Audible announcement in an electronic cash register
Patent 4369334 Issued on January 18, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 14, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 14, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3313923 3588838 3806711 Electronic calculator system having audio messages for operator interaction Synthetic-speech calculators Patent #: 4185169 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/130346 filed on 03/14/1980US Classes:705/24Specified transaction journal output feature (e.g., printed receipt, voice output, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Kemeny, Emanuel S.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG10L 13/00 (20060101)G10L 13/08 (20060101) G06F 3/16 (20060101) G07G 1/12 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1979-03-16 JPAbstractAn electronic cash register includes a synthetic speech sound generation system for providing an audible announcement of the total amount of the transaction when the transaction assigned to a specific customer is completed. When a clerk introduces money information concerning the amount handed from the customer, the audible announcement is generated from the synthetic speech sound generation system for announcing the money received from the customer. The electronic cash register calculates the change which should be handed to the customer, and the change is also audibly announced. Moreover, the synthetic speech sound generation system provides an audible announcement of "Thank you for your patronage." when the transaction for the specific customer is completed. | |
