摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten a time required for acquiring a code for managing an article which is written in a radio data carrier attached to each of a plurality of articles. <P>SOLUTION: The whole radio data carriers within a radio communication area are simultaneously commanded to read holding data. When data originated from the radio data carrier are received in response to the reading command, it is determined whether or not the reception data are new data which are not received yet, to thereby acquire data, which are determined to be the new data, as the code for managing the articles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |