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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Michael P. Svetal, Eugene, OR (US);
Craig D. Cherry, Eugene, OR (US);
Jeffrey J. Hoskinson, Eugene, OR (US);
Wenliang Gao, Eugene, OR (US);
Michael P. Svetal, Eugene, OR (US);
Craig D. Cherry, Eugene, OR (US);
Jeffrey J. Hoskinson, Eugene, OR (US);
WenLiang Gao, Eugene, OR (US);
Datalogic ADC, Inc., Eugene, OR (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing feedback to a user of an automated checkstand are disclosed. In some embodiments, the automated checkstand has a data reader including a read zone through which items to be read are passed, and a loading zone on which a user places items for conveyor transport through the read zone. The automated checkstand also has a notification system including an illumination source that is configured to selectively illuminate a portion of the automated checkstand in response to positional information associated with items previously placed on a conveyor system.