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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Erik Van Horn, Ocean View, NJ (US);
Sean Philip Kearney, Marlton, NJ (US);
Patrick Anthony Giordano, Glassboro, NJ (US);
Timothy Good, Indian Land, NJ (US);
Chandler Dickinson, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Ka Man Au, Philadelphia, PA (US);
David Wilz, Sr., Sewell, NJ (US);
John A. Furlong, Woodbury, NJ (US);
Benjamin Hejl, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Joseph A. Walczyk, Syracuse, NY (US);
Larry Coyle, Weedsport, NY (US);
James Rosetti, Auburn, NY (US);
Thomas Haggerty, Collingswood, NJ (US);
HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC., Fort Mill, SC (US);
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.