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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Wal-mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR (US);
Allen Ashley, Bella Vista, AR (US);
Anthony Helms, Bentonville, AR (US);
Kevin Hayes, Bentonville, AR (US);
Johan Christophe Baer, Centerton, AR (US);
Derric D'Souza, Bentonville, AR (US);
Josh Osmon, Bentonville, AR (US);
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
A method and system for automatically assigning employees to work plurality of cash registers when the employees report for work is described. The system and method automatically compares the employee's qualifications to the current operational status of a plurality of cash registers and any parameters that may govern the operation of the cash registers such as age requirements for the sale of alcohol. The system automatically assigns an employee to a cash register and transmits real time operational status of those cash registers to a supervisor via a wireless device.