Self-checkout system and method including item buffer for item security verification
US6598791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/0054
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-checkout system for a retail establishment that allows a customer to checkout multiple items having respective identification codes, the system includes a computer having memory with a buffer, an identification code reader coupled to the computer for determining the identifications of the items by the identification codes, a security verification mechanism coupled to the computer for verifying that the items actually being checked out from the retail establishment are the same as those identified by the identification code reader, and whereby the computer is adapted to store identification information of multiple items obtained by the identification code reader in the buffer before verifying that the items actually being checked out from the retail establishment are the same as those identified by the identification code reader.
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