Question and answer architecture for reasoning and clarifying intentions, goals, and needs from contextual clues and content
E Horvitz - US Patent App. 11/298,408, 2007 - Google Patents
Anarchitecture is presented that facilitates the determination of user context by employing
questions and answers, and reasoning about user intentions, goals and/or needs based on …
questions and answers, and reasoning about user intentions, goals and/or needs based on …
Using radio frequency identification with customer loyalty cards to detect and/or prevent theft and shoplifting
ML Stockton - US Patent 7,240,824, 2007 - Google Patents
Techniques are disclosed for detecting shoplifting or theft, particularly in a retail
environment, using radio-frequency identification (“RFID”). Preferred embodiments leverage …
environment, using radio-frequency identification (“RFID”). Preferred embodiments leverage …
Self-checkout system
MB Persky - US Patent 7,229,015, 2007 - Google Patents
A system and method for providing a self-checkout system. The self-checkout system
includes a processor and a first device coupled to the processor, where the first device …
includes a processor and a first device coupled to the processor, where the first device …
Notification platform architecture
An architecture for a notification platform is disclosed. In one embodiment, the architecture
includes a user mecha nism, one or more notification Sources and sinks, and a notification …
includes a user mecha nism, one or more notification Sources and sinks, and a notification …
Managing interactions between computer users' context models
K Abbott, D Newell, J Robarts… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2007 - Google Patents
Techniques are described for providing information about a current state that is represented
With multiple attributes. In some situations, the providing includes a? rst computer receiving …
With multiple attributes. In some situations, the providing includes a? rst computer receiving …
Fixed self-checkout station with cradle for communicating with portable self-scanning units
R Garver - US Patent App. 11/529,781, 2007 - Google Patents
A retail checkout system includes a customer-operated portable terminal with a data reader,
such as a barcode scanner, and a customer-operated self-checkout station with an …
such as a barcode scanner, and a customer-operated self-checkout station with an …
Fixed self-checkout station with cradle for communicating with portable self-scanning units
R Garver - US Patent App. 11/529,755, 2007 - Google Patents
0001. The field of the present invention relates to self checkout systems for retail
establishments or more particu larly to a data reading system that enables customers to …
establishments or more particu larly to a data reading system that enables customers to …