Point of sale device for the collection of sales data
First Claim
1. A self-contained intelligent point of sale device for the collection of sales data on presentation of a valid identification card, said device comprising a miroprocessor having a memory and a buffer, a keyboard for entering information concerning one or more transactions into the buffer, a read/write store interfaced with the microprocessor, said read/write store being operable in a read mode for entering into the memory data enabling recognition of the valid card and operable in a write mode for receiving and storing data, and a reader interfaced with a microprocessor for reading data from the identification card, said microprocessor comparing data from the identification card against the data stored in the memory for verifying a valid identification card, the information concerning the transaction entered into the buffer being transferred to and stored in the recording unit read/write store together with data from the identification card upon the verification of a valid identification card.
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Abstract
A self-contained intelligent point of sale device for the collection of sales data on presentation of a valid identification card, the device comprising a microprocessor having a memory and a buffer, a keyboard for entering information concerning one or more transactions into the buffer, a recording unit interfaced with the microprocessor and a reader interfaced with the microprocessor for reading and checking the identification card against the memory whereby when the memory recognizes a valid identification card, the information concerning the transaction or transactions entered into the buffer is transferred to and recorded in the recording unit together with particulars from the identification card.
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- 1. A self-contained intelligent point of sale device for the collection of sales data on presentation of a valid identification card, said device comprising a miroprocessor having a memory and a buffer, a keyboard for entering information concerning one or more transactions into the buffer, a read/write store interfaced with the microprocessor, said read/write store being operable in a read mode for entering into the memory data enabling recognition of the valid card and operable in a write mode for receiving and storing data, and a reader interfaced with a microprocessor for reading data from the identification card, said microprocessor comparing data from the identification card against the data stored in the memory for verifying a valid identification card, the information concerning the transaction entered into the buffer being transferred to and stored in the recording unit read/write store together with data from the identification card upon the verification of a valid identification card.
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