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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
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 of self-checkout alerts based on packaging detection. A given bag type of a bag selected at a self-checkout kiosk is identified out of a bag types available from a bag dispenser associated with the self-checkout kiosk, the bag being an empty bag. A weight range of the empty bag is identified based on the given bag type. An allowed weight range of a combination of the empty bag and a desired item is determined based on the weight range of the empty bag, a weight of the desired item as measured by a terminal scale, and at least one of a measurement tolerance of the terminal scale and a measurement tolerance of a platform scale. A loss prevention alert is generated, and a transaction at the self-checkout kiosk is paused, upon determining that the allowed weight range is exceeded.