ADJUSTMENT OF A SECURITY LEVEL OF A SELF-CHECKOUT SYSTEM BASED ON SHOPPER ASSISTANT INTERVENTION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a computing device comprising a processor and memory;
deducing that shopper assistant intervention occurs in a self-checkout environment based on detection of at least one event in a self-checkout system; and
in response to deducing that shopper assistant intervention occurs, adjusting a security level of the self-checkout system by sending a help request to another device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for adjusting a security level of a self-checkout system based on shopper assistant intervention are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes deducing that shopper assistant intervention occurs in a self-checkout environment based on detection of one or more events in a self-checkout system. The events may occur at shopper terminals of the self-checkout system and may require attention of a shopper assistant monitoring the shopper terminals. The method also includes adjusting a security level of the self-checkout system in response to deducing that shopper assistant intervention occurs. Further, the method may include implementing a predetermined action in response to adjusting the security level of the self-checkout system.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a computing device comprising a processor and memory; deducing that shopper assistant intervention occurs in a self-checkout environment based on detection of at least one event in a self-checkout system; and in response to deducing that shopper assistant intervention occurs, adjusting a security level of the self-checkout system by sending a help request to another device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
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10. (canceled)
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13. A self-checkout system comprising:
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a shopper terminal interface configured to interface with a plurality of shopper terminals; and a shopper assistant intervention manager configured to; deduce that shopper assistant intervention occurs in a self-checkout environment based on detection of at least one event in the self-checkout system; and adjust a security level of the self-checkout system in response to deducing that shopper assistant intervention occurs by sending a help request to another device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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25. A computer program product for adjusting a security level of a self-checkout system, said computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to deduce that shopper assistant intervention occurs in a self-checkout environment based on detection of at least one event in the self-checkout system; and computer readable program code configured to adjusting a security level of the self-checkout system in response to deducing that shopper assistant intervention occurs by sending a help request to another device.
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