System and method for notifying a cashier of the presence of an item in an obscured area of a shopping cart
US7219838B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F9/045
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of facilitating a checkout at a shopping cart checkout station is provided, comprising the steps of: inhibiting processing of items on the shopping cart in the event of a detection of a non-empty obscured section of the shopping cart; and processing the items upon receipt of a command input from an operator at the checkout station. A checkout station and apparatus for implementing the method are also provided.
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