POS register system with combined optical scanner and weighing machine
US4879650A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A point-of-sale register system includes an electronic cash register connected to a central inventory control unit to serve as a terminal device of a point-of-sale system: an optical scanner, which is electrically connected to the cash register, for optically scanning a bar code mounted on a product; and a weighing machine for weighing a product. The optical scanner includes a receiving section for receiving a product to be weighed thereon. The optical scanner is connected to the weighing machine so that the weight of the product placed on the optical scanner is transmitted to a measuring device of the weighing machine for measurement of the weight of the product. If a bar code is on the product which is placed on the receiving section of the optical scanner, the optical scanner scans the bar code of the product.
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