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7587335 Food product scale and related in-store random weight item transaction system with RFID capabilities  
A random weight item transaction system include a scale with label RIFD tag functionality, service person RFID tag functionality and customer RFID tag functionality. A slicer in proximity to the...
7565952 Small footprint self checkout method  
Aspects of a self checkout method are described. The method includes utilizing an imaging scanner to image products being purchased; providing a bag rack with scales substantially adjacent the...
7448542 Method for detecting a non-scan at a retail checkout station  
A method for detecting a non-scan at a retail checkout station includes detecting the passing of an item across a scanner device of a retail checkout station, obtaining an image of the item passing...
7416117 Method and apparatus for determining if a user walks away from a self-service checkout terminal during operation thereof  
A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal located in a checkout area of a retail store includes the step of generating a payment-tendered control signal when a user of the self-service...
7375294 Scales comprising a camera  
In order to provide scales, comprising a weighed-product receiving region and a terminal positioned at a vertical spacing from the weighed-product receiving region, that are easy to operate, it is...
7347367 System and method of verifying item placement on a security scale  
A system and method of verifying item placement on a security scale. The system includes a computer for receiving incremental weight signals from a security weight scale, wherein some of the...
7320429 Self-scanning system and purchased-item registering apparatus, purchased-item registering method, and computer product  
A specific-item-information storing unit stores information on a specific item that can be contained in one container together with other item. A specific-item judging unit judges, when the...
7255200 Apparatus and method for operating a self-service checkout terminal having a voice generating device associated therewith  
A retail terminal includes a voice generating device. The retail terminal also includes a processing unit electrically coupled to the voice generating device. Moreover, the retail terminal further...
7229015 Self-checkout system  
A system and method for providing a self-checkout system. The self-checkout system includes a processor and a first device coupled to the processor, where the first device identifies an item. The...
7185809 RF point of purchase apparatus and method of using same  
The present invention provides a checkout device that includes a purchasable item having an RFID tag affixed thereto and a scanner for detecting the RFID tag. A dispenser proximate to the scanner...
7168525 Self-checkout method and apparatus including graphic interface for non-bar coded items  
A self-checkout system includes a graphical user interface for self-checkout of non-bar-coded items. The interface displayes a predetermined image corresponding to a non-bar-coded item, and means...
7131573 Merchandise sales data processing apparatus  
A merchandise sales processing apparatus communicates with a money changer machine for automatically dispensing cash, acquires a sales figure in a transaction, acquires a differential amount in the...
7118026 Apparatus, method, and system for positively identifying an item  
A system, such as a checkout station, for positively identifying items includes a reader that reads coded information affixed to an item. The system further includes a capture module, such as a...
7040455 System and method for tracking items at a scale of a self-checkout terminal  
A system tracks items in the checkout area of a self-checkout terminal to reduce the likelihood of fraud in item substitution. The system includes a plurality of weight sensors operatively coupled...
7016862 Method for enhancing security and providing assistance in the operation of a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of providing security during operation of a self-service checkout terminal includes the step of creating a transaction table which includes a plurality of records corresponding...
6982388 Food product scale with customer voice prompting and related methods  
A food product scale system includes a customer detecting functionality and a voice functionality for outputting one or more audible voice messages when a customer is detected. When a customer is...
6942145 Checkout device with enhanced security label detection  
A checkout device with a barcode reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system. The checkout device includes a barcode reader having substantially horizontal and vertical apertures for...
6892183 Method and apparatus for generating an item menu for use during operation of a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of displaying an item name having a first word, a second word, and a third word on an item list of an item selection menu of a retail terminal includes the step of displaying a first...
6866193 Purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having elements for purchasing a commodity fixed to a transportable accommodation section  
Unjust acts such as carrying out a commodity without reading a commodity code, whether it is intentional or accidental are prevented. The purchased commodity accommodating and transporting...
6793043 Methods and apparatus for improved register checkout  
Systems and techniques for more efficient checkout are described. A triangular carousel having a relatively small footprint is employed proximate a bar code scanner and point of sale (POS) terminal...
6588549 Checkout system convertible between assisted and non-assisted configurations  
A checkout system and method is convertible between an assisted configuration or mode of operation and a non-assisted (self-assisted) configuration or mode of operation. The checkout system...
6550582 Method and apparatus for processing a large number of items with a self-service checkout terminal  
A self-service checkout terminal includes a terminal base having (i) a user side on which a user is positioned during operation of the self-service checkout terminal, (ii) a rear side which is...
6550583 Apparatus for self-serve checkout of large order purchases  
An apparatus for self-serve checkout of large order purchases is provided. The apparatus includes one or more product code entry devices for entering a product code of an item to be purchased, a...
6547040 Self-service checkout system with RFID capability  
A self-service checkout system which weighs products with RFID labels for security. The system includes an RFID label affixed to a product, a scale for determining actual weight information for the...
6394345 Checkout terminal and associated method having movable scanner  
A checkout terminal includes a terminal base. The terminal also includes a scanner movably secured to the terminal base. The scanner is configured to be moved relative to the terminal base so as to...
6382357 Retail system for allowing a customer to perform a retail transaction and associated method  
A method of operating a retail system so as to allow a customer to perform a retail transaction, with the retail system having a hand-held scanner device and a self-service checkout terminal,...
6347137 Methods and apparatus for requesting assistance at a self-checkout terminal  
The present invention provides a self-checkout terminal having input and output devices for performing a self-checkout process. The input and output devices are controlled and monitored by system...
6325290 Method and apparatus for checking out large items with a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal is herein. The self-service checkout terminal has a housing, a stationary scanner secured to the housing, and a hand-held scanner having a...
6189790 Method and apparatus for displaying instructional messages during operation of a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of operating a retail terminal having a display monitor associated therewith includes the step of generating an item-entered control signal when a user enters an item for purchase into the...
6179089 Below the scanner (BTS) nesting check stand/cart system  
A check stand having a cantilevered scanner housing using (10) combined with a shopping cart having a cart basket bottom (16) which passes beneath the cantilevered scanner housing to create a...
6167381 Self-service checkout terminal  
A self-service checkout terminal includes a base having a bagwell defined therein. The terminal also includes a first counter supported on the base. The first counter has a first surface which is...
6155486 Method and apparatus for operating a security system of a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal having a scanner device for allowing a user to enter an item for purchase, and a weight scale for detecting placement of the item for purchase...
6145629 Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout terminal which has a single weight scale for performing both an itemization and a security function  
A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal having a weight scale associated therewith includes the step of generating an item-entered control signal when a user enters a first item for...
6112857 Hand-held scanner device having a smart card associated therewith and associated method  
A hand-held entry device includes a code entry device for allowing a user to enter a product code associated with a first item of the items for purchase. The hand-held entry device also includes a...
6080938 Method and apparatus for resetting a product scale of a retail checkout terminal  
A method of resetting a product scale of a retail checkout terminal includes the step of detecting absence of an item on the product scale. The method also includes the step of generating an...
6056087 Method and apparatus for providing security to a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of providing security to a self-service checkout terminal having a bagwell and a light curtain device that generates a light curtain which is positioned over the bagwell includes the step...
6035971 Check out stand with telescoping take-away conveyor  
A check out stand (20) having a telescoping take-away conveyor (26) extending between a front module (22) and a rear module (24). Retraction of the telescoping take-away conveyor (26) allows an...
6032128 Method and apparatus for detecting item placement and item removal during operation of a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of providing security during operation of a checkout terminal, with the terminal having a first scale, includes the step of storing a first identification code associated with an input...
5992570 Self-service checkout apparatus  
A self-service checkout apparatus for processing items selected by a customer for purchase includes a customer operated device, such as a scanner/scale, for identifying each item selected for...
5995942 Store-level marketing system  
The present invention relates to a store level marketing system and a unique printer to be used in the system. The store level marketing system includes an activation device for initiating use of...
5987428 Method and apparatus for checking out non-barcoded items at a checkout station  
A method and apparatus for checking out an item to be weighed through a checkout station. The method includes the steps of sensing when the item is positioned on a scale, and displaying a visual...
5978772 Merchandise checkout system  
A merchandise checkout system in which a first scanning device is brought into service at peak times to scan the bar codes of checkout items held by waiting customers in a checkout lane. Each first...
5967264 Method of monitoring item shuffling in a post-scan area of a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of monitoring item shuffling in a post-scan area of a self-service checkout terminal having a post-scan shelf, a bagwell with a grocery container positioned therein, and a weight scale...
5965861 Method and apparatus for enhancing security in a self-service checkout terminal  
A system and method of providing security during operation of a self-service checkout terminal by detecting movement of an item within a scanner zone associated with the terminal with a video...
RE36109 Checkout system  
A system for operator-unassisted checkout of randomly disposed articles in a container in a checkout area of a supermarket or the like, performed without contacting the articles in the container,...
5752582 Self-service checkout system  
An automated checkout station is provided which allows a single cashier to monitor and assist multiple customers simultaneously without the requirement for a video surveillance system. The...
5739513 Automated shopping basket system with accounting using marks written on articles  
A system for operating shopping basket with an accounting function. Each shopping basket comprises an article registering unit, an accounting control unit (calculator), a display, an alarm, a...
5662190 Self-scanning checkout apparatus having article passage detecting sensor  
A self-scanning checkout apparatus for reading article information of articles to be purchased during a checkout operation carried out individually by a customer and for determining whether the...
5641039 Purchase checkout station  
To be used to checkout a plurality of items to be purchased, a purchase checkout station including a product scanner utilized to scan a bar code of the item to be purchased and obtain store and...
5635906 Retail store security apparatus  
A security apparatus for a retail store in which each item for sale has a security tag attached thereto. A computerized database stores the approximate weight of each item for sale. During a...
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