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Method and system for automated retail checkout using context recognition

  • US 10,290,031 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2014
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enabling a customer having an identity to purchase goods from a retail store through the use of implicit gestures and a customer financial account, comprising:

  • providing a server in communication with the retail store, the retail store including a demarcation zone, for enabling check-out, wherein the server includes one or more processors, computer memory with software, the software being programmed for enabling operation of the server to communicate with a plurality of sensors;

    providing a first and second plurality of sensors, in operable communication with the server, wherein the first plurality of sensors are optical sensors, and the second plurality of sensors are different from the first plurality of sensors;

    sensing biometric information of the customer with the first plurality of sensors and converting at least some of the biometric information into topological variations, communicating the biometric information to the server to enable the server to authenticate customer identity;

    tracking movement of the customer within the retail store with the second plurality of sensors;

    recognizing gestures indicating a purchase decision;

    tracking the purchase decision in an electronic shopping cart;

    the topological variations are then animated within a gaming engine having a virtual camera, where the gaming engine'"'"'s virtual camera is used to capture multiple points-of-view from various locations around the customer, these points of view correspond to the perspectives taken from the first plurality of sensors;

    andenabling a checkout procedure when the customer is passing the demarcation zone by charging the customer financial account based on the purchase decision.

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