WO1990000785A1 - Automatic cash register - Google Patents

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WO1990000785A1
WO1990000785A1 PCT/FR1989/000370 FR8900370W WO9000785A1 WO 1990000785 A1 WO1990000785 A1 WO 1990000785A1 FR 8900370 W FR8900370 W FR 8900370W WO 9000785 A1 WO9000785 A1 WO 9000785A1
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cash register
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Augustin Marie Christian LE CLEMENT DE SAINT-MARCQ
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2451—Specific applications combined with EAS
    • G08B13/246—Check out systems combined with EAS, e.g. price information stored on EAS tag
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F9/00—Shop, bar, bank or like counters
    • A47F9/02—Paying counters
    • A47F9/04—Check-out counters, e.g. for self-service stores
    • A47F9/046—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters
    • A47F9/047—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters for recording self-service articles without cashier or assistant
    • A47F9/048—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters for recording self-service articles without cashier or assistant automatically
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • G07G1/0045—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
    • G07G1/0054—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2465—Aspects related to the EAS system, e.g. system components other than tags
    • G08B13/2468—Antenna in system and the related signal processing
    • G08B13/2471—Antenna signal processing by receiver or emitter

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  • the present invention relates to an automatic cash register intended in particular, but not exclusively, for self-service stores.
  • the subject of the present invention is a cash register making it possible to avoid a human presence at the level of invoicing and payment of the items purchased.
  • This procedure obviously involves controlling the passage of objects in front of the reader-detector or scanner, which must also be able to be carried out in a reliable manner and without resorting to personnel.
  • Anti-theft means consist of a label carrying a circuit capable of responding to the presence of a magnetic or electromagnetic field. This emission, which occurs inside a portico constituting a waypoint forced to a client, when causing the label attached to a product 'has no on and off, generating an alarm signal.
  • Deactivation can be obtained by applying a cache which modifies the resonance frequency of the circuit and which thus renders the alarm circuit inoperative. It can also be carried out by applying an overvoltage to the resonant circuit which causes the rupture of a fuse zone thereof and inhibits the action of an electromagnetic field. This last method can be implemented on a table on which the object passes.
  • the present invention is based on the idea that these labels can constitute a means of controlling the passage to the box of the article, whereas, until now, they served to detect the absence of passage to the checkout. Anti-theft labels are thus a positive means of control. Finally, with the development of payment or credit cards, it is easy to automatically load or debit a client comp.
  • the automatic cash register e characterized in that it comprises means for transpo objects to pass them in front of a code detector and before a deactivation table of the antiv circuit connected to a microprocessor.
  • the customer deposits the products purchased at the entrance of a conveyor belt, possibly introduces his credit card into a slot, can recover, at the exit of the carpet, after it is not in a control gate, d 'on the one hand the deactivated purchased products and, on the other hand, his card.
  • the circuit carried by the anti-theft label is only deactivated when the object code has been decrypted and invoiced.
  • the code worn on the label can be a barcode, an R.O.C. code, a magnetic code of the CMC type.
  • a portal can also be placed, after the deactivation table for security, to note that all the anti-theft labels have been deactivated, said portal gates connected to the detector-reader to inhibit its operation and cause the carpet to stop. rolling, in case one of the tags remains active. But this implies that all the objects have a coded label and an anti-theft label.
  • FIG. 1 a perspective view of a box according to the invention
  • the automatic cash register comprises, inside a casing 10 which may constitute a tunnel, a conveyor belt 1 having a zone 2 for introducing articles and a zone 12 for picking up articles. lurking is driven by a motor 3 acting on a belt advance control shaft. Above or below the carpet, there are successively, from the entrance to the exit of the cash register, a reader-detector 4 of label coded according to any code and, for example, a bar code, the reader consisting in this case in a scanner having the possibility of reading a label whatever its position.
  • the scanner 4 is followed by a table 5 for inhibiting the anti-theft label, the table 4 emitting an electromagnetic signal or a magnetic field destroying the circuit carried by the anti-theft label.
  • the table can be followed by a control portal 11 which is intended to verify that the anti-theft label which has just passed over the table 5 has indeed been deactivated.
  • the various detectors provided are connected to a microprocessor which stops the advance movement of the belt in the event of an incident.
  • the cash register includes a window for the introduction and return of a bank card, possibly with a keyboard for the introduction of a secret code, a printer intended to allow the editing of an invoice.
  • the reading of the bar code in the scanner 4 which triggers the operation of the inhibition tab 5 for a determined time dependent on the speed of advance of the conveyor 1.
  • the coded label and the anti-theft label can be confused, the circuit then being arranged on the back of the label whose front carries the barcode.
  • the two labels are generally separate.
  • the articles must be arranged one by one on the carpet 1 so that the inhibition
  • the anti-theft label relates only to one article.
  • sensors are arranged at the entrance of the cash register to verify that there is no overlapping of articles, which could lead to an erroneous reading.
  • Figure 2 shows an electrical diagram of the automatic cash register. This figure shows elements previously mentioned, namely the motor and its control circuit 3, the scanner 4 and the deactivation table 5.
  • the scanner 4 and the table 5 are connected to a microprocessor 6.
  • the microprocessor 6 is, moreover, connected to the motor 3 for driving the conveyor 1, to the payment circuit 7 and to a printer 8. It is also connected, where appropriate, to the validation gates 9 and 11.
  • a direct connection 13 between the scanner 4 and the table 5 a unidirectional connection by which the scanner triggers, after reading a coded label, a time-out circuit which can be reduced , for example, to a monostable triggering operation for a determined time from table 5, so that the anti-theft label is only deactivated after a correct reading of the coded label. If the reading in the scanner 4 is not correct, the microprocessor immediately stops the advance of the conveyor belt 1 by action on the motor control circuit 3, and emits an incident signal.
  • the conveyor can be stopped as a function of the information transmitted by the control gates 9 and 11.
  • the operation of the table 5 can also be obtained by means of the microprocessor 6 in response to an end of reading signal. the code of a label. However, in any event, it is essential that the inhibition of an anti-theft label can only occur when this label has been read by the scanner 4.
  • the microprocessor 6 is also connected to a stage 7 which symbolizes the stage for processing automatic payment by bank card. As indicated above, the payment card is introduced into the cash register at the start of the transaction, possibly with the introduction of the corresponding personal code. Stage 7 can be connected to the computer of the OC bank or to any other computer, this connection can also be carried out from the microprocessor 5. As the labels are read, or after accumulation, the corresponding account are debited, possibly after agreement of the account holder.

Abstract

Automatic cash register for paying articles which bear a coded label. The article bearing the antitheft label passes after the reading of the code (4) to a deactivation table (5) of which the operation is controlled by the device (4) for reading the coded label.

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CAI5SE AUTOMATIQUE CAI5SE AUTOMATIC
La présente invention a pour objet une caisse automatique destinée en particulier, mais non exclusivement, aux magasins libre-service.The present invention relates to an automatic cash register intended in particular, but not exclusively, for self-service stores.
On sait que le problème de cette forme de distribution réside principalement dans les files d'attente se formant aux caisses, ces files résultant de la nécessité pour le client de poser les produits achetés sur un tapis roulant, tapis à partir duquel la caissière frappe sur un clavier la facture en fonction des étiquettes figurant sur chaque produit.We know that the problem with this form of distribution lies mainly in the queues forming at the checkouts, these queues resulting from the need for the customer to put the products purchased on a conveyor belt, the carpet from which the cashier strikes on a keyboard the invoice according to the labels on each product.
Afin d'accélérer l'établissement de la facture, il est déjà connu de porter sur les étiquettes un code-barre permettant d'indiquer la nature et le prix du produit sous une forme codée, lisible par une machine ou "scanner". Dans certains magasins, la caissière "lit" l'étiquette à l'aide d'un crayon qui transcrit, sous forme de signaux électriques, les informations du code-barre, les signaux étant traités par un microprocesseur connecté à une imprimante qui imprime la facture. Mais ce mode opératoire nécessite toujours la présence d'une caissière qui contrôle que les articles passant devant elle sont ef ectivement facturées.In order to speed up the preparation of the invoice, it is already known practice to wear a bar code on the labels making it possible to indicate the nature and the price of the product in a coded form, readable by a machine or "scanner". In some stores, the cashier "reads" the label using a pencil which transcribes, in the form of electrical signals, the bar code information, the signals being processed by a microprocessor connected to a printer which prints the bill. However, this operating mode always requires the presence of a cashier who checks that the items passing in front of her are actually billed.
La présente invention a pour objet une caisse permettant d'éviter une présence humaine au niveau de la facturation et du paiement des articles achetés.The subject of the present invention is a cash register making it possible to avoid a human presence at the level of invoicing and payment of the items purchased.
Cette procédure implique, bien évidemment, le contrôle du passage des objets devant le lecteur-détecteur ou scanner, qui doit également pouvoir être effectué d'une manière fiable et sans avoir recours à du personnel.This procedure obviously involves controlling the passage of objects in front of the reader-detector or scanner, which must also be able to be carried out in a reliable manner and without resorting to personnel.
On connaît par ailleurs des moyens antivols constitués par une étiquette portant un circuit susceptible de répondre à la présence d'un champ magnétique ou électro-magnétique. Cette émission, qui se produit à l'intérieur d'un portique constituant un point de passage obligé d'un client, provoque lorsque l'étiquette attachée à un produit ' n'a pas ét désactivée, la génération d'un signal d'alarme.Anti-theft means are also known which consist of a label carrying a circuit capable of responding to the presence of a magnetic or electromagnetic field. This emission, which occurs inside a portico constituting a waypoint forced to a client, when causing the label attached to a product 'has no on and off, generating an alarm signal.
La désactivation peut être obtenue par application d'un cach qui modifie la fréquence de résonnance du circuit et qui ainsi, rend le circuit d'alarme inopérant. Elle peut égalemen être réalisée par application d'une surtension sur le circui résonnant qui provoque la rupture d'une zone fusible d celui-ci et inhibe l'action d'un champ électromagnétique. C dernier procédé peut être mis en oeuvre sur une table su laquelle passe l'objet.Deactivation can be obtained by applying a cache which modifies the resonance frequency of the circuit and which thus renders the alarm circuit inoperative. It can also be carried out by applying an overvoltage to the resonant circuit which causes the rupture of a fuse zone thereof and inhibits the action of an electromagnetic field. This last method can be implemented on a table on which the object passes.
La présente invention repose sur l'idée que ces étiquett peuvent constituer un moyen de contrôle du passage à la cais de l'article, alors que, jusqu'à présent, elles servaient détecter l'absence de passage à la caisse. Les étiquett antivol constituent ainsi un moyen positif de contrôle. Enfi avec le développement des cartes de paiement ou de crédit, est facile de charger, ou débiter, automatiquement un comp client.The present invention is based on the idea that these labels can constitute a means of controlling the passage to the box of the article, whereas, until now, they served to detect the absence of passage to the checkout. Anti-theft labels are thus a positive means of control. Finally, with the development of payment or credit cards, it is easy to automatically load or debit a client comp.
Selon la présente invention, la caisse automatique e caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend des moyens de transpo des objets pour faire passer ceux-ci devant un détecteur code et devant une table de désactivation du circuit antiv reliés à un microprocesseur. Ainsi, le client dépose l produits achetés à l'entrée d'un tapis transporteur, introduit éventuellement sa carte de crédit dans une fente, peut récupérer, à la sortie du tapis, après qu'il soit pas dans un portique de contrôle, d'une part les produits achet désactivés et, d'autre part, sa carte. Le circuit porté par l'étiquette antivol n'est désactivé que lorsque le code l'objet a été décrypté et facturé.According to the present invention, the automatic cash register e characterized in that it comprises means for transpo objects to pass them in front of a code detector and before a deactivation table of the antiv circuit connected to a microprocessor. Thus, the customer deposits the products purchased at the entrance of a conveyor belt, possibly introduces his credit card into a slot, can recover, at the exit of the carpet, after it is not in a control gate, d 'on the one hand the deactivated purchased products and, on the other hand, his card. The circuit carried by the anti-theft label is only deactivated when the object code has been decrypted and invoiced.
Bien entendu, le code porté sur l'étiquette peut être code-barre, un code R.O.C., un code magnétique du genre CMCOf course, the code worn on the label can be a barcode, an R.O.C. code, a magnetic code of the CMC type.
G C• 0 • La lecture de ce genre de code à l'aide de machine automatiques, se fait couramment, notamment dans le traitemen des chèques bancaires.GC • 0 • Reading this kind of code using automatic machines is commonly done, especially in the processing of bank checks.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, c'est la fi de lecture d'un code qui déclenche le fonctionnement de l table de désactivation pendant un temps déterminé. Un portiqu peut d'ailleurs être disposé, après la table de désactivatio à titre de sécurité, pour constater que toutes les étiquette antivol ont bien été désactivées, ledit portique étan connecté au détecteur-lecteur pour inhiber son fonctionnemen et provoquer l'arrêt du tapis roulant, au cas où l'une de étiquettes resterait active. Mais cela implique que tous le objets portent une étiquette codée et une étiquette antivol.According to another characteristic of the invention, it is the reading of a code which triggers the operation of the deactivation table for a determined time. A portal can also be placed, after the deactivation table for security, to note that all the anti-theft labels have been deactivated, said portal gates connected to the detector-reader to inhibit its operation and cause the carpet to stop. rolling, in case one of the tags remains active. But this implies that all the objects have a coded label and an anti-theft label.
Il est également possible de prévoir, à l'entrée d transporteur, un détecteur d'étiquette qui stoppe l'ensembl dans le cas où un objet n'est pas étiqueté.It is also possible to provide a label detector at the entry of the carrier which stops the assembly in the event that an object is not labeled.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'inventio apparaîtront au cours de la description qui va suivre d'u mode particulier de réalisation, donné uniquement à titr d'exemple non limitatif, en regard des dessins qu représentent :Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear during the description which follows of a particular embodiment, given solely by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the drawings which represent:
- la figure 1, une vue en perspective d'une caisse selo l'invention ;- Figure 1, a perspective view of a box according to the invention;
- la figure 2, un schéma électrique par bloc de la caisse.- Figure 2, an electrical diagram by block of the body.
Sur la figure 1, on voit que la caisse automatique comprend, l'intérieur d'un carter 10 qui peut constitué un tunnel, u tapis convoyeur 1 présentant une zone 2 d'introduction de articles et une zone 12 de prélèvement des articles, le tapi est entraîné par un moteur 3 agissant sur un arbre de command d'avance du tapis. Au-dessus ou au-dessous du tapis, se trouvent successivement de l'entrée vers la sortie de la - caisse, u lecteur-détecteur 4 d'étiquette codée selon un code quelconqu et, par exemple, un code-barre, le lecteur consistant dans c cas dans un scanner ayant la possibilité de lire une étiquett quelle que soit sa position.In FIG. 1, it can be seen that the automatic cash register comprises, inside a casing 10 which may constitute a tunnel, a conveyor belt 1 having a zone 2 for introducing articles and a zone 12 for picking up articles. lurking is driven by a motor 3 acting on a belt advance control shaft. Above or below the carpet, there are successively, from the entrance to the exit of the cash register, a reader-detector 4 of label coded according to any code and, for example, a bar code, the reader consisting in this case in a scanner having the possibility of reading a label whatever its position.
Le scanner 4 est suivi par une table 5 d'inhibition d l'étiquette antivol, la table 4 émettant un signa électromagnétique ou un champ magnétique détruisant le circui porté par l'étiquette antivol.The scanner 4 is followed by a table 5 for inhibiting the anti-theft label, the table 4 emitting an electromagnetic signal or a magnetic field destroying the circuit carried by the anti-theft label.
Optionnellement, la table peut être suivie d'un portique d contrôle 11 qui est destiné à vérifier que l'étiquette antivo qui vient de passer sur la table 5 a bien été désactivée.Optionally, the table can be followed by a control portal 11 which is intended to verify that the anti-theft label which has just passed over the table 5 has indeed been deactivated.
De même, il est possible de prévoir, à l'entrée du convoyeur un détecteur 9 (non représenté sur la figure 1) de présence l'étiquette codée et de l'étiquette antivol. Bien entendu, le différents détecteurs prévus sont connectés à microprocesseur qui stoppe le mouvement d'avance du tapis e cas d'incident. De préférence, la caisse inclut un guiche d'introduction et de restitution d'une carte bancaire ave éventuellement, un clavier d'introduction de code secret une imprimante destinée à permettre l'édition d'une facture.Similarly, it is possible to provide, at the entry of the conveyor, a detector 9 (not shown in FIG. 1) for the presence of the coded label and of the anti-theft label. Of course, the various detectors provided are connected to a microprocessor which stops the advance movement of the belt in the event of an incident. Preferably, the cash register includes a window for the introduction and return of a bank card, possibly with a keyboard for the introduction of a secret code, a printer intended to allow the editing of an invoice.
Conformément à l'invention, c'est la lecture du code-bar dans le scanner 4 qui déclenche le fonctionnement de la tab d'inhibition 5 pendant un temps déterminé dépendant de vitesse d'avance du convoyeur 1.According to the invention, it is the reading of the bar code in the scanner 4 which triggers the operation of the inhibition tab 5 for a determined time dependent on the speed of advance of the conveyor 1.
L'étiquette codée et l'étiquette antivol peuvent êt confondues, le circuit étant alors disposé au verso l'étiquette dont le recto porte le code-barre. Mais, pour d raisons pratiques, alors que l'étiquette antivol peut êt posée en usine ou intégrée à l'article, les deux étiquett sont en général distinctes. Bien entendu, les articles doive être disposés un à un sur le tapis 1 pour que l'inhibition 1'étiquette antivol ne porte que sur un article. De préférence, des capteurs sont disposés à l'entrée de l caisse pour vérifier qu'il n'y a pas superposition d'articles, ce qui pourrait conduire à une lecture erronée.The coded label and the anti-theft label can be confused, the circuit then being arranged on the back of the label whose front carries the barcode. However, for practical reasons, while the anti-theft label can be applied at the factory or integrated into the article, the two labels are generally separate. Of course, the articles must be arranged one by one on the carpet 1 so that the inhibition The anti-theft label relates only to one article. Preferably, sensors are arranged at the entrance of the cash register to verify that there is no overlapping of articles, which could lead to an erroneous reading.
La figure 2 représente un schéma électrique de la caisse automatique. On retrouve sur cette figure des éléments précédemment mentionnés, à savoir le moteur et son circuit de commande 3, le scanner 4 et la table de désactivation 5. Le scanner 4 et la table 5 sont connectés à u microprocesseur 6. Le microprocesseur 6 est, par ailleurs, relié au moteur 3 d'entraînement du tapis 1, au circuit de paiement 7 et à une imprimante 8. Il est également relié, le cas échéant, aux portiques de validation 9 et 11.Figure 2 shows an electrical diagram of the automatic cash register. This figure shows elements previously mentioned, namely the motor and its control circuit 3, the scanner 4 and the deactivation table 5. The scanner 4 and the table 5 are connected to a microprocessor 6. The microprocessor 6 is, moreover, connected to the motor 3 for driving the conveyor 1, to the payment circuit 7 and to a printer 8. It is also connected, where appropriate, to the validation gates 9 and 11.
Mais, conformément à une caractéristique de l'invention, i existe une liaison 13 directe entre le scanner 4 et l table 5, liaison unidirectionnelle par laquelle le scanner déclenche, après lecture d'une étiquette codée, un circuit de temporisation qui peut se réduire, par exemple, à u monostable déclenchant le fonctionnement pendant un temp déterminé de la table 5, de sorte que l'étiquette antivol ne soit désactivée qu'après une lecture correcte de l'étiquette codée. Si la lecture dans le scanner 4 n'est pas correcte, le microprocesseur stoppe immédiatement l'avance du tapis convoyeur 1 par action sur le circuit de commande de moteur 3, et émet un signal d'incident.But, in accordance with a characteristic of the invention, there exists a direct connection 13 between the scanner 4 and the table 5, a unidirectional connection by which the scanner triggers, after reading a coded label, a time-out circuit which can be reduced , for example, to a monostable triggering operation for a determined time from table 5, so that the anti-theft label is only deactivated after a correct reading of the coded label. If the reading in the scanner 4 is not correct, the microprocessor immediately stops the advance of the conveyor belt 1 by action on the motor control circuit 3, and emits an incident signal.
De même, le convoyeur peut être stoppé en fonction -des informations transmises par les portiques de contrôle 9 et 11. La mise en fonctionnement de la table 5 peut également être obtenue par l'intermédiaire du microprocesseur 6 en réponse un signal de fin de lecture du code d'une étiquette. Mais, e tout état de cause, il est essentiel que l'inhibition d'une étiquette antivol ne puisse se produire que lorsque cette étiquette a été lue par le scanner 4. Le microprocesseur 6 est également connecté à un étage 7 qui symbolise l'étage de traitement du paiement automatique pa carte bancaire. Comme indiqué précédemment, la carte de paiement est introduite dans la caisse au début de l'opération, avec éventuellement l'introduction du cod personnel correspondant. L'étage 7 peut être relié l'ordinateur de la banque OC ou à un autre ordinateu éventuel, cette liaison pouvant également être réalisée partir du microprocesseur 5. Au fur et à mesure de la lectur des étiquettes, ou après cumul, le compte correspondant es débité, éventuellement après accord du titulaire du compte.Likewise, the conveyor can be stopped as a function of the information transmitted by the control gates 9 and 11. The operation of the table 5 can also be obtained by means of the microprocessor 6 in response to an end of reading signal. the code of a label. However, in any event, it is essential that the inhibition of an anti-theft label can only occur when this label has been read by the scanner 4. The microprocessor 6 is also connected to a stage 7 which symbolizes the stage for processing automatic payment by bank card. As indicated above, the payment card is introduced into the cash register at the start of the transaction, possibly with the introduction of the corresponding personal code. Stage 7 can be connected to the computer of the OC bank or to any other computer, this connection can also be carried out from the microprocessor 5. As the labels are read, or after accumulation, the corresponding account are debited, possibly after agreement of the account holder.
Il va de soi que de nombreuses variantes peuvent êtr introduites, notamment par substitution de moyen techniquement équivalents sans pour autant sortir du cadre d 1'invention. It goes without saying that many variants can be introduced, in particular by substitution of technically equivalent means without departing from the scope of the invention.

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1. Caisse automatique de paiement d'articles portant un étiquette codée, comprenant un transporteur sur lequel es disposé un lecteur de code, caractérisée en ce que, aprè le lecteur de code (4) dans le sens d'avance des articles est disposée une table (5) de désactivation d'étiquette antivol, la table (5) étant mise en état de fonctionnemen par un signal de fin de lecture du code porté pa l'étiquette codée.1. Automatic cash register for articles carrying a coded label, comprising a conveyor on which are arranged a code reader, characterized in that, after the code reader (4) in the direction of advance of the articles is arranged a anti-theft label deactivation table (5), the table (5) being put into operating condition by an end of reading signal of the code carried by the coded label.
2. Caisse selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que un liaison (13) est établie entre le lecteur (4) et l table (5) .2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that a connection (13) is established between the reader (4) and the table (5).
3. Caisse selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l lecteur (4) et la table (5) sont connectés à u microprocesseur (6) commandant l'avance du tapi convoyeur (1) .3. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the reader (4) and the table (5) are connected to a microprocessor (6) controlling the advance of the conveyor belt (1).
4. Caisse selon l'une quelconque des revendication précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle inclût u guichet (7) pour carte bancaire, et une imprimante (8).4. Cash box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes a counter (7) for a bank card, and a printer (8).
5. Caisse selon l'une quelconque des revendication précédentes, caractérisée en ce que au moins un portique d 5 contrôle (9, 11) est disposé avant et/ou après l'ensembl lecteur-table (4, 5).5. Box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one control portal 5 (9, 11) is arranged before and / or after the reader-table assembly (4, 5).
6. Caisse selon l'une quelconque des revendication précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle est incluse dans u Q carter (10) formant tunnel. 6. Box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is included in u Q casing (10) forming a tunnel.
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