Alarm solution for securing shopping checkout
US7889068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/246
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Under the present invention, a single, overall alarm for an entire set of shopping items will be used for any and all discrepancies. The metric used for creating an alarm for the overall set of shopping items can be based on any one of the following candidate policies: if at least one item generated an alarm; if some fixed number of items generated an alarm; if some threshold discrepancy metric got exceed; if basket size is larger than certain threshold cash value and the alarm exceeded certain threshold alarm rate; a randomly generated alarm (e.g., random audit); the customer's identity and track record (e.g., loyalty card); and/or any combination of the above. Regardless, if an overall alarm is generated one or more of the following actions can be taken: no action send the customer to customer service; appropriately record customer track record (e.g., loyalty card) when customer identity is available; audit the customer at the “shop exit; and/or any combination of thereof.
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