# US 12,183,171 B2 · Shopping bag, product settlement system, product settlement method, and program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,183,171 B2 - Document ID: US12183171B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/508,400 - Filed: 2023-11-14 - Published: 2024-05-23 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2022-11-18 - Assignees: Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Muneharu Yajima - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12183171B2 ## CPC - G07G 1/009: {the reader being an RFID reader} - H01Q 1/2225: {used in active tags, i.e. provided with its own power source or in passive tags, i.e. deriving power from RF signal} - G06Q 20/18: involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals - G06Q 20/20: Point-of-sale [POS] network systems - G06Q 20/208: {Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing} - G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]} - G06Q 20/326: {Payment applications installed on the mobile devices} - G06Q 20/3278: {RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices} - G06Q 20/387: {Payment using discounts or coupons (relating to marketing G06Q30/02)} - G06Q 30/06: Buying, selling or leasing transactions - G07G 1/0036: {Checkout procedures} - G07G 1/0045: {with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader} - G07G 1/0081: {the reader being a portable scanner or data reader (G07G1/009 takes precedence)} - H01Q 1/22: by structural association with other equipment or articles - G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - 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 ## Abstract Provided is a shopping bag including a perimeter wall having a shield layer having a radio wave shielding function, and an antenna layer having a wire antenna for scanning product identification information from an RF tag attached to a product accommodated in a housing space being stretched along the perimeter wall. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A shopping bag with a settlement assistance terminal and a housing space that can accommodate products by a perimeter wall having a layered structure, wherein the perimeter wall includes at least a shield layer having a radio wave shielding function, and an antenna layer disposed inside the shield layer, a wire antenna for scanning product identification information from an RF tag attached to a product accommodated in the housing space being stretched along the perimeter wall in the antenna layer, wherein the settlement assistance terminal is detachably connected to the wire antenna, and is configured to acquire the product identification information from the product accommodated in the housing space via the wire antenna, communicate with a user terminal owned by a customer, and transmit the acquired product identification information to the user terminal, the settlement assistance terminal includes a notification unit for displaying information regarding payment of the product accommodated in the housing space of the shopping bag, the perimeter wall further comprising an outer pocket for accommodating the settlement assistance terminal on a surface layer which is an outermost layer of the perimeter wall, and the outer pocket is configured to visually recognize the display by the notification unit of the accommodated settlement assistance terminal from an outside of the outer pocket. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The shopping bag according to claim 1, wherein the wire antenna is disposed along the perimeter wall with a length of at least three times or more of a width w of the shopping bag. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The shopping bag according to claim 2, wherein a shape of the wire antenna is at least one of a meander shape, a spiral shape, and a mesh shape. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The shopping bag according to claim 3, wherein an antenna having a coaxial cable shape is used as the wire antenna. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The shopping bag according to claim 1, further comprising: a non-metallic protective layer on a further inner side of the antenna layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The shopping bag according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit is configured to acquire the information regarding the payment of the product accommodated in the housing space by communication with the user terminal, and perform display corresponding to a state of the payment by the notification unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The shopping bag according to claim 1, wherein the outer pocket is made of a transparent material. ### Claim 8 A product settlement system, comprising: a shopping bag with a housing space that can accommodate products by a perimeter wall having a layered structure, the perimeter wall including at least a shield layer made of a material having a radio wave shielding function and an antenna layer disposed inside the shield layer, a wire antenna for scanning product identification information from an RF tag attached to a product accommodated in the housing space being provided in the antenna layer; a settlement assistance terminal that is detachably connected to the wire antenna, and is configured to acquire the product identification information from the product accommodated in the housing space via the wire antenna; a store server configured to manage store information regarding a store that sales products and product information regarding an individual product; and a user terminal that is owned by a customer, and has user identification information of the customer, the user terminal being connected to be able communicate with the settlement assistance terminal and the store server, and being configured to acquire the product identification information from the settlement assistance terminal, acquire the product information associated with the acquired product identification information from the store server, and give an instruction about execution of payment processing of the product based on the acquired product information and user identification information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The product settlement system according to claim 8, wherein the settlement assistance terminal includes a notification unit for displaying information regarding payment of the product accommodated in the housing space of the shopping bag, and is configured to acquire information regarding the payment of the product accommodated in the housing space by communication with the user terminal, and perform display corresponding to a state of the payment by the notification unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The product settlement system according to claim 8, wherein a notification unit of the settlement assistance terminal notifies the customer of status information indicating at least one of statuses “the shopping bag is empty”, “the shopping bag contains unpaid items”, or “error”. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The product settlement system according to claim 8, wherein a notification unit of the settlement assistance terminal notifies the customer of a low battery state of the settlement assistance terminal. ### Claim 12 A product payment method using a shopping bag with a housing space that can accommodate products by a perimeter wall having a layered structure, the perimeter wall including at least a shield layer made of a material having a radio wave shielding function and a wire antenna disposed inside the shield layer, the wire antenna being configured to scan product identification information from an RF tag attached to a product accommodated in the housing space, a settlement assistance terminal configured to acquire the product identification information from the product accommodated in the housing space via the wire antenna, and a store server configured to manage product information regarding an individual product, the method comprising: establishing connection between a user terminal of a customer and the settlement assistance terminal; acquiring, by the user terminal, the product identification information acquired from the RF tag of the product accommodated in the housing space by the settlement assistance terminal; receiving, by the user terminal, the product information associated with the acquired product identification information from the store server; and giving, by the user terminal, an instruction about execution of payment processing based on the product information acquired in the receiving the product information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A computer-readable program stored in a non-transitory storage medium of a user terminal that causes the user terminal to implement the product payment method according to claim 12.