ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,737, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to NCR Voyix Corp. (Atlanta).
"Secure item shopping, checkout, and pickup" was invented by Gina Torcivia Bennett (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Kip Oliver Morgan (Atlanta), Julia Anne Ogilvy (Cumming, Ga.), John Kennedy (Atlanta) and Jerry Steven Massey (Lawrenceville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An innovative retail checkout system utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to enhance security and streamline the shopping experience. Customers use RFID stickers linked to their loyalty accounts and attach them to items they wish to buy. Items are then collected by automated pickers, eith...