Merchandising – Customer service – Store service
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2007-04-17
Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3653)
Merchandising
Customer service
Store service
C186S060000, C186S069000, C235S383000, C705S016000, C705S021000, C198S464100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10608629
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for transporting items along a conveyor for a checkout system may include starting a conveyor in a transporting direction upon an item being placed in proximity to a start sensor, transporting the item beyond the start sensor and stopping the conveyor prior to the item reaching an end of the conveyor if a checkout sensor positioned in a checkout area indicates that a user is absent at the checkout area. The system and method may further include transporting the item toward the end of the conveyor if the checkout sensor indicates a user is present at the checkout area, transporting the item toward the second end of the conveyor upon a second item being placed in proximity to the start sensor and stopping the conveyor upon the item being sensed by a stopping sensor.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5420606 (1995-05-01), Begum et al.
patent: 5543607 (1996-08-01), Watanabe et al.
Desjardins Gary E.
Kurtz Chuck
Sanchez Steven J.
Adams-Moe Mark
Mackey Patrick
McBurney Mark E.
Shapiro Jeffrey A.
Yee Duke W.
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