Patent ID: 7962366

Claim:
An automatic product price payment counter comprising: an input device comprising a product checking unit configured to input information about one or more products to be purchased by detecting a barcode attached on each of the products, and a button unit configured to include a group of buttons for selecting corresponding steps of paying for a price of the products; an output device comprising a display unit for displaying the input information about the products and performing a display at the corresponding steps of paying for the price of the products, and an output unit for outputting various types of receipts when payment for the price of the products is completed; and a control device for performing comparison and determination on the information input from the input device, and controlling functions of the output device; wherein the input device comprises a weight measurement unit comprising a first balance provided on an entrance door side of the counter and configured to measure a total weight of the products before the information about the products is input using the product checking unit and a second balance provided on an exit door side of the counter and configured to measure a weight of the products which have been taken off from the first balance and about which the information has been input using the product checking unit, and a cash slot and a card slot provided to pay for the price of the products using cash and a card, respectively; wherein the output device comprises a cash change slot configured to refund change after the price of the products has been paid, and a blocking unit configured to include an entrance blocking unit and an exit blocking unit which are provided on first sides of entrance and exit doors of the counter, respectively, and which control opening and closing of the corresponding doors; and wherein the control device controls the exit blocking unit of the exit door so that a purchaser can leave if the total weight of the products measured by the first balance is identical with the total weight measured by the second balance and if the payment for the price of the products, about which the information has been input using the product checking unit, has normally completed and various types of receipts are output to the output unit, and controls the entrance blocking unit of the entrance door so that a next purchaser who is waiting can approach the counter if the exit blocking unit blocks the exit door after the purchaser goes out.