EP0617388A2 - Terminal de vente - Google Patents

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EP0617388A2
EP0617388A2 EP94302007A EP94302007A EP0617388A2 EP 0617388 A2 EP0617388 A2 EP 0617388A2 EP 94302007 A EP94302007 A EP 94302007A EP 94302007 A EP94302007 A EP 94302007A EP 0617388 A2 EP0617388 A2 EP 0617388A2
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Prior art keywords
keypad
lid
terminal
controller
housing
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EP0617388A3 (fr
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Johan Otto Hilbrink
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NCR International Inc
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AT&T Global Information Solutions Co
NCR International Inc
AT&T Global Information Solutions International Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0018—Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means

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  • the present invention relates to retail terminals.
  • Known retail terminals typically include cash drawers to leave room on top of the terminal for a keypad.
  • Such terminals include printed circuit boards within the terminal which are connected to printers, displays, and other built-in peripherals. Due to their size and weight, such terminals are typically not portable. Thus, they are not well suited for use in retail environments other than checkout stands.
  • a retail terminal including a housing having a controller mounted therein, characterized in that the housing includes a front cash till portion with a movable lid, and in that there are provided a keypad mounted on the lid, and a flexible circuit for coupling the controller to the keypad.
  • a flexible circuit is used instead of a printed circuit board to facilitate mounting the keypad on the lid.
  • the retail terminal 10 shown therein includes a controller 12, and peripherals such as a display 14, printers 16, a power supply 18, and a lid-mounted keypad 20.
  • the controller 12 executes retail programs and controls the peripherals.
  • the display 14 is preferably a liquid crystal display for displaying primarily price information and messages from the controller 12.
  • the printers 16 include a receipt printer and a journal printer.
  • the power supply 18 may regulate power from alternating or direct current sources, or it may be a light-to-electrical converter such as a solar panel, and batteries for portable operation.
  • the power supply 18 may include a converter 19 which converts alternating current to direct current.
  • the keypad 20 provides keypad functions which are utilized by the controller 12. Such functions are implemented by simple numerical keys and specific function keys.
  • the retail terminal 10 may operate as a standalone unit or may operate as a slave terminal for a host system 22.
  • the terminal 10 may include a transceiver 24 and an antenna 25 for communicating with the host system 22.
  • the terminal 10 may also communicate with the host system 22 through a cable 26.
  • the terminal 10 includes a cash till 30 in a front portion 32 of a housing 34.
  • a lid 36 of the cash till 30 opens upwardly about a hinge 38 along a rear edge 40 (Fig. 3).
  • the keypad 20 is preferably any commercially available elastometric keypad and is mounted on the lid 36 to minimize the size and weight of the terminal 10.
  • the keypad 20 is coupled to the controller 12 through a flexible circuit 46 mounted on the underside of the lid 36, the keypad 20 projecting through an aperture 42 in the lid 36.
  • the use of a commercially available flexible circuit instead of a printed circuit board significantly reduces the overall cost of the terminal 10.
  • An example of a company which manufactures flexible circuits is Poly-Flex Circuits, Inc., of Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
  • the controller 12, the display 14, the printers 16, and the power supply 18 are located in a rear portion 44 of the housing 34.
  • the controller 12 may be connected to the flexible circuit 46 using commercially available anisotropic connectors, such as those manufactured by Fuji Polymer Industries Co., Ltd.
  • the keypad 20 may be soldered or glued directly to the flexible circuit 46.

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  • Cash Registers Or Receiving Machines (AREA)
EP94302007A 1993-03-22 1994-03-21 Terminal de vente. Withdrawn EP0617388A3 (fr)

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US3499193A 1993-03-22 1993-03-22
US34991 1993-03-22

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EP0617388A2 true EP0617388A2 (fr) 1994-09-28
EP0617388A3 EP0617388A3 (fr) 1997-05-21

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Cited By (2)

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US7427013B2 (en) * 2005-02-22 2008-09-23 Psencik Nancy L Calculator apparatus
US9510468B2 (en) 2011-10-20 2016-11-29 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mobile terminal comprising lid unit with key device

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WO1979000514A1 (fr) * 1978-01-18 1979-08-09 Chubb Electronics Ltd Caisse enregistreuse
DE2907801C2 (de) * 1978-02-28 1985-10-31 Sharp K.K., Osaka Registrierkasse
US4386340A (en) * 1979-10-23 1983-05-31 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Melody generation in an electronic cash register
US4415065A (en) * 1980-11-17 1983-11-15 Sandstedt Gary O Restaurant or retail vending facility
DE3741704A1 (de) * 1987-07-15 1989-06-15 Krage Gabriele Universelles bildschirmkassen-terminal
US4992645A (en) * 1988-07-04 1991-02-12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Cash handling device
US5233167A (en) * 1991-06-24 1993-08-03 Positek Incorporated Multi-function terminal
US5334821A (en) * 1992-07-16 1994-08-02 Telxon Corporation Portable point of sale terminal

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7427013B2 (en) * 2005-02-22 2008-09-23 Psencik Nancy L Calculator apparatus
US9510468B2 (en) 2011-10-20 2016-11-29 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mobile terminal comprising lid unit with key device
US10306786B2 (en) 2011-10-20 2019-05-28 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mobile terminal comprising lid unit with key device

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EP0617388A3 (fr) 1997-05-21

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