A self checkout system/terminal includes an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system. The EAS system includes an EAS detector and an EAS deactivator. EAS tag detection is associated with a purchase transaction event, such as scanning or bagging of an item. After EAS tag detection, the customer is...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030075602?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030075602 - Automatic electronic article surveillance for self-checkout