FAST-CHECKOUT USING SMART CART

• US 20140164176A1
• Filed: 12/11/2012
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rawllin International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rawllin International Inc.
• Inventors: Kitlyar, Vladimir V.
• Application Number:
  US13/710,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20140164176A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to fast checkout using a smart cart. A forward facing radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader component can read a first set of RFID tags and generate a first set of items based on RFID information read from the first set of RFID tags. A rear facing RFID reader component can read a second set of RFID tags and generate a second set of items based on RFID information read from the second set of RFID tags. A shopping cart list component can and remove items to a set of shopping cart items based on updates received from the forward facing RFID reader component and the rear facing RFID reader component regarding the first set of items and the second sets of items.

Claims

1. A shopping cart device, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components; and

a processor that facilitates execution of computer executable components stored within the memory, the computer executable components, comprising;

a forward facing radio frequency identification (“

RFID”

) reader component that reads a first set of RFID tags and generates a first set of items based on RFID information read from the first set of RFID tags;

a rear facing RFID reader component that reads a second set of RFID tags and generates a second set of items based on RFID information read from the second set of RFID tags; and

a shopping cart list component that adds and removes items to a set of shopping cart items based on updates received from the forward facing RFID reader component and the rear facing RFID reader component regarding the first set of items and the second sets of items.

2. The shopping cart device of claim 1, wherein the front facing RFID reader component and the rear facing RFID reader component are arranged to read RFID tags from opposite directions.

3. The shopping cart device of claim 2, wherein the front facing RFID reader component and the rear facing RFID reader component read RFID tags are mechanically coupled to the shopping cart device.

4. The shopping cart device of claim 1, wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

a communications component that sends and receives data respectively to or from a secure shopping system; and

a personalization component that receives identification data based on user input received by the shopping cart device, wherein the identification data includes payment vehicle data.

5. The shopping cart device of claim 4, wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

a checkout component that, in response to receiving a checkout request, processes the set of shopping cart list items to generate transaction data and sends the transaction data to the secure shopping system; and

a payment processing component that presents a transaction summary representing the transaction data to the user and requests a transaction authorization from the user.

6. The shopping cart device of claim 5, wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

a shopping cart alarm component that triggers an alarm based on the transaction data, the first set of items, and the second set of items.

7. The shopping cart device of claim 6, wherein the shopping cart alarm component triggers the alarm based at least partly on a set of defined security locations.

8. A secure shopping system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components; and

a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of computer executable components, the computer executable components comprising;

a communications component that is configured to send or receive data respectively to or from a shopping cart device;

a payment information component that receives a payment profile from the shopping cart device, wherein the payment profile includes at least a payment account;

a transaction component that receives transaction data representing transaction items from the shopping cart device wherein the transaction data includes radio frequency identification (“

RFID”

) tag data associated with the transaction items; and

a payment processing component that processes a transaction based on the transaction data and the payment profile.

9. The secure shopping system of claim 8, wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

a security checkpoint component that generates an exit list based on scanning a security checkpoint for RFID tags, wherein the exit list represents a set of items determined to be present at the security checkpoint.

10. The secure shopping system of claim 9, wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

a security checkpoint alarm component that triggers an alarm or a notification based on the exit list and the transaction data.

11. The secure shopping system of claim 9, wherein the computer executable components further comprise:

a security action component that modifies the transaction data based on a comparison of the set of items of the exit list and the transaction items.

12. The secure shopping system of claim 8, wherein the payment account is at least one of a debit card, a credit card, a routing number, an account number, or a store credit account.

13. The secure shopping system of claim 8, wherein the payment information component further receives contact information as a part of the payment profile.

14. The secure shopping system of claim 13, wherein the payment processing component further sends a receipt associated with the transaction data to the contact information.

15. The secure shopping system of claim 10, wherein the security checkpoint generates the exit list based on at least one of long range RFID scanning, or short range RFID scanning.

16. The secure shopping system of claim 8, wherein the payment processing component processes the transaction independent of a location of the shopping cart device.

17. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system including a processor, a first result of reading radio frequency identification (“

RFID”

) tags in a forward facing direction;

receiving, by the system, a second result of reading RFID tags in a rearward facing direction;

generating a first set of items based on the reading in the forward facing direction;

generating a second set of items based on the reading in the rearward facing direction; and

generating a set of shopping cart list items based on the first set of items and the second set of items.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the forward facing direction and the rearward facing direction are opposite directions.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first set of items and the second set of items include a same item.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

respectively sending and receiving data to and from a secure shopping system; and

receiving identification data wherein the identification data includes payment preference data associated with a user identity determined to be associated with the set of shopping cart list items.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

receiving a checkout request;

processing the set of shopping cart list items into transaction data;

sending the transaction data to the secure shopping system;

facilitating presenting a transaction summary based on the transaction data; and

subsequent to presenting the transaction summary, receiving a transaction authorization that authorizes a transaction based on the transaction data.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

triggering an alarm based on the transaction data, the first set of items, and the second set of items.