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US 2013/0153656 A1Published application
Checkout Station
AssigneeWal-Mart Stores, Inc.
InventorChris SKILES
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Abstract
A checkout station includes a turntable that is rotatable between a first position and a second position and a barcode scanner that is attached to the turntable and is directed in a first direction in the first position and in a second direction in the second position.
Claims20
A checkout station, comprising:
- a turntable rotatable between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a barcode scanner attached to the turntable, and directed in a first direction in the first position and in a second direction in the second position.
A checkout system, comprising:
- a turntable rotatable between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a processor programmed to execute a point-of-sale (POS) application in a cashier-assisted checkout mode when the turntable is in the first position and to execute the POS application in a self-checkout mode when the turntable is in the second position.
A method of operating a checkout system, wherein the checkout system includes a turntable and a processor that is configured to execute a point-of-sale (POS) application, the method comprising:
- in response to turning the turntable to a first position, executing, by the processor, the POS application in a cashier-assisted checkout mode, and
- in response to turning the turntable to a second position, executing, by the processor, the POS application in a self-checkout mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.