Patent ID: 8365993
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A self scanning system comprising: a portable terminal operable by a user and configured to read and store codes of products; a cash register configured to accept payments, said payments based on stored data in the portable terminal, wherein the cash register includes a connector capable of connecting to a scanner; and a cash register cradle in which the portable terminal is set when performing payment, and that connects the portable terminal to the connector of the cash register enabling communication between the portable terminal and the cash register via the cash register cradle and the connector of the cash register, the portable terminal comprising: a communication section that, when the portable terminal is connected to the cash register cradle when the single user finishes shopping and makes a payment, transmits product purchase information which includes the codes stored in the storage section to the cash register via the cash register cradle, wherein the storage section further stores previously-set product information which relates the codes with prices of the products, and previously-set price zone information, and the portable terminal further comprises: