Self check-out system and POS system

Details Self check-out system and POS system Self check-out system and POS system

1994-11-14

1996-08-06

Sheppard, John

Registers

Systems controlled by data bearing records

Mechanized store

235462, 186 61, G06K 1500

Patent

active

055436072

ABSTRACT:
In a check-out system, in which a purchaser himself who intends to purchase commercial products performs a check-out processing, having a commercial product casted portion, a stocker for stocking the commercial products, a transport unit for transporting the commercial product from the commercial product casted portion to the stocker, and a commercial product identifying unit located between the commercial product casted portion and the stocker for identifying the commercial product transported from the commercial product casted portion, the commercial product casted portion is provided with a commercial product code inputting unit for inputting a commercial product code, and a commercial product detecting unit for detecting that the commercial product is put on the transport path, and the commercial product identifying unit is provided with a commercial product code reading unit for reading the commercial product code of the commercial product being transported; and a first mode in which when the commercial product detecting unit detects that the commercial product is put on the transport path, the commercial product of interest is started to be transported, and in accordance with the identification result provided by the commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either the stocker or the commercial product casted portion, and a second mode in which after the commercial product code has been input by the commercial product code inputting unit, the commercial product of interest is started to be transported, and also in accordance with the identification result provided by the commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either the stocker or the commercial product casted portion are provided.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4676343 (1987-06-01), Humble et al.
patent: 4792018 (1988-12-01), Humble et al.
patent: 4896029 (1990-01-01), Chandler et al.
patent: 4920255 (1990-04-01), Gabeler
patent: 4939355 (1990-07-01), Rando et al.
patent: 4964053 (1990-10-01), Humble
patent: 5083638 (1992-01-01), Schneider
patent: 5140141 (1992-08-01), Inagaki et al.
patent: 5177345 (1993-01-01), Baitz
patent: 5252814 (1993-10-01), Tooley
patent: 5256864 (1993-10-01), Rando et al.
patent: 5308960 (1994-05-01), Smith
patent: 5308963 (1994-05-01), Baitz

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Self check-out system and POS system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Self check-out system and POS system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Self check-out system and POS system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2192561