RETAIL CHECKOUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A retail checkout system, comprising:
- a customer registration database that stores a plurality of customer records, wherein a customer record of the plurality of customer records includes registered identification information related to a store customer;
an input device that receives unique customer identification information from a purchaser card of the store customer;
a customer identification analyzer that verifies that the received unique customer identification information is included in the registered identification information of the customer record;
an order linking module that associates purchase data with the unique customer identification information of the purchaser card; and
a customer record processor that updates the customer record to include the purchase data.
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Abstract
Provided are a retail checkout system and method. A customer record includes registered identification information related to a store customer. An input device receives unique customer identification information from a purchaser card of the store customer. A customer identification analyzer verifies that the received unique customer identification information is included in the registered identification information of the customer record. An order linking module associates purchase data with the unique customer identification information of the purchaser card. A customer record processor updates the customer record to include the purchase data.
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26 Claims
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1. A retail checkout system, comprising:
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a customer registration database that stores a plurality of customer records, wherein a customer record of the plurality of customer records includes registered identification information related to a store customer; an input device that receives unique customer identification information from a purchaser card of the store customer; a customer identification analyzer that verifies that the received unique customer identification information is included in the registered identification information of the customer record; an order linking module that associates purchase data with the unique customer identification information of the purchaser card; and a customer record processor that updates the customer record to include the purchase data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A checkout kiosk, comprising:
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an input device that receives unique customer identification information from a purchaser card; a customer identification analyzer that verifies the received unique customer identification information; an order linking module that associates purchase data with the unique customer identification information of the purchaser card; and a customer record processor that updates the customer record to include the purchase data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for purchasing store items, comprising:
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receiving at an input device unique customer identification information from a purchaser card; verifying the received unique customer identification information; associating purchase data with the unique customer identification information of the purchaser card; and updating the customer record to include the purchase data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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