the lid 6, but a portion (the bottom of the case) of thecase 5 coinciding with the innerperipheral portion 15 of the DVD 1 (CD 3). Alternatively, thedielectric member 61 may be formed on both the lid 6 and the case. When thedielectric member 61 is formed on the both, the size of the antenna can be further decreased. - By decreasing the size of the antenna, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of the antenna pattern (shape) disposed in the inner
peripheral portion 15. By forming the antenna pattern in small size at a position close to the center of the innerperipheral portion 15, the antenna pattern can be kept away from thereflective layer 12 or the recording layer (metal layer) of theDVD 1 or theCD 3. Whereby, an effect of the metal layers on theantenna 4 can be minimized as much as possible. - As the
small antenna 4 disposed in the innerperipheral portion 15 of theDVD 1 or theCD 3, a fractal antenna, a spiral antenna, a log-periodic antenna or the like may be employed other than the above examples, of course. - In these years, use of radio tags is proposed as a management system for parts or stock in the production field or the distribution field. When production or distribution of optical recording media such as
DVDs 1 orCDs 3 is managed, there is a demand to collectively read at a time as many radio tags as possible attached to stackedDVDs 1 orCDs 3. When a large number ofDVDs 1 orCDs 3 are stacked, there is possibility that the structure of the reading system becomes complicated because of an effect of the metal layers such as thereflective layer 12, the recording layer and the like of theDVD 1 or theCD 3. - For this, here is proposed a reader/writer antenna system 7 as schematically shown in
FIG. 16 , for example. The antenna system 7 comprises a hollow cylindrical holder (waveguide) 71 having a diameter smaller than the diameter of a hole formed at the center of an optical recording disk medium such as theDVD 1, theCD 3 or the like. A number ofDVDs 1 orCDs 3 can be stacked on the holder with the center axes of theDVDs 1 or theCDs 3 being agreed. - The entire or the outer surface or the inner surface of the
holder 71 is conductive. A narrow slot of about λ/2 is formed, linearly [refer toFIG. 17 (A)] or obliquely [refer toFIG. 17 (B)] or spirally [refer toFIG. 17 (C)], in the longitudinal direction of theholder 71 to form aslot antenna 72. - The
holder 71 communicates with the radio tags (theantennas DVDs 1 or theCDs 3 stacked on theholder 71 through theslot antenna 72, whereby it is possible to collectively read a number of theDVDs 1 or theCDs 3, and authenticate (manage the production or distribution of) a number of theDVDs 1 or theCDs 3 within a short period of time. - Since the antenna system 7 communicates with the radio tags through the hole formed at the center of a
DVD 1 or aCD 3, it is possible to diminish the effect of the metal layers such as thereflective layer 12, the recording layer and the like of theDVD 1 or theCD 3, thus improve the reading performance. - Note that this invention is not limited to the above examples, but may be modified in various ways without departing from the scope of the invention, of course.
- As described above in detail, this invention can provide a radio tag antenna structure for an optical recording medium which is simple, is small-sized, and can secure necessary reading performance. This invention is considered to be very useful in technical fields of production management, goods management, burglarproofing, and so forth of optical recording media using radio tags.
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1. A case for an optical recording medium which has a dielectric layer and a metal layer and is attached an antenna for a radio tag to a portion of said dielectric layer on which said metal layer is not formed, said case comprising:
a dielectric member disposed on an inner surface of said case at a position corresponding to a position at which said antenna is attached when said optical recording medium is contained in said case.
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