A RFID tag structure determining the authenticity of an article, and an
information processing system for reading RFID tags, enable authenticity
determinations of articles using read only RFID tags. A plurality of RFID
tags, each holding tag information inside ROM (read-only memory) and
responding to tag information via a radio wave received from a reader,
are designed to have a service identifier which designates a common
utilization goal for which the same value is set, and service data which
sets different values for the respective RFID tags, as tag information.
By dividing the data structure of a RFID tag having a read-only memory
into a service identifier, which is common to a certain product, and
sequential data for managing individual products, it is possible to
confirm that an article is authentic by simply confirming the service
identifier.