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US6431444B1
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Barcode supervisory terminal
Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 2000-05-26
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Granted: 2002-08-13
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Expires: 2020-05-26
Abstract
Abstract A checkout terminal includes a barcode scanner, input interface, and receipt printer operatively joined to a processor for controlling operation thereof. The processor is programmed for operating the terminal in a transaction mode using the barcode scanner to read a product barcode to conduct a purchase transaction of a product. The processor is also programmed for operating in a store mode using the barcode scanner to read an supervisor barcode on a scancard presented by a supervisor for manually supervising the purchase transaction using the interface.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Gatto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:46
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/02; A; A47; A47F; A47F9/00; A47F9/02; A47F9/04; A47F9/046; A47F9/047; A47F9/048; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/20; G06Q20/206; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G07G1/0045; G07G3/00; G07G5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A checkout terminal for purchasing a product by a customer, comprising: a barcode scanner, an input interface, and a receipt printer operatively joined to a processor for controlling operation thereof; and said processor being programmed for operating said terminal: in a transaction mode using said barcode scanner to read a product barcode on said product to conduct a purchase transaction thereof; in a store mode using said barcode scanner to read a supervisor barcode on a scancard presented by a supervisor for manually supervising said purchase transaction using said interface; and wherein said processor is further programmed to operate said receipt printer under said store mode to print a supervisor barcode on receipt paper therefrom to create a corresponding scancard.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A checkout terminal for purchasing a product by a customer, comprising: a barcode scanner, an input interface, and a receipt printer operatively joined to a processor for controlling operation thereof; and said processor being programmed for operating said terminal: in a transaction mode using said barcode scanner to read a product barcode on said product to conduct a purchase transaction thereof; in a store mode using said barcode scanner to read a supervisor barcode on a scancard presented by a supervisor for manually supervising said purchase transaction using said interface; and wherein said processor is further programmed to operate said receipt printer under said store mode to print a supervisor barcode on receipt paper therefrom to create a corresponding scancard.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A terminal according to claim 1 wherein said processor is further programmed to operate said printer under said store mode to print said supervisor barcode having a supervisor identification number and password authorizing said supervisor access to said store mode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A terminal according to claim 2 wherein said processor is further programmed to encrypt said password in said supervisor barcode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A terminal according to claim 1 wherein said processor is further programmed to automatically enter said store mode upon reading said scancard and matching said supervisor barcode to an authorized barcode stored in memory.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A terminal according to claim 4 wherein said processor is further programmed to operate said scanner to automatically read and detect said scancard.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A terminal according to claim 4 wherein said processor is further programmed to: request at said input interface intervention by said supervisor; and enter said store mode upon said supervisor either manually entering an identification number and password into said input interface, or scanning said scancard at said barcode scanner.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A terminal according to claim 1 wherein said processor is further programmed to operate said receipt printer under said store mode to print a replacement scancard on demand having a new password supplanting a previously authorized scancard.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of operating a checkout terminal including a barcode scanner, input interface, and receipt printer operatively joined to a processor, comprising: operating said terminal in a transaction mode using said barcode scanner to read a product barcode on said product to conduct a purchase transaction thereof; and entering a store mode of operating said terminal by using said barcode scanner to read a supervisor barcode on a scancard presented by a supervisor; and manually supervising said purchase transaction in said store mode using said interface.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of operating a checkout terminal including a barcode scanner, input interface, and receipt printer operatively joined to a processor, comprising: operating said terminal in a transaction mode using said barcode scanner to read a product barcode on said product to conduct a purchase transaction thereof; and entering a store mode of operating said terminal by using said barcode scanner to read a supervisor barcode on a scancard presented by a supervisor; and manually supervising said purchase transaction in said store mode using said interface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 8 further comprising operating said receipt printer under said store mode to print a supervisor barcode on receipt paper therefrom to create a corresponding scancard on demand.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 9 further comprising operating said printer under said store mode to print said supervisor barcode having a supervisor identification number and password authorizing said supervisor access to said store mode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 10 further comprising encrypting said password in said supervisor barcode.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 9 further comprising automatically entering said store mode upon reading said scancard and matching said supervisor barcode to an authorized barcode stored in memory.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 12 further comprising operating said scanner to automatically read and detect said scancard.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 12 further comprising: requesting at said input interface intervention by said supervisor; and entering said store mode upon said supervisor either manually entering an identification number and password into said input interface, or scanning said scancard at said barcode scanner.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 14 wherein: said customer operates said terminal in said transaction mode for conducting a self-service checkout purchase transaction; and said supervisor operates said terminal in said store mode for supervising said customer transaction.
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