Error alarm system in a combined electronic weighing scale and electronic cash register
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroshi Nakatani, Masahide Ishida, Hachizou Yamamoto
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Abstract
An electronic cash register electrically communicates with an electronic weighing scale. An interface circuit is included in the electronic cash register for introducing weight information data from the electronic weighing scale into the electronic cash register. An abnormal condition detection system is included in the electronic cash register for detecting an abnormal condition occurring within the electronic weighing scale. The electronic cash register includes a synthetic speech sound generation system for audibly informing an operator of the abnormal condition detected by the abnormal condition detection system.
Claims13
A combined electronic cash register and weighing scale comprising:
- an electronic cash register;
- an electronic weighing scale for developing weight information data for the electronic cash register, said electronic cash register including,
- an interface circuit for receiving said weight information data from said electronic weighing scale and developing an output signal in response thereto;
- detection system means responsive to the output signal from said interface circuit for detecting an abnormal condition occurring within said electronic weighing scale and developing a detection output in response thereto;
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- an announce system responsive to said detection output for audibly announcing the abnormal condition of said electronic weighing scale in response thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.