Point of sale device
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    发明授权
    Point of sale device 失效
    销售点设备

    公开(公告)号:US6003008A

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-14

    申请号:US45399

    申请日:1998-03-20

    摘要: A point of sale device (20) is provided comprising a base unit (22) and a cover unit (34) connected to one another by a hinge mechanism (38). The base unit has a front surface (24) and an exterior casing (25) which define an interior volume. Transaction appliances, for example, a card reader (26), receivables storage drawer (28), a currency storage drawer (30), and a bar code scanner (32), are mounted in the interior volume and accessible from the front surface of the base unit. The cover unit includes a display screen (36) mounted on one side. The cover unit can be moved between a closed configuration and an open configuration. In the closed configuration, the cover unit is positioned with the display screen facing and directly in front of the front surface of the base unit such that the display screen is not visible and access to the transaction appliances in the base unit is blocked by the cover unit. In the open configuration, the user can access the display screen and the transaction appliances. A control unit (40) and input unit are provided to facilitate communications between the user and the POS device to facilitate the performance of desired transactions. The device can operate on internal batteries (64) to allow portable operation.

    摘要翻译: 销售点装置(20)包括通过铰链机构(38)彼此连接的基座单元(22)和盖单元(34)。 基座单元具有限定内部容积的前表面(24)和外壳(25)。 交易设备,例如,读卡器(26),可接收存储抽屉(28),货币存储抽屉(30)和条形码扫描器(32),安装在内部空间中,并可从 基地单位。 盖单元包括安装在一侧的显示屏(36)。 盖单元可以在闭合配置和打开配置之间移动。 在闭合配置中,盖单元定位成使得显示屏面对并且直接位于基座单元的前表面的前方,使得显示屏不可见,并且基座单元中的交易设备的访问被盖 单元。 在打开的配置中,用户可以访问显示屏幕和交易设备。 提供控制单元(40)和输入单元以便于用户和POS设备之间的通信,以便于所需交易的执行。 该设备可以在内部电池(64)上操作,以便于便携操作。