An apparatus for detecting a number of articles, the apparatus including: a first detecting device configured to detect a shopping container in an image; a classifying device configured to classify an image of articles in the shopping container by using a classifier, and determine the number of articles corresponding to a classification result; and a number setting device configured to take the number of articles determined by the classifying device as a prediction value of the number of articles in the shopping container when the number of articles determined by the classifying device is greater than a first threshold. In this disclosure, the number of the articles in the shopping container is determined by using a relationship between the number of the articles to which the classification result of the image corresponds and the threshold.

The invention concerns a system for conducting a transaction on a set of products available in a geographical area, including a plurality of RF scanners and a centralized platform, in which: each of said scanners is associated with a product and adapted, when scanning an RF badge, to transmit to said centralized platform a message containing at least one identifier of said product and an identifier associated with said badge; and said platform is associated with said geographical area and adapted to receive said messages and to store a virtual basket associating with the identifier of the badge the identifier or identifiers of products contained in the messages, and to display said virtual basket by means of a human-machine interface.

Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, devices and methods for detection of abnormal operation of a Self-Service Terminal (SST). One such embodiment, in the form of a method performed by a SST or remote system, includes receiving information relating to the operation of a SST. The method further includes evaluating the information to identify abnormal operation of the SST.

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to monitor point of sale terminals and provide information to customers, via a lighting system. In some embodiments, information is provided, via visible light, to consumers and, via invisible light, to the management of a retail shopping facility. For example, a notification system for monitoring point of sale terminals in a retail shopping facility may include one or more visible light emitting status lights, at least one non-visible light emitting status light at each of the point of sale terminals, one or more optical sensors configured to detect the non-visible wavelength and an intensity associated with the non-visible wavelength emitted from the at least one non-visible light emitting status light; and a control circuit.

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to monitor point of sale terminals and provide information to customers, via a lighting system. In some embodiments, information is provided, via visible light, to consumers and, via invisible light, to the management of a retail shopping facility. For example, a notification system for monitoring point of sale terminals in a retail shopping facility may include one or more visible light emitting status lights, at least one non-visible light emitting status light at each of the point of sale terminals, one or more optical sensors configured to detect the non-visible wavelength and an intensity associated with the non-visible wavelength emitted from the at least one non-visible light emitting status light; and a control circuit.

A monitoring device for monitoring a customer operating a checkout terminal in a store, includes a network interface configured to communicate with the checkout terminal configured to perform checkout processing and an attendant terminal, a camera interface through which an image captured by a camera is received, the camera being installed so as to image the customer operating the checkout terminal, and a processor configured to, upon receipt of a first command indicating that the checkout processing has been started from the checkout terminal, begin monitoring of the image captured by the camera, upon detection of presence of the customer in the image, acquire feature information representing features of the customer from the image, and upon detection of absence of the customer in the image after the feature information is acquired, control the network interface to output to the attendant terminal an alert signal with the acquired feature information.

A method of simulating device state changes in an integrated system includes receiving a transaction request from a client device, storing the transaction request as a first event in an event log, transmitting the transaction request to a terminal device, storing the transmission of the transaction request as a second event in the event log, receiving a device response from the terminal device, storing the device response as a third event in the event log, and when the integrated system is under test, a simulator replays the stored events in the integrated system under test.

A system for monitoring financial threats includes: at least one central processing unit and system memory that causes the system to: receive information about a threat associated with a financial services device; identify a type of the threat; identify a location associated with the threat; and notify one or more customers associated with the financial services device based upon the type or the location of the threat.

The invention relates to a product identification system when the goods are purchased by a buyer in a self-service store. The product identification system in the self-service store includes a scanning device, a goods collecting device with an individual identification number, a camera, at least one self-service payment terminal and a server. The scanning device reads the identification number, scans the barcodes of goods, creates a list of goods and a resulting barcode. The camera is installed on the goods collecting device and reads images of the goods and tracks its movement. The terminal sends information to the server, wherein the server receives and analyzes information from the camera and terminal. In case when the information from the camera and from the resulting barcode coincide, the buyer pays for the purchase, and receives a check.

According to an embodiment, a self-service point of sale device is provided in a store. An input device receives, from a user, input of merchandise information corresponding to merchandise to be purchased in a current transaction. A memory stores an error count in connection with the current transaction. A processor performs a registration and accounting processing for the current transaction based on the received input of merchandise information and received payment information. The processor determines when the user performs an operation error in connection with the registration and accounting processing, and increments the error count when the user is determined to perform the operation error. The processor determines whether the error count exceeds a predetermined amount, and when the error count exceeds the predetermined amount, controls an output device to output an alert recommending that the user use a manned cash register in the store for a future transaction.