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DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR HANDLING THE FLOW OF MERCHANDISE ARTICLES OR SERVICES ON A PLURALITY OF SELLING POINTS

  • US 3,770,941 A
  • Filed: 11/18/1971
  • Issued: 11/06/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A data processing system for handling the flow of merchandise articles or services on a plurality of selling points comprising a central computer, a plurality of data transmission terminal units located at selling points and normally operatively connected to said computer, and a ticket associated with each article or service and recording data for identifying said article or service, said tickets being readable by one of said terminal units before selling said articles or services for transmitting said data to said computer wherein the improvement comprises:

  • a recording unit conditionable for recording said data on tickets to be associated with articles or services to be transferred to said selling points, and at least an additional data transmitting terminal unit connected to said computer and operable for transmitting the number of articles or services available in stock, said computer being jointly controlled by said additional terminal unit and with said plurality of terminal units for conditioning said recording unit for recording a predetermined number of tickets for eaCh one of said articles and services, in accordance with the number of articles or services in stock and those already sold.

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