Method, computer program product, and system for providing a sensor-based environment

A computer program product to facilitate an audit of a checkout transaction, the checkout transaction associated with a virtual transaction record reflecting interactions of a person with a first set of one or more items of a plurality of items within an environment, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation that includes:
• acquiring image information including a shopping receptacle associated with the checkout transaction;
• identifying, using the acquired image information, a second set of one or more items of the plurality of items that are included in the shopping receptacle;
• comparing the first and second sets;
• and
• determining, based on the comparison, whether to perform an audit of the checkout transaction.

A system to facilitate an audit of a checkout transaction, the checkout transaction associated with a virtual transaction record reflecting interactions of a person with a first set of one or more items of a plurality of items within an environment, the system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• at least one visual sensor disposed within the environment and communicatively coupled with the one or more computer processors;
• and
• a memory containing program code which, when executed by the one or more computer processors, performs an operation comprising:
• acquiring image information including a shopping receptacle associated with the checkout transaction;
• identifying, using the acquired image information, a second set of one or more items of the plurality of items that are included in the shopping receptacle;
• comparing the first and second sets;
• and
• determining, based on the comparison, whether to perform an audit of the checkout transaction.