EP 0491348 A3 19940216 -
Publication
Application
Priority
FI 906202 A 19901217
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0491348A2] The invention relates to an unstaffed checkout system comprising a checkout counter (1) provided with appropriate actuators, a background system (17) containing at least the product data, and a cash terminal program (15) which transmits information from the checkout counter actuators to the background system. The system comprises a functional block (13) with an interface (14) compatible with the data transmitted by the cash terminal program (15). Product data relating to product identification are collected and new data are automatically added to the data for each product until the system has learned the key characteristics of each product. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47F 9/04 (2006.01); G07F 7/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A47F 9/048 (2013.01); G07F 7/005 (2013.01); G07G 1/0054 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] GB 2217887 A 19891101 - CHECKROBOT INC [US]
- [A] GB 2067326 A 19810722 - BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY
- [A] BE 899018 A 19840618 - AGEMETAL S A
- [A] US 3436968 A 19690408 - UNGER PETER I, et al
- [A] GB 1218963 A 19710113 - ZELLWEGER USTER AG [CH]
- [A] US 3681571 A 19720801 - STROHSCHNEIDER WALTER
- [A] DE 3303109 A1 19840802 - PAULY MANFRED
- [A] EP 0328441 A2 19890816 - TAMURA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE DK FR GB NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0491348 A2 19920624; EP 0491348 A3 19940216; FI 86487 B 19920515; FI 86487 C 19920825; FI 906202 A0 19901217; FI 906202 A 19920515
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91121582 A 19911217; FI 906202 A 19901217