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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Daniel B. Seevers, Duluth, GA (US);
Stephen J. Ames, Rochester, MN (US);
Jeffrey P. Treptau, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Donald A. Collins, Jr., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A transaction processing system which includes a produce recognition server for identifying produce items. The produce recognition system further includes a checkout system including a transaction processing terminal, a bar code reader which sends item identification information associated with bar-coded items and with the produce items to the transaction processing terminal, a produce data collector coupled to the bar code reader, and a computer coupled between the bar code reader and the produce recognition server for relaying produce data to the produce recognition server and produce identification information to the bar code reader.