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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eric L. L. Jacobs, Pointe Claire, CA;
Assignee:
FUJITSU AMERICA, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/01 (2006.01); G07G 1/12 (2006.01); G07G 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/208 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G07G 1/0054 (2013.01); G07G 1/01 (2013.01); G07G 1/12 (2013.01); G07G 1/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A point-of-sale self-checkout terminal includes a code reader device for automated entry of a product identification code present on items for purchase and a customer input device for receipt of data from a customer. A customer can initiate a purchase of a non-scannable item and, in response, a database is queried to identify items based on a prediction of purchase of the items, and the identified items are displayed for selection by the customer to purchase the item. Image processing and voice processing, can also be implemented to assist customers with the purchase of non-scannable items.