Portable device-based shopping checkout
First Claim
1. A method for portable device-based shopping checkout, comprising:
- receiving a scan of a barcode of an item with a portable device that is configured for shopping checkout;
receiving an image of the item captured with the portable device;
determining whether an identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with an appearance of the item as determined based on the image;
receiving an additional image of the item captured with an image capture device couple to a shopping receptacle;
determining whether the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by an image capture device; and
adding the item to an inventory of items if the identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with the identity of the item as determined based on the image, and the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides portable-device based store checkout. Specifically, a portable device is configured for store checkout. When the shopper obtains an item, he/she scans its barcode and captures its image using the portable device. The identity of the item as determined based on the barcode is compared with its appearance as determined based on the image. If the two are consistent with one another, the item is added to an inventory of items. The shopper can checkout by linking (e.g., porting) the portable device to a checkout station. The linking will cause the inventory of items to be made known to the checkout station, which will arrange payment using the portable device. Optionally, as an additional validation, the shopping receptacle can be weighed at the checkout station to make sure it reasonably meets an expected weight determined based on the inventory.
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Citations
48 Claims
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1. A method for portable device-based shopping checkout, comprising:
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receiving a scan of a barcode of an item with a portable device that is configured for shopping checkout; receiving an image of the item captured with the portable device; determining whether an identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with an appearance of the item as determined based on the image; receiving an additional image of the item captured with an image capture device couple to a shopping receptacle; determining whether the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by an image capture device; and adding the item to an inventory of items if the identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with the identity of the item as determined based on the image, and the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for configuring a portable device for shopping checkout, comprising:
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registering the portable device for shopping checkout; providing a unique identifier to the portable device; and providing software for shopping checkout to the portable device, the software being configured to; determine whether an identity of an item as determined based on a scan of a barcode is consistent with an appearance of the item as determined based on an image received with the portable device; determine whether the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with an additional image of the item captured by an image capture device coupled to a shopping receptacle; and add the item to an inventory of items if the identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with the identity of the item as determined based on the image, and the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for portable device-based shopping checkout, comprising:
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a module for receiving a scan of a barcode of an item with a portable device that is configured for shopping checkout; a module for receiving an image of the item captured with the portable device; a module for determining whether an identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with an appearance of the item as determined based on the image; a module for receiving an additional image of the item with an image capture device coupled to a shopping receptacle; a module for determining whether the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device; and a module for adding the item to an inventory of items if the identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with the identity of the item as determined based on the image, and the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A program product stored on a computer readable medium for portable device-based shopping checkout, the computer readable medium comprising program code for causing a portable device to:
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receive a scan of a barcode of an item with the portable device, the portable device being configured for shopping checkout; receive an image of the item captured with the portable device; determine whether an identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with an appearance of the item as determined based on the image; receive an additional image of the item captured with an image capture device coupled to a shopping receptacle; determine whether the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device; and add the item to an inventory of items if the identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with the identity of the item as determined based on the image, and the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for deploying a system for portable device-based shopping checkout, comprising:
enabling a portable device to; receive a scan of a barcode of an item with the portable device, the portable device being configured for shopping checkout; receive an image of the item captured with the portable device; determine whether an identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with an appearance of the item as determined based on the image receive an additional image of the item captured with an image capture device coupled to a shopping receptacle; determine whether the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device; and add the item to an inventory of items if the identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with the identity of the item as determined based on the image, and the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system comprising:
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a computer system for portable device-based shopping checkout by performing a method comprising; determining whether an identity of an item as determined based on a scan of a barcode is consistent with an appearance of the item as determined based on an image received with a portable device that is configured for shopping checkout; determining whether the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with an additional image of the item captured by an image capture device coupled to a shopping receptacle; and adding the item to an inventory of items if the identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with the identity of the item as determined based on the image, and the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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