US 2019/0337549 A1Published application

Systems and methods for transactions at a shopping cart

AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC

InventorsCharles Lobo, Jinzhi Zhang

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Abstract

Exemplary embodiments provide a system, a method, and computer-readable medium to facilitate a transaction at a shopping cart. A first image of a user's face is captured by a first camera at a device coupled to the shopping cart, and the first image is stored in a database. A second image of the user's face is captured by a second camera when one or more sensors at a fixture detect an item is being removed from the fixture. The second image is analyzed and it is determined that the face in the second image corresponds to the face in the first image. Product information corresponding to the item removed from the fixture is sent to the processing device associated with the user captured in the first and second images. The product information is stored at the processing device for completion of a transaction by the user.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system for facilitating a transaction at a shopping cart, the system comprising:

a shopping cart with a processing device including a first camera operatively coupled to the shopping cart, the first camera configured to capture a first image of a face of a user when the processing device receives an input from the user;
a second camera disposed at an aisle within a store;
one or more sensors disposed at a shelf within the aisle and in communication with the second camera, the one or more sensors configured to detect an item being removed from the shelf by the user, and the second camera configured to capture a second image of the face of the user in response the one or more sensors detecting the item being removed from the shelf by the user;
and
a server in communication with the processing device, the second camera and the one or more sensors;
wherein the server is configured to:
store the first image of the user in a database as associated with the processing device to associate the user with the processing device;
analyze the second image of the user using facial recognition algorithms;
determine that the face in the second image corresponds to the face in the first image from a plurality of images stored in the database;
identify the processing device associated with the user based on the face in the second image corresponding to the face in the first image;
and
transmit product information corresponding to the item removed from the shelf to the identified processing device,
wherein the processing device is configured to store the product information for completion of a transaction by the user at the processing device.

10 more elements

A method for facilitating a transaction at a shopping cart, the method comprising:

capturing a first image of a face of a user when a processing device including a first camera receives an input from a user, the processing device coupled to a shopping cart;
storing the first image of the user in a database as associated with the processing device to associate the user with the processing device;
detecting, using one or more sensors disposed at a shelf, that an item is being removed from the shelf by the user;
in response to detecting that the item is being removed from the shelf by the user, capturing a second image of the face of the user using a second camera disposed at an aisle corresponding to the shelf;
analyzing the second image of the user using facial recognition algorithms;
determining that the face in the second image corresponds to the face in the first image from a plurality of images stored in the database;
identifying the processing device associated with the user based on the face in the second image corresponding to the face in the first image;
transmitting product information corresponding to the item removed from the shelf to the identified processing device;
and
storing the product information for completion of a transaction by the user at the processing device.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/402,138Filed 2 May 2019
Priority: 2 May 2018
Published: 7 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

G06Q 20/40145
Identity check for transactions: biometric identity checks
B62B 3/14
Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor: characterised by provisions for…
B62B 5/0096
Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts: identification of the cart or merchandise, e.g. by barcodes or radio frequency…
G06Q 20/20
Payment architectures: point-of-sale [POS] network systems