Self-scanning checkout apparatus having article passage detecting sensor
US5662190A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F9/047
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-scanning checkout apparatus for reading article information of articles to be purchased during a checkout operation carried out individually by a customer and for determining whether the check-out operation individually carried out by the customer is normal or abnormal. The self-scanning checkout apparatus includes a first holding section for holding articles to be purchased whose article information is not yet read; a reading device, operable individually by the customer, for reading article information of the articles to be purchased; a second holding section for holding articles to be purchased whose information has been read; a registering device for registering the article information read by the reading device; a passage detecting device, disposed between the first and second holding sections and in the vicinity of the reading device, for detecting passage of articles; and a weight variation detecting device, disposed on the second holding section and in the vicinity of the passage detecting device, for detecting a variation in the weight of articles held by the second holding section. A determining device determines whether the checkout process carried out individuall…
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