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Self checkout terminal and control method of the same

A self-checkout and terminal technology, applied in instruments, cash registers, etc., can solve problems such as increased time required, insufficient content to spread to customers, waiting, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-04-13
TOSHIBA TEC KK
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As a result, even if advertisements for shops or products, news, weather forecasts, etc. are displayed on the monitor, there are cases where the content cannot be sufficiently conveyed to customers and the settings are wasted
[0008] In addition, even if guidance on how to operate is displayed on the display, and the customer checks out both the reading window and the display while performing the checkout process, it may take time until the checkout is completed, causing other customers to wait.

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[0018] The present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0019] figure 1 It is a perspective view of the appearance of the self-checkout terminal 1 in this embodiment. The self-checkout terminal 1 includes a pair of hooking parts provided with a load receiving surface 5 on which a product whose code has been entered into a PLU (Price Look Up: price (single product) lookup table) is placed, and a handle part for hooking a shopping bag. 6, a product mounting table 3 provided with a load receiving surface 7 on which a product not input with a PLU code is placed, and a main body 4 provided on the product mounting table 2.

[0020] The product loading table 2 has a weight measuring unit (not shown) for measuring the weight of the product placed on the load receiving surface 5 and the product loaded in the shopping bag attached to the hook portion 6, and the product mounting table 3 has a weight measuring unit (not shown) for measuring the weight of ...

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According to one embodiment, a self checkout terminal includes a reading section, a main display, a ticker display and a controller. The reading section reads identification information of a commodity from the commodity. The main display displays information relating to the commodity whose identification information is read by the reading section to an operator. The ticker display displays information in the same direction as the main display and is provided at a position closer to the reading section than the main display. The controller controls the ticker display and causes arbitrary information to be selectively displayed. A control method of the self checkout terminal is also provided.

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[0001] This application claims the priority right with the application number of JP2009-205067 and the filing date of September 4, 2009. This application refers to all the contents of the above documents. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to a self-service checkout terminal and a control method thereof which are operated by customers themselves to complete a series of checkout processes. Background technique [0003] Generally, a face-to-face sales type POS (Point Of Sales: Point of Sale) terminal that an operator operates to register sales data has a customer-side display that displays the amount of the registered product and the like to the customer during checkout. In this kind of POS terminal, not only the price of the registered product is displayed, but also the publicity of the store or product, news, weather forecast, etc. may be displayed on the display on the customer's side. [0004] In recent years, in retail stores such as self-service shopp...

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IPC IPC(8): G07G1/14
CPCG07G1/0054
Inventor 松久薰寺原利安川口裕纪
Owner TOSHIBA TEC KK
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