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US 7,922,072 B2Granted
Self-service checkout system with cash not available mode
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorSteven L. Hassenzahl
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Abstract
A self-service checkout system which continues operation when cash transaction options are not available. The self-service checkout system includes a cash dispenser, a display for displaying payment options, an input device for recording selection of payment options, including cash and non-cash transaction options, and a processor for disabling the cash transaction options when an amount of cash in the cash dispenser falls below a predetermined limit, but for otherwise continuing operation by allowing the non-cash transaction options.
Claims26
A self-service checkout system comprising:
- a cash dispenser comprising an amount of cash;
- a display for displaying payment options;
- an input device for recording selection of payment options, including cash and non-cash transaction options;
- and
- a processor for disabling the cash transaction options when the amount of cash in the cash dispenser falls below a predetermined limit by disabling selection of any cash transaction option on the input device and removing the display of all cash transaction payment options on the display, but continuing operation by allowing the non-cash transaction options.
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A self-service checkout method comprising:
- determining an amount of cash in a cash dispenser by a self-service checkout computer;
- disabling cash transaction options when the amount of cash in the cash dispenser falls below a predetermined limit by the self-service checkout computer by disabling any selection of a cash transaction option and removing the display of all cash transaction payment options on the display;
- and
- continuing operation by allowing non-cash transaction options by the self-service checkout computer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.