Self-checkout system
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsJoanne Walter, James Morrison, Horng Jaan Lin
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A self-checkout system, particularly for retail areas of constrained floor space, has a small to zero footprint while being fully functional. In one form, the self-checkout comprises a unit mountable to a wall, pillar, or other support. In another form, the self-checkout has or is part of a columnar support. The self-checkout system has security in the form of video and weight verification. A visual and/or audio indicator provides indicia of modes of use of the self-checkout. The self-checkout further includes an interactive customer interface terminal, a scanner, and a scale. The self-checkout provides an open visual area that allows easy viewing by store personnel of transactions being performed on the self-checkout system.
Claims18
A self-checkout comprising:
- a housing;
- an interactive customer interface terminal supported by said housing and operative to process a purchase transaction;
- and
- a scale supported by said housing and in communication with said interactive customer interface terminal, said scale operative to obtain weight;
- said interactive customer interface terminal and said scale being vertically oriented with respect to each other on said housing.
A self-checkout comprising:
- a housing;
- an interactive customer interface terminal supported by said housing and operative to facilitate a purchase transaction with a customer on the self-checkout;
- a security scale supported by said housing and in communication with said interactive customer interface terminal, said security scale operative to obtain weight during the purchase transaction;
- and
- a security camera supported by said housing and in communication with said interactive customer interface terminal, said security camera operative to obtain video of an aspect of the purchase transaction;
- said security scale oriented vertically below said interactive customer interface terminal on said housing.
A zero footprint self-checkout comprising:
- a housing configured to be mounted onto a support structure above a floor on which the support structure extends;
- an interactive customer interface terminal supported by said housing and oriented to face a customer;
- and
- a scale supported by said housing and in communication with said interactive customer interface terminal, said scale disposed vertically below said interactive customer interface terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.