Self-deposit apparatus

A method for verifying deposited items, the method comprising:

• reading, via an optical reader, an identifier associated with an item;
• supporting, via a first scale, the item;
• determining, via the first scale, a first weight of the item;
• capturing an image, via an image capturing device, of the item supported by the first scale;
• receiving the item in a bin disposed adjacent to the first scale after determining the first weight and capturing the image of the item, wherein the bin includes side walls that define an interior area;
• determining, via a second scale operatively coupled to the bin and distinct from the first scale, a second weight of the item after the item is placed in the bin;
• generating, via a controller electronically coupled to a display device, the optical reader, the image capturing device, the first scale, and the second scale, one or more graphical user interfaces on the display device;
• extracting, via the controller, a set of dimensions of the item from the image, the set of dimension of the item being extracted from the image by the controller using pixel matching;
• determining, via the controller, a probability that the item deposited in the bin is associated with the identifier read by the optical reader based on the captured image, the set of dimensions, the first weight and second weight;
• verifying, via the controller, that the item deposited in the bin is associated with the identifier read by the optical reader based on the probability;
• obtaining, via the controller, a stored weight of each of a plurality of items including the item disposed in the bin;
• combining, via the controller, the stored weight of each of the plurality of items to determine a combined stored weight;
• and
• comparing, via the controller, the combined stored weight to a combined weight of the plurality of items in the bin captured by the second scale.

An apparatus configured to facilitate depositing of items comprising:

• a display device;
• a first scale configured to support the item and to determine a first weight of the item;
• an image capturing device configured to capture an image of the item while the item is supported by the first scale;
• a bin disposed adjacent to the first scale, the bin including side walls that define an interior area for receiving the item after determining the first weight and capturing the image;
• a second scale, separate and distinct from the first scale, the second scale operatively coupled to the bin and configured to determine a second weight of the item after the item is placed in the bin;
• and
• a controller electronically coupled to the display device, the optical reader, the image capturing device, the first scale, and the second scale, the controller configured to (i) generate one or more graphical user interfaces on the display device, (ii) extract a set of dimensions of the item from the image using pixel matching, (iii) verify that the item deposited in the bin is associated with an identifier based on the captured image, the set of dimensions, and a comparison of the first weight determined by the first scale and the second weight determined by the second scale, (iv) determine incremental increases in weight detected by the second scale as each of a plurality of items including the item is received by the bin, (v) determine an amount of items in the bin based on the incremental increases in weight (vi) compare a combined stored weight to a combined weight of the plurality of items in the bin captured by the second scale.