CHECKOUT SYSTEM INCLUDING A REGISTER MACHINE AND ONE OR MORE PAYMENT MACHINES

摘要

A checkout system includes a register machine and a payment machine. The register machine includes a scanner configured to scan a product code on each of one or more products, a communication interface, and a processor configured to control the communication interface to transmit a transaction ID that is based on a customer code read from a medium carried by a customer before transmitting all of one or more product IDs corresponding to one or more scanned product codes. The payment machine is separate from the register machine and includes a code reader configured to read the customer code in the medium, and a processor configured to start retrieving said one or more product IDs in response to reading of the customer code by the code reader and to carry out payment processing based on said one or more product IDs.

主权项

1. A checkout system, comprising:
a register machine including:
a scanner configured to scan a product code on each of one or more products to be purchased in a transaction,a communication interface, anda processor configured to control the communication interface to transmit a transaction ID that is based on a customer code read from a medium carried by a customer before transmitting all of one or more product IDs corresponding to one or more scanned product codes; and a payment machine separate from the register machine and including,
a code reader configured to read the customer code in the medium, anda processor configured to start retrieving said one or more product IDs in response to reading of the customer code by the code reader and carry out payment processing based on said one or more product IDs.