Patent ID: 8457785
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A47F,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. An Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) system, comprising: at least one bag dispenser configured to dispense a single empty bag at a time from a stack of empty bags; an actuator configured to activate said bag dispenser to dispense the single bag; an electronic cash register at a checkout station, said cash register having a controller coupled to said actuator of said bag dispenser, said controller being arranged to send an enable or disable signal to said actuator, to permit or prevent the activation of the bag dispenser and, thus, permit or prevent dispensing of a bag; said controller being programmed to calculate a number of empty bags to be dispensed to a customer; said controller configured to send said enable signal to said actuator, to permit said bag dispenser to dispense said calculated number of empty bags, said actuator being configured to send a signal to said controller when a bag is dispensed to count a number of bags that have been dispensed; and said controller being configured to send said disable signal to said actuator to prevent said bag dispenser from dispensing bags, when said calculated number of bags has been dispensed.