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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2024
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Brad M. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
William L. Dungan, Cary, NC (US);
TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A self-checkout system is provided. In one aspect, a self-checkout system includes a housing having a base support, a tower extending vertically upwards from the base support, and a back panel extending vertically upwards relative to the tower. Further, the self-checkout system includes a display screen mounted to the back panel, an input shelf and an output shelf each mounted to the tower, and a computing system configured to receive data indicating that an impact force has been applied to the self-checkout system; determine whether the self-checkout system has experienced an impact event based at least in part on the data; and perform a control action in response to determining that the self-checkout system has experienced the impact event.