US Patent 7577610 POS terminal for easy split-the-bill settlement

A POS terminal is capable of calculating and charging the shares of a plurality of customers easily and accurately on a split-the-bill settlement basis. A RAM stores information as to items ordered by the customers and amounts of money for the items. A display unit displays the items and the amounts of money for the items. An input unit is used to process the items and the amounts of money for the items which are displayed on the display unit. A CPU controls the display unit to display a split-the-bill settlement image for allowing the customers to pay their shares on the split-the-bill settlement basis, based on data entered into the input unit and the information stored in the RAM.