Abstract: A warehousing/shipping-operation support system selects, for a first article in a warehousing/shipping operation, by using acquired positional information of an operator, a sign closer to a position of the operator among signs in the vicinity of a storage location of the article, and the warehousing/shipping-operation support system selects, for a second and following articles, by using the storage-location information of the article whose warehousing/shipping has been completed as the positional information of the operator, a sign closer to the position of the operator among the signs in the vicinity of the storage location of the article.

Abstract: A printer system includes a management server that acquires position information of a printer and identifies a role of the printer set for the position of the printer based on the acquired position information, and the printer that acquires information associated with a role of the printer identified by the management server and operates based on the acquired information. The printer may update printer settings based on setting data acquired from the management server. The printer may acquire print data stored in a storage location identified by the management server and perform printing based on the acquired print data.

Abstract: A wireless electromagnetic coupler arrangement for reactive near field coupling comprising a sequential array of coupling elements which are geometrically arranged one-or two-dimensionally. By means of feeding an unmodulated wave of electromagnetic energy to each of the coupling elements and a respective associated harvester element, in an initial sensing state, an automatic selection of a single coupling element or plural coupling elements which establish a particularly strong and efficient interaction with an inlay is performed. By means of a respective feedback loop, a switchable array of resistances is used to activate the selected coupling element(s) for coupling of information to/from the loop and to de-activate the remaining coupling elements.

Abstract: A printer system includes: a printer that acquires and transmits, to a management server, identification information for identifying a customer and that also acquires, from the management server, and outputs recommendation information for the customer; and the management server that generates and transmits, to the printer, recommendation information including position information, based on at least one of attribute information or action history information of a customer identified by identification information acquired from the printer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to acquire position information of a communication device; and a storage configured to store first map information and second map information. The processor is further configured to, in a case in which the processor acquires position information a predetermined number of times of at least two or more, in a first partial area of plurality of first partial areas, determine that the communication device exists in the first partial area. The processor is further configured to, in a case in which the processor acquires position information a predetermined number of times of at least two or more, in a second partial area of plurality of second partial areas, determine that the communication device exists in the second partial area.

Abstract: The present invention is an IC chip mounting apparatus including: a conveyor configured to convey an antenna continuous body on a conveying surface, the antenna continuous body having a base material and plural inlay antennas continuously formed on the base material; an IC chip placement unit configured to place an IC chip on a photo-curable adhesive that is located on a reference position of each antenna in the antenna continuous body; and a light irradiator configured to irradiate, with light, the adhesive of each antenna of the antenna continuous body that is conveyed by the conveyor, wherein the light irradiator is configured to irradiate the adhesive of each antenna with the light, while the IC chip on the adhesive is pressed to the antenna.

Abstract: The present invention is an IC chip mounting apparatus including: a plurality of nozzles, each movable between a first position and a second position, each configured to suck an IC chip, when located at the first position, and to place the IC chip on the adhesive at the reference position of the corresponding antenna of an antenna continuous body, when located at the second position; a nozzle attachment to which the plurality of nozzles is attached; and a controller configured to control an angular velocity in rotating the nozzle attachment, so that a first nozzle of the plurality of nozzles that reaches the second position later than a non-sucking nozzle, places an IC chip on an antenna corresponding to the non-sucking nozzle, the non-sucking nozzle being a nozzle of the plurality of nozzles that has been determined as not sucking an IC chip.

Abstract: The present invention is an IC chip mounting apparatus including: a conveyor configured to convey an antenna continuous body on a conveying surface, the antenna continuous body having a base material and plural inlay antennas continuously formed on the base material; an ejection unit configured to eject a thermosetting adhesive toward a reference position of each antenna in the antenna continuous body; an IC chip placement unit configured to place an IC chip on the adhesive that is located on the reference position of each antenna in the antenna continuous body; a first light irradiator configured to irradiate the adhesive of each antenna with a first light, in the vicinity of a position where an IC chip is located on the conveying surface; and a second light irradiator configured to irradiate the adhesive of each antenna with a second light, at a position downstream from a position where the adhesive is irradiated with the first light.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is an IC chip mounting apparatus includes: a conveyor configured to convey an antenna continuous body on a conveying surface, the antenna continuous body having a base material and plural inlay antennas continuously formed on the base material, the antenna continuous body having an adhesive and an IC chip placed at a reference position of each of the antennas; a measurement unit configured to measure an interval between adjacent two of the antennas of the antenna continuous body; a press unit moving machine configured to sequentially feed out press units each having a pressing surface, from a waiting position, to move each of the press units along the conveying surface; and a controller configured to control timing of feeding out each of the press units from the waiting position based on the interval measured by the measurement unit, so that the pressing surface of each of the press units presses a predetermined region containing the reference position of each of the ant

Abstract: The present invention is an IC chip mounting apparatus for mounting an IC chip at a reference position of an inlay antenna while conveying the antenna, the IC chip mounting apparatus including: a nozzle configured to suck an IC chip when located at a first position and to place the IC chip at the reference position of the antenna when located at a second position; a nozzle attachment to which the nozzle is attached; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of the IC chip sucked by the nozzle; and a correction amount determination unit configured to determine correction amounts for the IC chip sucked by the nozzle, based on the image acquired by the image acquisition unit. The correction amounts includes a first correction amount for correcting an angle of the nozzle around the axis, a second correction amount for correcting a position of the antenna in a conveying direction of the antenna, and a third correction amount for correcting the position of the antenna in a width direction.

Abstract: The present invention is an information processor including: a storage configured to store information related to an area in which a user moves around; a position calculator configured to calculate, based on a transmission signal of a communication device that moves together with the user, positions in the area of the communication device with the lapse of time; and a measuring unit configured to measure time during which each of virtual points continuously exists in a region with movement of the user, each of the virtual points being defined at a point of intersection between virtual lines that are arranged in grid in the area, the region centering at each position that is calculated by the position calculator, wherein a size of the region is set to contain at least two of the virtual points.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a printer communicable with an external device in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol. The printer includes: a data reception unit configured to receive data containing a character string to be printed, from the external device; an acquisition unit configured to acquire extraction setting information that is information relating to a method of extracting the character string contained in the data that is received by the data reception unit; an extraction unit configured to, upon receiving the data from the external device, extract the character string from the received data, based on the extraction setting information that is acquired by the acquisition unit; and a print unit configured to print the character string that is extracted by the extraction unit, on a print medium.

Abstract: The present invention is an information processor including: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire flow line information containing positions and times of a communication device that is attached to a product carrying tool used in an area by a user; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on the flow line information of the communication device acquired by the first acquisition unit, stay time information of each of a plurality of divided regions that divide the area; and a flow line assignment unit configured to assign at least a piece of the flow line information of the communication device as flow line information of the user, based on the stay time information acquired by the second acquisition unit and based on time information set to each of the plurality of divided regions.

Abstract: A server, which is capable of communicating with a printer or printers, each performing radio frequency identification (RFID) communication with a RFID tag, contains: a record unit configured to record, in a memory device, printer identification information for identifying a printer, tag identification information for identifying a RFID tag, and communication parameters with which the printer performs RFID communication, in an associated manner; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a printer, printer identification information and tag identification information read by the printer; an identifying unit configured to identify communication parameters associated with the printer identification information and the tag identification information obtained by the first obtaining unit; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the communication parameters identified by the identifying unit, to the printer.

Abstract: A printer includes a thermal head, an electrical connector capable of being connected to and disconnected from the thermal head, and a head cover of the thermal head. The head cover moves between a first position and a second position different from the first position to connect and disconnect the thermal head and the electrical connector.

Abstract: A printer according to an embodiment includes: a communication unit configured to perform communication based on a first gateway and a second gateway; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit to perform the communication through the first gateway in communication with a first device connected to a mobile communication network and to perform the communication through the second gateway in communication with a second device connected to a LAN. The control unit is configured to control the communication unit such that the communication with the first device and the communication with the second device are performed independently from each other.