US 5,335,171 A · Electronic register

Abstract

This electronic register operates so that when a sales item requiring input of its sub-item information is to be registered, the correct sub-item information can be inputted without fail. The number of the sub-items is in no way limited by the number of keys on the keyboard of the register. The electronic register includes a memory storing a PLU file, and information including price look up codes or PLU codes allotted to individual sales items, names of the individual items, unit prices of the individual items, compulsory input status information indicating that a sales item requires input of its sub-item information, sub-item status information indicating that an item represents sub-item information, and class code information for classifying the sub-items according to linkage with the corresponding sales items, are stored respectively in individual storage areas of the PLU file. At the time of registration of a sales item with an active compulsory input status information, the sub-items having the same class code are displayed together with their display line numbers on a display unit as candidate sub-items for registration. The sub-item is registered when the corresponding display line number is issued by manipulation of the keys on the keyboard.

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Dependent claims

An electronic register for registering price look up (PLU) items allotted to individual sales items, each of the PLU items having a class code and compulsory input status information, the electronic register comprising:

a PLU file for storing collateral information items, each of said collateral information items having a class code and an item name;
reading-out means for reading out ones of said collateral information items having a class code which match a class code of a PLU item to be registered from the PLU file when the compulsory input status information of said PLU item to be registered indicates a requirement for further information;
display means, having a display screen, for displaying the item names of said ones of said collateral information items read out by said reading-out means;
input means for inputting a selection from among said ones of said collateral information items displayed by said display means;
and
means for registering the collateral information item whose selection is input through said input means.

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