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US 2014/0209675 A1Published application
Checkout system including rotating barcode reader
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsDonald A. Collins, JR., Janry Amada
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Abstract
A checkout system including a rotating barcode reader. In an example embodiment, the checkout system includes a base, a platform rotatable with respect to the base, a substantially circular top plate mounted to the platform including a window; and a barcode reader on the platform adjacent the window. The substantially circular top plate and the barcode reader are rotatable with the platform.
Claims20
A checkout system comprising:
- a base;
- a platform rotatable with respect to the base;
- a substantially circular top plate mounted to the platform including a window;
- and
- a barcode reader on the platform adjacent the window;
- wherein the substantially circular top plate and the barcode reader are rotatable with the platform.
3 more elements
A checkout system comprising:
- a mounting assembly suited for location within a checkout counter including
- a stationary base;
- a platform rotatable with respect to the stationary base;
- a barcode reader mounted to the platform;
- a scale assembly mounted to the platform;
- and
- a substantially circular top plate on the scale assembly including a window, wherein the barcode reader is located below the window.
4 more elements
A method of operating a barcode reader comprising:
- rotating a platform containing the barcode reader about a centerline of the platform to a transaction position;
- and
- operating the barcode reader so as to perform a checkout transaction in which items are scanned with the barcode reader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.