Patent ID: 6315199
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A47F,G01G,G07G

Abstract:
A check-out device comprising:reading means for reading an article code affixed to an article;conveyor means for conveying the article whose article code is read by said reading means;weighing means for measuring a weight of the article on said conveyor means before the article is conveyed by said conveyor means, to produce measured weight data; andprocessing means including:means for obtaining reference weight data of the article corresponding to the article whose article code was read by said reading means; andmeans for:comparing the obtained reference weight data with the measured weight data produced by said weighing means,producing a confirmation signal when the reference weight data substantially equals the measured weight data, andperforming a sales processing for the article whose article code is read by said reading means only after production of said confirmation signal indicating that the article whose article code is read is identical to the article whose weight is measured by said weighing means, andconveyor control means for permitting said conveyor means to operate to convey the article whose article code is read by said reading means only after said confirmation signal is produced, and inhibiting operation of said conveyor means to prevent conveying of an article until said confirmation signal is produced.