PROVIDING ITEM BAGGING ADVISEMENTS TO BAGGERS
First Claim
1. A self-checkout kiosk comprising:
- a product reader configured to permit a self-checkout kiosk to identify for-sale items and to determine a unique item key for each of the identified for-sale items;
at least one bagging area configured to permit a shopper to bag the for-sale items, which have been identified by the product reader;
at least one item data store configured to store a item information specific to the for-sale items, wherein the item information is indexed against the unique item keys, and wherein the at least one item data store comprises information indexed against the unique item keys that comprises bagging specific data; and
a presentation component configured to present the shopper with an advisement on how to bag the for-sale items based at least in part upon the bagging specific data contained in the item data store, wherein the presentation component is configured to dynamically present the advisement to the shopper to place each for-sale item in a specific bag responsive to that item being scanned by the product reader based upon previously stored category data, which is information indexed against the unique item keys, wherein the advisement is presented for that item before a subsequent item is scanned by the product reader.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a solution for providing item bagging advisements to individuals bagging purchased items during a check-out situation. The solution can include a self-checkout system and/or a human assisted checkout system capable of providing bagging assistance. A bagged item can be detected based on information such as weight, barcode data, and the like. Based on a set of rules for preferred item grouping, items can be determined to be appropriately bagged or to be in conflict with another item. Item bagging assistance can include, but is not limited to, item conflict warning, item compatibility confirmation, and assistance based on item categorization. Visual and aural confirmation and/or warning notifications can be presented to a user based on item compatibility or incompatibility.
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20 Claims
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1. A self-checkout kiosk comprising:
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a product reader configured to permit a self-checkout kiosk to identify for-sale items and to determine a unique item key for each of the identified for-sale items; at least one bagging area configured to permit a shopper to bag the for-sale items, which have been identified by the product reader; at least one item data store configured to store a item information specific to the for-sale items, wherein the item information is indexed against the unique item keys, and wherein the at least one item data store comprises information indexed against the unique item keys that comprises bagging specific data; and a presentation component configured to present the shopper with an advisement on how to bag the for-sale items based at least in part upon the bagging specific data contained in the item data store, wherein the presentation component is configured to dynamically present the advisement to the shopper to place each for-sale item in a specific bag responsive to that item being scanned by the product reader based upon previously stored category data, which is information indexed against the unique item keys, wherein the advisement is presented for that item before a subsequent item is scanned by the product reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing bagging assistance to a bagger comprising:
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using a product reader to identify for-sale items and to determine a unique item key for each of the identified for-sale items; querying at least one data store containing bagging specific information that is indexed against the unique item key to determine bagging specific information for the for-sale items; determining at least one of a compatibility and conflict with a newly identified one of the for-sale items and at least one for-sale item that has previously been identified by the product reader; and presenting a notification via a computing device concerning the determined at least one of the compatibility and conflict, wherein the querying, determining, and presenting steps of the method is performed by a checkout system to assist with bagging the for-sale items, and wherein the notification comprises an advisement to place each for sale item in a specific bag responsive to that item being scanned by the product reader based upon a previously stored category data, which is information indexed against the unique item keys, wherein said notification comprising said advisement is dynamically presented for each bagged item before a next for-sale item is scanned. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A bagging interface comprising:
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a first output section for viewing information specific to a plurality of for-sale item identified by a product reader, which is a device configured to determine a unique key value associated with each of the for-sale items, wherein said viewing information comprises a name of the identified for-sale item, a cost of the for-sale item, and a bagging guide value for the for-sale item that indicates an appropriate group of said for-sale items, wherein for-sale items having a common bagging guide value are to be bagged together, wherein the viewing information for each item is automatically and dynamically presented in the first output section responsive to the associated for-sale item being scanned by the product reader, wherein a unique presentation line of the viewing information is presented for each for-sale item within the first output section; and a second output section for viewing proposed bagging suggestions specific to the set of for-sale items that have been identified by the product reader, wherein the bagging suggestions are programmatically determined based upon information contained within at least one item data store containing item specific information indexed by the unique key value, and wherein the item specific information comprises bagging specific data, wherein said second output section provides textual notifications indicating explicitly when a recently scanned item is not to be placed in a same bag as a previously scanned for-sale item. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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