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Granted Patent B2
US 11,551,015 · App. 17/169,594 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Merchandise reading apparatus and merchandise information processing apparatus

Inventors: Sunao Tsuchida (Mishima, JP); Sadatoshi Oishi (Fuji, JP); Jun Yaginuma (Izunokuni, JP); Seiya Kishimoto (Shinagawa, JP); Yuki Koike (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06K7/10297G06K2007/10504
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Patent No.
US 11,551,015
App. No.
17/169,594
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (49)

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, wherein

the storage chamber has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six faces, and

at least one face of the six faces comprises an opening.

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 1 , with the proviso that the six faces do not comprise an opening and closing lid.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the transparent conductive film comprises a tin-doped indium oxide film.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the storage chamber comprises a bottom plate, a back wall member, a left wall member, and a right wall member all formed of a radio wave reflecting member.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the radio wave shielding member comprises a metal plate.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the radio wave shielding member comprises a radio wave absorbing material that absorbs radio waves.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the light transmitting member comprises a glass covered with a transparent conductive film.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the transparent conductive film comprises a tin-doped indium oxide film.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the transparent conductive film comprises a silver nanowire film.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the transparent conductive film comprises a silver nano ink.

12. 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, wherein

the storage chamber has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six faces, and

at least one face of the six faces comprises an opening.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , 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.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , with the proviso that the six faces do not comprise an opening and closing lid.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the storage chamber comprises a bottom plate, a back wall member, a left wall member, and a right wall member all formed of a radio wave reflecting member.

16. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the radio wave shielding member comprises a metal plate.

17. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the radio wave shielding member comprises a radio wave absorbing material that absorbs radio waves.

18. The apparatus according to claim 12 , 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.

19. A merchandise processing method, comprising:

placing merchandise in a storage chamber through an opening;

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, the storage chamber has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six faces, and at least one face of the six faces comprises the opening; and

registering the merchandise from the information read from the radio tag.

20. The method according to claim 19 , 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.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2021
From: TSUCHIDA, SUNAO; OISHI, SADATOSHI; YAGINUMA, JUN; KISHIMOTO, SEIYA; KOIKE, YUKI
To: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-152661 · Aug 7, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16848886 · Apr 15, 2020
Continuation 16030885 · Jul 10, 2018
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