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Electronic cash register

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  • US 4,562,341 A
  • Filed: 02/15/1984
  • Issued: 12/31/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic cash register comprising:

  • a keyboard having keys for cash registration and for initiating customer credit inquiries,means for performing cash registration processing,a card reader for reading data recorded in a customer card,a communication control unit for communicating with a center provided with a customer file having stored therein at least data relating to the credit standing of a plurality of customers,a device for converting data relating to the credit standing of a selected customer sent from the center to visible information,a memory for storing data as to cash registration and data as to credit inquiries, anda control unit responsive to keyboard entries for processing cash registration, controlling transmission of the data read from the card to the center in a credit inquiry message for a selected customer in response to a communication start instruction, and controlling conversion of credit standing data for a selected customer received from the center to visible information.

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