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SHOPPING CART BOTTOM OF THE BASKET ITEM DETECTION

  • US 20080074261A1
  • Filed: 09/25/2006
  • Published: 03/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a check stand, a shopping cart bottom of the basket (BOB) item detection data processing system comprising:

  • high contrast material applied in proximity to a shopping cart BOB;

    an optical sensor positioned to generate an image of the high contrast material;

    BOB detection logic comprising program code enabled to analyze the image to detect one of an obscuring and an obstruction of the high contrast material; and

    ,an alert disposed in proximity to a cash register at the check stand and operable to issue an alert responsive to the BOB detection logic detecting one of an obscuring and an obstruction of the high contrast material.

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