Checkout device with enhanced security label detection
First Claim
1. A checkout device comprising:
- a barcode reader having substantially horizontal and vertical apertures for reading a barcode label on a product; and
a security label sensing and deactivation system for deactivating a security label on the product including a coil, wherein the coil includes a housing below and adjacent to one side of the horizontal aperture;
wherein the security label sensing and deactivation system has a first range of operation;
means for increasing the first range of the security label sensing and deactivation system to a second range in order to sense and deactivate security labels positioned a predetermined height above the horizontal aperture; and
means for notifying an operator that the barcode label has been read and that the security label has been deactivated.
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Abstract
A checkout device with a barcode reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system. The checkout device includes a barcode reader having substantially horizontal and vertical apertures for reading barcode labels on products, and a security label sensing and deactivation system for deactivating security labels on the products including a coil below the horizontal aperture. The security label sensing and deactivation system has a first range of operation which is increased by the EAS system by increasing field strength of the coil, or by adding a second coil adjacent the vertical aperture. An audible or visible signaling device notifies an operator that the barcode labels have been read and that the security labels have been deactivated.
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6 Claims
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1. A checkout device comprising:
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a barcode reader having substantially horizontal and vertical apertures for reading a barcode label on a product; and a security label sensing and deactivation system for deactivating a security label on the product including a coil, wherein the coil includes a housing below and adjacent to one side of the horizontal aperture; wherein the security label sensing and deactivation system has a first range of operation; means for increasing the first range of the security label sensing and deactivation system to a second range in order to sense and deactivate security labels positioned a predetermined height above the horizontal aperture; and means for notifying an operator that the barcode label has been read and that the security label has been deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A checkout device comprising:
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a barcode reader having substantially horizontal and vertical apertures for reading a barcode label on a product; and a security label sensing and deactivation system for deactivating security labels on the products as the barcode labels are being read by the barcode reader including a coil, wherein the coil includes a housing below and adjacent to one side of the horizontal aperture for sensing and deactivating first security labels within a predetermined distance of the coil; means for temporarily increasing the distance for sensing and deactivating second security labels outside the predetermined distance of the coil; and means for notifying an operator that the barcode label has been read and that the first and second security labels have been deactivated.
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4. A checkout device comprising:
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a barcode reader having substantially horizontal and vertical apertures for reading barcode labels on products, wherein the barcode reader produces a scan volume within which the barcode reader is configured to read the barcode labels; and a security label sensing and deactivation system for deactivating security labels on the products as the barcode labels are being read by the barcode reader including a first coil including a housing below and adjacent to one side of the horizontal aperture for sensing and deactivating first security labels within a predetermined distance of the first coil; means for sensing and deactivating second security labels adjacent the vertical aperture and higher than the predetermined distance above the first coil; and means for notifying an operator that the barcode label has been read and that the first and second security labels have been deactivated.
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5. A checkout method comprising the steps of:
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reading a barcode label on an item by a barcode reader having substantially horizontal and vertical apertures for reading a barcode label on the item; boosting a security label detection field of a security label sensing and deactivation coil having a housing below and adjacent one side of the horizontal aperture from a first range to a second range higher than the first range above the horizontal aperture; deactivating a security label on the item; reducing the security label detection field from the second range to the first range; and activating a notification device.
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6. A checkout method comprising the steps of:
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reading a barcode label on an item; preventing activation of a device for notifying an operator that the barcode label has been read until successful deactivation of a security label on the item; boosting a security label detection field from a first range to a second range; deactivating the security label on the item; reducing the security label detection field from the second range to the first range; and activating the notification device to indicate that both the barcode label has been read and the security label has been deactivated.
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