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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2005
Michael J. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jessica King Snead, Cary, NC (US);
Michael J. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jessica King Snead, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for scanning goods and loading the goods into receptacles by a user includes a scanner and a plurality of loading stations. The scanner scans the goods, and the scanned goods are placed on the loading stations. Each loading station separately obtains a weight of the goods within each respective loading station. In response to each of the weights obtained by all of the plurality of loading stations exceeding a predetermined first weight, the self-checkout system is configured to initiate a first alarm detectable by the user, and in response to the first alarm being initiated, the self-checkout system is configured to prevent additional goods from being scanned by the scanner. In response to each of the weights obtained by all of the plurality of loading stations being below or substantially at a predetermined second weight, the self-checkout system is configured to allow additional goods to be scanned by the scanner after the first alarm is initiated. A computer program product to operate the system is also included.