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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
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
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.