Patent · US Active

Point-of-sale terminal and method of operating same

US10262312B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NCR Corporation · US

Inventors

Christopher John Costello · Suwanee, US
Yoshitaka Utsumi · Yokohama, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2015
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07G1/0045
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of a symbol for identification of a property of a presented item at a Point-Of-Sale Terminal (POS) are generally described herein. A method can include a detecting a presence of a symbol other than a barcode within at least one image captured by a scanner of the POS of an item presented to the scanner, the symbol indicating that the presented item has a property, and when the presence of the symbol is detected, outputting an indication that the presented item has the property.

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