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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:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Nicolas N. Tabet, Eugene, OR (US);
Alan Christopher Bradley, Eugene, OR (US);
Inventors:
Nicolas N. Tabet, Eugene, OR (US);
Alan Christopher Bradley, Eugene, OR (US);
Assignee:
Datalogic Scanning, Inc., Eugene, OR (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatus for integrating a bottom-of-basket (BOB) item detector with a data reader. In some embodiments, the BOB item detector may be integrated with a barcode scanner of a point-of-sale (POS) terminal without need for modification of the POS system software. Some embodiments may also include a visual and/or audible indication of the presence of a bottom-of-basket item.