Patent ID: 11922392
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A checkout terminal comprising:
an optical code reader;
a platform on which a container containing items to be subjected to a code reading by the optical code reader is placed;
a weight sensor configured to detect a weight of objects placed on the platform; and
a processor configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode, carry out a registration process based on a merchandise code corresponding to a code symbol read from an item by the optical code reader while enabling a confirmation process to confirm proper item placement based on the weight detected by the weight sensor in the first mode, and carry out the registration process while disabling the confirmation process in the second mode,
wherein the processor is configured to switch from the second mode to the first mode after a settlement process based on sales data for one transaction.