Transaction systems and methods sending product identification signals to two processors in each register station
US6456980B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/14
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A store system for a commercial system with multiple products. The store system includes multiple register stations. Each register station includes a bar code reader that generates a first signal identifying a product selected by a customer, a register computer, and a cable that transfers the first signal to the register computer. Each register station is associated with a respective second computer that sends a second signal to the register computer. A cable transfers the first signal to the second computer. The register computer includes logic that determines a total amount due from the customer, by receiving the first and second signals. In an exemplary embodiment, the second computer interfaces to a customer card that stores discount information.
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