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WO2000026874A1 - Dispositif supplementaire destine a un poste de travail a la caisse - Google Patents

Dispositif supplementaire destine a un poste de travail a la caisse Download PDF

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WO2000026874A1
WO2000026874A1 PCT/DE1999/003378 DE9903378W WO0026874A1 WO 2000026874 A1 WO2000026874 A1 WO 2000026874A1 DE 9903378 W DE9903378 W DE 9903378W WO 0026874 A1 WO0026874 A1 WO 0026874A1
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housing
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cash register
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Günter Baitz
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Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
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Wincor Nixdorf GmbH and Co KG
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Priority to EP99960798A priority Critical patent/EP1127341B1/fr
Priority to DE59902975T priority patent/DE59902975D1/de
Publication of WO2000026874A1 publication Critical patent/WO2000026874A1/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F9/00—Shop, bar, bank or like counters
    • A47F9/02—Paying counters
    • A47F9/04—Check-out counters, e.g. for self-service stores
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures

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  • the invention relates to an additional device for a till work station.
  • Cash desks are often modular. They then comprise at least one cash register terminal in which a receipt printer can be installed.
  • the receipt printer can also be designed and set up as a stand-alone device.
  • a cash desk work station is usually equipped with a cash drawer and a manually operated or permanently installed bar code reader. The latter can be installed as a so-called vertical reader in the table top of a cash desk or set up as a horizontal reader on the cash desk. Vertical or horizontal arranged code readers are described in US 4,968,883.
  • a cash register terminal of the type mentioned above is known for example from WO 97/06517 AI. With such a cash register terminal, only the pure cashing process can be carried out; operator guidance can at most take place via written information on the screen of the cash register terminal.
  • a telephony device is occasionally additionally set up on a cash desk workstation equipped with a cash register terminal of the known type. This further restricts the operator's freedom of movement in the already narrow workplace. Remote communication is not intended.
  • the object of the invention is to propose an additional device for a cash desk workplace, which equips the latter with additional communication means.
  • the object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1.
  • the installation of a loudspeaker and a microphone in the surface of the housing facing the operator results in a free-movement mechanism via which the operator can verbally communicate with a distant location, for example asking for prices of goods which have not been awarded or which have received errors.
  • the operator can also be given verbalized operator instructions from a control device of the cash register terminal. For the communication, the operator does not have to take his hands off the keyboard or from the working area of the bar code reader or take his eyes off the screen or a product to be settled.
  • the at least one support enables a space-saving arrangement of the additional device above a device which already occupies a partial area of the cash desk, so that it does not occupy an additional footprint.
  • the support can be arranged on the side of the housing facing away from the operator, that is to say generally on the rear side thereof, and can be provided with a foot.
  • a device installed on the cash desk workstation such as a keyboard or a horizontal bar code reader. If the arrangement of housing, support and foot is C-shaped in side view, the foot can be pushed under the device. This leaves the operator free to move sideways.
  • a support can also be arranged on both side walls of the housing.
  • the supports can grip around a device. Because of the two-sided Support, the additional device receives a particularly high, low-vibration stability.
  • the free ends of the right and left supports can be elastically biased towards one another.
  • the additional device can then be clamped onto a device, e.g. the cash register terminal, a receipt printer or the horizontal bar code reader.
  • a video camera is additionally installed in the surface of the housing facing the operator. This gives the additional equipment a complete equipment as a screen telephone.
  • an image of the goods to be identified can also be transmitted to the remote location via the video camera, which makes it even easier to determine their price.
  • the video camera can also be used for security purposes: it can be detected at any time from a remote location, for example a security control room, and stored on a video recorder if an unauthorized person operates the cash register terminal or accesses a cash drawer located at the cash desk workstation.
  • a loudspeaker can be installed in the right and left side area of the surface of the housing facing the operator. This enables stereo transmission.
  • the beam lobe axes of the speakers can be aligned with a point that corresponds to the head position of a person operating the cash register terminal or the bar code reader.
  • a section of a cash desk workstation is shown in a perspective top view from the front.
  • a part of a checkout counter surface 10 can be seen, along which a conveyor belt 12 for goods to be cashed in passes.
  • a horizontal bar code reader 14 is set up in such a way that its scanning beam is able to scan a predetermined space segment above the conveyor belt 14.
  • An additional device 16 consists of a housing 18, on each side of which a plate-shaped vertical support 20 is attached. In each of the right and left side areas of a front surface 22 of the housing 18 facing an operator there is a loudspeaker 24 and between them a microphone 26, a video camera 28
  • the latter serves, for example, to display the price of a product identified with the aid of the horizontal bar code reader 14.
  • the housing 18 is pivotable about a horizontal axis 32 running parallel to its front surface 22.
  • the optical axis of the video camera 28 can be aligned either with a product located on the conveyor belt 12 or with the operator.
  • the supports 20 end at their lower end in a foot 34 which can be fastened to the cash desk surface 10 with the aid of a screw connection 36. It can be seen that the supports 20 are arranged at a far lateral distance from the horizontal bar code reader 14, so that 16 bar code readers of different designs and dimensions can be set up under the additional device.
  • the supports can preferably be arranged on the housing 18 in such a way that they encompass the bar code reader or the other device with little lateral play.
  • the supports can then additionally be elastically prestressed in the direction of one another. This makes it possible to clamp the additional device 16 on the bar code reader or the other device.
  • a single, preferably plate-shaped support is arranged on the side of the housing 18 opposite the front surface 22, that is to say on the rear side thereof, and is provided with a foot.
  • the arrangement of housing, support and foot is then preferably C-shaped when viewed from the side. The foot can be pushed under the device. As a result, the lateral freedom of movement for an operator's hands is preserved.

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  • Cash Registers Or Receiving Machines (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif supplémentaire (16) destiné à un poste de travail à la caisse, comprenant un boîtier (18) doté d'au moins un montant (20) destiné à maintenir le boîtier (18) au-dessus d'un appareil (14) placé au niveau du poste de travail. Au moins un haut-parleur (24) et un microphone (26) sont intégrés dans une paroi (22) du boîtier (18), faisant face à l'opérateur.
PCT/DE1999/003378 1998-11-03 1999-10-21 Dispositif supplementaire destine a un poste de travail a la caisse Ceased WO2000026874A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (2)

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EP99960798A EP1127341B1 (fr) 1998-11-03 1999-10-21 Dispositif supplementaire destine a un poste de travail a la caisse
DE59902975T DE59902975D1 (de) 1998-11-03 1999-10-21 Zusatzeinrichtung für einen kassenarbeitsplatz

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DE19850673.2 1998-11-03
DE19850673 1998-11-03

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WO2000026874A1 true WO2000026874A1 (fr) 2000-05-11

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DE (1) DE59902975D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2184513T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO2000026874A1 (fr)

Citations (5)

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US3819012A (en) * 1970-03-20 1974-06-25 Rca Corp Merchandise handling and identifying system
US4968883A (en) 1989-10-20 1990-11-06 Ncr Corporation Apparatus and method for vertical mounting of an optical scanner
EP0498311A1 (fr) * 1991-02-04 1992-08-12 Optimal Robotics Corp. Système d'enregistrement d'achats en libre-service
WO1997006517A1 (fr) 1995-08-10 1997-02-20 Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Ag Caisse enregistreuse
US5721536A (en) * 1989-01-30 1998-02-24 Mulqueen; Dennis E. Audio/video price confirmation system

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3819012A (en) * 1970-03-20 1974-06-25 Rca Corp Merchandise handling and identifying system
US5721536A (en) * 1989-01-30 1998-02-24 Mulqueen; Dennis E. Audio/video price confirmation system
US4968883A (en) 1989-10-20 1990-11-06 Ncr Corporation Apparatus and method for vertical mounting of an optical scanner
EP0498311A1 (fr) * 1991-02-04 1992-08-12 Optimal Robotics Corp. Système d'enregistrement d'achats en libre-service
WO1997006517A1 (fr) 1995-08-10 1997-02-20 Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Ag Caisse enregistreuse

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DE59902975D1 (de) 2002-11-07
EP1127341A1 (fr) 2001-08-29
EP1127341B1 (fr) 2002-10-02

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