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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. 11, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1992
Jerry A McGaha, Gainesville, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A printer slip table which employs a laser scan module in combination with a printer to expedite checkout and return of merchandise articles. The scan module may be employed to scan bar code labels on slips attached to the articles, coupons, and previous receipts for return articles. The printer may be a single printer or a plurality of specialized printers. The printer prints receipts, voids coupons by printing seller information thereon, and prints journals. The printer may additionally print buyer information on coupons and return information on receipts, slips, and journals. Return information, such as purchase date and location, may be encoded as a bar code label to be scanned upon return.