Hand-held data processing terminal
First Claim
1. A hand-held data processing and data logging terminal system comprising:
- a plurality of field registers, and a corresponding plurality of associated visible display means for exhibiting the data included in each said field register;
an entry register and a corresponding associated visible display means for exhibiting numbers included in said entry register;
said entry register and associated visible display means being separate from said field registers and associated displays;
a keyboard;
means for entering data from said keyboard into said entry register, and concurrently displaying said data in said associated visible display;
a plurality of individual switching means mounted on the face of said hand-held data processing system and adjacent each of said field registers for selectively shifting information from said entry register directly into the selected one of said field registers for immediate display in the visible display associated with each field register;
housing means for mounting said registers, display means, keyboard, data shifting means and switching means into a lightweight hand-held unit;
a memory unit;
means for entering information stored in said field registers into said memory unit;
means for initially entering a key predetermined multidigit number and a number indicating the time of day into said entry register;
means for continuously updating said time of day information;
decoding means responsive to the entry of said predetermined multidigit number and said number representing the time of day for enabling the transfer of information from said field registers to said memory unit; and
means for automatically storing said time of day information with information transferred from said field registers to said memory unit.
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Abstract
A small lightweight hand-held data processing terminal is provided with several visible field display registers, one entry register, and a keyboard. When used by a route salesman, for example, the salesman initially enters information from the keyboard into the entry register, and then upon verifying that the information is accurate the salesman shifts the information up to the individual field registers which might for example relate to product code information, the number of units which are being purchased or sold, the type of transaction whether it is cash, check, credit card, or the like, and other desired information. The transaction information is initially entered in the entry register and is then shifted up to the appropriate field register. Finally, the customer identification number is entered in the entry register, the entire transactional entry is rechecked visually, and then entered into storage. The hand-held terminal is provided with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) which permits simple mathematical computations such as multiplying the price by the number of units being purchased, giving a suitable discount and the like. The data processing terminal also keeps track of the time of day, and records the time of day as each transaction is entered from the visible display registers into the random access storage of the unit. The keyboard is provided with a recall key to recover the last entered data. Function keys are also provided for selecting other data from storage and displaying it in the field and entry registers from which it was originally obtained.
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13 Claims
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1. A hand-held data processing and data logging terminal system comprising:
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a plurality of field registers, and a corresponding plurality of associated visible display means for exhibiting the data included in each said field register; an entry register and a corresponding associated visible display means for exhibiting numbers included in said entry register;
said entry register and associated visible display means being separate from said field registers and associated displays;a keyboard; means for entering data from said keyboard into said entry register, and concurrently displaying said data in said associated visible display; a plurality of individual switching means mounted on the face of said hand-held data processing system and adjacent each of said field registers for selectively shifting information from said entry register directly into the selected one of said field registers for immediate display in the visible display associated with each field register; housing means for mounting said registers, display means, keyboard, data shifting means and switching means into a lightweight hand-held unit; a memory unit; means for entering information stored in said field registers into said memory unit; means for initially entering a key predetermined multidigit number and a number indicating the time of day into said entry register; means for continuously updating said time of day information; decoding means responsive to the entry of said predetermined multidigit number and said number representing the time of day for enabling the transfer of information from said field registers to said memory unit; and means for automatically storing said time of day information with information transferred from said field registers to said memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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