A system and method allowing a consumer to make a purchase within a retail area and to remove that purchased item from the retail area without causing an alarm by an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system. The system first identifies the consumer and the product to be purchased, then validates...http://www.google.de/patents/US6681989?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6681989 - Inventory control and point-of-sale system and method
