Transaction terminal including imaging module
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1. A transaction terminal comprising:
- a housing having a front, a top, and a rear;
a card reader;
a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear;
a rear imaging module assembly including a rear imaging module and a capture and decode circuit, said rear imaging module being disposed in said housing and having an imaging axis extending rearward from said housing; and
a control circuit in communication with said card reader, said touch screen, and said rear imaging module.
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Abstract
A transaction terminal includes a housing, a touch screen, a card reader, an imaging module, and a decode circuit coupled to the imaging module. The imaging module in one embodiment is disposed in the housing so that an imaging axis extends rearward of the housing. In a typical use of the terminal a store clerk can easily move objects into a field of view of the terminal. The transaction terminal can be coupled to a POS network which remotely sends a trigger signal actuating the imaging module when an age-proof-require product is being purchased.
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1. A transaction terminal comprising:
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a housing having a front, a top, and a rear;
a card reader;
a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear;
a rear imaging module assembly including a rear imaging module and a capture and decode circuit, said rear imaging module being disposed in said housing and having an imaging axis extending rearward from said housing; and
a control circuit in communication with said card reader, said touch screen, and said rear imaging module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A point-of-sale transaction system comprising:
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a cash register;
a transaction terminal spaced apart from said cash register, said transaction terminal including;
a card reader;
a terminal housing; and
at least one light source disposed in said terminal housing in such configuration that said at least one light source projects visible light to an exterior of said terminal housing when actuated, wherein said transaction system is configured so that when said cash register receives a product code corresponding to an age-proof-required product, said cash register sends a signal to said transaction terminal, and wherein said transaction terminal is configured so that when said transaction terminal receives said signal said transaction terminal actuates said at least one light source to project visible light to an exterior of said transaction terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A point-of-sale transaction system comprising:
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a cash register;
a transaction terminal spaced apart from said cash register, said transaction terminal including;
a card reader;
a terminal housing; and
an imaging module assembly including an imaging module and a capture and decode circuit, said imaging module, being disposed in said terminal housing, wherein said transaction system is configured so that when said cash register receives a product code corresponding to an age-proof-required product, said cash register sends a signal to said transaction terminal, and wherein said transaction terminal is configured so that when said transaction terminal receives said signal, said transaction terminal actuates said imaging module assembly so that said imaging module assembly automatically commences decoding when said cash register receives a product code corresponding to an age-proof-required product. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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