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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1992
Ali M Vassigh, Duluth, GA (US);
Mark A Hastings, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Michael T Inderrieden, Tucker, GA (US);
Helen Buchanan-Miller, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
David M Rubini, Smyrna, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
In a merchandise checkout system including an electronic cash register having a touch screen panel and a cash till including a plurality of compartments for storing a particular bill or coin denomination, there is disclosed a method for checking out purchased merchandise items including the steps of displaying on the touch screen panel a receipt listing the items purchased together with the amount due, displaying on the panel a plurality of bill denominations which may be submitted by the customer for the purchase of the merchandise items and displaying on the touch screen panel a representation of the cash till together with the particular bill and coin denominations and the number of such denominations which are to be dispensed as the change due the customer in response to the submission of the particular bill denomination by the customer.