Self-checkout method and apparatus including graphic interface for non-bar coded items
First Claim
1. An apparatus for self-checkout of non-bar coded items, comprising:
- a processing unit, wherein the processing unit maintains a list of most frequently sold items, said list of most frequently sold items being a subset of a list of items available for sale by the use of the self-checkout apparatus; and
a Product Look Up (PLU) entry device having a Graphic User Interface (GUI), wherein the GUI provides display of a plurality of images corresponding to non-bar coded items and where at least one of the plurality of images is selected for display on the GUI based on the selected image'"'"'s corresponding non-bar coded item being a member of the list of most frequently sold items, and wherein the entry device provides a user with means for selecting ones of the predetermined images of the non-bar coded items to indicate items for purchase by a user.
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Abstract
A self-checkout system includes a graphical user interface for self-checkout of non-bar-coded items. The interface displayes a predetermined image corresponding to a non-bar-coded item, and means for the user to select the image. A product look up (PLU) entry device provides a PLU corresponding to the item selected by the user and a processing unit uses the selected PLU to retrieve price information from a database. The processing unit may also maintain a list of most frequently sold items and the image of at least on item on the list is provided on the display screen. The processing unit may update the display screen when the list of most requently sold items changes. Images of other non-bar-coded items can also be displayed.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for self-checkout of non-bar coded items, comprising:
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a processing unit, wherein the processing unit maintains a list of most frequently sold items, said list of most frequently sold items being a subset of a list of items available for sale by the use of the self-checkout apparatus; and a Product Look Up (PLU) entry device having a Graphic User Interface (GUI), wherein the GUI provides display of a plurality of images corresponding to non-bar coded items and where at least one of the plurality of images is selected for display on the GUI based on the selected image'"'"'s corresponding non-bar coded item being a member of the list of most frequently sold items, and wherein the entry device provides a user with means for selecting ones of the predetermined images of the non-bar coded items to indicate items for purchase by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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