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US 2006/0185935 A1Published application
Self-checkout system
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakeshi Tashiro
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Abstract
A self-checkout system includes a shopping basket table having a weighing scale, an accounting unit including a scanner to read data of an article and which executes a transaction based on the read data of the article, and a collecting base having another weighing scale. The weighing scale of the collecting base includes an article placing table for supporting the article temporarily.
Claims18
A self-checkout system, comprising:
- an accounting unit which includes a scanner to scan at least one article to read data of the article, and which executes a transaction based on the read data of the article;
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- a collecting base which includes a loading surface for supporting each scanned article, and a weighing scale for weighing the supported article and outputting a weight value in accordance with a weight of the article;
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- an article placing table which is supported above the loading surface by a support extending from the loading surface so as to support at least one said article temporarily.
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