Resources Contact Us Home Browse by: INVENTOR PATENT HOLDER PATENT NUMBER DATE     Article file control system Image Number 6 for United States Patent #5490078. An article file control system includes a host computer for controlling a master article file (which includes article data of various department articles including data items of article codes and unit prices), and a plurality of terminal groups provided for respective article departments. Each terminal group includes a first-type electronic weighing and pricing device (EWPD) for radio communication with the host computer and a second-type EWPD for wire communication with the first-type EWPD. The host computer includes a CPU for reading out article data of each department from the master article file and transmitting the article data to the first-type EWPD of a corresponding one of the terminal groups. The first-type EWPD of each of the terminal groups includes a CPU for receiving article data transmitted from the host computer, transmitting the article data to all of the second-type EWPDs of the same terminal group and controlling a department article file comprised of the received article data. The second-type EWPD of each of the terminal groups includes a CPU for receiving article data transmitted from the first-type EWPD of the same terminal group and controlling a department article file comprised of the received article data.       Recently Added Patents Line of cotyloid implants of different sizes Systems, methods and computer readable media for estimating capacity loss in rechargeable electrochemical cells Selecting optimal transmission in a centralized network Modular interbody devices and methods of use Method and system for management of security rule set Orally effective methylphenidate extended release powder and aqueous suspension product Method for data acquisition and/or data evaluation during a functional brain examination with the aid of a combined magnetic resonance/PET unit   Randomly Featured Patents Thermally efficient semiconductor chip Front portion of a motor vehicle Adjustable riser assembly Clip for PTC devices Highly water absorbent fibrous web and a process for producing the same Display device PCR identification and quantification of important Candida species Omni-directional treadmill Separator, linear guide using the separator and linear motion apparatus Body drying clothing article © 2006-2008 PatentGenius. All Rights Reserved.