METHOD AND SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A SMART SHOPPING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A system for improving a shopping period for a user in relation to an item, the system comprising:
- a smart shopping apparatus comprising;
an item compartment sized to hold the item, the item compartment comprising an opening for placement of the item into the item compartment;
a sensor set coupled to the item compartment, the sensor set comprising;
a first sensor for collecting first sensor data describing the placement of the item into the item compartment; and
a second sensor for collecting second sensor data describing an item identifier of the item;
a shopping apparatus processing system configured to;
receive the first sensor data;
receive the second sensor data;
detect the placement of the item into the item compartment based on the first sensor data;
facilitate identification of an item profile for the item based on the second sensor data; and
determine a shopping parameter associated with the shopping period, based on the item profile for the item.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a method and/or system can include detecting placement of one or more items in relation to a smart shopping apparatus; collecting sensor data describing one or more item identifiers of the one or more items, where the sensor data corresponds to one or more sensors of the smart shopping apparatus; identifying one or more item profiles describing the one or more items, based on the sensor data; determining one or more shopping parameters associated with the shopping period, based on the one or more item profiles; and facilitating a purchase transaction for the one or more items based on one or more of the shopping parameters.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for improving a shopping period for a user in relation to an item, the system comprising:
a smart shopping apparatus comprising; an item compartment sized to hold the item, the item compartment comprising an opening for placement of the item into the item compartment; a sensor set coupled to the item compartment, the sensor set comprising; a first sensor for collecting first sensor data describing the placement of the item into the item compartment; and a second sensor for collecting second sensor data describing an item identifier of the item; a shopping apparatus processing system configured to; receive the first sensor data; receive the second sensor data; detect the placement of the item into the item compartment based on the first sensor data; facilitate identification of an item profile for the item based on the second sensor data; and determine a shopping parameter associated with the shopping period, based on the item profile for the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18)
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11. A method for applying a smart shopping apparatus to improve a shopping period for a user in relation to an item, the method comprising:
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detecting the placement of the item into the smart shopping apparatus based on first sensor data; collecting second sensor data describing an item identifier of the item; identifying an item profile for the item based on the second sensor data; determining a shopping parameter associated with the shopping period based on the item profile; and facilitating a purchase transaction for the item based on the shopping parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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