John C. Addy
11Patents
11h-index
6Co-inventors
54Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 29, 1997 → Dec 26, 2000
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6522772B1 | Self-service checkout terminal having a biometric sensing device for verifying identity of a user and associated method | Physics | 352 | Expired |
| US5965861A | Method and apparatus for enhancing security in a self-service checkout terminal | Physics | 77 | Expired |
| US6382357B1 | Retail system for allowing a customer to perform a retail transaction and associated method | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US6056087A | Method and apparatus for providing security to a self-service checkout terminal | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US7209891B1 | Method and apparatus for operating a configurable remote supervisor terminal of a self-service retail checkout system | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US6471125B1 | Method of tracking produce selection data | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US6145629A | Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout terminal which has a single weight scale for performing both an itemization and a security function | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US6386448B1 | Method and apparatus for operating a self-service retail system in a department store | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US6363355B1 | Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout system having a number of retail terminals associated therewith | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6390363B1 | Apparatus and method for operating convertible checkout system which has a customer side and a personnel side | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US6550582B2 | Method and apparatus for processing a large number of items with a self-service checkout terminal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.