Point of sale terminal network implementation for transmitting data indicative of terminal changes upon switching of open close state of cash drawer
US7677440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/0027
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Tracking at the local point of sale terminal level, changes in data associated with each terminal, such as a changed printer or POS register supporting a particular POS terminal, the identified cash drawer for the terminal, the particular changeable removable cash till in the cash drawer or the particular terminal operator. The POS terminal comprises a cash drawer including a drawer identifier, a cash till, including a till identifier, removably engagable with the drawer, as well as apparatus for reading the drawer identifier, apparatus for reading the till identifier when said till is engaged with the drawer and apparatus for transmitting the read drawer and till identifiers to the system administrator.
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