This self-checkout solution is based on the principle of identification of articles available for sale by RFID labels. After selecting his articles and placing them together in a basket or bag, the customer goes to a self-checkout terminal. When the basket or bag is placed in the receptacle provided, all the articles are immediately identified by complete simultaneous reading of the RFID labels of each article.
Once the customer has paid for the articles, the labels are automatically deactivated and the customer can leave the store with his purchases.

Self-checkout process:

• Articles available for sale are identified by an RFID label
• The customer places the selected articles in a basket or bag
• The customer places his basket or bag on the self-checkout terminal
• The articles are immediately identified by RFID reading
• The customer pays for his purchases
• The RFID labels of the purchased articles are then deactivated
• The customer can leave the store with his purchases
  

This new concept in self-checkout in stores presents many advantages:

• Reduction of checkout errors concerning the price of articles
• Reduction of checkout errors concerning the quantity of articles
• Reduction of checkout queues
• Space saving in sales area
• Increase in average basket
• Improvement of service to customers