Data processing system and method for retail stores
US5510979A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/12
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer system for entering, processing and recording sales of items is provided, which is especially suitable for use in retail sales, particularly quick service restaurants. The system includes a plurality of programmable POS registers for entering and tabulating customer orders, an off-line processor for programming the programmable POS registers, shared memory for recording data entered and tabulated by the programmable POS registers, and a communication structure for networking a plurality of programmable POS registers, the off-line processor and the shared memory. In one embodiment, the system includes an access control system for enabling access to the POS registers, the off-line processor or the shared memory if operation of those are authorized. In another embodiment, each POS register includes a programmable display for displaying a hierarchial menu of a plurality of keys, each of the keys being visually associated with a label of salable items or categories of salable items, and a touch sensitive apparatus for detecting when one of the keys has been touched by a human operator. The programmable display is responsive to the touch-sensitive apparatus so that a human ope…
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