Systems and methods for item management
US12333504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2220/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus including one or more cameras, a deposit region, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform certain operations. The operations include receiving image data of one or more items inserted into the deposit region by a user, the image data captured by the one or more cameras when the one or more items are in the deposit region. The operations also include classifying the one or more items as one or more types based at least on the image data. The operations additionally include determining a compensation offer based at least on the one or more types of the one or more items. The operations further include presenting the compensation offer to the user. The operations additionally include, when the user accepts the compensation offer, compensating the user according to the compensation offer. The operations further include, when the user declines the compensation offer and chooses to dispose the one or more items, disposing the one or more items. Other embodiments are described.
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