Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Coporation

Nancy Yaguda

David John Steiner

Charles Ray Kirk

Steven Low

Hye Suk Makley

Daniel Hunt

William Larry Vaught

Techniques for configuring a point of sale (POS) system may include using an optical sensing module to read an identifier associated with a POS component and associating the POS component with a zone that is monitored by the optical sensing module, where the zone includes the POS system. In response to optically sensing the identifier, the system may automatically configure the component to function within the POS system.

Point of sale optical-based device association and configuration

A self-checkout system can include a re-configurable self-checkout bagging station that further includes a bagging station module that can be configured to mate with a stand-alone bagging station module, where the stand-alone bagging station module configured to couple to first and second interfaces of a self-checkout system terminal, respectively. A wedge shaped bagging station extension module surface can be configured to couple to the bagging station module in a left-oriented oblique self-checkout system configuration in a first position of the wedge shaped bagging station extension module surface and can be re-configurable from the first position to a second position of the wedge shaped bagging station extension module surface to couple to the bagging station module in a right-oriented oblique self-checkout system configuration.

In-store reconfigurable self-checkout bagging apparatus and related structures

A control server associated with a retail store places or assigns people that are determined to be socially interrelated into corresponding groups. When a group member becomes separated from the group, an image of that person is analyzed and used to identify his/her group. Once identified, the control server generates a notification indicating the current locations in the retail store of both the group and the person who became separated, and indicates a route the person can take through the store to reunite with the group.

Method and apparatus for reuniting group members in a retail store

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