An article identifying system for allowing a user, especially a visually
handicapped person to identify an article correctly. The article
identifying system 1 comprises a communication tag 100, each of which is
attached to an article, and an information output device 200. Each of the
communication tags 100 comprises: a memory 140 for storing an identifier
assigned to the article with each of the communication tags 100; and an
antenna 110 and a transceiver 120 for transmitting the stored identifier
wirelessly. The information output device 200 comprises: a memory 230 for
storing the information data associated with the identifier assigned to
that article; an antenna plate 210 forming a planar surface on which one
or more articles can be placed and a transceiver 220 for receiving the
identifier from the communication tag 100 when the article with the
communication tag is placed in a communication area on the planar surface;
and a speaker 260 for outputting the information data from the memory 230.
