Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Masahide Ishida

Hiroshi Nakatani

Hachizou Yamamoto

An electronic cash register electrically communicates with an electronic weighing scale. An interface circuit is included in the electronic cash register for introducing weight information data from the electronic weighing scale into the electronic cash register. An abnormal condition detection system is included in the electronic cash register for detecting an abnormal condition occurring within the electronic weighing scale. The electronic cash register includes a synthetic speech sound generation system for audibly informing an operator of the abnormal condition detected by the abnormal condition detection system.

Error alarm system for detecting an abnormal condition in a peripheral

An electronic cash register includes a PLU (Price-look-up) function, wherein merchandise information such as a unit cost, taxation information and classification information is preset for each commodity by an operator. For presetting the PLU code information, a 'PLU' key is actuated for automatically developing a PLU code signal in a progressive order. A synthetic speech sound generation system is provided for first generating a synthetic speech respresentation of 'PLU number one'. Then, the synthetic speech sound generation system provides a synthetic speech representation of 'unit cost' for audibly instructing an operator to introduce the unit cost information. Thereafter, synthetic speech representation of 'taxation' and 'classification' are provided to audibly instruct the operator of a required key operation, thereby facilitating the preset operation of the PLU code information.

PLU-Code controlled electronic cash register

An electronic cash register includes a synthetic speech sound generation system for providing an audible announcement of the total amount of the transaction when the transaction assigned to a specific customer is completed. When a clerk introduces money information concerning the amount handed from the customer, the audible announcement is generated from the synthetic speech sound generation system for announcing the money received from the customer. The electronic cash register calculates the change which should be handed to the customer, and the change is also audibly announced. Moreover, the synthetic speech sound generation system provides an audible announcement of 'Thank you for your patronage.' when the transaction for the specific customer is completed.

Audible announcement in an electronic cash register

An electronic cash register includes a synthetic speech sound generation system for providing an audible announcement related to a bargain article of the present day and a next service day. The synthetic speech sound generation system is activated when a total key is actuated to complete one set of registration of transaction data assigned to one customer. The synthetic speech sound generation system is alternatively actuated at preselected times. The next service day information is also applied to a printer system for printing out the next service day on a receipt slip. The bargain article to be announced and the date information of the next service day are preset through the use of function keys and numeral keys included in the electronic cash register.

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Yamatokoriyama, Japan

Masahide Ishida