Point-of-sale (POS) station having a based bar code driven cash register system with an integrated internet-enabled customer-kiosk terminal

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-01-02
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0010] Accordingly, a primary object of the present invention is to provide a novel POS-based bar code symbol reading system having an integr

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Conventional checkout counter arrangements of such design render it difficult for customers to visually track scanned items with their purchased price information being displayed on the price display monitor 2.
Visual tracking becomes even more difficult when large checkout lines are formed and the cashier is pressured to scan purchase items at the highest speeds humanly possible.
When the cu

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[0060] Referring now to the figure drawings, the Objects of the Present Invention will be best understood by reading the following Detailed Description Of The Illustrative Embodiments in conjunction with the appended Drawings, wherein like structures and elements are indicated by like reference numerals.

[0061] First Illustrative Embodiment of the POS-Based Laser Scanning Bar Code Reading System With An Integrated Internet-Enabled Customer-Kiosk Terminal Of The Present Invention

[0062] In FIG. 2, there is shown a POS-based checkout station 10 configured in accordance with the principles of the present invention. In this checkout station design, a first illustrative embodiment of the POS-Based Bar Code Reading System With Internet-Enabled Customer-Kiosk Terminal 11 is shown. This system is installed in a countertop surface 12 so that (i) the cashier is capable of entering product price information into the system 4 via a cashier-scale terminal 14 during the checking out of weighed purc...

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Novel POS-based bar code symbol reading systems are disclosed having an integrated customer-kiosk terminal. Also disclosed are novel POS-Based Bar Code Reading Cash Register Systems having Integrated Internet-Enabled Customer-Kiosk Terminals.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS[0001] This is a Continuation-in-Part of copending application Ser. No. ______ [Attorney Docket No. 108-120USA000, not yet assigned] entitled "Improved Polygon-Based Bioptical POS Scanning System Employing Dual Independent Optics Platforms Disposed Beneath Horizontal And Vertical Scanning Windows" by Timothy Good, filed Jan. 11, 2002; and application Ser. No. ______ [Attorney Docket No. 108-152USA000, not yet assigned] entitled "Multipath Scan Data Signal Processor Having Multiple Signal Processing Paths With Different Operational Characteristics To Enable Processing Of Signals Having Increased Dynamic Range" by Mark Lucera and Joseph Ralph filed Jan. 11, 2002; Ser. No. 09 / 990,585 filed Nov. 21, 2001; Ser. No. 09 / 999,687 filed Oct. 31, 2001; Ser. No. 09 / 954,477 filed Sep. 17, 2001; and Ser. No. 09 / 551,887 filed Apr. 18,2000; and is also related to International Application PCT / IUS0 / 44011 filed Nov. 21, 2001; each of said Applications being...

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IPC IPC(8): B23KB23K1/00G02B26/00G02B26/12G06K5/00G06K7/10G06K9/24G06K15/00H04N3/02
CPCA47F9/04G06K7/10623G06K7/10693G06Q20/20G06Q20/201G06Q20/202G06Q20/203G06Q20/204G06Q30/02G07G1/0045G07G1/0054
Inventor SCHMIDT, MARKRUSSELL, GARRETTGOOD, TIMOTHY
Owner SCHMIDT MARK
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