Fujitsu Corporation

Chizuo Suzuki

Chizu Shimizu

Kaoru Kikuchi

Kyouko Terada

Kazuhito Sakai

Katsumi Shimada

Shigeki Enoki

Seiji Mori

Asako Haseba

Kyoko Terada

Tomochika Shibata

Rieko Asai

Unjust acts such as carrying out a commodity without reading a commodity code, whether it is intentional or accidental are prevented. The purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus may include a commodity code reading section for reading a commodity code applied to a commodity and a transportable accommodation section for accommodating therein a commodity whose commodity code has been read. Further, elements for purchasing a commodity (such as a section for receiving a prepaid card, a credit card, a bank card or a similar card) may be fixed to said transportable accommodation section to allow a customer to perform purchasing operations during selection of a commodity when shopping.

Purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having elements for purchasing a commodity fixed to a transportable accommodation section

The invention provides a purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having a self scanning function and a POS system which prevent an unjust act such as to carry out a commodity without reading a commodity code whether it is intentional or accidental. The purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus comprises a commodity code reading section for reading a commodity code applied to a commodity, an accommodation section for accommodating therein a commodity whose commodity code has been read, a weighing equipment for measuring the total weight of commodities accommodated in the accommodation section, a weight determination section for detecting the increase/decrease of the total weight of the commodities in the accommodation section, and an alarm generation section responsive to a result of the detection for generating an alarm when the total weight of the commodities has changed without reading a commodity code.

Purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having self

A card terminal for settling transactions with a prepaid card or a credit card using comprising a card reader for reading data out of the card, a data writer for writing data on the card, a display for indicating the customer's data, transaction data, and stamp points, and a keyboard for inputting sales data, customer's data, or stamp point data. The card terminal has at least one of the functions from among inquiring about the transaction, cancellation of the transaction, purchase of commodities, calculation of the service points in accordance with an amount of transaction, display of the personal anniversary of the customer, and writing the details of a transaction, the service points, or personal data, even if the card is prepaid card or a credit card. The service point can be increased in accordance with the convenience of the stores, such as a bonus sales and customer's anniversary, by setting a multiple at the card terminal. These multiple functions are automatically and systematically achieved, to realize improved service and quick efficient business.

Apparatus for settling transactions with card

A Point of Sale (POS) system includes a portable terminal for a customer and an adjustment POS terminal connected to the portable terminal in a retail store. The portable terminal includes an input unit for inputting article codes corresponding to goods selected by a customer and a local price look-up (PLU) file for storing main article codes. A retrieval unit retrieves the article information from the local PLU file in accordance with the article code input through the input unit, and a calculation unit performs calculation processes in accordance with the result of retrieval by the retrieval unit. A display unit then displays the article information and a result of calculation by the calculation unit. A storage unit stores the article information and a result of calculation by the calculation unit. A communication unit sends the article information which is temporarily stored in the storage unit to the adjustment POS terminal. The adjustment terminal includes a communication unit for receiving the article information which is sent from the portable terminal, and a calculation unit for performing adjustment processes in accordance with the article information received.

POS system with customer terminal

A POS (Point Of Sales) system which employs a purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having a self scanning function is improved in that a total amount of money for commodities loaded on a shopping cart or in a shopping basket or unit prices of the individual commodities can come to a knowledge of a customer before the commodities are transported to a settlement POS terminal thereby to prevent possible shopping of an amount of money greater than an estimate to allow smooth shopping and that commodities are printed in a sorted condition for different groups to facilitate confirmation of purchased commodities by a customer. A display section is provided on the purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus and displays the prices of commodities obtained by retrieval of a commodity price file in accordance with commodity code information read by a commodity code reading section and a total value of the prices of the commodities.

POS system having self scanner and display for issuing total number of

A POS system which readily allows introduction of a self-scanning function. The POS system includes a POS apparatus including a settlement terminal for effecting final settlement of the accounts for a purchased commodity or commodities, and one or a plurality of self-scanning registration terminals accommodated in the POS apparatus by way of a control apparatus and each including a commodity code reader for reading a commodity code applied to a commodity. The control apparatus communicates commodity purchase information based on commodity code information read by the commodity code reader of the self-scanning registration terminal or any of the self-scanning registration terminals between the self-scanning registration terminal and the POS apparatus. The POS system can be applied in the distribution industry, particularly in a store such as a mass sales store, a convenience store or a supermarket.

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