Techniques for assisted self checkout

摘要

Techniques for assisted self checkout are provided. Customers or store personnel use scan devices that are independent of a self-checkout kiosk as they shop in a store to scan goods that are to be purchased. The transactions are independent of any particular checkout terminal. When the customer is ready to checkout, the customer approaches a checkout station and the transaction for the customer is located and recalled. The customer completes payment at the station to end the transaction and exit the store.

主权项

1. A processor-implemented method to execute on a processor configured to execute the method, comprising:
receiving from a customer's cell phone an identifier for a transaction where the identifier also identifies goods associated with the transaction and where the goods are not scanned at any particular checkout terminal and where a customer scans at least a portion of the goods; acquiring scan details for goods associated with the identifier that the customer is purchasing, wherein the scan details are received from the customer's cell phone and the scan details are received at the direction of the customer before the customer is present at any particular checkout terminal and wherein the scan details includes coupons scanned by the customer and providing special handling for particular items associated with the scan details that are sold by weight delaying weight of those particular items until the customer is at the checkout terminal; applying the coupons scanned by the customer after verifying each coupon matches one of the goods scanned by the customer; and storing the scan details and the identifier until recalled for checkout at a payment terminal.