Techniques for assisted self checkout

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9053473-B2
Application number	US-80213210-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2010
Priority date	May 28, 2010
Publication date	Jun 9, 2015
Grant date	Jun 9, 2015

Abstract

Techniques for assisted self checkout are provided. Customers or store personnel use scan devices that are independent of a self-checkout kiosk as they shop in a store to scan goods that are to be purchased. The transactions are independent of any particular checkout terminal. When the customer is ready to checkout, the customer approaches a checkout station and the transaction for the customer is located and recalled. The customer completes payment at the station to end the transaction and exit the store.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A processor-implemented method to execute on a processor configured to execute the method, comprising:
receiving from a customer's cell phone an identifier for a transaction where the identifier also identifies goods associated with the transaction and where the goods are not scanned at any particular checkout terminal and where a customer scans at least a portion of the goods;
acquiring scan details for goods associated with the identifier that the…

Assignees

• Edwards Thomas V
• Ncr Corp

Inventors

• Edwards Thomas V

Classifications

• G06Q20/208 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/02

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q20/32

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q20/322

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/06

  Physics · mapped topic