(57) A check-out system (1) is described, for application in for instance a supermarket
or the like, comprising:
- at least one recognition station (10) for identifying articles;
- a secure area (40) associated with the at least one recognition station;
- at least one payment machine (50) arranged within the secure area, designed for
issuing a payment receipt (59);
- wherein the recognition station (10) has a passage (30) for users, with an entrance
(31) for a user who offers articles to the recognition station, and an exit (32) which
exclusively leads to the said secure area;
- wherein the secure area has at least one normally closed exit gate (42), wherein
each exit gate of the secure area is provided with control means (60) for checking
payment receipts (59), which control means are designed for releasing the exit gate
concerned in case of an established validity of a payment receipt.
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