US 2026/0237265 A1 · ITEM ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS

Abstract

A method and system for controlling access to items is described. In an aspect, a method includes: detecting, based on an output of a sensor, a physical selection of an item by an entity, the entity associated with a receptacle; determining, based on profile data associated with one or both of the entity and the receptacle, that the entity is not authorized to physically select the item; and in response to determining that the entity is not authorized to physically select the item, providing a control signal to an electrical component associated with the receptacle to invite deselection of the item. In some instances, a machine learning system may be used to determine that the entity is not authorized to physically select the item.

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Dependent claims

An item access control system comprising:

a sensor;
a processor in communication with the sensor;
and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to:
detect, based on an output of the sensor, a physical selection of an item by an entity, the entity associated with a receptacle;
determine, based on profile data associated with one or both of the entity and the receptacle, that the entity is not authorized to physically select the item;
and
in response to determining that the entity is not authorized to physically select the item, provide a control signal to an electrical component associated with the receptacle to invite deselection of the item.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Item access control systems

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Abstract

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