Systems and methods for merchandise automatic checkout
First Claim
1. A system for automatically checking out an object, comprising:
- a scale subsystem for measuring a weight of the object;
a visual sensor for capturing an image of the object;
a visual subsystem coupled to the at least one visual sensor, wherein the subsystem is configured to;
i) extract one or more visual features from the image;
ii) compare the one or more extracted visual features to each of a plurality of visual features associated with a plurality of known objects, andiii) identify extracted visual features that match a portion of the plurality of visual features associated with the plurality of known objects; and
a check out subsystem, coupled to the visual subsystem and the scale subsystem, configured to identify the object based on the matching features and the measured weight.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically checking out items located on a moving conveyor belt for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of a checkout process and revenue at a point-of-sale. The system includes a conveyor subsystem for moving the items, a housing that enclosed a portion of the conveyor subsystem, a lighting subsystem that illuminates an area within the housing, visual sensors that can take images of the items including UPCs, and a checkout system that receives the images from the visual sensors and automatically identifies the items. The system may include a scale subsystem located under the conveyor subsystem to measure the weights of the items, where the weight of each item is used to check if the corresponding item is identified correctly. The system relies on matching visual features from images stored in a database to match against features extracted from images taken by the visual sensors.
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1. A system for automatically checking out an object, comprising:
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a scale subsystem for measuring a weight of the object; a visual sensor for capturing an image of the object; a visual subsystem coupled to the at least one visual sensor, wherein the subsystem is configured to; i) extract one or more visual features from the image; ii) compare the one or more extracted visual features to each of a plurality of visual features associated with a plurality of known objects, and iii) identify extracted visual features that match a portion of the plurality of visual features associated with the plurality of known objects; and a check out subsystem, coupled to the visual subsystem and the scale subsystem, configured to identify the object based on the matching features and the measured weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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