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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED RETAIL CHECKOUT USING CONTEXT RECOGNITION

  • US 20150039458A1
  • Filed: 07/02/2014
  • Published: 02/05/2015
  • 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 located within the retail store, the retail store including a demarcation zone for enabling check-out;

    providing sensors in operable communication with the server;

    sensing biometric information with the sensors and 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 sensors;

    recognizing gestures of the customer indicating a purchase decision;

    tracking the purchase decision; and

    charging the customer financial account based on the purchase decision when the customer is detected by the server passing the demarcation zone.

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