EP0378661A1 - Automatic cash register. - Google Patents
Automatic cash register.Info
- Publication number
- EP0378661A1 EP0378661A1 EP89908190A EP89908190A EP0378661A1 EP 0378661 A1 EP0378661 A1 EP 0378661A1 EP 89908190 A EP89908190 A EP 89908190A EP 89908190 A EP89908190 A EP 89908190A EP 0378661 A1 EP0378661 A1 EP 0378661A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- label
- code
- reader
- cash register
- box according
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
- G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
- G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
- G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
- G08B13/2451—Specific applications combined with EAS
- G08B13/246—Check out systems combined with EAS, e.g. price information stored on EAS tag
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47F9/00—Shop, bar, bank or like counters
- A47F9/02—Paying counters
- A47F9/04—Check-out counters, e.g. for self-service stores
- A47F9/046—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters
- A47F9/047—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters for recording self-service articles without cashier or assistant
- A47F9/048—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters for recording self-service articles without cashier or assistant automatically
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
- G07G1/00—Cash registers
- G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
- G07G1/00—Cash registers
- G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
- G07G1/0045—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
- G07G1/0054—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
- G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
- G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
- G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
- G08B13/2465—Aspects related to the EAS system, e.g. system components other than tags
- G08B13/2468—Antenna in system and the related signal processing
- G08B13/2471—Antenna signal processing by receiver or emitter
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an automatic cash register intended in particular, but not exclusively, for self-service stores.
- the subject of the present invention is a cash register making it possible to avoid a human presence at the level of invoicing and payment of the items purchased.
- This procedure obviously involves controlling the passage of objects in front of the reader-detector or scanner, which must also be able to be carried out in a reliable manner and without resorting to personnel.
- Anti-theft means consist of a label carrying a circuit capable of responding to the presence of a magnetic or electromagnetic field. This emission, which occurs inside a portico constituting a waypoint forced to a client, when causing the label attached to a product 'has no on and off, generating an alarm signal.
- Deactivation can be obtained by applying a cache which modifies the resonance frequency of the circuit and which thus renders the alarm circuit inoperative. It can also be carried out by applying an overvoltage to the resonant circuit which causes the rupture of a fuse zone thereof and inhibits the action of an electromagnetic field. This last method can be implemented on a table on which the object passes.
- the present invention is based on the idea that these labels can constitute a means of controlling the passage to the box of the article, whereas, until now, they served to detect the absence of passage to the checkout. Anti-theft labels are thus a positive means of control. Finally, with the development of payment or credit cards, it is easy to automatically load or debit a client comp.
- the automatic cash register e characterized in that it comprises means for transpo objects to pass them in front of a code detector and before a deactivation table of the antiv circuit connected to a microprocessor.
- the customer deposits the products purchased at the entrance of a conveyor belt, possibly introduces his credit card into a slot, can recover, at the exit of the carpet, after it is not in a control gate, d 'on the one hand the deactivated purchased products and, on the other hand, his card.
- the circuit carried by the anti-theft label is only deactivated when the object code has been decrypted and invoiced.
- the code worn on the label can be a barcode, an R.O.C. code, a magnetic code of the CMC type.
- a portal can also be placed, after the deactivation table for security, to note that all the anti-theft labels have been deactivated, said portal gates connected to the detector-reader to inhibit its operation and cause the carpet to stop. rolling, in case one of the tags remains active. But this implies that all the objects have a coded label and an anti-theft label.
- FIG. 1 a perspective view of a box according to the invention
- the automatic cash register comprises, inside a casing 10 which may constitute a tunnel, a conveyor belt 1 having a zone 2 for introducing articles and a zone 12 for picking up articles. lurking is driven by a motor 3 acting on a belt advance control shaft. Above or below the carpet, there are successively, from the entrance to the exit of the cash register, a reader-detector 4 of label coded according to any code and, for example, a bar code, the reader consisting in this case in a scanner having the possibility of reading a label whatever its position.
- the scanner 4 is followed by a table 5 for inhibiting the anti-theft label, the table 4 emitting an electromagnetic signal or a magnetic field destroying the circuit carried by the anti-theft label.
- the table can be followed by a control portal 11 which is intended to verify that the anti-theft label which has just passed over the table 5 has indeed been deactivated.
- the various detectors provided are connected to a microprocessor which stops the advance movement of the belt in the event of an incident.
- the cash register includes a window for the introduction and return of a bank card, possibly with a keyboard for the introduction of a secret code, a printer intended to allow the editing of an invoice.
- the reading of the bar code in the scanner 4 which triggers the operation of the inhibition tab 5 for a determined time dependent on the speed of advance of the conveyor 1.
- the coded label and the anti-theft label can be confused, the circuit then being arranged on the back of the label whose front carries the barcode.
- the two labels are generally separate.
- the articles must be arranged one by one on the carpet 1 so that the inhibition
- the anti-theft label relates only to one article.
- sensors are arranged at the entrance of the cash register to verify that there is no overlapping of articles, which could lead to an erroneous reading.
- Figure 2 shows an electrical diagram of the automatic cash register. This figure shows elements previously mentioned, namely the motor and its control circuit 3, the scanner 4 and the deactivation table 5.
- the scanner 4 and the table 5 are connected to a microprocessor 6.
- the microprocessor 6 is, moreover, connected to the motor 3 for driving the conveyor 1, to the payment circuit 7 and to a printer 8. It is also connected, where appropriate, to the validation gates 9 and 11.
- a direct connection 13 between the scanner 4 and the table 5 a unidirectional connection by which the scanner triggers, after reading a coded label, a time-out circuit which can be reduced , for example, to a monostable triggering operation for a determined time from table 5, so that the anti-theft label is only deactivated after a correct reading of the coded label. If the reading in the scanner 4 is not correct, the microprocessor immediately stops the advance of the conveyor belt 1 by action on the motor control circuit 3, and emits an incident signal.
- the conveyor can be stopped as a function of the information transmitted by the control gates 9 and 11.
- the operation of the table 5 can also be obtained by means of the microprocessor 6 in response to an end of reading signal. the code of a label. However, in any event, it is essential that the inhibition of an anti-theft label can only occur when this label has been read by the scanner 4.
- the microprocessor 6 is also connected to a stage 7 which symbolizes the stage for processing automatic payment by bank card. As indicated above, the payment card is introduced into the cash register at the start of the transaction, possibly with the introduction of the corresponding personal code. Stage 7 can be connected to the computer of the OC bank or to any other computer, this connection can also be carried out from the microprocessor 5. As the labels are read, or after accumulation, the corresponding account are debited, possibly after agreement of the account holder.
Abstract
Caisse automatique de paiement d'articles portant une étiquette codée. L'article portant une étiquette antivol passe après la lecture du code (4) sur une table de désactivation (5) dont le fonctionnement est commandé par le dispositif (4) de lecture de l'étiquette codée.Automatic pay station for items bearing a coded label. The article carrying an anti-theft tag passes after reading the code (4) on a deactivation table (5) whose operation is controlled by the device (4) for reading the coded tag.
Description
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT8989908190T ATE105096T1 (en) | 1988-07-13 | 1989-07-12 | AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT. |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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FR8809524 | 1988-07-13 | ||
FR8809524A FR2634306B1 (en) | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-13 | AUTOMATIC CASH |
PCT/FR1989/000370 WO1990000785A1 (en) | 1988-07-13 | 1989-07-12 | Automatic cash register |
Publications (2)
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EP0378661A1 true EP0378661A1 (en) | 1990-07-25 |
EP0378661B1 EP0378661B1 (en) | 1994-04-27 |
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EP89908190A Expired - Lifetime EP0378661B1 (en) | 1988-07-13 | 1989-07-12 | Automatic cash register |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP0378661B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2696722B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE68914972T2 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2634306B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1990000785A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (11)
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DE4005105A1 (en) * | 1990-02-17 | 1991-08-22 | Werner Potrafke Spezialfabrik | CHECKOUT WITH SELF-SCANNING |
US5170045A (en) * | 1990-03-20 | 1992-12-08 | Esselte Meto Eas Int. Ab | Price tag deactivator |
JP3100716B2 (en) * | 1991-01-04 | 2000-10-23 | シーエスアイアール | Identification device |
US5239167A (en) * | 1991-04-30 | 1993-08-24 | Ludwig Kipp | Checkout system |
FR2679677B1 (en) * | 1991-07-25 | 1993-11-26 | Andre Greze | COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ALLOWING SELF-SERVICE DISTRIBUTION APPLICABLE TO SUPER AND HYPERMARKETS AS WELL AS SMALL SHOPS. |
NZ314270A (en) * | 1992-11-18 | 1998-06-26 | British Tech Group | Transponder identification system: interrogator transmits inhibiting signal to disable transponders |
EP0623904A1 (en) * | 1993-05-03 | 1994-11-09 | AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. | Retail checkout system and checkout device for use therewith |
NL9302036A (en) * | 1993-11-25 | 1995-06-16 | Nedap Nv | Integrated anti-theft and cash register system. |
FR2715748B1 (en) * | 1994-02-03 | 1996-06-21 | Roland Moreno | Secure automatic payment system. |
DE19740871A1 (en) | 1997-09-16 | 1999-06-17 | Meto International Gmbh | Method and device for recognizing and deactivating a deactivatable security element |
DE102008016459A1 (en) | 2008-03-31 | 2009-10-01 | Drawert, Alf | Personnel reducing method for cash area of food retail trade, involves recognizing goods by data processing system by comparing transmitted video and/or image with stored video and/or image |
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US4583083A (en) * | 1984-06-28 | 1986-04-15 | Bogasky John J | Checkout station to reduce retail theft |
US4792018A (en) * | 1984-07-09 | 1988-12-20 | Checkrobot Inc. | System for security processing of retailed articles |
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1988
- 1988-07-13 FR FR8809524A patent/FR2634306B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1989
- 1989-07-12 JP JP1507835A patent/JP2696722B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-07-12 WO PCT/FR1989/000370 patent/WO1990000785A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1989-07-12 EP EP89908190A patent/EP0378661B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-07-12 DE DE68914972T patent/DE68914972T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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Publication number | Publication date |
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JPH03502618A (en) | 1991-06-13 |
DE68914972T2 (en) | 1995-04-13 |
FR2634306A1 (en) | 1990-01-19 |
WO1990000785A1 (en) | 1990-01-25 |
JP2696722B2 (en) | 1998-01-14 |
DE68914972D1 (en) | 1994-06-01 |
EP0378661B1 (en) | 1994-04-27 |
FR2634306B1 (en) | 1992-02-28 |
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