Electronic cash register with removable memory packs for cashier identification
First Claim
1. An electronic cash register comprising:
- a keyboard having a plurality of entry keys and at least one function key;
memory means;
a cashier memory pack;
a first interface circuit with which said cashier memory pack is mechanically, electrically and removably coupled; and
a data processing unit connected to said keyboard, said memory means and said first interface, and which is responsive to the operation of keys on said keyboard to write sales information into said memory means and to accumulatively write at least total sales data for each transaction in the sales information into said cashier memory pack coupled with said first interface circuit.
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Abstract
An electronic cash register is provided which comprises a keyboard including a plurality of entry keys, function keys and department keys, a memory, a first interface circuit with which a cashier memory pack is mechanically, electrically and disconnectably coupled, a second interface circuit with which a terminal memory pack is mechanically, electrically and disconnectably coupled, and a central processing unit connected to the keyboard, the memory, and the first and second interface circuits in which the sales information generated upon depression of the entry keys, the function keys and department keys are loaded into the memory and at least the sales total for a customer in the sales information is loaded for each transaction into the cashier memory pack and the terminal memory pack.
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34 Claims
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1. An electronic cash register comprising:
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a keyboard having a plurality of entry keys and at least one function key; memory means; a cashier memory pack; a first interface circuit with which said cashier memory pack is mechanically, electrically and removably coupled; and a data processing unit connected to said keyboard, said memory means and said first interface, and which is responsive to the operation of keys on said keyboard to write sales information into said memory means and to accumulatively write at least total sales data for each transaction in the sales information into said cashier memory pack coupled with said first interface circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic cash register system comprising:
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a plurality of cashier memory packs a plurality of electronic cash registers each having a first keyboard including a plurality of first entry keys, and at least one first function key, first memory means, a first interface circuit with which at least one of the cashier memory packs is mechanically, electrically and removably coupled, and a first data processing unit coupled with said first keyboard, said first memory means and said first interface circuit, said first data processing unit being responsive to the operation of said first keyboard to write the sales information into said first memory means and accumulatively write at least total sales data for each transaction which is included in said sales information into the at least one cashier memory pack coupled with said first interface; and a data processor having a second keyboard including a plurality of entry keys and at least one second function key, a cashier code key and a cashier key, second memory means, a plurality of second interface circuits with which at least one of the cashier memory packs is mechanically, electrically and removably coupled, and a second data processing unit coupled with said second keyboard, said second memory means and said second interface circuits, said second data processing unit writing information produced by key operation on said second keyboard into said second memory means and the cashier memory packs coupled with said second interface circuits, selecting one of the cashier memory packs coupled with said second interface circuits in response to the operations of said entry keys and said cashier code key, and transferring the contents of the selected cashier memory pack to said second memory means. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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