Patent ID: 6681989
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: G06Q,G07G,G08B

Abstract:
A method for allowing self-transacted purchases to be coordinated with an electronic article surveillance system, said electronic article surveillance system having a controller computer and at least one exit detection pedestal for initiating an alarm condition and at least one article tag, said method comprising the steps of:establishing an identity of a consumer at the time said consumer decides to make a purchase; receiving a selection of a product for purchase to which said article tag is affixed; validating said selected product is available for purchase; completing a purchase transaction by posting an amount to an account associated with said identified consumer; and allowing physical removal of said selected product from an area secured by said electronic article surveillance system by prohibiting the initiation of an alarm condition when said article tag is detected near said exit detection pedestal associated with said identified consumer.