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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Uchimura, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An article registration apparatus includes: a reading unit that reads article identification information from an IC tag associated with an article by using at least one of antennas; a control unit that controls the reading unit; a judgement unit; and a determination unit, wherein the control unit causes the reading unit to read the article identification information by using a first antenna, the judgement unit judges whether a reading result of the first antenna satisfies a criterion, the control unit causes the reading unit to read the article identification information by using a second antenna different from the first antenna when the reading result of the first antenna satisfies the criterion, and the determination unit determines the article identification information to be output, by using the article identification information read by using the first antenna and the second antenna.