Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Including point of sale terminal or electronic cash register
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-12
2008-11-18
Gart, Matthew S. (Department: 3627)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Including point of sale terminal or electronic cash register
C340S568100, C340S571000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07454365
ABSTRACT:
A method of confirming security of personal items belonging to a shopper during a point of sale transaction is disclosed. The method includes sensing a signal of a weight sensor indicative of a weight of the personal items placed upon an interface of a security monitor of a point of sale checkout device. The method further includes activating an alarm in response to sensing a change in the signal of the weight sensor that is indicative of a removal of the personal items during the point of sale transaction. The method also includes activating the alarm in response to sensing a continued state of the signal of the weight sensor following the point of sale transaction.
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Brosnan Susan W.
DiGeorgio Rosemarie J.
Paradise Sheryl A.
Sanders Devin S.
Vertefeuille Deborah M.
Cantor & Colburn LLP
Gart Matthew S.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Piche Jason O.
Thein M.
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