# US 12,223,809 B1 · Settlement terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,223,809 B1 - Document ID: US12223809B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/664,328 - Filed: 2024-05-15 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2023-11-07 - Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Kenya Suzuki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12223809B1 ## CPC - G06Q 20/20: Point-of-sale [POS] network systems - G07G 1/0018: {Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means} - G06Q 20/18: involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals - G06Q 20/3274: {using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device} - G06Q 20/352: {Contactless payments by cards} - 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 1/01: Details for indicating - 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 ## Abstract A settlement terminal in which a customer can achieve a code settlement by holding a settlement tool on which a code symbol is displayed over and toward a display panel is provided. The settlement terminal according to an embodiment includes the display panel and an imaging unit. The display panel can be set to a transmissive state in at least partial area. The imaging unit is located at a reverse side of the display panel, and images the code symbol held over and toward the display panel through the area in the transmissive state of the display panel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A settlement terminal, comprising: a display panel configured to set a transmissive state in at least a partial area; and an imaging component which is located at a reverse side of the display panel, and which is configured to image a code symbol held over and toward the display panel through an area in the transmissive state of the display panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The settlement terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a controller configured to display a message or an image, which gives guidance of holding the code symbol over the area in the transmissive state, at positions across the area in the transmissive state in at least a vertical direction or a horizontal direction in the display panel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The settlement terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display panel has a vertically elongated rectangular shape, and the area in the transmissive state is located in a central portion of the display panel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The settlement terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a change controller configured to change the display panel between the transmissive state and a non-transmissive state. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The settlement terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: at least one of a contactless IC (Integrated Circuit) credit card reader configured to read a contactless IC credit card held over a display surface side of the display panel, and an electronic money reader writer configured to read and write electronic money held over the display surface side of the display panel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The settlement terminal according to claim 1, wherein the imaging component comprises at least one of a digital camera that executes reading of a barcode or a QR code displayed on a smartphone or a scanner that executes reading a code symbol. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The settlement terminal according to claim 1, wherein the settlement terminal is a self-service settlement terminal. ### Claim 8 A method for a settlement terminal, comprising: setting a transmissive state in at least a partial area on a display panel; and imaging, by an imaging component which is located at a reverse side of the display panel, a code symbol held over and toward the display panel through an area in the transmissive state of the display panel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising: displaying a message or an image, which gives guidance of holding the code symbol over the area in the transmissive state, at positions across the area in the transmissive state in at least a vertical direction or a horizontal direction in the display panel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the display panel has a vertically elongated rectangular shape, and the area in the transmissive state is located in a central portion of the display panel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising: changing the display panel between the transmissive state and a non-transmissive state. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising: at least one of reading a contactless IC credit card held over a display surface side of the display panel by a contactless IC (Integrated Circuit) credit card reader, and reading and writing electronic money held over the display surface side of the display panel by an electronic money reader writer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising: reading a barcode or a QR code displayed on a smartphone. ### Claim 14 A settlement system comprising a Point of Sale terminal and a settlement terminal, the settlement terminal comprising: a display panel configured to set a transmissive state in at least a partial area; and an imaging component which is located at a reverse side of the display panel, and which is configured to image a code symbol held over and toward the display panel through an area in the transmissive state of the display panel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The settlement system according to claim 14, the settlement terminal further comprising: a controller configured to display a message or an image, which gives guidance of holding the code symbol over the area in the transmissive state, at positions across the area in the transmissive state in at least a vertical direction or a horizontal direction in the display panel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The settlement system according to claim 14, wherein the display panel has a vertically elongated rectangular shape, and the area in the transmissive state is located in a central portion of the display panel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The settlement system according to claim 14, the settlement terminal further comprising: a change controller configured to change the display panel between the transmissive state and a non-transmissive state. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The settlement system according to claim 14, the settlement terminal further comprising: at least one of a contactless IC (Integrated Circuit) credit card reader configured to read a contactless IC credit card held over a display surface side of the display panel, and an electronic money reader writer configured to read and write electronic money held over the display surface side of the display panel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The settlement system according to claim 14, wherein the imaging component comprises at least one of a digital camera that executes reading of a barcode or a QR code displayed on a smartphone or a scanner that executes reading a code symbol. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The settlement system according to claim 14, wherein the settlement terminal is a self-service settlement terminal.