Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and apparatus for decoding purchase data using an image
US12229741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/42
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that decode purchase data using an image. An example apparatus includes a dictionary including associated product descriptions and barcodes, interface circuitry, and processing circuitry to execute machine readable instructions to obtain purchase details and barcodes corresponding to a receipt, the purchase details including receipt product descriptions, generate a search query that includes a first receipt product description of the receipt product descriptions, a list of barcodes corresponding to the barcodes, and a store identifier associated with the receipt, execute a search against the dictionary using the search query to identify a barcode from the list of barcodes that corresponds to the first receipt product description, and in response to identifying the barcode that corresponds to the first receipt product description, associating the barcode and the first receipt product description and adding the association to the dictionary.
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