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`EX. PGS 1027
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`United States Patent [19J
`Nakatani et al.
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`[II)
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`[45)
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`4,408,292
`Oct. 4, 1983
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`[75)
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`(54) DATA PRINT CONTROL IN AN
`ELECI'RONIC CASH REGISTER
`Inventors: Hiroshi Nakatani, Yamatokoriyama;
`Hac:hizou Yamamoto, Nara, both of
`Japan
`(73) Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka,
`Japan
`(21] Appl. No.: 188,564
`[22] Filed:
`Sep. 18, 1980
`Foreign Application Priority Data
`[30)
`Sep. 27, 1979 [JP]
`Japan ................................ 54-124858
`Sep. 27, 1979 [JP]
`Japan ................................ 54-124859
`Sep. 27, 1979 [JP]
`Japan ................................ 54-124860
`[51)
`Int. CJ,l .............. ......... G06F 15/20; G06F 15/22
`(52) u.s. Cl ........... ..... ..................... 364/405; 364/710;
`364/900; 235/60 P; 235/2
`(58] Field of Search ... 364/404,405, 710, 200 MS File,
`364/900 MS File; 340/723, 750; 235/3, 60 P, 2,
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`(56]
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`References Cited
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`3,903,517 9/1975 Hafner ................................. 340/750
`4,037,207 7/1977 Birney et al. ....................... 364/200
`4,037,214 7/1977 Birney et al. ...... ................. 364/200
`4,093,987 6/ 1978 Gaudette et al. ................... 364/200
`4,138,733 2/1979 Tadakuma et al ................. . 364/405
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`4,142,235 2/1979 Tadakuma et al ............... ... 364/405
`4,149,152 4/1979 Russo .. ...................... .. ........ 340/750
`4,159,533 6/1979 Sakurai .......... ................. .. ... 364/405
`4,193,112 3/1980 Gilbert et al ........................ 364/200
`4,237,541 12/1980 Mikada ................ .. ......... 364/900 X
`4,241,401 12/1980 De Ward et al. ................... 364/200
`1/1981 Nakamura ........................... 364/405
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`4,261,036 4/1981 Nagasaka et al. ................... 364/405
`Inoue et al .............. .. .... .. .... 364/405
`4,276,598 6/1981
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`Primary Examiner-Mark E. Nusbaum
`Assistant Examiner-William G. Niessen
`Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Brich, Stewart, Kolasch &
`Birch
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`ABSTRACI'
`An electronic cash register includes a printer system for
`printing out a transaction data on a receipt bill or a
`journal paper. A print preset system is provided for
`selectively printing out the transaction data. A print
`inhibition preset key develops a print inhibition com(cid:173)
`mand which is stored at the last bit of a memory address
`ofthe corresponding transaction data. In a normal regis(cid:173)
`tration operation mode, a signal detection circuit func(cid:173)
`tions to detect the print inhibition command stored in
`the last bit. When the print inhibition command is de(cid:173)
`tected, the signal detection circuit functions to preclude
`the transaction data stored in the corresponding mem(cid:173)
`ory address from being transferred to the printer sys(cid:173)
`tem.
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`1 Claim, 1 Drawing Figure
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`AOOAESS
`COUNTER
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`FUICTION
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`INHBITION
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`DATA PRINT CONTROL IN AN ELECI'RONIC
`CASH REGISTER
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`print control system of the present invention will be
`described in conjunction with a preset mode and a nor(cid:173)
`mal registration mode.
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`TABLE I
`(MEMORY · II-)
`INFORMATION STORED
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`date
`receipt serial number
`machine number
`clerk code
`time
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`ADDRESS
`so
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`S2
`S3
`ss
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`(PRESET MODE)
`BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE
`INVENTION
`A mode selection key l included in function keys 1 is
`provided for implementing a preset mode. A preset
`The present invention relates to an electronic cash
`mode signal derived from the mode selection key l is
`register and, more particularly, to a print control system
`applied to an AND gate 3 to place the AND gate 3 in an
`in an electronic cash register.
`The electronic cash register is widely used in various 10 operative condition, and is also applied to the central
`stores and markets. The electronic cash register in·
`processor unit 5 through a key determination circuit 4
`eludes a printer system for printing out a preselected
`to indicate that the electronic cash register is in the
`data on a receipt bill or a journal paper. There is a
`preset mode. In response to the preset mode signal de-
`rived from the mode selection key l, the central proces-
`possibility that the data which should be printed out
`varies in accordance with the scale of the store and the 15 sor unit 5 selects a preset routine stored in a read only
`type of business. To satisfy this requirement, the elec-
`memory 6. The read only memory 6 stores various
`tronic cash register is sometimes designed for a specific
`programs related to transaction processings.
`store. This precludes the mass production of the elec-
`The main memory 11 includes a number of memory
`tronic cash register.
`sections for memorizing transaction information. As
`Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to 20 shown in the following TABLE I, date information,
`provide an electronic cash register suited for the versa-
`receipt serial number, machine number, clerk code in-
`tile use.
`formation and time information are stored in addresses
`Another object of the present invention is to provide
`50 through 55 of the main memory 11 in the binary code
`a novel print control system in an electronic cash regis-
`notation.
`ter.
`Other objects and further scope of applicability of the
`present invention will become apparent from the de(cid:173)
`tailed description given hereinafter. It should be under(cid:173)
`stood, however, that the detailed description and spe(cid:173)
`cific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments 30
`of the invention, are given by way of illustration only,
`since various changes and modifications within the
`spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent
`to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
`To achieve the above objects, pursuant to an embodi- 35
`ment of the present invention, a data print preset system
`is provided for presetting a print condition of prese·
`lected data information. If the preselected data is de(cid:173)
`sired not to be printed out on a receipt bill or a journal
`paper, a print inhibition signal is introduced through a 40
`print inhibition preset key and stored in a memory at a
`position corresponding to the preselected data. In a
`normal registration operation mode, the preselected
`data followed by the print inhibition signal is never
`printed out on the receipt bill or the journal paper.
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`The machine number is a fixed number assigned to
`the electronic cash register. A time information keeping
`circuit 18 is provided for updating the date information
`stored in the address 50 through a date buffer 19, and
`the current time information stored in the address 55
`through a time buffer lO. A counter 21 is associated
`with a printer system 17 for incrementing the receipt
`serial number stored in the address 51 upon every issue
`of the receipt bill. A clerk code key ll is included in the
`function keys 1 for introducing the clerk code number
`into the address 53 through the use of numeral keys 7.
`The last n bit in the addresses 50 through 55 is as(cid:173)
`signed to store a binary code signal "1" or "0" which
`indicates whether the corresponding data should be
`printed out on the receipt bill or the journal paper, or
`so the corresponding data should not be printed out. The
`following TABLE II shows an example of the memory
`condition in the addresses 50 through 55.
`TABLE II
`(MEMORY .J J.)
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`The present invention will be better understood from
`the detailed description given hereinbelow and the ac(cid:173)
`companying drawing which is given by way of illustra(cid:173)
`tion only, and thus is not limitative of the present inven(cid:173)
`tion and wherein:
`The single FIGURE of the drawing is a block dia(cid:173)
`gram of an embodiment of a data print control system in
`an electronic cash register of the present invention.
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
`EMBODIMENTS
`A data print control system in an electronic cash
`register of the present invention comprises a data print 60
`preset system for presetting the print condition, and a
`detection circuit for determining the print condition in
`a normal registration operation mode. More specifi(cid:173)
`cally, the data print control system comprises a central
`processor unit 5, a main memory 11, a print inhibition 65
`preset key 1l for presetting the print condition, a print
`inhibition signal generator 13, and a print inhibition
`signal detection circuit 16. Detailed construction of the
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`ADDRESS
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`SO (date)
`S I (receipt serial number)
`S2 (machine number)
`S3 (clerk code)
`ss (time)
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`BIT
`I 2 3 ... n
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`0
`0
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`0
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`The memory condition shown in the above TABLE
`II indicates that the date information, the receipt serial
`number and the time information should be printed out,
`and the machine number and the clerk code information
`are not required to be printed out. To preset the above
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`discussed print condition, the address corresponding to
`the information which is not required to be printed out
`is selected through the use of the numeral keys 7. Nu(cid:173)
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`merals keys rn and l i are successively actuated to
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`introduce numeral information "52" into the central 5
`processor unit 5 through a key encoder 8. Then, a print
`selection key 9 included in the function keys 1 is actu(cid:173)
`ated to instruct the central processor unit 6, via the key
`determination circuit 4, that the numeral information is
`the address information. In response to the actuation of 10
`the print selection key 9, the central processor unit 5
`selects, in accordance with the program control stored
`in the read only memory 6, a section d of the address 52
`in the main memory 11 via an address counter 10. 15
`Thereafter, the print inhibition preset key 12 included in
`the function keys 1 is actuated to enable the print inhibi(cid:173)
`tion signal generator 13 via the AND gate 3. The print
`inhibition signal generator 13 develops a high level
`signal "1" which is introduced into and stored in the 20
`section d of the address 52 in the main memory 11 via
`the central processor unit 5 and an input/output circuit
`14. In this way, the print control system is preset not to
`print out the machine number stored in the address 52.
`The section d of the address 53 in the main memory 25
`11 is also selected in the same manner as discussed
`above through the use of the numeral keys 7 and the
`print selection key 9. The print inhibition preset key 12
`is actuated to introduce the information "1" into the
`section d of the address 53 in the main memory II, 30
`whereby the print control system is preset not to print
`out the clerk code information stored in the address 53.
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`·(NORMAL REGISTRATION MODE)
`The mode selection key 2 included in the function 35
`keys 1 is also provided to implement a normal registra(cid:173)
`tion mode. When a specific transaction occurs, a unit
`·price value and number or quantity information are
`introduced Jrom the numeral keys 7 into the central
`processor un~t 5 through the key encoder 8. A desired 40
`department key included in the function keys 1 is actu(cid:173)
`ated to indicate the related department. The department
`signal is introduced into the central processor unit 5
`through the key determination circuit 4. The central
`processor unit 5 functions to select a suitable address in 45
`the main memory 11 through the address counter 10, in
`accordance with the department signal derived from
`the key determination circuit 4, whereby the transaction
`data is introduced into a section b of the selected ad- SO
`dress in the main memory 11 through the input/output
`circuit 14. These operations are controlled by a pro(cid:173)
`gram data stored in the read only memory 6.
`During these operations, the introduced transaction
`information is displayed on a display unit 15. And, a 55
`preselected data is printed out on a receipt bill or on a
`journal paper by the printer system 17. More specifi(cid:173)
`cally. regarding the information stored in the addresses
`SO through 55, the print inhibition signal detection cir(cid:173)
`cuit 16 monitors the last bit of the addresses SO through 60
`55. If the information "1" is stored at the last bit, the
`print inhibition signal detection circuit 16 functions not
`to transfer the data stored at the corresponding address
`toward the printer system 17. Accordingly, in the
`above-mentioned example, the machine number and the 6S
`clerk code information are not printed out on the re(cid:173)
`ceipt bill or the journal paper. Remaining data are
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`printed out on the receipt bill or the journal paper by
`the· printer system 17.
`The invention being thus described, it will be obvious
`that the same may be varied in many ways. Such varia(cid:173)
`tions are not to be regarded as a departure from the
`spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifica(cid:173)
`tions are intended to be included within the scope of the
`following claims.
`What is claimed is:
`I. A data print control system in an electronic cash
`register comprising:
`a printer system for printing said data;
`memory means having locations defined by a location
`address, said locations each having a first memory
`section for storing information data therein and a
`second memory section for storing a code signal
`instructing said printing system as to whether a
`printing operation should or should not be per(cid:173)
`formed with respect to said information data. said
`memory means locations each including a plurality
`of said first and second memory sections for storing
`different types of said information data and corre(cid:173)
`sponding code signals for each of said types, said
`code signals
`instructing said printer system
`whether or not to print information data stored in
`said memory means at the location address selected
`by said first key input means;
`time information generation means for generating
`date information and time information; said date
`and time information comprising information data
`for storage in said first memory section;
`counter means operatively associated with said
`printer system for incrementing a receipt serial
`number stored therein, said receipt serial number
`comprising information data for storage in said first
`memory section;
`means for introducing said information data into the
`first memory sections of said locations;
`first key input means for selecting one of said location
`addresses;
`control means for addressing the second memory
`section at said memory location address selected by
`said first key input means; and
`print preset key means for introducing a code signal
`into the second memory section corresponding to
`said selected location address, said print preset key
`means developing a high level logic signal when
`the information data stored in the first memory
`section at the selected one of said location ad(cid:173)
`dresses is not required to be printed, whereby a
`high level logic code signal is stored in said second
`memory section associated with said selected loca(cid:173)
`tion address;
`detection means for reading said code signals and
`selectively transferring said types of information
`data stored in said first memory sections to said
`printer for printing in accordance with the logic
`levels of the respective code signals, said detection
`means functioning to prevent the transferring of
`said information data stored in the first memory
`section when the associated second memory sec(cid:173)
`tion has a high level logic signal stored therein;
`said first and second memory sections at each loca(cid:173)
`tion occupying adjacent bits in memory, said sec(cid:173)
`O~J.d memory section occupying the last bit at each
`address.
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