US 7,320,429 B2
Self-scanning system and purchased-item registering apparatus, purchased-item registering method, and computer product
Yuko Muto, Inagi (Japan)
Assigned to Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki (Japan); and Fujitsu Frontech Limited, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jul. 06, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/174,510.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-057743 (JP), filed on Mar. 02, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0196935 A1, Sep. 07, 2006
Int. Cl. G06K 15/00 (2006.01); A63F 9/02 (2006.01); G06Q 20/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 235—383  [186/59; 186/61; 705/16; 705/20; 705/23] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A self-scanning system that receives a registration for a purchased-item from a customer, and performs a weight determination for the purchased-item, the self-scanning system comprising:
a specific-item-information storing unit that stores information on a specific item that can be contained in one container together with other item, in association with information indicating that the specific item is contained in one container together with the other item;
a specific-item judging unit that judges, when the registration for the purchased-item is received, whether the purchased-item is a specific item based on the information stored in the specific-item-information storing unit; and
a reception control unit that controls, when the specific-item judging unit judges that the purchased-item is a specific item, the self-scanning system to continue to receive a registration for other purchased-item and to perform the weight determination according to an instruction for completing the registration from the customer.