Reading apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSadatoshi Oishi, Yuki Koike, Sunao Tsuchida, Jun Yaginuma
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a reading apparatus includes a shielding body, an antenna, and a reader and writer. The shielding body is formed in a box shape with an upper opening, to place an accommodating body and to shield radio waves. The antenna is provided in the shielding body to receive information from an RFID tag attached to a product that is passing through the opening. The reader and writer is connected to the antenna to read information of the product from the information received by the antenna.
Claims20
A reading apparatus, comprising:
- a shielding body configured to shield radio waves formed in a box shape with an upper opening through which to place an accommodating body;
- an antenna provided in the shielding body to receive information from an RFID tag attached to a product that is passing through the opening;
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- a reader and writer connected to the antenna to read information of the RFID tag from the information received by the antenna.
A method for processing an RFID tag, comprising:
- radiating the RFID tag attached to a product passing through an opening in an upper portion of a shielding body configured to shield radio waves formed in a box shape;
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- receiving information from the RFID tag.
A self-checkout POS apparatus, comprising:
- a shielding body configured to shield radio waves formed in a box shape with an upper opening through which to place an accommodating body;
- an antenna provided in the shielding body to receive information from an RFID tag attached to a product that is passing through the opening;
- a reader and writer connected to the antenna to read information of the RFID tag from the information received by the antenna;
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- a printer for providing a receipt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.