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Check-out device with activity sensor terminating article input
Assignee: Toshiba TEC Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-30
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Granted: 1994-08-30
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Expires: 2012-12-30
Abstract
Abstract A check-out device includes an input section having a customer operating panel, for sequentially inputting article codes of articles to be purchased, upon request from the customer operating panel, and a settlement section spaced away from the input section, for performing registration and settlement of the purchased articles according to the article codes input by the input section. The check-out device further includes a control section for causing the input section to terminate inputting of the articles in the case where a blank period during which no article code is input exceeds a preset time length.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuaki Usui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:05
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/12; G07G1/0036
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A check-out device comprising: input means, having a customer operating panel, for performing an input operation of sequentially inputting article codes of articles to be purchased, a start and a termination of the input operation being controlled by the customer operating panel; settlement means spaced apart from said input means, for performing a registration and a settlement of the articles to be purchased according to the article codes input for each input operation performed by said input means; and control means for controlling a termination of said input operation in place of said customer operating panel, said control means being enabled after a blank time period, during which no article code is input from said input means, exceeds a preset time period.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A check-out device comprising: input means, having a customer operating panel, for performing an input operation of sequentially inputting article codes of articles to be purchased, a start and a termination of the input operation being controlled by the customer operating panel; settlement means spaced apart from said input means, for performing a registration and a settlement of the articles to be purchased according to the article codes input for each input operation performed by said input means; and control means for controlling a termination of said input operation in place of said customer operating panel, said control means being enabled after a blank time period, during which no article code is input from said input means, exceeds a preset time period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The check-out device according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes: timer means for measuring a blank time period during which no article code is input from said input means; and processing means for checking whether the blank time period measured by said timer means exceeds the preset time period.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The check-out device according to claim 2, wherein said control means further includes signal means for producing an alarm signal when it is detected by the processing means that the measured blank time period exceeds the present time period.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The check-out device according to claim 3, wherein said processing means includes: a control key; means for detecting an operation of the control key performed after the measured blank time period exceeds the present time period; and means for causing said input means to terminate the input operation, upon detection of the control key operation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The check-out device according to claim 4, wherein said control key is located at said settlement means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The check-out device according to claim 2, wherein said processing means includes means for causing said input means to terminate the input operation upon detection of the measured blank time period exceeding the preset time period.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The check-out device according to claim 2, wherein said processing means includes: a control key; means for detecting an operation of the control key performed after the measured blank time period exceeds the preset time period; and means for causing said input means to terminate the input operation, upon detection of the control key operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The check-out device according to claim 7, wherein said control key is located at said settlement means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The check-out device according to claim 3, wherein said processing means includes means for causing said input means to terminate the input operation upon detection of the measured blank time period exceeding the preset time period.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The check-out device according to claim 1, wherein said control means is incorporated into said settlement means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The check-out device according to claim 1, wherein said input means includes an article code reader for sequentially reading article codes of the articles to be purchased.
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