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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas V. Edwards, Suwanee, GA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas V. Edwards, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G07G 1/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for Point-Of-Sale (POS) direct support of Self Checkout (SCO) are provided. A checkout station is configured with software to support two different interfaces and workflows: one interface and workflow supporting SCO on the checkout station and the other interface and the other workflow supporting assisted checkout operation. The checkout station can be dynamically switched between the two modes of operation, such that the checkout station is usable within an enterprise for both cashier assisted operations for customers and for self-service checkout operations performed by customers without assistance.