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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
Ncr Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Matthew K. Farrow, Canton, MA (US);
Chris Wible, Cambridge, MA (US);
Malay Kundu, Lexington, MA (US);
Joshua Migdal, Wayland, MA (US);
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for verifying a non-scan item at a self-checkout point-of-sale terminal is provided. A merchandise item that isn't scanned at the self-checkout terminal is identified by a detection system. Further, a user helper device is provided to verify the incident by prompting the shopper for an input. The user helper device is operably connected to the self-checkout point-of-sale terminal and the detection system to determine and verify a fraudulent incident occurring during a transaction activity by the shoppers. Further, a store attendant device is provided for human intervention when necessary.