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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1992
Donald A Collins, Jr, Duluth, GA (US);
Andrew B Nye, III, Duluth, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A labor-saving consolidated checkout system which requires a single store employee and which is suited for self-service and full-service operation. The system includes first and second joined checkout counters which include first and second terminals at one end of the counters. The checkout counters may additionally include first and second conveyor belts. Each terminal has an optical scanner and a magnetic stripe reader which are accessible to a customer. Each terminal also includes a keyboard and a cash drawer. The store employee monitors self-service customers to ensure that all merchandise items are scanned and payment is made and assists full-service customers with scanning and payment.