What is the Apex RFID approach to Self Check-out (Apex XpressCheck)?
The Apex RFID XpressCheck software includes modules for checking out a stack of items simultaneously as well as one item at a time. In multiple item mode, the library may choose to rely on patrons checking to see if total number and item titles listed on screen and shown on their receipts match the items that they are attempting to check out. The recommended methodology, however, requires the patron to indicate the number of items he/she has placed on the reader by touching the appropriate button on screen. The system requires that there be a match between the number of items the patron has specified and the number of tags that the readers have detected. If there is no match, the system instructs the patron accordingly (see question that follows). As with all Integrated Apex XpressCheck systems, patrons are first authenticated through the presentation of their library cards or key tags. Up to six XpressCheck stations may be monitored at one time by a staff person at a remote location (
