# US 2019/0172040 A1 · Multifunction point of sale system

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- Number: US 2019/0172040 A1
- Document ID: US20190172040A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/239,157
- Filed: 2019-01-03
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-04-04
- Assignees: Hand Held Products, Inc.
- Applicants: Hand Held Products, Inc.
- Inventors: Erik VAN HORN; Sean Philip KEARNEY; Patrick Anthony GIORDANO; Timothy GOOD; Chandler DICKINSON; Ka Man AU; David WILZ, SR.; John A. FURLONG; Benjamin HEJL; Joseph A. WALCZYK; Larry COYLE; James ROSETTI; Thomas HAGGERTY
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190172040A1

## CPC

- G06Q 20/208: {Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing}
- G06K 7/10722: {Photodetector array or CCD scanning}
- G06K 7/10732: {Light sources}
- G06K 7/12: using a selected wavelength, e.g. to sense red marks and ignore blue marks
- G06K 19/0614: {the marking being selective to wavelength, e.g. color barcode or barcodes only visible under UV or IR (methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers using a selected wavelength, see G06K7/12)}
- G06Q 20/327: {Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices}
- G06Q 20/40: Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
- G06Q 20/405: {Establishing or using transaction specific rules}
- G06Q 20/409: {Device specific authentication in transaction processing}
- G07G 1/0054: {with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS

## Abstract

A point of sale system capable of operating in an indicia-reading mode or a verification mode is disclosed. In the indicia-reading mode, the point of sale system configures its illumination, imaging, and processing to read indicia as part of a normal checkout process. If triggered by a user or by an event, the point of sale system may operate in a verification mode. In the verification mode, the point of sale system enables the necessary illumination, imaging, and processing to verify an item. This verification includes illuminating the item in a way that causes a noticeable response from a security mark (or marks) on the item. An image of the response may be captured and processed to authenticate/verify the item. The point of sale system may then respond to the verification and/or may store the image/results as a record of the verification.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

-20. (canceled)

### Claim 21

A system operable in an indicia reading mode and a verification mode, the system comprising:
an imaging subsystem configured to:
acquire an indicia image of an indicia in the indicia reading mode, and
acquire a verification image of an item to be verified in the verification mode, wherein the item to be verified includes a security mark, and the verification image is captured such that the security mark is visible in the captured verification image;
an indicia-reading subsystem that is configured to decode the indicia in the indicia image and is further configured to change from the indicia reading mode to the verification mode in response to the decoded indicia; and
a verification subsystem configured to:
verify the item to be verified based upon a presence or absence of the security mark being visible in the captured verification image, and
produce an output corresponding to the verification, wherein the output is configured to restrict a checkout process in case of failed verification.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The system of claim 21, comprising a memory for storing a library of verification settings.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The system of claim 22, wherein the system is configured to switch from the indicia reading mode to the verification mode based on at least one verification setting from the library of verification settings.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The system of claim 21, wherein the system is configured to switch from the indicia reading mode to the verification mode based on an authentication criterion being met.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

The system of claim 24, wherein the authentication criterion comprises a transaction requiring a customer's credentials, a transaction using a currency above a certain denomination, a transaction using a credit card, a transaction using a debit card, a transaction using near field communication and/or a transaction using a smartphone payment service.

### Claim 26 (depends on 21)

The system of claim 21, wherein the system illuminates items with radiation in the verification mode.

### Claim 27 (depends on 26)

The system of claim 26, wherein the radiation comprises ultraviolet light and/or infrared light.

### Claim 28

An indicia-reading device, comprising:
an imaging subsystem comprising a processor, the imaging subsystem further configured to capture an indicia image of an indicia in an indicia reading mode;
an indicia-reading subsystem configured to decode the captured indicia; and
a switching subsystem;
wherein the processor is configured to:
cause the switching subsystem to change the indicia reading mode to a verification mode in response to the decoded captured indicia;
cause a verification image of an item to be captured by the imaging subsystem, wherein the item to be verified includes a security mark, and the verification image of the item to be verified is captured in a predetermined manner so that the security mark is visible in the verification image;
cause the item to be verified based on a presence or absence of the security mark in the verification image; and
cause a checkout process to be restricted in response to the verification.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The indicia-reading device of claim 28, wherein the switching subsystem further comprises a button on the indicia-reading device.

### Claim 30 (depends on 28)

The indicia-reading device of claim 28, wherein the indicia-reading device further comprises an illumination subsystem for illuminating the item with radiation.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The indicia-reading device of claim 30, wherein the radiation comprises ultraviolet light and/or infrared light.

### Claim 32 (depends on 30)

The indicia-reading device of claim 30, wherein the illumination subsystem is configured to illuminate the item with visible light in the indicia reading mode.

### Claim 33 (depends on 28)

The indicia-reading device of claim 28, wherein the indicia-reading device further includes a memory for storing a library of verification settings.

### Claim 34 (depends on 33)

The indicia-reading device of claim 33, wherein the processor being configured to cause the switching subsystem to change the indicia reading mode to the verification mode in response to the decoded captured indicia is based on at least one verification settings stored in the library of verification settings.

### Claim 35 (depends on 28)

The indicia-reading device of claim 28, wherein the processor being configured to cause the switching subsystem to change the indicia reading mode to the verification mode in response to the decoded captured indicia is based on an authentication criterion being satisfied.

### Claim 36 (depends on 35)

The indicia-reading device of claim 35, wherein the authentication criterion comprises a transaction requiring a customer's credentials, a transaction using a currency above a certain denomination, a transaction using a credit card, a transaction using debit card, a transaction using near field communication, and/or a transaction using a smartphone payment service.

### Claim 37 (depends on 28)

The indicia-reading device of claim 28, wherein the item to be verified comprises at least one of a currency tender, a credit card, a debit card, a driver's license, or an identity card.

### Claim 38 (depends on 28)

The indicia-reading device of claim 28, wherein the processor is further configured to cause an audible and/or visual alert to be output in response to the verification.

### Claim 39

An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
cause an indicia image of an indicia in an indicia reading mode to be captured, wherein the indicia image is captured in an indicia reading mode;
decode the captured indicia;
alter a mode from the indicia reading mode to a verification mode in response to the decoded captured indicia;
cause a verification image of an item to be captured, wherein the item to be verified includes a security mark, and the verification image of the item to be verified is captured in a predetermined manner so that the security mark is visible in the verification image;
cause the item to be verified based on a presence or absence of the security mark in the verification image; and
cause a checkout process to be restricted in response to the verification.