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Automatic payment system

US12277542B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 2024
Grant dateApr 15, 2025
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2044

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/178
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automatic payment system includes: first and second conveyer stages arranged along a conveying route on which products are moved; a slope disposed between the first and second conveyer stages on the conveying route; at least one first ID sensor facing the first conveyer state to sense IDs attached to the products when the products overlap the first conveyer stage; at least one second ID sensor facing the second conveyer stage to sense IDs attached to the products when the products overlap the second conveyer stage; and a bottom ID sensor facing the conveyer route under the slope.

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