Patent ID: 6125988
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: G07B,G07F

Abstract:
A method for accounting for transactions processed by a transaction station, wherein transaction information from the transaction station is reconciled with a count of items removed from the transaction station, the method comprising the steps of:downloading transaction information and bin identification information stored in the transaction station to a memory of a processor based system external to the transaction station, wherein the transaction information includes data with respect to items stored in a removable bin associated with the transaction station and the bin identification information includes data with respect to identification of the bin storing the items;releasing a security panel on the transaction station upon successful completion of the downloading transaction information to thereby expose the coupled removable bin;removing the coupled removable bin from the transaction station;reading machine readable bin identification information provided on the bin;storing the read bin identification information in the memory of the processor based system;counting the items stored in the removed bin separately from any other items and storing count information in the memory of the processor based system; andcomparing the downloaded transaction information with the count information.