Checkout device

Details Checkout device Checkout device

1995-05-30

1997-10-21

Pitts, Harold

Registers

Systems controlled by data bearing records

Mechanized store

235437, 235472, G06K 1500

Patent

active

056799411

ABSTRACT:
A checkout device including a conveying section for conveying an article in one direction, an optical scanner for scanning the article conveyed by the conveying section with a scanning light beam to read an article code affixed thereto, and a registration processing section for registering the article based on the article code read by the optical scanner. The optical scanner is provided with a variable scanning range to which the scanning light beam is applied, and the registration processing section includes control means for detecting physical features of the article conveyed by the conveying section and for controlling the scanning range of the optical scanner to be optimized for reading the article code affixed to the article based on a conveying position and the detected physical features of the article.

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