Point of sale (POS) based checkout system supporting a customer-transparent two-factor authentication process during product checkout operations
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a barcode symbol reading subsystem for reading barcode symbols on products;
an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag detector for detecting EAS tags on products and generating security data in response thereto;
an indication module for generating an indication;
a database comprising information associating each barcode symbol with a product and indicating whether the product should have an EAS tag;
a processing subsystem communicatively connected to the barcode symbol reading subsystem, the EAS tag detector, the indication module, and the database, the processing subsystem being configured to;
determine, based on the information in the database, whether a barcode symbol read on a given product by the barcode symbol reading subsystem and the security data generated for the given product by the EAS tag detector comply with a two-factor authentication process; and
generate an indication via the indication module in response to the determination of compliance with the two-factor authentication process.
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Abstract
A checkout system is provided for carrying out a two-factor authentication process where coded products are purchased and theft activity might be pursued. The system typically includes an identification code reader for reading product identification codes (e.g. UPC bar code symbols or EPC-encoded RFID tags) on products that are passed through the point of sale (POS) and a security code detector/reader for automatically detecting/reading a security code (e.g. implemented as an EAS tag or an RFID tag) at the POS. During product checkout operations, the identification code reader reads identification codes, and the security code detector/reader detects or reads security codes applied to products. Collected identification and security data is automatically processed using identification and security data stored in a database to determine whether or not each product being purchased at the POS is in compliance or not in compliance with a two-factor authentication process supported by the checkout system.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a barcode symbol reading subsystem for reading barcode symbols on products; an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag detector for detecting EAS tags on products and generating security data in response thereto; an indication module for generating an indication; a database comprising information associating each barcode symbol with a product and indicating whether the product should have an EAS tag; a processing subsystem communicatively connected to the barcode symbol reading subsystem, the EAS tag detector, the indication module, and the database, the processing subsystem being configured to; determine, based on the information in the database, whether a barcode symbol read on a given product by the barcode symbol reading subsystem and the security data generated for the given product by the EAS tag detector comply with a two-factor authentication process; and generate an indication via the indication module in response to the determination of compliance with the two-factor authentication process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system, comprising:
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a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reading subsystem for reading RFID tags on products; an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag detector for detecting EAS tags on products and generating security data in response thereto; an indication module for generating an indication; a database comprising information associating each RFID tag with a product and indicating whether the product should have an EAS tag; a processing subsystem communicatively connected to the RFID reading subsystem, the EAS tag detector, the indication module, and the database, the processing subsystem being configured to; determine, based on the information in the database, whether an RFID tag read on a given product by the RFID reading subsystem and the security data generated for the given product by the EAS tag detector comply with a two-factor authentication process; and generate an indication via the indication module in response to the determination of compliance with the two-factor authentication process. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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an identification code reading subsystem for reading identification codes on products; a security code detection subsystem for detecting security codes on products and generating security data in response thereto; an indication module for generating an indication; a database comprising information associating each identification code with a product and indicating whether the product should have a security code; a processing subsystem communicatively connected to the identification code reading subsystem, the security code detection subsystem, the indication module, and the database, the processing subsystem being configured to; determine, based on the information in the database, whether an identification code read on a given product by the identification code reading subsystem and the security data generated for the given product by the security code detection subsystem comply with a two-factor authentication process; and generate an indication via the indication module in response to the determination of compliance with the two-factor authentication process. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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