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US 2013/0254044 A1Published application
Self-checkout guidance systems and methods
OwnerPeter Terry Catoeinventor
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Abstract
Improved self-checkout guidance systems and methods are shown and described.
Claims12
An automated self-checkout system comprising:
- a self-checkout housing;
- a controller adapted to process a transaction conducted at the self-checkout;
- and
- a visual guidance device in contact with the controller;
- wherein the visual guidance device is adapted to accept instructions from the controller and to direct the checkout transaction through a series of visual cues.
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A method for directing a self-checkout transaction comprising the steps of:
- providing a self-checkout system with a housing, a controller adapted to process a transaction conducted at the self-checkout and a visual guidance device in communication with the controller;
- and
- adapting the visual guidance device to accept instructions from the controller and to direct the checkout transaction through a series of visual cues.
A method for directing a self-checkout transaction comprising the steps of:
- presenting a consumer with a ready screen on a display attached to a self-checkout system;
- lighting a set of illuminated areas to indicate a ready state while the ready screen is presented;
- directing a consumer visually through a self-checkout transaction by intermittently lighting one or more illuminated area in order to indicate where the next part of the transaction is to occur, each area associated with a module contained on the self-checkout system and triggered by a visual guidance device;
- and
- returning to the welcome screen on the display once the transaction is complete.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.