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Multi-device supervisor support for self-checkout systems

  • US 7,328,170 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2003
  • Issued: 02/05/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A self-checkout system comprising:

  • a self-checkout station configured for customer-operated self-checkout of items for purchase;

    a plurality of supervisory terminals comprising stored program instructions that configure the supervisory terminals to conduct supervisory activities controlling operation of the self-checkout station, at least one of the supervisory terminals being a mobile data terminal comprising a wireless network interface and a user identification capture interface; and

    a controller operatively coupling the plurality of supervisory terminals to the self-checkout station and comprising stored program instructions to coordinate operation of the plurality of supervisory terminals to enable more than one of said supervisory terminals to conduct supervisory operations controlling operation of the self-checkout station, said controller further comprising stored program instructions that configure the controller to send data over a wireless network to the mobile terminal instructing the mobile terminal to initiate a user identification capture operation, said user identification capture operation being related to a self-checkout transaction.

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