US 2026/0094446 A1 · FRICTIONLESS ITEM IDENTIFICATION IN RETAIL

Abstract

A frictionless checkout system identifies items in retail transactions using multiple cameras and image processing. Ceiling-, bagging area- and/or shelf-mounted cameras capture video frames of items in a shopping cart from different perspectives to form an initial list of items associated with a shopper. A bagging-area camera captures video frames as items are removed from the cart and placed into bags. An image processing system, comprising object segmentation, digital watermark reading, and complementary methods such as barcode detection and object recognition, identifies the items and updates a transaction tally. Prior to unloading, the system maintains a global state of items and their positions in the cart. As items are removed, changes in this state are detected and verified at the bagging area. The system provides real-time identification, reduces manual scanning, and generates alerts when items detected in the cart are not added to the transaction tally.

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A system for identifying items for a retail checkout process, the system comprising:

a plurality of cameras including at least a first camera and a second camera, and a bagging station camera, wherein the first camera and the second camera are configured to capture video frames of a shopping cart from different perspectives, and the bagging station camera is configured to capture video frames of items moving from the shopping cart to a bagging station;
an image processing system coupled to the plurality of cameras, the image processing system comprising a computer configured with instructions to:
perform object segmentation and digital watermark reading of objects detected in the object segmentation from frames of video captured by the first camera and the second camera;
identify items in video frames from the bagging station camera as the items move from the shopping cart to the bagging station;
and
update a tally of items for a shopping transaction upon sensing the items removed from the shopping cart;
and
wherein the system updates the tally of items for the shopping transaction upon sensing the items removed from the shopping cart and moved to the bagging station.

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Frictionless item identification in retail

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