Patent ID: 7077320

Claim:
An apparatus for reading a code given to a commodity comprising: a medium reading unit which reads individual operator setting information stored in a recording medium, the individual operator setting information including operation-interval information representing a time interval between operations to read the code, reading-time information at operations to read the code, double-read-ban time information at operations to read the code, and frequent-beam information representing a most frequently used beam of a plurality of beams, wherein the operation-interval information, the reading-time information, the double-read-ban time information, and the frequent-beam information depend on personal features of operators engaged in the reading operation; a setting unit which sets an operation standard on the basis of the individual operator setting information corresponding to a specific operator before an operation; a controlling unit which operates the apparatus in the state corresponding to said personal features according to the operation-interval information, the reading-time information, the double-read-ban time information, and the frequent-beam information within the operation standard; a reading unit which reads the code by using at least one beam of the plurality of beams; and a frequent beam specifying unit which specifies the most frequently used beam of the plurality of beams owing to the personal features of the operator in the operation for reading the code, wherein said reading unit reads the code by using the specified beam preferentially.