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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Christopher A. Malchak, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Leila Parker-malchak, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Christopher A. Malchak, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Leila Parker-Malchak, Alpharetta, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
An improved self-checkout system and method which reduces transaction time. The self-checkout system includes a carrier for carrying a selected product, the carrier being coupled to a weighing apparatus for generating a first signal indicative of the actual weight of the product, an RFID tag interrogator for interrogating an RFID tag attached to the product and receiving product identification information relating to the product, an interface that is responsive to the received product identification information for communicating with a product information database to obtain weight information relating to the product, and a processor being responsive to: the obtained weight information for generating a second signal indicative of the expected weight; and the first and second signals for generating an alert signal.