News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Self-Service checkouts and self-shopping have become promi nent through the industry. As technologyhas advanced, both consumers and retail ers have deployed solutions that allow the consumers to moreefficiently shop an d that allow the retailers to substantially reduce overhead.“Nearly every retailer provides Self-Service Terminals (SSTs) that allow consume rs to scan and payfor their items without having to interact with retailer staf f. Many retailers, in recent years, have alsoprovided mobile applications or sp ecialized portable devices to consumers that allow the consumers toscan items a s they shop without having to scan the items at an SST.
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