Touch Screens around Us

POS

Do you know POS?

No, what is it?

POSEEoint of saleEis a management system to monitor sales records. This system is adopted in variety of places such as a retail shop, supermarket, restaurant, gas station, and hotel. Cash registers in these places store and control sales information, and send the information to host PC.

I see. So, cash register is operated by touch screen?

Yes, many cash registers are operated with touch screen today. Touch screens allow cashiers intuitive and easy operation on the cash register, thus contribute to speeding up and efficiency of operations.

What kind of touch screen technology is used?

Resistive technology is preferred for its low cost and high usability. Other than resistive, surface capacitive and infrared technologies are also used.

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