Method and system for self-checkout in a retail environment
AssigneeSensormatic Electronics Corporation
InventorsRicardo Vargas, Melwyn Sequeira
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for contactless checkout in a retail environment including a security pedestal located at an entrance or exit to a retail location. The system further includes a scanning device that is communicably coupled with the security pedestal. The self-checkout system and methods may also include a processing system that is configured to receive a list of items from the security pedestal and customer identification code from the scanning device. The system and method is configured to allow for a customer to scan his purchases at the security pedestal and pay for the purchases through the use of the customer identification code generated, preferably, using the customer's personal computing device.
Claims20
A system for processing customer orders in a retail environment, comprising:
- a scanning device configured to identify a customer based on an identification code, the identification code generated by an application installed on a customer device associated with the customer in response to the application determining the customer device is connected to a wireless network of the retail environment;
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- a security pedestal, communicably coupled with the scanning device, which is activated for scanning at least one item with the customer.
A method for processing customer orders in a retail environment, comprising:
- receiving, from a customer device, an identification code generated by an application on the customer device, the identification code generated by the application based on the application determining the customer device is connected to a wireless network of the retail environment;
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- providing access to a customer, associated with the customer device, to a checkout counter based on the identification code being an approved identification code.
A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from a customer device, an identification code generated by an application on the customer device, the identification code generated by the application based on the application determining the customer device is connected to a wireless network of a retail environment;
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- providing access to a customer, associated with the customer device, to a checkout counter based on the identification code being an approved identification code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.