Item carousel system

A method of bagging items, comprising:

• providing an item carousel system including (i) a terminal including a processor and a scanner, (ii) a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including two or more bagging sections, each bagging section configured to receive a plurality of bags, (iii) a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal, and (iv) one or more visual indicators;
• reading data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner;
• retrieving, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database;
• identifying one bagging section of the two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• mechanically rotating the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the identified one bagging section is oriented toward a bagging area of the terminal;
• and
• at least partially illuminating, with the one or more visual indicators disposed above and remote from the carousel, the identified one bagging section of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for operating an item carousel system that are executable by a processor, the item carousel system including (i) a terminal including the processor and a scanner, (ii) a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including two or more bagging sections, each bagging section configured to receive a plurality of bags, (iii) a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal, and (iv) one or more visual indicators, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to:

• read data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner;
• retrieve, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database;
• identify one bagging section of the two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• mechanically rotate the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the identified one bagging section is oriented toward a bagging area of the terminal;
• and
• at least partially illuminate, with the one or more visual indicators disposed above and remote from the carousel, the identified one bagging section of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics.

An item carousel system, comprising:

• a terminal including a processor and a scanner;
• a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including two or more bagging sections, each bagging section configured to receive a plurality of bags;
• and
• a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal;
• wherein the terminal is configured to:
• read data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner;
• retrieve, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database;
• identify one bagging section of the two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• mechanically rotate the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the identified one bagging section is oriented toward a bagging area of the terminal;
• and
• at least partially illuminate, with one or more visual indicators, the identified one bagging section of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics, the one or more visual indicators configured to follow and maintain the identified one bagging section at least partially illuminated during rotation of the carousel.

A method of bagging items, comprising:

• providing an item carousel system including (i) a terminal including a processor and a scanner, (ii) a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including two or more bagging sections, each bagging section configured to receive a plurality of bags, (iii) a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal, and (iv) one or more visual indicators;
• reading data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner;
• retrieving, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database;
• identifying one bagging section of the two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• mechanically rotating the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the identified one bagging section is oriented toward a bagging area of the terminal;
• at least partially illuminating, with the one or more visual indicators, the identified one bagging section of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• and
• following and maintaining the identified one bagging section at least partially illuminated with the one or more visual indicators during rotation of the carousel.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for operating an item carousel system that are executable by a processor, the item carousel system including (i) a terminal including the processor and a scanner, (ii) a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including two or more bagging sections, each bagging section configured to receive a plurality of bags, (iii) a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal, and (iv) one or more visual indicators, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to:

• read data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner;
• retrieve, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database;
• identify one bagging section of the two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• mechanically rotate the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the identified one bagging section is oriented toward a bagging area of the terminal;
• at least partially illuminate, with the one or more visual indicators, the identified one bagging section of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• and
• follow and maintain the identified one bagging section at least partially illuminated with the one or more visual indicators during rotation of the carousel.

An item carousel system, comprising:

• a terminal including a processor and a scanner;
• a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including bagging sections, each bagging section configured to receive a plurality of bags;
• and
• a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal;
• wherein the terminal is configured to:
• read data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner;
• retrieve, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database;
• identify two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• mechanically rotate the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the bagging section of the two or more identified bagging sections closest to a bagging area of the terminal is oriented toward the bagging area of the terminal;
• and
• at least partially illuminate, with one or more visual indicators, the bagging section of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics and rotated to orient toward the bagging area of the terminal.

A method of bagging items, comprising:

• providing an item carousel system including (i) a terminal including a processor and a scanner, (ii) a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including two or more bagging sections, each bagging section configured to receive a plurality of bags, (iii) a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal, and (iv) one or more visual indicators;
• reading data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner;
• retrieving, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database;
• identifying two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• mechanically rotating the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the bagging section of the two or more identified bagging sections closest to a bagging area of the terminal is oriented toward the bagging area of the terminal;
• and
• at least partially illuminating, with the one or more visual indicators, the bagging section of the carousel oriented toward the bagging area of the terminal, the bagging section of the carousel oriented toward the bagging area of the terminal capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for operating an item carousel system that are executable by a processor, the item carousel system including (i) a terminal including the processor and a scanner, (ii) a carousel rotatably mounted to the terminal, the carousel including two or more bagging sections, each bagging section configured to receive a plurality of bags, (iii) a motorized actuator configured to actuate rotation of the carousel relative to the terminal, and (iv) one or more visual indicators, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor causes the processor to:

• read data from a machine readable identifier associated with an item using the scanner;
• retrieve, using a retrieval module, item characteristics associated with the item from an item database;
• identify two or more bagging sections of the carousel capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics;
• mechanically rotate the carousel relative to the terminal with the motorized actuator such that the bagging section of the two or more identified bagging sections closest to a bagging area of the terminal is oriented toward the bagging area of the terminal;
• and
• at least partially illuminate, with the one or more visual indicators, the bagging section of the carousel oriented toward the bagging area of the terminal, the bagging section oriented toward the bagging area of the terminal capable of receiving the item with the item characteristics.