Commodity sales processing apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshiyasu Terahara
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a commodity sales processing apparatus includes a placement portion, an antenna, a reading unit, a notification unit, and a control unit. A commodity is placed in the placement portion. The antenna receives a signal from an RFID tag included in the commodity placed in the placement portion. The reading unit reads information of the RFID tag based on the signal received via the antenna. The notification unit notifies that the commodity is placed in the placement portion. The control unit controls the notification unit after settlement processing.
Claims17
A commodity sales processing apparatus, comprising:
- a placement portion being an accommodation chamber provided inside an outer shell having a light emitting component provided on an upper surface of the outer shell including an upper wall of the outer shell having a transparent portion that allows the accommodation chamber to be visible from the outside, wherein a commodity is placed;
- an antenna configured to receive a signal from an RFID tag included in the commodity placed in the placement portion;
- a reading component configured to read information of the RFID tag based on the signal received via the antenna;
- a notification component configured to issue a notification indicating that the commodity is placed in the placement portion;
- and
- a control component configured to drive the notification component after settlement processing.
A commodity sales processing method, comprising:
- receiving a signal from an RFID tag included in a commodity placed in a placement portion of a commodity sales processing apparatus, wherein the placement portion is an accommodation chamber provided inside an outer shell having a light emitting component provided on an upper surface of the outer shell including an upper wall of the outer shell having a transparent portion that allows the accommodation chamber to be visible from the outside;
- reading information of the RFID tag based on the signal received;
- issuing a notification indicating that the commodity is placed in the placement portion;
- and
- driving the issuance of the notification after settlement processing.
A POS terminal, comprising:
- a placement portion being an accommodation chamber provided inside an outer shell having a light emitting component provided on an upper surface of the outer shell including an upper wall of the outer shell having a transparent portion that allows the accommodation chamber to be visible from the outside, wherein a commodity is placed;
- an antenna configured to receive a signal from an RFID tag included in the commodity placed in the placement portion;
- a reading component configured to read information of the RFID tag based on the signal received via the antenna;
- a notification component configured to issue a notification indicating that the commodity is placed in the placement portion;
- a control component configured to drive the notification component after settlement processing;
- and a settlement processing component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.