摘要 |
An automatic system for payment and detection and prevention of theft at a retail outlet, comprises, in an entry station of the retail outlet, identifying means of a consumer (1 1) and a container (13) of products (29) associable to the consumer (1 1 ); at least a scales for weighing the product container (13) when empty and for weighing the consumer (1 1 ); reading means, for each product (29) taken for purchase, of an identifying code associable to a datum relating to a weight of the product; at least a scales for weighing products containing all the products collected and for weighing also the consumer in order to determine a total effective weight and for making a comparison between the total effective weight and a total control weight; signalling means for enabling payment of the products, in a case in which the total effective weight and the total control weight correspond, and means for signalling any discrepancies. |