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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255200 | Apparatus and method for operating a self-service checkout terminal having a voice generating device associated therewith A retail terminal includes a voice generating device. The retail terminal also includes a processing unit electrically coupled to the voice generating device. Moreover, the retail terminal further includes a memory device electrically coupled to the processing unit.... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7114611 | Methods and apparatus for improved self-checkout system A conveyor system for a self-checkout apparatus including a first side support rail having an inner side and an outer side and a second side support rail spaced apart from said first side support rail and positioned parallel thereto, where the second side support ra... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6555400 | Method for substrate mapping A method and apparatus relating to fabricating semiconductor die packages including a mounting substrate and dice attached thereto. The mounting substrate includes multiple die attach sites and a designator having substrate identification information. The... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6363355 | Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout system having a number of retail terminals associated therewith A method of operating a self-service checkout system which includes a base having a scanner secured thereto includes the step of securing an itemization-only retail terminal to the base. The method also includes the step of coupling the itemization-only r... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6167381 | Self-service checkout terminal A self-service checkout terminal includes a base having a bagwell defined therein. The terminal also includes a first counter supported on the base. The first counter has a first surface which is positioned at a first height. The terminal further includes... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5388667 | Unloading system for shopping carts The invention is directed to an unloading system for shopping carts wherein a conveyor device is disposed in the entry area of a cash register or scanning apparatus, and acts on the products lying randomly in the shopping cart to subject them to a transpo... | 02/14/1995 |
| 4373611 | Conveyor to interfit with a loaded shopping cart and to move portions of the load, on demand of a checker, to the front of the cart, for removal, price scanning, and bagging, by the checker at a checkout stand In grocery stores, other markets, and warehouses a customer's loaded shopping cart is directed by the customer into an inter-related sloping position with a conveyor. Upon demand, the checker runs the conveyor to move portions of the load to the just open... | 02/15/1983 |
