Self-checkout terminal and control method therefor

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a self-checkout terminal includes a reading unit and a light emitting unit. The reading unit reads commodity information from a commodity held over a reading position. The light emitting unit emits light in a first color to illuminate the reading position and emits light in a second color in response to the reading of the commodity information by the reading unit.

1 . A self-checkout terminal comprising:
 a reading unit configured to read commodity information from a commodity held over a reading position; and   a light emitting unit configured to emit light in a first color to illuminate the reading position and emit light in a second color in response to the reading of the commodity information by the reading unit.   
     
     
         2 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting unit emits light in a third color when the reading of the commodity information by the reading unit is unsuccessful. 
     
     
         3 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , further comprising a display unit provided in a housing of the terminal and configured to display the commodity information read by the reading unit, wherein
 the reading unit and the light emitting unit are provided in the housing such that the light emitting unit is located closer to the display unit than the reading unit.   
     
     
         4 . The terminal according to  claim 3 , wherein the light emitting unit is provided in the housing to be located between the reading unit and the display unit. 
     
     
         5 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , further comprising a light-amount detecting unit configured to detect whether a light amount necessary for reading the commodity information from the commodity held over the reading position with the reading unit is insufficient, wherein
 the light emitting unit emits, when insufficiency of the light amount is detected by the light-amount detecting unit, light in the first color to illuminate the commodity held over the reading position and emits light in the second color in response to the reading of the commodity information by the reading unit.   
     
     
         6 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the reading unit includes a light source for illuminating the reading position and reads the commodity information from the commodity held over the reading position illuminated by the light source and the light emitting unit. 
     
     
         7 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein a range that the light emitting unit illuminates by emitting light in the first color is set smaller than a range in which the reading unit can read the commodity information from the commodity held over the reading position. 
     
     
         8 . A self-checkout terminal comprising:
 a reading unit having a light source for illuminating a reading position and configured to read commodity information from a commodity held over the reading position and illuminated by the light source; and   a light emitting unit configured to emit light in response to the holding of the commodity over the reading position to auxiliarily illuminate the reading position and turn off the light in response to the reading of the commodity information by the reading unit.   
     
     
         9 . The terminal according to  claim 8 , wherein a range that the light emitting unit illuminates is set smaller than a range in which the reading unit can read the commodity information from the commodity held over the reading position. 
     
     
         10 . A control method for a self-checkout terminal including: a reading unit having a light source for illuminating a reading position and configured to read commodity information from a commodity held over the reading position and illuminated by the light source; and a light emitting unit configured to auxiliarily illuminate the reading position, the method comprising:
 detecting the commodity held over the reading position;   causing the light emitting unit to emit light to auxiliarily illuminate the reading position when the commodity held over the reading position is detected; and   turning off the light emitting unit in response to the reading of the commodity information by the reading unit.