Patent ID: 6340115
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
An arrangement for processing transactions, comprising:a) a data base in which transaction attribute price information for each of the transactions is stored; b) a hand-held reader aimable at a remotely located indicium having parts of different light reflectivity associated with a selected transaction to be identified, and manually triggerable for electro-optically reading the indicium by automatically repetitively sweeping a light beam in a scan plane across the indicium, by detecting light reflected from the indicium, and by generating an electrical signal corresponding to the detected light; c) an interrogator for automatically transmitting the electrical signal and interrogating the data base on a real time basis for the attribute price information of the identified transaction, and for retrieving the attribute price information on a real time basis for the identified transaction; and d) a card reading device slot for receiving a card to complete the identified transaction by charging a customer's account for a payment based on the retrieved attribute price information, said card reading device slot being provided on the hand-held reader.