Global Patent Index - EP 1014321 A2

EP 1014321 A2 20000628 - Method and apparatus for operating a retail terminal to display a price of an item in a number of different national currencies and/or different measurement systems

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for operating a retail terminal to display a price of an item in a number of different national currencies and/or different measurement systems

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Betrieb eines Verkaufsendgeräts mit Anzeige eines Preises in verschiedenen nationalen Münzwährungen und/oder verschiedenen Messystemen

Title (fr)

Méthode et dispositif pour l'opération d'un terminal de vente affichant le prix d'un article dans un nombre de monnaies nationales différentes et/ou des systèmes de mesure différents

Publication

EP 1014321 A2 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 99310283 A 19991221

Priority

  • US 21772398 A 19981221
  • US 21753798 A 19981221

Abstract (en)

A method of operating a retail terminal includes the step of displaying a characteristic of an item in a first classification type. The method also includes the step of generating a change-type control signal when a user of the retail terminal operates an input device associated with the retail terminal so as to input a classification type selection. Moreover, the method includes the step of displaying the characteristic of the item in a second classification type in response to generation of the change-system control signal <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07G 1/01; G07G 1/12; G07F 19/00

IPC 8 full level

G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/01 (2006.01); G07G 1/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 19/20 (2013.01); G07F 19/201 (2013.01); G07G 1/01 (2013.01); G07G 1/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1014321 A2 20000628; EP 1014321 A3 20050309

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99310283 A 19991221