System and method for updating a database of weights at a self-checkout terminal
First Claim
1. A system for multiplying the contribution of provisional weight data for items scanned by authorized personnel to the computation of a new weight comprising:
- an authorized personnel identifier for identifying authorized personnel scanning an item; and
a provisional weight multiplier operatively coupled to the authorized personnel identifier for multiplying a contribution of a sensed weight for the scanned item to a new weight computation for the scanned item.
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Abstract
A system facilitates the collection of reliable data for computing a new weight associated with an item identifier in a database for operating self-checkout stations in a store. The system includes an authorized personnel identifier for identifying authorized personnel scanning an item and a provisional weight multiplier operatively coupled to the authorized personnel identifier for multiplying a contribution of a sensed weight for the scanned item to a new weight computation for the scanned item. The system preferably counts a measured weight for an item scanned by a store attendant as two or three measurements in collecting the number of weight readings required for establishing a new weight for an item identifier. Thus, the system utilizes the more trustworthy data obtained by a store employee to confirm a new data value without significantly jeopardizing the integrity of the new data value computation.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for multiplying the contribution of provisional weight data for items scanned by authorized personnel to the computation of a new weight comprising:
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an authorized personnel identifier for identifying authorized personnel scanning an item; and
a provisional weight multiplier operatively coupled to the authorized personnel identifier for multiplying a contribution of a sensed weight for the scanned item to a new weight computation for the scanned item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for multiplying the contribution of provisional weight data for items scanned by authorized personnel to the computation of a new weight comprising:
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identifying authorized personnel scanning an item; and
multiplying a contribution of a sensed weight for the scanned item to a new weight computation for the scanned item. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
generating a new provisional weight associated with an item identifier for the scanned item in response to no provisional weight being associated with the item identifier.
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21. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
generating an alternative provisional weight associated with an item identifier for the scanned item in response to the sensed weight not corresponding to another provisional weight associated with the item identifier.
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22. The method of claim 21 further comprising:
initializing a provisional counter for the alternative provisional weight and the initialization value is greater than an initialization value used to initialize a provisional counter an item identifier for an item scanned by a consumer.
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