Merchandise reading apparatus and merchandise information processing apparatus
According to one embodiment, a merchandise reading apparatus is equipped with a storage chamber formed of a radio wave shielding member and a reading apparatus which reads information of a radio tag from merchandise attached with the radio tag and stored in the storage chamber, and at least a part of the storage chamber is formed of a light transmitting member.
1. A merchandise reading apparatus, comprising:
a storage chamber comprising a radio wave shielding member and a light transmitting member that comprises a transparent conductive film laminated on a transparent material, wherein the light transmitting member is located at a position of at least one face of the storage chamber; and
a reading apparatus configured to read information of a radio tag attached to merchandise and stored in the storage chamber.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the storage chamber has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six faces, and
at least one face of the six faces comprises the light transmitting member.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
of the six faces, one face is an insertion face through which the merchandise is inserted and comprises the light transmitting member.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the radio wave shielding member comprises a metal plate.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the radio wave shielding member comprises a radio wave absorbing material that absorbs radio waves.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the light transmitting member comprises a glass covered with a transparent conductive film.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the transparent conductive film comprises a tin-doped indium oxide film.
8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the transparent conductive film comprises a silver nanowire film.
9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the transparent conductive film comprises a silver nano ink.
10. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the insertion face comprises a tin-doped indium oxide film.
11. A merchandise information processing apparatus, comprising:
a reading apparatus configured to read information of a radio tag attached to merchandise and stored in a storage chamber, the storage chamber comprising a radio wave shielding member and a light transmitting member that comprises a transparent conductive film laminated on a transparent material, wherein the light transmitting member is located at a position of at least one face of the storage chamber; and
a data processing apparatus configured to perform registration of the merchandise from the information of the radio tag read by the reading apparatus.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the storage chamber has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six faces, and
at least one face of the six faces comprises the light transmitting member.
13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein
of the six faces, one face is an insertion face through which the merchandise is inserted and comprises the light transmitting member.
14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the radio wave shielding member comprises a metal plate.
15. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the radio wave shielding member comprises a radio wave absorbing material that absorbs radio waves.
16. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the light transmitting member comprises a glass covered with a transparent conductive film, a tin-doped indium oxide film, or a silver nanowire film.
17. A merchandise processing method, comprising:
reading information of a radio tag attached to merchandise and stored in a storage chamber, the storage chamber comprising a radio wave shielding member and a light transmitting member that comprises a transparent conductive film laminated on a transparent material, wherein the light transmitting member is located at a position of at least one face of the storage chamber; and
registering the merchandise from the information read from the radio tag.
18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein
the storage chamber has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six faces, and
at least one face of the six faces comprises the light transmitting member.