Transaction terminal including imaging module

A transaction terminal comprising:na housing having a front, a top, and a rear, wherein said housing has a formation disposed thereon adapting said housing for mounting of said housing on an external structure;a card reader;a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear, said terminal being capable of capturing signature data entered utilizing said touch screen;a rear imaging module assembly including a rear imaging module and a capture and decode circuit, said rear imaging module being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed rearward of said housing and having an imaging axis extending rearward from said housing; anda control circuit in communication with said card reader, said touch screen, and said rear imaging module.

A point-of-sale transaction system comprising:na cash register;a transaction terminal spaced apart from said cash register, said transaction terminal including:na card reader;a terminal housing; andat least one light source disposed in said terminal housing in such configuration that said at least one light source projects visible light to an exterior of said terminal housing when actuated,wherein said transaction system is configured so that when said cash register receives a product code corresponding to an age-proof-required product, said cash register sends a signal to said transaction terminal, and wherein said transaction terminal is configured so that when said transaction terminal receives said signal said transaction terminal actuates said at least one light source to project visible light to an exterior of said transaction terminal.

A point-of-sale transaction system comprising:na cash register;a transaction terminal spaced apart from said cash register, said transaction terminal including:na card reader;a terminal housing; andan imaging module assembly including an imaging module and a capture and decode circuit, said imaging module, being disposed in said terminal housing,wherein said transaction system is configured so that when said cash register receives a product code corresponding to an age-proof-required product, said cash register sends a signal to said transaction terminal, and wherein said transaction terminal is configured so that when said transaction terminal receives said signal, said transaction terminal actuates said imaging module assembly so that said imaging module assembly automatically commences decoding when said cash register receives a product code corresponding to an age-proof-required product.

A transaction terminal for use at a point of sale, said transaction terminal comprising:na housing having a top, a front for generally facing a customer, and a rear for generally facing a store clerk;a card reader having a component disposed in said housing;a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear; andan imaging assembly including an image sensor and a lens assembly, wherein said terminal has circuitry in communication with said imaging assembly for capturing images and subjecting said images to a decoding algorithm, said imaging assembly being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed rearward of said housing and having an imaging axis extending rearward from said housing.

A point of sale transaction station comprising:na transaction terminal including a housing having a top, a front, and a rear, the transaction terminal further including a card reader having a component disposed in said housing and a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear; said transaction terminal further including an imaging assembly including an image sensor and a lens assembly, wherein said terminal has circuitry in communication with said imaging assembly for capturing images and subjecting said images to a decoding algorithm, said imaging assembly being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed upward of said housing and having an imaging axis extending upward from said housing;a customer location; anda store clerk location,wherein said transaction terminal is positioned so that said front generally faces said customer location and said rear generally faces said store clerk location.

A transaction terminal for use at a point of sale, said transaction terminal comprising:na housing having a top, a front, and a rear;a card reader having a component disposed in said housing;a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear, wherein said transaction terminal capable of capturing signature data entered utilizing said touch screen; andan imaging assembly including an image sensor and a lens assembly, wherein said terminal has circuitry in communication with said imaging assembly for capturing images and subjecting said images to a decoding algorithm, said imaging assembly being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed rearward of said housing and having an imaging axis extending rearward from said housing.

A transaction terminal for use at a point of sale, said transaction terminal comprising:na housing having a top, a front for generally facing a customer, and a rear for generally facing a store clerk, said housing being fixed mounted on a fixed structure;a card reader having a component disposed in said housing;a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear, wherein said housing is fixed mounted in an orientation such that said touch screen extends generally in a horizontal plane; andan imaging assembly including an image sensor and a lens assembly, wherein said terminal has circuitry in communication with said imaging assembly for capturing images and subjecting said images to a decoding algorithm, said imaging assembly being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed rearward of said housing and having an imaging axis extending rearward from said housing.

A point of sale transaction station comprising:na transaction terminal including a housing having a top, a front, and a rear, the transaction terminal including a card reader having a component disposed in said housing; and a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear, and an imaging assembly including an image sensor and a lens assembly, wherein said terminal has circuitry in communication with said imaging assembly for capturing images and subjecting said images to a decoding algorithm, said imaging assembly being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed rearward of said housing and having an imaging axis extending rearward from said housing;a customer location;a store clerk location;wherein said transaction terminal is positioned at said station so that said front generally faces said customer location and said rear generally faces said store clerk location.

A transaction terminal for use at a point of sale, said transaction terminal comprising:na housing having a front for generally facing a customer, a top, and a rear;a card reader having a component disposed in said housing;a touch screen disposed on said top of said housing intermediate of said front and said rear; andan assembly for use in capturing images, said assembly being disposed in said housing, said assembly having an image sensor and associated optics;circuitry in communication with said assembly, said circuitry for capturing images and for attempting to decode decodable indicia represented in said images;said assembly being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed externally of said housing;a supplementary assembly for use in capturing images, said supplementary assembly also being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed externally of said housing, said supplementary assembly having an image sensor and associated optics;said assembly being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed at a first position relative to said housing; andsaid supplementary assembly being disposed in said housing for capture of images corresponding to objects disposed at a second position relative to said housing.