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Electric cash register
Assignee: Omron Corp
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Filing: 1987-02-20
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2007-02-20
Abstract
Abstract An electronic cash register is provided which an operator can operate by inserting a card therein on which at least an operable period of time for which said register is operable has been recorded. The register can be operated when the present time is within the operable period of time recorded on the card.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaki Yamato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:32
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/02; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/20; G06Q20/206; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/215; G07C9/22; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
An electronic cash register which an operator can operate by using a card on which at least a first password number and an operable period of time for which said register is operable have been recorded, comprising: reading means for reading data from said card; time indicating means for indicating the present time; time determining means for determining whether or not the time indicated by said time indicating means is within said operable period of time read by said reading means; means for entering a second password number; means for determining whether or not said first password number read by said reading means has a predetermined correspondence with said second password number entered by said entering means; and operation control means permitting said operator to operate said electronic cash register only when said determining means has determined that said first password number read by said reading means has said predetermined correspondence with said second password number read from said card by said reading means and said time determining means has determined the time indicated by said time indicating means is within said operable period of time read from said card by said reading means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
An electronic cash register which an operator can operate by using a card on which at least a first password number and an operable period of time for which said register is operable have been recorded, comprising: reading means for reading data from said card; time indicating means for indicating the present time; time determining means for determining whether or not the time indicated by said time indicating means is within said operable period of time read by said reading means; means for entering a second password number; means for determining whether or not said first password number read by said reading means has a predetermined correspondence with said second password number entered by said entering means; and operation control means permitting said operator to operate said electronic cash register only when said determining means has determined that said first password number read by said reading means has said predetermined correspondence with said second password number read from said card by said reading means and said time determining means has determined the time indicated by said time indicating means is within said operable period of time read from said card by said reading means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electronic cash register as defined in claim 1, wherein said card further contains data identifying a cashier and said register further comprises means for storing said cashier identifying data, which is read from said card by said reading means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electronic cash register as defined in claim 2, further comprising means for processing a sales transaction, means for printing data concerning a processed sales transaction on a receipt, and means for causing said printing means to print said cashier identifying data on said receipt with said data concerning a processed sales transaction upon the completion of said sales transaction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electronic cash register as defined in claim 2, wherein said cashier identifying data is data representing a cashier's name.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electronic cash register as defined in claim 3, further comprising a display and means responsive to the reading of data from said card for causing a message to be displayed on said display instructing an operator to enter a password number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electronic cash register as in claim 1, wherein said predetermined correspondence is a coincidence.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electronic cash register as defined in claim 1, wherein said means for entering is a keyboard.
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