Barcode displaying method and barcode displaying program product

• US 20040020988A1
• Filed: 03/27/2003
• Published: 02/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Omori, Youichi
• Granted Patent: US 6,854,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/462.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

In a method of displaying a barcode on a terminal unit having a memory and a display unit, a plurality of pieces of barcode information are received from an external device and stored in the memory. Barcode display information is generated from each of the plurality of pieces of barcode information stored in the memory. In the method, the plurality of pieces of generated barcode display information are sequentially supplied to the display unit, and a plurality of barcodes are displayed in a window, each replacing the displayed barcode before.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a barcode on a terminal unit having a memory and a display unit, comprising:

causing the terminal unit to receive a plurality of pieces of barcode information from an external device and store the plurality of pieces of barcode information in the memory;

generating barcode display information from each of the plurality of pieces of barcode information stored in the memory; and

sequentially supplying the plurality of pieces of generated barcode display information to the display unit and displaying a plurality of barcodes in a window, each replacing the displayed barcode before.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a total number of barcodes to be displayed on the display unit.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein display of the plurality of barcodes is switched when the terminal unit detects a beep for barcode read, which is generated by a point-of-sales terminal.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising, after all the plurality of barcodes are sequentially displayed on the display unit, displaying a barcode that indicates an end of barcode display.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising, after all the plurality of barcodes are sequentially displayed on the display unit, displaying a message that indicates an end of barcode display.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the barcode information contains coupon information and an ID.

7. A computer program product for displaying a barcode at a terminal unit including a memory and a display unit, comprising:

a computer readable storage medium including computer readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer readable program code means comprising;

computer readable program code means for receiving a plurality of pieces of barcode information from an external device and storing the plurality of pieces of barcode information in the memory;

computer readable program code means for generating barcode display information from each of the plurality of pieces of barcode information stored in the memory; and

computer readable program code means for sequentially supplying the plurality of pieces of generated barcode display information to the display unit and displaying a plurality of barcodes in a window, each replacing the displayed before.

8. A computer program product according to claim 7, further comprising computer readable program code means for displaying a total number of barcodes to be displayed on the display unit.