Presentation apparatus (check-in & check-out)

摘要

An apparatus (100) comprising a main receptacle (110), a first detector (144), a second detector (146) and a processor (142); wherein said receptacle (110) is to hold articles for customer selection, said first detector (144) is to detect presence of an article on said main receptacle (110), said second detector (146) is to detect an article after said article has been removed from said main receptacle (110); and wherein the processor (142) is to collect identification information of an article upon introduction of said article into the main receptacle (110) during a serving session and to register introduction of said article, and wherein the processor (142) is to check out or de-register said article from said serving session upon detection of presence of said second detector (146).