Abstract: An ETC system for a toll road includes a road-side device. The road-side device transmitting a polling signal. The road-side device receives a response of an on-vehicle device to the transmitted polling signal. A decision is made as to whether or not the response is received a plural number of times. In cases where it is decided that the response is received a plural number of times, next radio communications with the on-vehicle device are started.

Abstract: An ETC (electronic toll collection) system includes an antenna having a predetermined directivity for providing a limited radio-communication service zone. A vehicle sensor operates for detecting a vehicle which reaches a predetermined position in the limited radio-communication service zone. A radio signal is transmitted via the antenna. A decision is made as to whether or not a radio response to the radio signal is received via the antenna. In cases where a radio response to the radio signal is received, it is judged that there is an ETC vehicle incoming. In cases where the vehicle sensor detects a vehicle while a radio response to the radio signal is not received, it is judged that there is a non-ETC vehicle incoming.

Abstract: A toll-paying device for use in a vehicle passing through a lane having a tollhouse in a toll collection system. In response to a driver inserting an IC card which at least stores a card ID in the card slot of the device, a traveling status of the vehicle is detected to indicate an immobile or running state. In case of a running state of the vehicle, the driver is prohibited from entering a code such as a card ID or password. If the vehicle is stopped, the code entry is permitted. In an embodiment, the codes of IC cards that have been validated are registered in the toll-paying device so that if the driver uses one of the registered IC card, he or she is permitted to omit the code entry for the IC card. Techniques for preventing the driver from leaving his or her IC card in the keyhole of the vehicle is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide an electronic toll collection system for suppressing multi-path. For this end, the electronic toll collection system automatically collects tolls by establishing wireless communication between a roadside antenna 23 of a toll gate and a vehicle unit 33 installed in a traveling vehicle. It features a road-to-vehicle wireless communication zone of the tollgate covered with a structure 22 including radio wave absorbing material. The inner surface is preferably made from a radio wave absorbing member 11 including a mixture 13 of magnetic material and synthetic rubber. The roadside antenna 23 is installed inside the structure 22, thereby enabling the roadside antenna 23 to wireless communicate only with ETC vehicles traveling in the structure 22 and preventing multi-path between the roadside antenna 23 and vehicles traveling outside the structure 22 (or outside the communication zone).

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide an electronic toll collection system for suppressing multi-path. For this end, the electronic toll collection system automatically collects tolls by establishing wireless communication between a roadside antenna 23 of a toll gate and a vehicle unit 33 installed in a traveling vehicle. It features a road-to-vehicle wireless communication zone of the tollgate covered with a structure 22 including radio wave absorbing material. The inner surface is preferably made from a radio wave absorbing member 11 including a mixture 13 of magnetic material and synthetic rubber. The roadside antenna 23 is installed inside the structure 22, thereby enabling the roadside antenna 23 to wireless communicate only with ETC vehicles traveling in the structure 22 and preventing multi-path between the roadside antenna 23 and vehicles traveling outside the structure 22 (or outside the communication zone).

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide an electronic toll collection system for suppressing multi-path. For this end, the electronic toll collection system automatically collects tolls by establishing wireless communication between a roadside antenna 23 of a toll gate and a vehicle unit 33 installed in a traveling vehicle. It features a road-to-vehicle wireless communication zone of the tollgate covered with a structure 22 including radio wave absorbing material. The inner surface is preferably made from a radio wave absorbing member 11 including a mixture 13 of magnetic material and synthetic rubber. The roadside antenna 23 is installed inside the structure 22, thereby enabling the roadside antenna 23 to wireless communicate only with ETC vehicles traveling in the structure 22 and preventing multi-path between the roadside antenna 23 and vehicles traveling outside the structure 22 (or outside the communication zone).

Abstract: An ETC system for a toll road includes a road-side device. The road-side device transmitting a polling signal. The road-side device receives a response of an on-vehicle device to the transmitted polling signal. A decision is made as to whether or not the response is received a plural number of times. In cases where it is decided that the response is received a plural number of times, next radio communications with the on-vehicle device are started.

Abstract: In a tolling apparatus including first and second vehicle sensors successively arranged along a lane of a toll way, and a communication unit having a communication area on the lane arranged to substantially correspond to an area on the lane between the first and second sensor for communicating with a communication unit on the vehicle to establish a communication link with the communication unit, a microprocessor judges a vehicle as a fair vehicle if the communication link is established during an interval between when the first sensor detects the vehicle and when the second sensor detects the vehicle and if the communication link is established during the predetermined interval to prevent more than one vehicle from establishing the communication link.

Abstract: A register terminal is connected through a communications link to a kitchen video controller. The register terminal receives setting data for display control functions, and picture formats for the kitchen video controller display. The register terminal provides setting destination information related to the product item selected by a purchaser, and sets a display number on the kitchen video controller in response to the destination information. A customer's order is searched at the register terminal, for product items related to the destination information. Display data is forwarded to the kitchen video controller which displays the information to personnel servicing the order, following which the customer's orders can be erased. In one particular display mode, the controller can display the average sales numbers for specified product items, and for a given time range which includes a present time as well as immediately preceding and immediately time ranges for the day.

Abstract: An electronic cash register with a learning function for registering items of articles on sale in a chit file and performing a transaction settlement processing by computing a total amount of registered items on the basis of data stored in the chit file. As structural constituent factors of the chit file, there are set in the electronic cash register a maximum customer number per chit, a maximum number of items for registration per chit and a maximum number of chit files capable of being disposed by the cash register through manipulation of corresponding keys. The cash register includes a unit for generating chit file suited for configuration of a shop where the cash register is used, and a unit for setting control information for issuing the chit file, provisional closing of the file, recalling thereof, issuance of a bill.

Abstract: An electronic cash register for registering items of articles on sale in a chit file and performing a transaction settlement processing by computing a total amount of registered items on the basis of data stored in the chit file. As structural constituent factors of the chit file, there are set in the electronic cash register a maximum customer number per chit, a maximum number of items for registration per chit and a maximum number of chit files capable of being disposed by the cash register through manipulation of corresponding keys. The cash register includes a unit for generating chit file suited for configuration of a shop where the cash register is used, and a unit for setting control information for issuing the chit file, provisional closing of the file, recalling thereof, issuance of a bill.

Abstract: An electronic register having a chit file in a memory which includes the function of setting various dimensions of the chit file, the function of setting control information for use in settling operations, the function of issuing a chit or a sales management report on the basis of the control information, the function of setting the maximum customer number per chit file, the maximum registration item number, the open chit maximum number and the settlement chit maximum number able to be handled by the electronic register, the function of setting information for control of the settling operation for each chit file, and the function of referring to the control information and issuing the sales management report on the basis of the settlement chit information, which can set a structure of the chit file so as to be suitable for an arbitrary store or shop, and easily change information for control of the settling operation of each chit file in a wide range so as to issue such a sales management report as is suitabl

Abstract: An electronic cash register system includes a plurality of electronic cash registers interconnected by a common transmission line, and each of the electronic cash registers includes an information register device for registering flag information which "validates" or "invalidates" registration of each individual cashier as a register operator. Each of the electronic cash registers also includes a memory for storing the flag information, and an information transmission control device for controlling transmission of the flag information to the other electronic cash registers, when flag information is updated. Each of the electronic cash registers stores the flag information in its memory, when updated, and transmits, at the same time, the same flag information to the other electronic cash registers interconnected on the common transmission line.

Abstract: A customer order processing system includes a register terminal for sequentially transmitting customer order registered in the register terminal to a kitchen video controller, wherein the customer orders as received are sequentially displayed on a display device of the kitchen video controller. Upon completion of preparation for a customer order by a person in charge, the display of that customer order on the display device of the kitchen video controller is erased by manipulating a control switch. A time length between the reception of the customer order and the erasure thereof is measured and stored as service time data in the kitchen video controller 12. The register terminal totalizes the service time data transmitted from the kitchen video controller 12 to issue a management report.

Abstract: An electronic cash register which includes a keyboard having macro keys of a plurality of key functions to be combinedly specified and device of recognizing a state of the electronic register, and wherein macro key information corresponding to each of the macro keys includes key code information indicative of a sequence of the key codes to be executed when the macro key is designated and a check code for inspection of conditions allowing execution thereof, and wherein, when the electronic register accepts the key code corresponding to the macro key from the keyboard and at the same time when the state of the electronic register recognized by the recognition means satisfies the conditions specified by the check code corresponding to the macro key, the register converts the sequence of the key code into an executable instruction, whereby a predetermined macro key instruction enables an authorized operator to operate the electronic register at a predetermined time and in predetermined conditions.

Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing an electronic register with macro key function which can achieve various functions corresponding to seven kinds of codes including a mode check function in addition to a limited function of collectively performing a plurality of key processings existing on the keyboard. Seven kinds of codes, including the mode check code for checking the operation of the register, in addition to the key code on the keyboard, are set as macro key set data to the memory corresponding to the macro key on the keyboard. When any one of the seven kinds of code exists in the macro key set data which has been set corresponding to the macro key, processing of the operation mode corresponding to this code is carried out.

Abstract: This electronic register operates so that when a sales item requiring input of its sub-item information is to be registered, the correct sub-item information can be inputted without fail. The number of the sub-items is in no way limited by the number of keys on the keyboard of the register. The electronic register includes a memory storing a PLU file, and information including price look up codes or PLU codes allotted to individual sales items, names of the individual items, unit prices of the individual items, compulsory input status information indicating that a sales item requires input of its sub-item information, sub-item status information indicating that an item represents sub-item information, and class code information for classifying the sub-items according to linkage with the corresponding sales items, are stored respectively in individual storage areas of the PLU file.

Abstract: An electronic cash register system which comprises a control means having a cooking instruction transmission means (18) to transmit cooking instructions to a kitchen at suitable timing, whereby the cooking time, constituent materials and serve timing of each article can be controlled and efficient serving can be realized.

Abstract: A first cash register operating in a registration mode is connected by a communication line to a second cash register operating in a calculation mode to serve customers forming a waiting line extending from the first cash register to the second. Sales data are registered by the first cash register, with the data of an earliest one of the customers being displayed on a first display unit and the sales data of all the customers being stored sequentially into respective second storage areas when a communication line is busy. When the line becomes available, the sales data are transmitted to the second cash register from the second storage areas sequentially. The second cash register stores the transmitted sales data into third and fourth storage areas in succession and provides a simultaneous display of the sales data stored in the fourth storage areas on respective window areas of a second display unit.