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APP PUB NO 20240169783A1
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18329603

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According to one embodiment, a checkout apparatus includes a coin change machine configured to dispense stored coins as change, a bill change machine configured to dispense stored bills as change, a change calculation unit configured to calculate a change amount, a first determination unit configured to determine whether the amount of coins is equal to or more than an amount of a minimum amount bill, a second determination unit configured to determine whether the calculated change amount is equal to or more than the amount of the minimum amount bill, and a change unit configured to output, to the coin change machine, a coin dispensing signal for dispensing, with coins, an amount not exceeding an amount of deposited coins and equal to or more than the amount of the minimum amount bill in the change amount.

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TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHATOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Sano, Hideki Sunto Shizuoka, JP 84 431

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