Handheld basket and commodity container that have antennas for reading tag information of commodities

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11068673-B2
Application number	US-201916655848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2019
Priority date	Dec 14, 2018
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A commodity container includes a main body having a container space, first and second antennas, and a processing circuit. The first antenna is configured to receive tag information from one or more wireless tags in a first range covering at a first region of the container space. The second antenna is configured to receive tag information from one or more wireless tags in a second range covering at a second region the container space. The second range is different from the first range. The processing circuit is configured to store tag information received by the first antenna in a data storage unit, determine whether or not tag information received by the second antenna corresponds to the stored tag information, and generate a control signal for generation of a user notification when the tag information received by the second antenna does not correspond to the stored tag information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A handheld basket, comprising:
a handheld basket main body having a container space;
a first antenna configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a first range covering a first region of the container space;
a second antenna configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a second range covering a second region of the container space, the second range being different from the first range; and
a processing circuit configured to:
store tag information received by the first antenna in a data storage;
determine whether tag information received by the second antenna corresponds to the stored tag information; and
generate a control signal for generation of a user notification when the tag information received by the second antenna does not correspond to the stored tag information.

2. The handheld basket according to claim 1 , wherein the user notification is not generated when the tag information received by the second antenna corresponds to the stored tag information.

3. The handheld basket according to claim 1 , wherein
the first antenna is on a first side surface of the handheld basket main body, and
the second antenna is on a second side surface of the handheld basket main body different from the first side surface.

4. The handheld basket according to claim 3 , wherein the second side surface is adjacent to the first side surface.

5. The handheld basket according to claim 3 , wherein the second side surface is opposite to the first side surface.

6. The handheld basket according to claim 1 , wherein
the first antenna is on a side surface of the handheld basket main body, and
the second antenna is on a bottom surface of the handheld basket main body.

7. The handheld basket according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third antenna configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a third range covering a third region of the container space, the third range being different from the first range and the second range, wherein
the processing circuit is further configured to:
determine whether tag information received by the third antenna corresponds to the stored tag information; and
generate a second control signal for generation of a user notification when the tag information received by the third antenna does not correspond to the stored tag information.

8. The handheld basket according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a notification device configured to generate a visual or acoustic output according to the control signal.

9. The handheld basket according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a user interface configured to cause the first antenna and the second antenna to generate radio waves for reading tag information when operated by a user.

10. The handheld basket according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a communication interface configured to transmit the tag information stored in the data storage.

11. A commodity container, comprising:
a main body having a container space;
a first antenna on a first side surface of the main body, the first antenna being configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a first range covering a first region of the container space;
a second antenna on a second side surface of the main body opposite to the first side surface, the second antenna being configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a second range covering a second region of the container space, the second range being different from the first range; and
a processing circuit configured to:
store tag information received by the first antenna in a data storage;
determine whether tag information received by the second antenna corresponds to the stored tag information; and
generate a control signal for generation of a user notification when the tag information received by the second antenna does not correspond to the stored tag information.

12. The commodity container according to claim 11 , wherein the user notification is not generated when the tag information received by the second antenna corresponds to the stored tag information.

13. The commodity container according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a third antenna configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a third range covering a third region of the container space, the third range being different from the first range and the second range, wherein
the processing circuit is further configured to:
determine whether tag information received by the third antenna corresponds to the stored tag information; and
generate a second control signal for generation of a user notification when the tag information received by the third antenna does not correspond to the stored tag information.

14. The commodity container according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a notification device configured to generate a visual or acoustic output according to the control signal.

15. The commodity container according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a user interface configured to cause the first antenna and the second antenna to generate radio waves for reading tag information when operated by a user.

16. The commodity container according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a communication interface configured to transmit the tag information stored in the data storage.

17. A commodity container, comprising:
a main body having a container space;
a first antenna configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a first range covering a first region of the container space;
a second antenna configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a second range covering a second region of the container space, the second range being different from the first range;
a third antenna configured to receive tag information from wireless tags within a third range covering a third region of the container space, the third range being different from the first range and the second range; and
a processing circuit configured to:
store tag information received by the first antenna in a data storage;
determine whether tag information received by the second antenna corresponds to the stored tag information;
generate a first control signal for generation of a first user notification when the tag information received by the second antenna does not correspond to the stored tag information;
determine whether tag information received by the third antenna corresponds to the stored tag information; and
generate a second control signal for generation of a second user notification when the tag information received by the third antenna does not correspond to the stored tag information.

18. The commodity container according to claim 17 , wherein the user notification is not generated when the tag information received by the second antenna corresponds to the stored tag information.

19. The commodity container according to claim 17 , wherein
the first antenna is on a first side surface of the main body, and
the second antenna is on a second side surface of the main body different from the first side surface.

20. The commodity container according to claim 19 , wherein the third antenna is on a third side surface of the main body different from the first side surface and the second side surface.

Assignees

• Toshiba Tec Kk

Inventors

• Kimura Masaki

Classifications

• G07G1/009

  the reader being an RFID reader · CPC title

• G06K7/10316

  using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers (antennas in general H01Q1/22) · CPC title

• G06Q20/208 Primary

  Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing · CPC title

• G06K17/0029

  the arrangement being specially adapted for wireless interrogation of grouped or bundled articles tagged with wireless record carriers · CPC title

• G07G1/0081

  the reader being a portable scanner or data reader (G07G1/009 takes precedence) · CPC title