Self-checkout method and apparatus
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1. A product purchasing method comprising:
- at a point-of-sale self-checkout terminal comprising a code reader device for automated entry of a product identification code present on items for purchase and a customer input device for receipt of data from a customer, receiving from a self-checkout customer a first input at the customer input device initiating a purchase of an item non-scannable by the reader device;
receiving from a purchaser successive ones of a plurality of alpha-numeric characters;
querying a database based on the received plurality of alpha-numeric characters to determine a query result independent of the relative ordering of the plurality of alphanumeric characters comprising one or more products identified based on a match between the entered alpha-numeric characters and keywords associated with the identified products;
displaying to the purchaser a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of icons, each icon depicting one of the products identified in the query result;
receiving from the purchaser a selection of one of the displayed icons; and
recording a purchased transaction for an item associated with the selected icon.
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Abstract
A point-of-sale self-checkout terminal includes a code reader device for automated entry of a product identification code present on items for purchase and a customer input device for receipt of data from a customer. A customer can initiate a purchase of a non-scannable item and, in response, a database is queried to identify items based on a prediction of purchase of the items, and the identified items are displayed for selection by the customer to purchase the item. Image processing and voice processing, can also be implemented to assist customers with the purchase of non-scannable items.
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1. A product purchasing method comprising:
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at a point-of-sale self-checkout terminal comprising a code reader device for automated entry of a product identification code present on items for purchase and a customer input device for receipt of data from a customer, receiving from a self-checkout customer a first input at the customer input device initiating a purchase of an item non-scannable by the reader device; receiving from a purchaser successive ones of a plurality of alpha-numeric characters; querying a database based on the received plurality of alpha-numeric characters to determine a query result independent of the relative ordering of the plurality of alphanumeric characters comprising one or more products identified based on a match between the entered alpha-numeric characters and keywords associated with the identified products; displaying to the purchaser a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of icons, each icon depicting one of the products identified in the query result; receiving from the purchaser a selection of one of the displayed icons; and recording a purchased transaction for an item associated with the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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