METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR UNIQUELY RESPONDING TO CODE DATA CAPTURED FROM PRODUCTS SO AS TO ALERT THE PRODUCT HANDLER TO CARRY OUT EXCEPTION HANDLING PROCEDURES
First Claim
1. A code reading system for use in a work environment, said code reading system comprising:
- a system housing;
a code reading subsystem, disposed in said system housing, for reading codes on products being handled in said work environment, and producing data representative of said read codes for use in handling said products in said work environment;
system memory disposed in said system housing;
one or more signal sources, integrated with or disposed in said system housing, for generating distinctive visual and/or audible exception handling signals indicating special exception handling of particular products being handled in said work environment;
a special product/response and exception handling table stored in said system memory, disposed in said system housing, for storing one or more lists of (i) consumer indicative of procedures to be carried out by a handler in response to perceiving said distinctive visual and/or audible signals indicating special exception handling of particular products being handled in said work environment; and
a system controller, disposed in said system housing, for controlling and/or coordinating said code reading system,wherein, in response to reading the code on each product in said work environment, said system controller automatically determines whether or not the read code corresponds to a product code listed in said special product/response and exception handling table, andwherein, in the event that the read code corresponds to a product code stored in said special product/response and exception handling table, then said system controller accesses the special exception handling response code associated with the read code, and generates the distinctive visual and/or audible signals indicated by said special exception handling code, to inform the handler to carry out a special handling procedure indicated out at said POS in accordance with retail store policy and/or state and federal law.
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Abstract
A code reading system capable of signaling exception handling procedures for products being handled in a work environment, such as, for example, consumer product being purchased in a retail store or a product or package being sorted by a logistics company. The system includes a system housing containing one or more one or more signal sources for generating distinctive visual and/or audible exception handling signals for special classes of products identified in the environment. Such special products may include: EAS tagged products requiring EAS tag deactivation: alcohol and tobacco products requiring proof of age; controlled products requiring additional customer tracking; age restricted products requiring identification; product purchases requiring personnel to show up and approve or assist in a product transaction; and the like.
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16 Claims
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1. A code reading system for use in a work environment, said code reading system comprising:
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a system housing; a code reading subsystem, disposed in said system housing, for reading codes on products being handled in said work environment, and producing data representative of said read codes for use in handling said products in said work environment; system memory disposed in said system housing; one or more signal sources, integrated with or disposed in said system housing, for generating distinctive visual and/or audible exception handling signals indicating special exception handling of particular products being handled in said work environment; a special product/response and exception handling table stored in said system memory, disposed in said system housing, for storing one or more lists of (i) consumer indicative of procedures to be carried out by a handler in response to perceiving said distinctive visual and/or audible signals indicating special exception handling of particular products being handled in said work environment; and a system controller, disposed in said system housing, for controlling and/or coordinating said code reading system, wherein, in response to reading the code on each product in said work environment, said system controller automatically determines whether or not the read code corresponds to a product code listed in said special product/response and exception handling table, and wherein, in the event that the read code corresponds to a product code stored in said special product/response and exception handling table, then said system controller accesses the special exception handling response code associated with the read code, and generates the distinctive visual and/or audible signals indicated by said special exception handling code, to inform the handler to carry out a special handling procedure indicated out at said POS in accordance with retail store policy and/or state and federal law. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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6. The code reading system of claim 6, wherein said code symbol is selected from the group consisting of 1D bar code symbologies, 2D bar code symbologies, and dataforms.
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