Patent ID: 7347372
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of notifying an operator of a result of attempting to read item identification information from a number of product labels on an item, the method comprising: a) attempting to read the item identification information for the item from both a barcode label and a radio frequency identification label by a checkout device; b) if the checkout device in the attempting step fails to read the item identification information from both the barcode label and the radio frequency identification label, activating a single bad read indicator to produce a single bad read indication indicating that the read of both labels by the checkout device has failed; and c) if the item identification information is read from at least one of the barcode label and the radio frequency identification label by the checkout device in response to the attempting step, activating a single good read indicator to produce a single good read indication where the single good read indication is used by the checkout device to indicate a good read from both labels.