Self service sales and security system
US6198391A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/1463
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self service sales and security system for use in the retail sales environment including a means for identifying the presence, removal, and addition of each item of inventory on a merchandise rack and correlating the removal or addition of each item of inventory to an identifiable customer so that the customers can be automatically billed or charged for the items of inventory that the customer removes, and a report of which items need to be ordered to replenish inventory can be automatically prepared. The self service sales and security system includes customer records which may include credit information to selectively allow customers to remove only such items of inventory as their credit information allows; and an alarm is included to indicate tampering or the unauthorized removal of any item of inventory.
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