US5398191A
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Point of sale apparatus with an automatic determination if weighing a product is necessary or prohibited
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1993-08-27
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Granted: 1995-03-14
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Expires: 2013-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A point-of-sale apparatus having a key input unit including a "scale" key, a scale, one or more memories for storing an article code and, in correspondence to the article code, whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, is prohibited. The weight of the article is registered if the means for judging determines that registration of the article weight is compulsory and an error message is displayed if the means for judging determines that: (1) registration of the article weight is prohibited and (2) the scale key has been pushed.
Inventors
- 👤 Kensaku Komai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:11
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G07G1/0045; G07G1/0054; G01; G01G; G01G19/00; G01G19/40; G01G19/413; G01G19/414; G01G19/4144; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/20; G06Q20/208; G07G1/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A point-of-sale apparatus comprising: a key input unit including a "scale" key; a display; means for weighing an article; means for inputting to said apparatus an article code which has been assigned to the article in advance; means for storing said article code and, in correspondence to the article code, whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, is prohibited, as well as the price per unit weight if the registration of article weight is compulsory or the price per unit article if the registration of article weight is prohibited; means for judging whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, if registration of the article weight is prohibited while referring to the means for storing; control means for causing the weight of the article to be read by the means for weighing and for registering the weight of the article if the means for judging determines that registration of the article weight is compulsory and for causing the display to display an error message if the means for judging determines that: (1) registration of the article weight is prohibited and (2) the "scale" key has been pushed; and means for registering the sale price of the article as the product of the registered weight and unit price per unit weight if the registration of the article weight is compulsory, or as the price per article if the registration of the article weight is prohibited.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
A point-of-sale apparatus comprising: a key input unit including a "scale" key; a display; means for weighing an article; means for inputting to said apparatus an article code which has been assigned to the article in advance; means for storing said article code and, in correspondence to the article code, whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, is prohibited, as well as the price per unit weight if the registration of article weight is compulsory or the price per unit article if the registration of article weight is prohibited; means for judging whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, if registration of the article weight is prohibited while referring to the means for storing; control means for causing the weight of the article to be read by the means for weighing and for registering the weight of the article if the means for judging determines that registration of the article weight is compulsory and for causing the display to display an error message if the means for judging determines that: (1) registration of the article weight is prohibited and (2) the "scale" key has been pushed; and means for registering the sale price of the article as the product of the registered weight and unit price per unit weight if the registration of the article weight is compulsory, or as the price per article if the registration of the article weight is prohibited.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
166 words
In a point-of-sale apparatus having a key input unit with a "scale" key, a display, means for weighing an article, and means for inputting to said apparatus an article code which has been assigned to the article in advance, the improvement comprising: means for storing said article code and, in correspondence to the article code, whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, is prohibited; means for judging whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, is prohibited while referring to the means for storing; and control means for causing the weight of the article to be read by the means for weighing and for registering the weight of the article if the means for judging determines that registration of the article weight is compulsory and for causing the display to display an error message if the means for judging determines that: (1) registration of the article weight is prohibited and (2) the scale key has been pushed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
166 words
In a point-of-sale apparatus having a key input unit with a "scale" key, a display, means for weighing an article, and means for inputting to said apparatus an article code which has been assigned to the article in advance, the improvement comprising: means for storing said article code and, in correspondence to the article code, whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, is prohibited; means for judging whether registration of the article weight is compulsory and, if not compulsory, is prohibited while referring to the means for storing; and control means for causing the weight of the article to be read by the means for weighing and for registering the weight of the article if the means for judging determines that registration of the article weight is compulsory and for causing the display to display an error message if the means for judging determines that: (1) registration of the article weight is prohibited and (2) the scale key has been pushed.
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