A settlement apparatus includes a first sensor that indicates whether a person is not in front of the settlement apparatus, a receiving and discharging device receives and discharges items in connection with a transaction, a second sensor indicating determines whether an item discharged from the discharge device has not been taken, and a processor. The processor performs a settlement processing for settling the transaction, and the receiving and discharging device discharges one or more items in connection with the settlement processing. The processor determines whether the person is not in front of the settlement apparatus, and whether the one or more discharged items have not been taken. If the person is not in front of the settlement apparatus and if the one or more discharged items have not been taken, the output device outputs a notification indicating that the one or more items have not been taken.

A self-checkout system comprises a cabinet housing, the cabinet including a ventilated region; a point of sale (POS) station at the cabinet housing, the POS station including heat-generating components, the ventilated region of the cabinet housing removing heat generated from the POS components from the cabinet housing; and an air flow system at an interior of the cabinet housing that outputs air through the ventilated region.

Point-of sale (POS) devices and checkout devices are provided. An exemplary checkout apparatus includes a plurality of sensing elements arranged in fixed relationship with each other at the mouth of a bag. At least one of the sensing elements senses a code arranged on a product as the product is being placed into the bag.

The present disclosure describes a system (e.g., a self-checkout system) that includes a modifiable cabinet. The self-checkout system includes a cabinet, a scanner, a sleeve, and a panel. The cabinet includes a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The scanner is positioned on the cabinet. The scanner scans an item during checkout. The sleeve is positioned within the cabinet. The sleeve moves away from the front side of the cabinet and out the back side of the cabinet. The sleeve defines a chamber. The panel is positioned within the chamber. When the sleeve is moved away from the front side of the cabinet and out the back side of the cabinet, the panel folds down to create a shelf within the chamber.

A self-service checkout system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions. The executable instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations including: receiving a message from a vision system that includes a list of identified items on a tray positioned adjacent to the vision system for a current transaction and one or more issues related to an identification of the items on the tray, processing the message to identify the one or more issues related to the identification of the items on the tray, providing a user interface for a customer to correct the one or more issues related to the identification of the items on the tray, and completing the current transaction once the issues related to the identification of the items on the tray are corrected.

A smart product display system has a base on which a product can be placed. A product camera mounted to the base is used to image a field of view over the base. Images from the product camera are analyzed to identify products that are placed on the base and to detect when a customer has interacted with a product, such as by lifting it up. When a product interaction is detected, information about the product is presented on a display. The display can be integrated in a riser extending upwardly from the base. A customer camera can be used to capture images of a person in the vicinity of the system. Images from the customer camera can be analyzed to identify an attribute of an imaged person and an output, such as a content display or an alert, generated responsive to the attribute.

A high velocity checkout terminal is provided. The high velocity checkout terminal includes first and second input terminals for selectively transporting products to a cashier station and first and second output conveyors for transporting products from the cashier station to first and second bagging stations. The high velocity checkout terminal also includes first and second payment terminals for accepting payment for a cost of the products.

A non-linear checkout stand which offers retailers additional options for configuring a store. An example checkout stand includes a housing including a first end and a second end, a conveyor for transporting items in a plurality of different directions along a non-linear path connecting the first end to the second end, and an item identifier within the housing on the non-linear path for automatically identifying the items.

The present disclosure describes a system (e.g., a self-checkout system) that includes a modifiable cabinet. The self-checkout system includes a cabinet, a scanner, a sleeve, and a panel. The cabinet includes a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The scanner is positioned on the cabinet. The scanner scans an item during checkout. The sleeve is positioned within the cabinet. The sleeve moves away from the front side of the cabinet and out the back side of the cabinet. The sleeve defines a chamber. The panel is positioned within the chamber. When the sleeve is moved away from the front side of the cabinet and out the back side of the cabinet, the panel folds down to create a shelf within the chamber.

A method operates a sales device for goods. The method includes: detecting, using a shelf with automatic removal monitoring, a removed item and determining item data of the removed item; reading out a customer identification number of a customer in a vicinity of the shelf from which the removed item has been removed; receiving, by a controller, the item data of the removed item and the customer identification number; adding, with the controller, the item data of the removed item and the customer identification number to a list of items intended for payment; and detecting, with a detector, items for which a payment transaction is to be executed. The detector has at least one sensor and an evaluator and for detecting articles, at least the data of the sensor and the list of items intended for payment are being made available to the evaluator as input variables.