Method of using, apparatus, product, and system for a no touch point-of-sale self-checkout
AssigneeToshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation
InventorsJohn David LANDERS, JR., Dean Frederick HERRING, Brad Matthew JOHNSON, Jeffrey John SMITH, David John STEINER, Phuc Ky DO
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Abstract
A method, computer program product, and system to perform a sale transaction are provided. The method includes identifying each item of a plurality of items, based on at least one image of the plurality of items, determining a cost for each item, optionally identifying a person based on an image of the person, adding each of the items and each of the costs to a sale transaction, and charging the person for the sale transaction.
Claims20
A method of performing a sale transaction, comprising:
- identifying, by a first computer or another computer, each item of one or a plurality of items, based on at least one image of the items captured by one or more cameras;
- determining, by the first computer or another computer, a cost for each item;
- identifying, by the first computer or another computer, a person accompanying the items based on an image of the person captured by one of the one or more cameras or another camera;
- adding, by the first computer or another computer, each of the items and each of the costs to a sale transaction;
- and
- charging, by the first computer or another computer, the person for the sale transaction.
A computer program product for performing a sale transaction, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation that comprises:
- identifying, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, each item of one or a plurality of items, based on at least one image of the items captured by one or more cameras;
- determining, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, a cost for each item;
- identifying, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, a person accompanying the items based on an image of the person captured by one of the one or more cameras or another camera;
- adding, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, each of the items and each of the costs to a sale transaction;
- and
- charging, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the person for the sale transaction.
A system for performing a sale transaction, comprising:
- a computer processor;
- one or more visual sensors communicatively coupled with the computer processor;
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- a memory containing program code which, when executed by the computer processor, causes the system to perform an operation comprising:
- identifying, by the computer processor, each item of one or a plurality of items, based on at least one image of the items captured by the one or more visual sensors;
- determining, by the computer processor, a cost for each item;
- identifying, by the computer processor, a person accompanying the items based on an image of the person captured by the one or more visual sensors;
- adding, by the computer processor, each of the items and each of the costs to a sale transaction;
- and
- charging, by the computer processor, the person for the sale transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.