REGISTER SYSTEM THAT DEACTIVATES A SECURITY TAG ATTACHED TO A PRODUCT

• US 20170186294A1
• Filed: 12/19/2016
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: GOTANDA, Tsuyoshi, SHISHIDO, Norifumi
• Application Number:
  US15/384,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20170186294A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 3/003 Anti-theft control theft alarms G08B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/242 Tag deactivation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2425 Tag deactivation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/246 Check out systems combined with EAS, e.g. price information stored on EAS tag anti-theft systems in point of sale systems G07G3/003

Abstract

A register system includes a handheld unit including a code scanner and a security tag signal reception unit and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a security tag on a product is deactivated based on whether or not the security tag signal reception unit receives a security tag signal from the product during scanning of a product code on the product, and register the product code for a transaction when the security tag is determined to be deactivated.

Claims

1. A register system comprising:

a handheld unit including a code scanner and a security tag signal reception unit; and

a processor configured to determine whether or not a security tag on a product is deactivated based on whether or not the security tag signal reception unit receives a security tag signal from the product during scanning of a product code on the product, and register the product code for a transaction when the security tag is determined to be deactivated.

2. The register system according to claim 1, wherein

the handheld unit further includes a security tag deactivation unit that deactivates the security tag on the product when the code scanner is in a position to scan the produce code on the product.

3. The register system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a display, wherein

the processor is further configured to control the display to display a message that the security tag is being deactivated and to maintain the code scanner in the position to scan the product code on the product, when the security tag is determined to be not deactivated.

4. The register system according to claim 3, further comprising:

a fixed code scanner, wherein

the processor is further configured to

determine whether or not a product corresponding to a product code on the product and read by the fixed code scanner, is associated with a security tag, by referring to a product file using the product code read by the fixed code scanner,

register the product code for a transaction, when the product is determined to be not associated with the security tag, and

control the display to display an instruction to deactivate the associated security tag, without registering the product code, when the product is determined to be associated with the security tag.

5. The register system according to claim 4, wherein

the instruction to deactivate the associated security tag is to scan the product code on the product using the code scanner of the handheld unit.

6. The register system according to claim 5, wherein

the processor is further configured to control the display to stop displaying the instruction when the security tag is determined to be deactivated.

7. The register system according to claim 1, wherein

the security tag signal reception unit is configured to detect at least one of a radio frequency (RF) signal, an acoustic magnetic (AM) signal, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal from the security tag.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a program that is executable in a register system having handheld unit that houses a code scanner and a security tag signal reception unit, wherein the program when executed in the register system causes the register system to perform a method for processing product registration, said method comprising:

while a product code on a product is being scanned by the code scanner that has been moved to a scanning position, determining by the signal reception unit whether or not a security tag signal is detected;

if the security tag signal is detected, displaying an instruction to keep the handheld unit at the scanning position; and

if the signal is not detected, registering the product code for a transaction.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 8, wherein the handheld unit further includes a security tag deactivation unit that deactivates a security tag on the product when the code scanner is in the scanning position.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 8, wherein the register system further includes a fixed code scanner and the method further comprises:

responsive to a product code of a product being scanned by the fixed code scanner, determining whether or not the product is associated with a security tag, by referring to a product file using the product code read by the fixed code scanner;

registering the product code for a transaction, when the product is determined to be not associated with the security tag; and

displaying an instruction to deactivate the associated security tag, without registering the product code, when the product is determined to be associated with the security tag.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 10, wherein

the instruction to deactivate the associated security tag is to scan the product code on the product using the code scanner of the handheld unit.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

stopping the display of the instruction when the security tag is determined to be deactivated.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 8, wherein

the security tag signal reception unit is configured to detect at least one of a radio frequency (RF) signal, an acoustic magnetic (AM) signal, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal from the security tag.

14. A method for processing product registration using a register system having handheld unit that houses a code scanner and a security tag signal reception unit, said method comprising:

while a product code on a product is being scanned by the code scanner that has been moved to a scanning position, determining by the signal reception unit whether or not a security tag signal is detected;

if the security tag signal is detected, displaying an instruction to keep the handheld unit at the scanning position; and

if the signal is not detected, registering the product code for a transaction.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the handheld unit further includes a security tag deactivation unit that deactivates a security tag on the product when the code scanner is in the scanning position.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the register system further includes a fixed code scanner and the method further comprises:

responsive to a product code of a product being scanned by the fixed code scanner, determining whether or not the product is associated with a security tag, by referring to a product file using the product code read by the fixed code scanner;

registering the product code for a transaction, when the product is determined to be not associated with the security tag; and

displaying an instruction to deactivate the associated security tag, without registering the product code, when the product is determined to be associated with the security tag.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein

the instruction to deactivate the associated security tag is to scan the product code on the product using the code scanner of the handheld unit.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

stopping the display of the instruction when the security tag is determined to be deactivated.

19. The method according to claim 14, wherein

the security tag signal reception unit is configured to detect at least one of a radio frequency (RF) signal, an acoustic magnetic (AM) signal, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal from the security tag.