Patent ID: 6105867
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: G01G,G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
A POS system, comprising:a plurality of purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having a self scanning function and each including a commodity code reading section for reading a commodity code applied to a commodity, a commodity code registration section for registering the commodity code information read by said commodity code reading section, and an accommodation section for accommodating therein a commodity whose commodity code has been read by said commodity code reading section; anda settlement POS terminal for performing final settlement of accounts for purchased commodities accommodated in said accommodation section of any of said purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus in accordance with the commodity code information registered in said commodity code registration section of the purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus;said settlement POS terminal including:a resonance tag detection section for detecting a resonance tag applied in advance to each commodity to detect the number of the commodities accommodated in said accommodation section of any of said purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus; anda commodity number comparison section for comparing the number of the commodities detected by said resonance tag detection section and the number of registered commodities obtained in accordance with the commodity code information registered by said commodity code registration section.