Multifunction point of sale system

US10366380B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Erik Van Horn · Mount Laurel, US
• Sean Philip Kearney · Marlton, US
• Patrick Giordano · Glassboro, US
• Timothy Good · Blackwood, US
• Chandler Dickinson · Skaneateles, US
• Ka Man Au · Philadelphia, US
• David M. Wilz, Sr. · Sewell, US
• John A. Furlong · Woodbury, US
• Benjamin Hejl · Charlotte, US
• Joseph Walczyk · Syracuse, US
• Larry Coyle · Weedsport, US
• James Rosetti · Auburn, US
• Thomas Haggerty · Collingswood, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 3, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 30, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 3, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G1/0054
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A point of sale system capable of operating in an indicia-reading mode or a verification mode is disclosed. In the indicia-reading mode, the point of sale system configures its illumination, imaging, and processing to read indicia as part of a normal checkout process. If triggered by a user or by an event, the point of sale system may operate in a verification mode. In the verification mode, the point of sale system enables the necessary illumination, imaging, and processing to verify an item. This verification includes illuminating the item in a way that causes a noticeable response from a security mark (or marks) on the item. An image of the response may be captured and processed to authenticate/verify the item. The point of sale system may then respond to the verification and/or may store the image/results as a record of the verification.