Self-scanning checkout device
US5560450A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/0045
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-scanning checkout device includes a stationary scanner for reading an article code affixed to an article, and a cash register disposed adjacent to the stationary scanner, for performing a settlement process based on article codes sequentially supplied from the stationary scanner. The cash register has a printing unit for printing a result of the settlement process. In particular, the cash register has a housing section having an article table which is exposed at a top of the housing section and on which an article whose article code is difficult to read by the stationary scanner is placed. The housing section is provided for receiving the printing unit below the article table and permitting the printing unit to be freely exposed.
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