Patent ID: 11900203
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A wireless tag reading apparatus comprising:
a first communication interface configured to communicate with a first external device through a first connection;
a second communication interface configured to communicate with a second external device through a second connection;
an antenna configured to emit a radio wave to read a wireless tag; and
a controller configured to:
identify either (a) the first communication interface as being in communication with the first external device or (b) the second communication interface as being in communication with the second external device;
change a power level of the radio wave emitted by the antenna based on which of the first communication interface or the second communication interface is identified; and
read the wireless tag by controlling the antenna to emit the radio wave with the changed power level,

wherein at least one of (a) the first external device and the second external device are different types of devices or (b) the first connection and the second connection are different types of connections.