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Method of tracking produce selection data

Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 2000-05-24
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Granted: 2002-10-29
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Expires: 2020-05-24
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Abstract

Abstract A method of tracking produce selection data which minimizes fraud. The method includes the steps of receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates, displaying the produce identification information, recording the produce selection data in a log record, and determining from information in the log record whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect and whether to issue an alert to store management.

Inventors

  • 👤 John C. Addy

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-10 01:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/06; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/20; G06Q20/201; G06Q20/208; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G07G1/0045; G07G1/0054; G07G3/00; G07G3/003

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record; recording operator identification information in the log record; and determining from information, including information in the log record and accuracy information about prior produce selection data associated with the operator, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect and whether to issue and alert.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 79 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record; recording operator identification information in the log record; and determining from information, including information in the log record and accuracy information about prior produce selection data associated with the operator, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect and whether to issue and alert.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 86 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record; obtaining full-service operator identification information; recording the full-service operator identification information in the log record; and determining from information, including information in the log record and accuracy information about prior produce selection data associated with the operator, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect and whether to issue and alert.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 86 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record; obtaining full-service operator identification information; recording the full-service operator identification information in the log record; and determining from information, including information in the log record and accuracy information about prior produce selection data associated with the operator, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect and whether to issue and alert.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 85 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record; obtaining self-service operator identification information; recording self-service operator identification information in the log record; and determining from information, including information in the log record and accuracy information about prior produce selection data associated with the operator, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect and whether to issue and alert.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 85 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record; obtaining self-service operator identification information; recording self-service operator identification information in the log record; and determining from information, including information in the log record and accuracy information about prior produce selection data associated with the operator, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect and whether to issue and alert.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 97 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving a first weight of a produce item from a scale; receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in the a log record, including a second weight of a selected produce item on a displayed list of produce items; and determining from information, including information in the log record, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect, including the a substep of comparing the first and second weights.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 97 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving a first weight of a produce item from a scale; receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in the a log record, including a second weight of a selected produce item on a displayed list of produce items; and determining from information, including information in the log record, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect, including the a substep of comparing the first and second weights.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 99 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidate produce items for identifying a produce item; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record, including a first predominate color of a selected produce item; and determining from information, including information in the log record, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect, including a substep of comparing the first predominate color of the selected produce item with a second predominate color of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 99 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidate produce items for identifying a produce item; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record, including a first predominate color of a selected produce item; and determining from information, including information in the log record, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect, including a substep of comparing the first predominate color of the selected produce item with a second predominate color of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 11
Independent Claim 99 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidate produce items for identifying a produce item; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record, including a first category in which a selected produce item is associated; and determining from information, including information in the log record, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect, including a substep of comparing the first category of the selected produce item with a second category of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 12
Independent Claim 99 words
A method of tracking produce selection data comprising the steps of: receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidate produce items for identifying a produce item; displaying the produce identification information; recording the produce selection data in a log record, including a first category in which a selected produce item is associated; and determining from information, including information in the log record, whether the produce selection data is likely incorrect, including a substep of comparing the first category of the selected produce item with a second category of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 88 words
A transaction processing system comprising: a produce data collector for collecting produce information about a produce item; and a computer which records operator identification information in the log record, which generates a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item, which displays the candidates, which records a selected candidate, which records the selected candidate in a log record, and which determines from information in the log record and from accuracy information about prior produce selection data associated with the operator whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 88 words
A transaction processing system comprising: a produce data collector for collecting produce information about a produce item; and a computer which records operator identification information in the log record, which generates a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item, which displays the candidates, which records a selected candidate, which records the selected candidate in a log record, and which determines from information in the log record and from accuracy information about prior produce selection data associated with the operator whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 22 words
The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the computer also generates an alert if the selected candidate is likely incorrect.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 35 words
The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the computer also records produce list selection data in the log record and determines from produce list selection data whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 48 words
The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the computer also records a rank of the selected candidate in the log record and determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing a rank of the most likely candidate to the rank of the selected candidate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 48 words
The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the computer also records a price of the selected candidate in the log record and determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing a price of a most likely candidate to the price of the selected candidate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 64 words
The system as recited in claim 7 , further comprising: a scale for weighing the produce item; wherein the computer also records a first weight of the produce item from the scale in the log record, records a second weight of the selected candidate in the log record, and determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first and second weights.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 59 words
The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the computer also records a first predominate color of the selected candidate in the log record and determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first predominate color of the selected candidate with a second predominate color of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 59 words
The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the computer also records a first category in which the selected candidate is associated in the log record and determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first category of the selected candidate with a second category of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 103 words
A transaction processing system comprising: a produce data collector for collecting produce information about a produce item; a scale for weighing the produce item; and a computer which records a first weight of the produce item from the scale in the log record, which generates a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item, which displays the candidates, which records a selected candidate, which records the selected candidate in a log record, which records a second weight of the selected candidate in the log record, and which determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first and second weights.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 103 words
A transaction processing system comprising: a produce data collector for collecting produce information about a produce item; a scale for weighing the produce item; and a computer which records a first weight of the produce item from the scale in the log record, which generates a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item, which displays the candidates, which records a selected candidate, which records the selected candidate in a log record, which records a second weight of the selected candidate in the log record, and which determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first and second weights.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 99 words
A transaction processing system comprising: a produce data collector for collecting produce information about a produce item; and a computer which generates a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item, which displays the candidates, which records a selected candidate, which records the selected candidate in a log record, which records a first predominate color of the selected candidate in the log record, and which determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first predominate color of the selected candidate with a second predominate color of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 99 words
A transaction processing system comprising: a produce data collector for collecting produce information about a produce item; and a computer which generates a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item, which displays the candidates, which records a selected candidate, which records the selected candidate in a log record, which records a first predominate color of the selected candidate in the log record, and which determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first predominate color of the selected candidate with a second predominate color of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 99 words
A transaction processing system comprising: a produce data collector for collecting produce information about a produce item; and a computer which generates a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item, which displays the candidates, which records a selected candidate, which records the selected candidate in a log record, which records a first category in which the selected candidate is associated in the log record, and which determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first category of the selected candidate with a second category of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 99 words
A transaction processing system comprising: a produce data collector for collecting produce information about a produce item; and a computer which generates a number of possible candidates for identifying the produce item, which displays the candidates, which records a selected candidate, which records the selected candidate in a log record, which records a first category in which the selected candidate is associated in the log record, and which determines whether the selected candidate is likely incorrect by comparing the first category of the selected candidate with a second category of a candidate produce item having a highest confidence level.

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