Reconfigurable checkout station
US9275382B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F9/045
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A checkout station for a retail store is configurable between an employee-assisted mode and a self-service mode. In the employee-assisted mode, the checkout station is positioned on a checkout lane and a merchant operates the checkout station to checkout a customer from the store. In the self-service mode, the checkout station is positioned on the opposite side of the checkout lane and the customer performs the checkout functions with little or no help from the merchant. A motor in the checkout station is controlled to move the entire checkout station laterally across the checkout lane in response to receiving reconfiguration commands from the merchant. The reconfiguration commands may also control the checkout station to raise or lower its vertical height.
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