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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Paul Wilson, Cary, NC (US);
Tong Yu, Cary, NC (US);
Duane Miller, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Timothy Crockett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jose Figueroa, Knightdale, NC (US);
Craig Compton, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Paul Kokkelenberg, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Scott Graham, Oxford, NC (US);
Suzanne Bleakley, Cary, NC (US);
John Hibbard, Apex, NC (US);
Charles Kurtz, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Craig Turner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Edna Novido, Morrisville, NC (US);
Ashley Trimpey, Mebane, NC (US);
D Williams, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sally Ierston, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
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.