Patent ID: 7222086
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
1. A point of sale (POS) terminal for providing feedback to a cashier operating the POS terminal, the POS terminal comprising: a display for displaying information to the cashier operating the POS terminal, the display displaying a performance goal screen at the start of a work session to indicate to the cashier a performance goal for the work session, the work session beginning at the time the cashier logs onto the POS terminal and ending at the time the cashier logs off the POS terminal; and the POS terminal operating to measure the cashier's performance of tasks during the work session, the tasks comprising the number of items scanned per unit time, the display displaying at the end of the work session a performance report screen including the cashier's measured performance and the performance goal to provide performance feedback directly to the cashier.