An electronic kiosk system (1) including at least one supporting column (2) which has a cavity in which at least one storage compartment is formed with one insertion opening, wherein at least one processor unit is inserted into the at least one storage compartment. At least one input and/or output module (3, 15, 36) is arranged on an outer side (4) of a wall (5) of the supporting column and is held thereby. The wall has at least one breakthrough (6) which leads from the inside to the outside and by which an interface (7) is formed between the processor unit and the at least one input and/or output module, as a result of which at least one self-service terminal (8, 17, 38) is formed. In addition, a supporting column, the use of a hollow profile (14) and to a kit for producing an electronic kiosk system (1) are provided.

A self-checkout (SCO) station for a retail store has a reconfigurable bagging section that receives items scanned by a user. The SCO station determines whether the user does or does not require the SCO station to operate in a mode that complies with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If so, the SCO station automatically reconfigures the bagging section to ensure that the user is able to reach all items in the bagging section.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents, when executed by a computing system, can cause the computing system to perform operations for an audited shopping system that include receiving scanned product information identifying a current product and an associated weight of the current product. An indication can be determined to place the current product in a selected bag among a plurality of bags. The associated weight of the current product can be added to a previous calculated weight of products in the selected bag to provide a current calculated weight of products in the selected bag and then all previous operations can be repeated until receiving an indication that shopping is done to provide a plurality of products that are distributed among the plurality of bags, wherein each bag has a respective calculated weight of all products in the bag and indicating a selected one of the plurality of bags as an audited bag for weighing.

According to one embodiment, a reading apparatus includes a shielding body, an antenna, and a reader and writer. The shielding body is formed in a box shape with an upper opening, to place an accommodating body and to shield radio waves. The antenna is provided in the shielding body to receive information from an RFID tag attached to a product that is passing through the opening. The reader and writer is connected to the antenna to read information of the product from the information received by the antenna.

Bagging systems having rotation mechanisms are disclosed. According to an aspect, a bagging system includes a base that defines an area for placement of a shopping bag. The bagging system also includes a bag support attached to the base and positioned to support the shopping bag in the defined area. Further, the bagging system includes a rotation mechanism that rotatably attaches the bag support to the base with an axis of rotation that is vertically aligned with the bag support.

Disclosed is an ultraviolet light sanitation device for retail checkout counter conveyor belts with a UV-C light source, a housing, and a mount. The UV-C light source is internally positioned at an apex end of the housing opposite a treatment opening of the housing, where a conveyor belt of a retail checkout counter is exposed to the UV-C light source through the treatment opening in order to sanitize the conveyor belt through germicidal irradiation by the UV-C light source. The mount connects the housing to a retail checkout counter such that the treatment opening is positioned adjacent to the conveyor belt, either adjacent to an underside of the conveyor belt within a conveyor cabinet of the retail checkout counter, or external to and atop the conveyor cabinet.

Disclosed is an ultraviolet light sanitation device for retail checkout counter conveyor belts with a UV-C light source, a housing, and a mount. The UV-C light source is internally positioned at an apex end of the housing opposite a treatment opening of the housing, where a conveyor belt of a retail checkout counter is exposed to the UV-C light source through the treatment opening in order to sanitize the conveyor belt through germicidal irradiation by the UV-C light source. The mount connects the housing to a retail checkout counter such that the treatment opening is positioned adjacent to the conveyor belt, either adjacent to an underside of the conveyor belt within a conveyor cabinet of the retail checkout counter, or external to and atop the conveyor cabinet.

A self-checkout system for controlling an exit of a checkout area (110) is provided. The system comprises a sensor arrangement (120) comprising at least one sensor (140), wherein the sensor arrangement (120) is configured to track, by the at least one sensor (140), a person being inside the checkout area (110), receive a payment signal confirming a successful payment by a person (1), receive an exit detection signal, from the at least one sensor (140) representing that a person (1) is at a predetermined distance from the exit in the checkout area (110), and determine if the exit detection signal and the payment signal correspond to the same person (1), and if so transmit an opening signal to said exit so that said person (1) is allowed to exit the area (110).

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) trained item image identifier identifies item identifiers, item descriptions, item information, and item pricing from item images captured from a mobile self-checkout manager on a mobile device. The item identifiers are automatically placed in a cart. Payment for checkout is processed through the mobile self-checkout manager and a receipt is provided for viewing on the mobile device. The receipt is shown on the display of the mobile device when existing a retail establishment for any auditing of the transaction with the establishment.

In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to confirm customer scanning of products. Some embodiments provide retail store automated product confirmation systems, comprising: a plurality of RFID tag readers; a scan compiling circuit communicatively coupled with a plurality of portable product scanning systems and configured to associate the scanned identifying information with the customer and create a purchase list; and a scan confirmation circuit configured to: receive product identifying information detected by two RFID tag readers and associated with the customer without the customer having to travel through a choke point, generate an RFID detected product listing, determine a current level of accuracy between the RFID detected product listing and the purchase list, and direct an action be taken based on the determined level of accuracy.