Haley K Wilson

US Patent:

7014116, Mar 21, 2006

Filed:

Feb 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/784043

Inventors:

Ronald E. Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Haley L. Wilson Gray - Cary NC, US
David L. Kaminsky - Chapel Hill NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06K 7/10

US Classification:

23546201, 235383

Abstract:

The price verification device typically includes a barcode scanner, an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) reader and an optional key pad. To verify a price for an item, a user such as a consumer will scan a barcode printed on a label associated with the item using the barcode scanner, and read the price for the item as printed on the label using the OCR reader. The consumer can then optionally input a quantity for the item using the key pad. Thereafter, the final price for the item will be stored within the device. When the consumer checks-out, he/she can compare the stored price for the item to a register-based price as determined by a (cash) register.