# US 10,769,898 B2 · Commodity sales processing apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,769,898 B2 - Document ID: US10769898B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/519,043 - Filed: 2019-07-23 - Published: 2020-02-27 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-24 - Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Toshiyasu Terahara - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10769898B2 ## CPC - G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management - G07G 1/009: {the reader being an RFID reader} - G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications} - G07G 1/0018: {Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means} - H04N 23/61: based on recognised objects - H04N 23/634: {Warning indications} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification component includes the light emitting component configured to switch between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a display screen that displays information on the commodity, wherein the light emitting component is provided around the display screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification component includes a speaker. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification component is further configured to issue another notification indicating that the commodity is removed from the placement portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the placement portion is configured to accommodate a shopping basket. ### Claim 7 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. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein issuing a notification includes switching the light emitting component between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising displaying information on the commodity on a display. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein issuing the notification includes using a speaker. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, further comprising: issuing another notification indicating that the commodity is removed from the placement portion. ### Claim 12 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The POS terminal according to claim 12, wherein the notification component includes the light emitting component configured to switch between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The POS terminal according to claim 13, further comprising a display screen that displays information on the commodity, wherein the light emitting component is provided around the display screen. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The POS terminal according to claim 12, wherein the notification component includes a speaker. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The POS terminal according to claim 12, wherein the notification component is further configured to issue another notification indicating that the commodity is removed from the placement portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The POS terminal according to claim 12, wherein the placement portion is configured to accommodate a shopping basket.