Patent ID: 6568590
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G07G

Abstract:
An electronic cash register comprising:a key board including article keys, a first function key indicative of eating inside a shop and a second function key indicative of taking out, and a total key; processing means responsive to said key board for effecting one of predetermined processes including an article key receiving process and a total key response process; font data storing means for storing sets of font data; a code table; setting means responsive to a user through said key board for user-initiated setting a first code indicative of a relation between said first function key and a first set of said font data and a second code indicative of a relation between said second function key and a second set of said font data in said code table in a setting mode, said setting means entering said setting mode in response to a predetermined key operation; and display means having a screen responsive to said processing means for displaying images for said article key receiving process and said total key response process on said screen, and displaying either of said first set of font data on said screen in accordance with said first code from said setting means in response to said first function key or said second set of font data on said screen in accordance with said second code from said setting means in response to said second function key in a non-setting mode, wherein said first and second sets of said font data indicate font images other than character word images.