| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for automatically associating a scanner device with a user. <P>SOLUTION: The method associates and/or disassociates a mobile POS scanner device with a particular shopper. Shoppers may be identified by scanning using biometrics. As an example of the use, the shopper's fingerprint is scanned as a trigger to activate the scanner, to scan an item's barcode. The fingerprint is preferably transmitted, along with the scanned barcode, to a server or another device for comparison to previously-stored information. The scanner is then automatically associated with the shopper to whom the fingerprint corresponds. Disassociating the scanning from a shopper is triggered using a sensor (such as a light) that forms part of the scanner device, thereby the sensor is activated when the shopper releases the scanner device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
