Self-service method and device
US10636024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/0081
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided are a self-service method and device. The method includes: acquiring by a camera video data associated with a shopping cart at a distance from a shelf less than a preset value; determining whether an article is being placed into the shopping cart, based on identification of the video data; if yes, acquiring an ID of the shopping cart, determining the placed article and associating the ID with the article; displaying a total sum of all articles associated with the ID to the user when detecting the shopping cart corresponding to the ID is located in a preset payment area in the shopping mall; and executing a permitting procedure for allowing the shopping cart corresponding to the ID to pass upon reception of a message fed back from the payment area and indicating that the total sum corresponding to the ID has been cleared.
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