Triggered item identification
AssigneeToshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.
InventorsChia-Wei Li, Susan W. Brosnan, Wan-Chen Tsai, Guei-Syuan Lin
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a computer system and method for motion activated item identification. The computer system includes a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor detects, based on a video of a user, a motion of the user while scanning a barcode of an item and in response to determining, based on the motion of the user, that the barcode scanned incorrectly, captures an image of the item. The processor also determines, based on the image of the item, an identity of the item and adds, based on the identity of the item, the item to a checkout transaction.
Claims17
A computer system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
- detect, based on a video of a user captured by a camera, a motion of the user while scanning a barcode of an item;
- determine an identity of the user;
- adjust, based on the identity of the user, the camera;
- in response to determining, based on the motion of the user and the identity of the user, that the barcode scanned incorrectly, capture an image of the item;
- determine, based on the image of the item, an identity of the item;
- and
- add, based on the identity of the item, the item to a checkout transaction.
A method comprising:
- detecting, based on a video of a user captured by a camera, a motion of the user while scanning a barcode of an item;
- determining an identity of the user:
- adjusting, based on the identity of the user, the camera;
- in response to determining, based on the motion of the user and the identity of the user, that the barcode scanned incorrectly, capture an image of the item;
- determining, based on the image of the item, an identity of the item;
- and
- adding, based on the identity of the item, the item to a checkout transaction.
A system comprising:
- a first camera arranged to capture a video of a user;
- a scanner;
- a second camera;
- a memory;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
- detect, based on the video, a motion of the user while scanning a barcode of an item using the scanner;
- determine an identity of the user;
- adjust, based on the identity of the user, the first camera;
- in response to determining, based on the motion of the user and the identity of the user, that the barcode scanned incorrectly, activate the second camera to capture an image of the item;
- determine, based on the image of the item, an identity of the item;
- add, based on the identity of the item, the item to a checkout transaction;
- and
- deactivate the second camera after determining the identity of the item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.