Self check-out system and POS system
First Claim
1. A check-out system comprising:
- a portion into which a commercial product is casted;
a stocker for stocking the commercial products;
a transport path for transporting the commercial product from said commercial product casted portion to said stocker;
a commercial product identifying unit located between said commercial product casted portion and said stocker for providing an identification result identifying whether or not the commercial product transported from said commercial product casted portion is to be transported up to said stocker;
a commercial product code inputting unit for inputting a commercial product code of the commercial product in said commercial product casted portion;
a commercial product code reading unit for reading out the commercial product code of the commercial product code of the commercial product in said commercial product identifying unit; and
a transport controlling unit for sensing whether a commercial product is put on said transport path before inputting said commercial product code into said commercial product code inputting unit and for starting to move the operation of said transport path,said transport controlling unit having means for selecting a first mode where the commercial product is sensed to be put on said transport path in said commercial product casted portion before inputting a commercial product code in said commercial product code inputting unit to move said transport path and in accordance with the identification result provided by said commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either said stocker or said commercial product casted portion, and selecting a second mode where the commercial product code has been first sensed to be input by a user through said commercial product code inputting unit before sensing said commercial product being put on said transport path by said transport controlling unit, and in accordance with a comparison between said commercial product code and the identification result provided by said commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either said stocker or said commercial product casted portion.
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Abstract
In a check-out system, in which a purchaser himself who intends to purchase commercial products performs a check-out processing, having a commercial product casted portion, a stocker for stocking the commercial products, a transport unit for transporting the commercial product from the commercial product casted portion to the stocker, and a commercial product identifying unit located between the commercial product casted portion and the stocker for identifying the commercial product transported from the commercial product casted portion, the commercial product casted portion is provided with a commercial product code inputting unit for inputting a commercial product code, and a commercial product detecting unit for detecting that the commercial product is put on the transport path, and the commercial product identifying unit is provided with a commercial product code reading unit for reading the commercial product code of the commercial product being transported; and a first mode in which when the commercial product detecting unit detects that the commercial product is put on the transport path, the commercial product of interest is started to be transported, and in accordance with the identification result provided by the commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either the stocker or the commercial product casted portion, and a second mode in which after the commercial product code has been input by the commercial product code inputting unit, the commercial product of interest is started to be transported, and also in accordance with the identification result provided by the commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either the stocker or the commercial product casted portion are provided.
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24 Claims
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1. A check-out system comprising:
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a portion into which a commercial product is casted; a stocker for stocking the commercial products; a transport path for transporting the commercial product from said commercial product casted portion to said stocker; a commercial product identifying unit located between said commercial product casted portion and said stocker for providing an identification result identifying whether or not the commercial product transported from said commercial product casted portion is to be transported up to said stocker; a commercial product code inputting unit for inputting a commercial product code of the commercial product in said commercial product casted portion; a commercial product code reading unit for reading out the commercial product code of the commercial product code of the commercial product in said commercial product identifying unit; and a transport controlling unit for sensing whether a commercial product is put on said transport path before inputting said commercial product code into said commercial product code inputting unit and for starting to move the operation of said transport path, said transport controlling unit having means for selecting a first mode where the commercial product is sensed to be put on said transport path in said commercial product casted portion before inputting a commercial product code in said commercial product code inputting unit to move said transport path and in accordance with the identification result provided by said commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either said stocker or said commercial product casted portion, and selecting a second mode where the commercial product code has been first sensed to be input by a user through said commercial product code inputting unit before sensing said commercial product being put on said transport path by said transport controlling unit, and in accordance with a comparison between said commercial product code and the identification result provided by said commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either said stocker or said commercial product casted portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A check-out system comprising:
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a portion into which a commercial product is casted; a stocker for stocking the commercial products; a transport path for transporting the commercial product from said commercial product casted portion to said stocker; a commercial product identifying unit located between said commercial product casted portion and said stocker for providing an identification result identifying whether or not the commercial product transported from said commercial product casted portion is to be transported up to said stocker; a commercial product code inputting unit for inputted a commercial product code of the commercial product in said commercial product casted portion; a commercial product code reading unit for reading out the commercial product code of the commercial product code of the commercial product in said commercial product identifying unit; and a transport controlling unit for controlling the operation of said transport path, said transport controlling unit having a first mode in which the commercial product put on said transport path in said commercial product casted portion is transported and in accordance with the identification result provided by said commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either said stocker or said commercial product casted portion, and a second mode in which after the commercial product code has been input by a user through said commercial product code inputting unit, and commercial product put on said transport path is transported, and in accordance with the identification result provided by said commercial product identifying unit, the commercial product is selectively transported to either said stocker or said commercial product casted portion, wherein either one of said first and second modes is selected based on a condition whether the commercial product code is inputted by the user when the commercial product is put on said casted portion;
wherein said check-out system further comprises;a manual mode switching unit for selectively switching between the first and second modes prior to operation, wherein said transport controlling unit operates to perform the transport control with the mode specified by said manual mode switching unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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