Reducing internal theft at a point of sale
First Claim
1. A method for inhibiting internal theft of items without inventory identifiers, the method comprising:
- receiving an item for sale at a POS terminal, wherein the item is missing an inventory identifier;
determining whether a description of the item is stored in an inventory system;
inhibiting the sale of the item in response to determining that the description of the item is not stored in the inventory system; and
requesting the entry of identifying information into the POS terminal, the identifying information configured to identify the item such that the description of the item can be stored in the inventory system.
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Abstract
A method, procedure and operational function of the business for inhibiting internal theft of items without inventory identifiers are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises receiving an item for sale at a POS terminal, wherein the item is missing an inventory identifier. After the item is received, a determination is made as to whether a description of the item is stored in an inventory system. If the item is not stored in the inventory system, the sale of the item is inhibited. Thereafter, the entry of identifying information in the POS terminal is requested such that the identifying information identifies the item such that the description of the item can be stored in the inventory system.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for inhibiting internal theft of items without inventory identifiers, the method comprising:
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receiving an item for sale at a POS terminal, wherein the item is missing an inventory identifier; determining whether a description of the item is stored in an inventory system; inhibiting the sale of the item in response to determining that the description of the item is not stored in the inventory system; and requesting the entry of identifying information into the POS terminal, the identifying information configured to identify the item such that the description of the item can be stored in the inventory system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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