Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
An electronic cash register comprising: input means for entering monetary transaction information for each guest; a first memory to store transaction information for each guest; a second memory to store a total amount of money for each guest; first specifying means for specifying a totalizing operation; second specifying means for specifying that the process is to be kept in a temporary totalization state; third specifying means for specifying an additional registration of monetary transaction information; and control means which (a) makes a monetary transaction processing by summing an amount of money stored in the first memory for one guest in response to output of the first specifying means, adds the sum to the data in the second memory, and then clears contents stored i the first memory, (b) makes a monetary transaction processing by summing an amount of money stored in the first memory for one guest in response to output of the second specifying means, adds the sum to the data in the second memory and keeps the data stored in the first memory, and (c) subtracts the sum obtained from the processing in the first memory for one guest rom the value stored in the second memory for the one guest in response to output of the third specifying means and makes an additional registration of transaction information from the input means on the first memory.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
228 words
An electronic cash register comprising: input means for entering monetary transaction information for each guest; a first memory to store transaction information for each guest; a second memory to store a total amount of money for each guest; first specifying means for specifying a totalizing operation; second specifying means for specifying that the process is to be kept in a temporary totalization state; third specifying means for specifying an additional registration of monetary transaction information; and control means which (a) makes a monetary transaction processing by summing an amount of money stored in the first memory for one guest in response to output of the first specifying means, adds the sum to the data in the second memory, and then clears contents stored i the first memory, (b) makes a monetary transaction processing by summing an amount of money stored in the first memory for one guest in response to output of the second specifying means, adds the sum to the data in the second memory and keeps the data stored in the first memory, and (c) subtracts the sum obtained from the processing in the first memory for one guest rom the value stored in the second memory for the one guest in response to output of the third specifying means and makes an additional registration of transaction information from the input means on the first memory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
An electronic cash register as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input means is provided with guest code input keys to enter a code for identifying a guest and item registration keys to enter monetary transaction information, and the control means stores monetary transaction information entered by pressing the item registration key, corresponding to a guest code entered into the first memory by pressing the guest code input key in response to output of the input means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
114 words
An electronic cash register as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first memory contains a flag to indicate the transaction information for a guest is kept in the temporary totalization state; the control means turns on the flag to indicate the temporary totalizing state is kept in response to output of the second specifying means, subtracts the obtained from the calculation in the first memory from a value stored in the second memory in response to output of the third specifying means when the flag is turned on in response to output of the third specifying means, and makes an additional registration of the transaction information from the input means on the first memory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
An electronic cash register as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic cash register is provided with means for printing on a slip both monetary transaction information for one guest stored in the first memory before specifying the temporary totalization state through the second specifying means and additional monetary transaction information stored in the first memory for the one guest after specifying an additional registration through the third specifying means.