Portable computing device installed in or mountable to a shopping cart
US10621441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/183
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable computing device is installed in or mountable to a shopping cart and linked for communication with a hand-held commodity registration apparatus. The portable computing device includes a wireless interface, a camera configured to capture an image, and a processor configured to establish a communication link with the hand-held commodity registration apparatus through the wireless interface, to perform object recognition on objects in the image captured by the camera, and to confirm that the objects recognized in the image correspond to commodities identified in registered commodity data received from the hand-held commodity registration apparatus through the wireless interface.
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