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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takahide Sugiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06F / ; G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235383 ; 235385 ; 235375 ; 235472 ; 235454 ;
Abstract
A point of sale-data processing apparatus has a handy type optical scanner for reading a bar code attached or marked on a product. The apparatus performs a predetermined process of sales with regard to the product in accordance with product information previously recorded and corresponding to the read bar code. A scanner holding recess for detachably holding the optical scanner is provided at the outer surface of a main body housing of the apparatus, on which various enter keys and a display panel are provided. The scanner held in the recess orients a bar code read window thereof toward the outside of the recess.