International Business Machines Corporation

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation

Duane Scott Miller

Dean Frederick Herring

Timothy Wayne Crockett

James Lewis Levine

Tong Yu

Paul Morton Wilson

Suzanne M Bleakley

Scott Graham

Craig Compton

Robert T Noble

D Williams

Sally Ierston

Edna Novido

Charles Kurtz

Paul Kokkelenberg

John A Hibbard

Brad Matthew Johnson

David John Steiner

Jeffrey John Smith

Jeff David Thomas

Michael Alan Schappert

John David Landers, Jr

William L Talley

James Gabriel Brewington

Craig W Turner

Paul A Hakenewerth

Sharon Corinne Freedman

Jose R Figueroa

Michael A Duncan

Susan Ann Luerich

Tuyen Bui

Ashley Lanier Trimpey

James C Yarrington

John Hibbard

Craig Turner

Paul Wilson

Ashley Trimpey

Techniques for self-checkout alert reduction based on packaging detection. A deflection in a first bag reservoir associated with a self-checkout kiosk is determined. The first bag reservoir is positioned adjacent to a packing area and includes a first type of bags. The self-checkout kiosk includes a terminal scale and further includes a platform scale in the packing area. That an empty bag is retrieved from the first bag reservoir is determined based on the deflection in the first bag reservoir. A bag type and a weight range are identified for the empty bag. An allowed weight range of a combination of the empty bag and a desired item is then determined. Presence of the empty bag on the platform scale is prevented from causing a loss prevention alert to be generated when the desired item has been placed in the empty bag on the platform scale.

Self-checkout alert reduction based on packaging detection

The present disclosure provides improved packaging detection at self-checkout kiosks by identifying a given bag type for a bag selected at a self-checkout kiosk out of a plurality of bag types available from a bag dispenser associated with the self-checkout kiosk; identifying a weight range for the given bag type; in response to determining that the bag has been moved to a packing area of the self-checkout kiosk, comparing a first weight in the packing area from before the bag was moved to the packing area with a second weight in the packing area that includes the bag; and in response to a difference between the first weight and the second weight falling outside of the weight range, generating a loss prevention alert and pausing a transaction at the self-checkout kiosk.

Packaging detection for self checkout

Display devices and methods for detecting user-intended touch input are provided. An example display device includes a touch-sensitive display. Further, the display device includes an impact sensor attached to the touch-sensitive display and configured to generate a signal representative of an impact of the touch-sensitive display. The display device also includes a computing device configured to receive the signal. The computing device is also configured to detect a peak of the signal. Further, the computing device is configured to determine whether a rising edge of a magnitude of the peak detected signal meet predetermined criteria. The computing device is also configured to indicate detection of user-intended touch in response to determining that the predetermined criteria are met.

Display devices and methods for detecting user-intended touch input

Multi-mode computing systems for point of sale transactions are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing system includes a first housing and a processing device disposed in the first housing. A user interface and a first input/output interface is integrated with the first housing and in communication with the processing device. The first input/output interface is configured to receive power for delivery to the processing device. A second housing is configured to carry the first housing. An attachment mechanism is configured to selectively attach together the first housing and the second housing for carry of the first housing. A second input/output interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to the first input/output interface when the first housing and the second housing are attached. A power source is connected to the second input/output interface for delivery of power to the processing device via the first input/output interface.

Multi-mode computing systems for point of sale transactions

Systems and methods for recognition of encoded information on documents are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes a document reader configured to read encoded information from a document, and to output an electrical signal representative of the encoded information. The system also includes signal conditioning modules that are each configured to receive the electrical signal, and to condition the received electrical signal differently for outputting a plurality of conditioned electrical signals. Further, the system includes an information recognition module configured to analyze each of the conditioned electrical signals and to select one of the conditioned electrical signals for use in recognizing the encoded information.

Recognition of encoded information on documents

A touch-sensitive display device includes a display. A transparent plate is provided in front of the display. A tactile sensor senses a touch event. One or more infrared sensors are positioned in front of the transparent plate. The one or more infrared sensors identify a location of the touch event when the tactile sensor detects a touch event.

Infrared touch screen gated by touch force

A presence detector includes an optical emitter for emitting optical radiation, an optical detector for detecting a presence of an object based on receiving the optical radiation, and a microcontroller for controlling the optical emitter and processing the optical detector output, such that a range adjustment and range hysteresis based on the object are provided by software in the microcontroller.

Active infrared presence sensor

A document processor having closed loop control of the average feeding rate of the documents and closed loop control of the gaps between documents and dynamic control of the removal of documents from the input station. By controlling the rate at which documents are introduced into the system, and the gaps between documents, more documents can be effectively read and processed in a unit of time without exceeding system limitations imposed by hardware (such as closeness of adjacent documents) even as the mechanism changes due to wear or environment.

Document processor having improved throughput capabilities

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Duane Scott Miller