System for self-service checkout inventory control

摘要

A system for providing self-service inventory control comprises at least one RFID antenna mat placed adjacent to a cart with the RFID antenna transmitting and receiving information from a plurality of passive RFID tags within the cart, a connector unit attached to the cart and including a connector a processing unit for determining a position of said connector unit with respect to the processing unit, receiving information from each of the RFID tags, to obtain at least one characteristic information regarding each item and a display unit for displaying the obtained characteristic information.