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Apparatus and method for operating a checkout system having a scanner which is rotatable between an assisted scanner position and a self-service scanner position

  • US 6,213,395 B1
  • Filed: 11/02/1999
  • Issued: 04/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of operating a checkout terminal having a scanner which is movable between an assisted scanner position and a self-service scanner position, comprising the steps of:

  • positioning said scanner in said assisted scanner position;

    operating said scanner so as to perform an assisted checkout transaction in which a first number of items are scanned with said scanner by retail personnel while said scanner is positioned in said assisted scanner position;

    moving said scanner from said assisted scanner position to said self-service scanner position; and

    operating said scanner so as to perform a self-service checkout transaction in which a second number of items are scanned with said scanner by a customer while said scanner is positioned in said self-service scanner position.

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