Appeal No. 1998-0223
Application No. 08/351,749
conveyor starts when an article whose article code is read by
the scanner is identified in the stored data with that put on
the entry conveyor, and stops when the article put on the
entry conveyor passes the article sensor. The outfeed
conveyor starts when a customer begins the registration of
articles, and stops when the article registration is
completed. The scanner supplies the read article code to the
electronic cash register, and the electronic weigh scale
supplies measured weight to the electronic cash register and,
on such basis, determines that the article whose article code
is read is put on the entry conveyor, and registers the
article as a sales article by using the read article code.
The article is then moved to the bagging area by the entry
conveyor, the outfeed conveyor, and the inclined chute. The
electronic cash register comprises a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an
interface, a keyboard controller, a scanner controller, a
drawer controller, display controllers and printer controller
which are all interconnected by means of a bus line. The CPU
controls operations of the cash register, the ROM stores a
control program for the CPU, and fixed data such as printing
fonts, display fonts, and the like. When a customer puts
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