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Reading apparatus and reading method

A technology of a reading device and a control method, applied in the directions of instruments, data processing applications, logistics, etc., can solve problems such as hindering effective processing, inability to accurately read shopping basket items, and difficulty in knowing the start timing.

Active Publication Date: 2015-10-28
TOSHIBA TEC KK
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However, in the configuration of the conventional reading device, the reading starts when the shopping basket is placed on the upper surface of the checkout counter, but there is a problem that it is difficult to know the start timing because it does not follow the clear operation of the customer himself.
In addition, since the space where the plate-shaped antenna reads the RFID tag and the space where the customer is located are in a continuous state, there is a possibility that an operation such as extracting a product from the shopping cart or adding a product to the shopping cart is performed during the reading.
When such an operation is performed, the reading device often cannot accurately read the products in the shopping cart, so there is a problem that prevents efficient processing

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[0099] 7( a ) and 7( b ) are external perspective views showing a schematic configuration of a reading device 10 a according to Modification 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 7( a ) shows an open state with the opening and closing cover 12 a of the reading device 10 a opened, and FIG. 7( b ) shows a closed state with the opening and closing cover 12 a of the reading device 10 a closed.

[0100] The opening and closing cover 12a is provided so as to cover the opening H provided in the substantially box-shaped housing 11a. The opening and closing cover 12a is a louver in which a plurality of thin slats are connected, and is slidably supported along both edge walls of the opening H. As shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 7, it can be regarded as being in an open state by pulling down the opening-closing cover 12a in the arrow X3 direction (FIG. 7(a)). Moreover, it can be regarded as being in a closed state by pulling the opening-closing cover 12a upward in the arrow X4 direction (FIG.7(...

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[0104] 8( a ) and FIG. 8( b ) are external perspective views showing a schematic configuration of a reading device 10 b according to Modification 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 8( a ) shows an open state with the opening and closing cover 12 b of the reading device 10 b opened, and FIG. 8( b ) shows a closed state with the opening and closing cover 12 b of the reading device 10 b being closed.

[0105]The opening and closing cover 12b is provided so as to cover the opening H provided in the substantially box-shaped housing 11b. The opening and closing cover 12b is a folding opening and closing cover that can be folded into a bellows shape, and is slidably supported along both edge walls of the opening H. As shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, the opening-closing cover 12b can be regarded as being in an open state by pulling up to the arrow X5 direction (FIG.8(a)). Moreover, it can be regarded as being in a closed state by pulling down the opening-closing cover 12b in the arrow ...

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[0109] 9( a ) and FIG. 9( b ) are external perspective views showing a schematic configuration of a reading device 10 c according to Modification 3. As shown in FIG. FIG. 9( a ) shows an open state with the opening and closing cover 12 c of the reading device 10 c opened, and FIG. 9( b ) shows a closed state with the opening and closing cover 12 c of the reading device 10 c closed.

[0110] The opening and closing cover 12c is provided so as to cover the opening H provided in the cylindrical housing 11c. Here, the opening and closing cover 12c is a substantially cylindrical structure that is rotatable around the axis AX in the direction of the arrow X7, and an opening H1 having a size corresponding to the opening H of the housing 11c is provided on its side surface. . In the example of FIG. 9 , it can be regarded as being in an open state when the opening H of the rotary housing 11c in the arrow X7 direction overlaps with the opening H1 of the opening and closing cover 12c ( ...

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Abstract

A reading apparatus reading information from an RFID tag attached to a commodity configured to comprise: a casing consisting of an opening serving as an entrance and exit port of a commodity and a space for housing the commodity inside; an antenna configured to be arranged inside the space; an opening and closing lid configured to open and close the opening; an acquisition module configured to acquire an opening and closing state of the opening and closing lid; a reading module configured to execute, in a case in which the opening and closing state acquired by the acquisition module indicates a closing state of the opening and closing lid, a reading processing for reading information relating to commodities from RFID tags of each of the commodities housed in the casing through the antenna; and an output module configured to output the information read by the reading module.

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[0001] This application claims the priority of the Japanese application with the filing date of April 18, 2014 and the application number JP2014-086785, and cites the content of the above application. technical field [0002] The invention relates to a reading device and a control method thereof. Background technique [0003] Conventionally, there is a product sales data processing device that reads product information from an RFID tag (RFID chip) attached to each product, and performs sales registration and payment processing based on the product information. A reading device has been proposed that reads product information collectively, for example, by placing a product or a shopping basket containing the product on the upper surface of a checkout counter in which a planar antenna is buried. [0004] In addition, in recent years, product sales data processing devices (also referred to as self-checkout devices, self-service POS (Point Of Sales) devices, and self-service cas...

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IPC IPC(8): G06K7/00G07G1/12H04W4/80
CPCG06K7/10019G06K7/10316G06Q20/208G07G1/0045G06Q10/08G06Q10/087H04W4/80G06K7/10366
Inventor 廣野真人
Owner TOSHIBA TEC KK
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