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Check-out device

  • US 5,375,680 A
  • Filed: 02/19/1993
  • Issued: 12/27/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A check-out device comprising:

  • reading means for reading an article code recorded on an article;

    conveyor means for conveying the article put thereon after the article code is read by said reading means;

    weighing means for measuring the weight of the article put on said conveyor means;

    electronic cash register means for storing reference weights assigned to various articles along with article codes assigned to the various articles, for comparing the weight measured by said weighing means with a reference weight of an article corresponding to the read article code, and for performing registration and settlement of the article corresponding to the read article code when it is detected from a result of comparison that the article corresponding to the read article code is identical to one put on said conveyor means; and

    inhibiting means for inhibiting a next article code from being read at least during a period of time from when the article code has been read until the article put on said conveyor means is removed from said conveyor means.

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