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US 7,017,803 B2Granted
Point-of-sale terminal
AssigneesFujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
InventorsToshiyuki Ichikawa, Kenichi Miyazawa, Noboru Ishii, Takuma Yoshida, Satoshi Nishioka
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Abstract
A POS terminal according to the present invention includes an LCD screen that displays information and tilts freely to a desirable position, a printer that prints the information on a paper, a paper discharge outlet from which the paper is discharged, and a controller that controls the POS terminal. The paper discharge outlet is provided in the main body at a position that is below the LCD screen.
Claims17
A point-of-sale (POS) terminal comprising:
- a main body;
- a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen that displays information;
- a printer that prints the information on a paper, wherein the printer is provided in a rear part of the LCD screen;
- a hinge section that rotatably links the LCD screen with the main body, wherein the hinge section rotatably links the LCD screen in such a manner that the LCD screen can be tilted freely to a desirable angle;
- and
- a paper discharge outlet to discharge the paper on which the information is printed by the printer,
- wherein the paper discharge outlet is provided in the main body facing the operator at a position that is below the LCD screen, and
- wherein the paper on which the information is printed by the printer is discharged toward an operator who operates the POS terminal.
5 more elements
A point-of-sale (POS) terminal comprising:
- a main body;
- a cover;
- a hinge section that rotatably links the cover with the main body in such a manner that the cover can be rotated with respect to the main body between a closed position and an opened position;
- a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen that displays information, wherein the LCD screen is fixed to the cover;
- a printer that prints the information on a paper, wherein the printer is provided in the main body at a position that is below the cover when the cover is in the closed position;
- a paper discharge outlet to discharge the paper on which the information is printed by the printer,
- wherein the paper discharge outlet is provided in the main body at a position that is below the LCD screen when the cover is in the closed position, and
- wherein the paper on which the information is printed by the printer is discharged toward an operator who operates the POS terminal.
5 more elements
A point-of-sale (POS) terminal comprising:
- a main body;
- a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen that displays information;
- a printer that prints the information on a paper, wherein the printer is provided in a rear part of the LCD screen;
- a hinge section that rotatably links the LCD screen with the main body;
- an LCD support member that supports the LCD screen to a desirable position;
- and
- a paper discharge outlet to discharge the paper on which the information is printed by the printer,
- wherein the paper discharge outlet is provided in the main body at a position that is below the LCD screen;
- and
- wherein the paper on which the information is printed by the printer is discharged toward an operator who operates the POS terminal.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.