On Thursday 12 June 2003 22:02, Alex Kilpatrick scribbled:
> Here in Austin, Walmart and Home Depot have installed self-serve
> check-out lanes. Here is how it works:

Oooohhh ... another Austinite!


> You scan your item
>
> You now have to put the item in a bag. It complains if you don't.
>
> Repeat until done
>
> Pay (cash, credit)
>
> If you attempt to put an item in the bag without scanning, it complains=
=2E
>
> Now, presumably it has a fairly sensitive weight sensor somewhere. I
> know it could detect a package of two screws when I used it. But I was
> wondering what would prevent you from trying the following:
>
> 1) Scan can of tomatoes
>
> 2) Drop a CD in bag
>
> 3) Scan tomatoes again
>
> 4) Drop tomatoes in bag
>
> I don't think it has a database relating SKUs and weight.

It supposedly does.  At least according to one check-out clerk.

What impressed me was that I put a bag of some vegetable on it, and it=20
identified it!  Then I found out that there is a central attendant with a=
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camera monitoring everthing and punching in the codes for you.  The regis=
ter=20
actually weighs it though.

They have cameras checking everything out, so I'll look for your name on =
the=20
local news ... Alex K caught trying to fool a walmart checkout machine th=
at a=20
CD was a bag of tomatoes.  :-) :-)

Cheers,
-Neil.

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