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Point-of-sale site with card reader
Assignee: Symbol Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1997-06-17
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Granted: 1999-03-30
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Expires: 2017-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A portable, hand-held reader reads a symbol associated with a product selected by a customer. A database of a host computer stores attribute data of many products. The database is accessed on a real-time basis to automatically retrieve the stored product attribute data. The retrieved data is displayed on a display associated with the reader. A card reading device is provided on the hand-held reader, for charging a customer's account, all at one location. A printer prints a written memorandum of the transaction.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome Swartz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:59
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/343; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10554; G06K7/10594; G06K7/10603; G06K7/10633; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10861; G06K7/10871; G06K7/10881; G06K7/109; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/08; G06Q10/087; G06Q10/0877; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/02; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G07G1/0045; G07G1/0081; G06K2207/00; G06K2207/1016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
An arrangement for processing products at a point-of-sale site, comprising: a) a host computer having a data base in which price information for each of the products is stored; b) a hand-held reader for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity associated with a selected product to be identified; c) an interrogator for interrogating the host computer on a real time basis for the price information of the identified product, and for calculating the price of the identified product; and d) a card reading device slot for receiving a card to complete a commercial transaction for the identified product at the point-of-sale site by charging a customer's credit account, said card reading device slot being provided on the hand-held reader.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
An arrangement for processing products at a point-of-sale site, comprising: a) a host computer having a data base in which price information for each of the products is stored; b) a hand-held reader for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity associated with a selected product to be identified; c) an interrogator for interrogating the host computer on a real time basis for the price information of the identified product, and for calculating the price of the identified product; and d) a card reading device slot for receiving a card to complete a commercial transaction for the identified product at the point-of-sale site by charging a customer's credit account, said card reading device slot being provided on the hand-held reader.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each product is associated uniquely with a bar code symbol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the host computer includes a cash register having a register antenna, and wherein the hand-held reader has a reader antenna in wireless radio frequency communication with register antenna.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The arrangement according to claim 1; and further comprising a keyboard and a display on the hand-held reader.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the card reading device slot is formed in the reader and is dimensioned to slidingly receive a card passed along the slot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the card reading device slot is operative for receiving the card bearing magnetically encoded information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the card reading device slot is operative for receiving an integrated circuit chip on the card in the slot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The arrangement according to claim 1; and further comprising a weighing scale having a platform on which a selected product is weighed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The arrangement according to claim 1; and further comprising an electronic surveillance tag deactivator operative for deactivating a tag associated with a selected product.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The arrangement according to claim 1; and further comprising a printer for printing labels for application to a selected product.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The arrangement according to claim 1; and further comprising a printer for printing receipts of transactions at the point-of-sale site.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the reader includes a housing having a handle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The arrangement according to claim 12; and further comprising a trigger on the housing for initiating the reading of the indicia.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
140 words
An arrangement for processing products at a point-of-sale site, comprising: a) a host computer having a data base in which price information for each of the products is stored; b) a hand-held, triggerable electro-optical reader for scanning and reading a bar code symbol having parts of different light reflectivity associated with a selected product to be identified; c) an interrogator for interrogating the host computer on a real time basis for the price information of the identified product, and for calculating the price of the identified product; d) a card reading device slot for receiving a card to complete a commercial transaction for the identified product at the point-of-sale site by charging a customer's credit account, said card reading device slot being produced on the hand-held, electro-optical reader; and e) a printer for printing a printed memorandum of the transaction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
140 words
An arrangement for processing products at a point-of-sale site, comprising: a) a host computer having a data base in which price information for each of the products is stored; b) a hand-held, triggerable electro-optical reader for scanning and reading a bar code symbol having parts of different light reflectivity associated with a selected product to be identified; c) an interrogator for interrogating the host computer on a real time basis for the price information of the identified product, and for calculating the price of the identified product; d) a card reading device slot for receiving a card to complete a commercial transaction for the identified product at the point-of-sale site by charging a customer's credit account, said card reading device slot being produced on the hand-held, electro-optical reader; and e) a printer for printing a printed memorandum of the transaction.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The arrangement according to claim 14, wherein the printed memorandum is an adhesive label.
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