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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2020
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hidehiro Naito, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Hitoshi Iizaka, Fuji Shizuoka, JP;
Shinsuke Yajima, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Atsushi Miyashima, Izunokuni Shizuoka, JP;
Takuya Takasu, Shizuoka Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Tagata Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A symbol reading device includes a plurality of reading units and a processor. The reading units read symbols on articles conveyed along a conveyance path. The processor is configured to acquire symbol information from a plurality of articles and store the symbol information in association with each of the reading units that read the symbols on respective articles, then identify a reading unit that can be substituted by another reading unit based on the symbol information associated with the reading units. The identified reading unit in then placed into a power saving state.