Fujitsu Corporation

Shinichi Yoshinaga

Miyuki Sato

Kaoru Kikuchi

Shigeki Enoki

Kiyoshi Utsumi

Hiroyasu Suzuki

A terminal unit, to which commodity information is input, processes the input commodity information. The terminal unit includes a first conversion unit for converting transaction information including at least the input commodity information into information corresponding to a high density bar code, the transaction information being information regarding the transaction of one or a plurality of commodities, and a bar code printing unit for printing the high density bar code on a sheet based on the information obtained by the first conversion unit. The terminal unit may further includes a reading unit for optically reading the high density bar code, printed on the recording sheet, representing the transaction information and for outputting the transaction information represented by the bar code, the transaction information being processed by the terminal unit.

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF HOST AND TERMINAL UNIT HAVING FUNCTION FOR CONVERTING TRANSACTION AND COMMODITY INFORMATION INTO BAR CODE FOR PRINTING ON JOURNALS AND RECEIPTS AND READING THEREFORM FOR INPUT TO SYSTEM

A terminal unit processes commodity information relating to each of one or more commodities involved in a transaction and transaction information defining the transaction. The terminal unit includes a first conversion unit for converting the transaction information for a transaction, including at least the input commodity information for each commodity involved in the transaction, into a corresponding high density bar code pattern which is supplied to a printer which prints the corresponding high density bar code pattern on a recording sheet. A bar code reader optically reads the high density bar code pattern, printed on the recording sheet, and outputs the corresponding transaction and related commodity information for processing by the terminal unit. The bar code reader distinguishes between a first bar code pattern read from the commodity and a second, higher density bar code pattern printed on and read from a recording sheet.

Terminal unit having function for converting commodity information into bar code and vice versa

An operating terminal, such as a POS (Point of Sale) terminal, includes an input switch for inputting an operable level indicating a scope of operation which can be performed by an operator, a bar code reader for reading a bar code representing information including at least information regarding an operator and an operable level for the operator, a determination unit for determining whether or not the operable level input by the input switch is equal to the operable level represented by the information obtained by the bar code reader, and a controller, when the determination unit determines that the operable level input by the switch is equal to the operable level input by the input switch is equal to the operable level represented by the information obtained by the bar code reader, for permitting the operator to operate the operating terminal at the operable level.

Operating terminal in which operable level depending on operator can be

Customer management terminal equipment manages information on customers at multiservice stations including retail shops such as department houses, financial institutions such as banks, and gas stations. The terminal equipment includes a first converter which converts customer information including customer identification information and transaction information into two-dimensional bar-code information. A two-dimensional bar-code issuing means then issues a two-dimensional bar-code based on two-dimensional information from the first converting means. Customer interaction based on the customer identification information and the transaction information is then commenced.

Customer management terminal equipment, customer managing method, and

The invention provides a POS system which employs a purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having a self scanning function and is improved in that the access time for data transfer processing is reduced to reduce the time required for settlement of accounts and complete transfer of data is assured to enhance the reliability. A two-dimensional bar code printing section is provided on the purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus and prints commodity code information from a commodity code reading section as a two-dimensional bar code. A two-dimensional bar code reading section for reading the two-dimensional bar code printed by the two-dimensional bar code printing section, a price retrieval section for retrieving prices of commodities in the accommodation section in accordance with the two-dimensional bar code information, and a totalization section for performing final settlement of accounts for the purchased commodities accommodated in the accommodation section in accordance with a result of the retrieval by the price retrieval section are provided on a settlement POS terminal.

POS system

A reading unit reads two dimensional bar codes which indicate at least a majority of commodity information of the commodities required for managing the commodities. A file producing unit produces a commodity master file based on the thus-read commodity information. Each code of the codes is adhered to a respective commodity of the commodities. The majority of commodity information comprises information which is determined when the commodities are shipped.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Shinichi Yoshinaga