Multi-account frictionless shopping
US11538313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B5/36
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for automatically updating a plurality of virtual shopping carts, includes receiving image data captured in a retail store, wherein a first shopping receptacle and a second shopping receptacle are represented in the received image data, determining that the first shopping receptacle is associated with a first virtual shopping cart and that the second shopping receptacle is associated with a second virtual shopping cart different from the first virtual shopping cart, analyzing the received image data to detect a shopper placing a first product in the first shopping receptacle and to detect the shopper placing a second product in the second shopping receptacle, automatically updating the first virtual shopping cart to include information associated with the first product, and automatically updating the second virtual shopping cart to include information associated with the second product.
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