Patent ID: 7168525
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for self-checkout of non-bar coded items, comprising: a processing unit, wherein the processing unit maintains a list of most frequently sold items, said list of most frequently sold items being a subset of a list of items available for sale by the use of the self-checkout apparatus; and a Product Look Up (PLU) entry device having a Graphic User Interface (GUI), wherein the GUI provides display of a plurality of images corresponding to non-bar coded items and where at least one of the plurality of images is selected for display on the GUI based on the selected image's corresponding non-bar coded item being a member of the list of most frequently sold items, and wherein the entry device provides a user with means for selecting ones of the predetermined images of the non-bar coded items to indicate items for purchase by a user.