Wireless coded communication (WCC) devices for tracking retail interactions with goods and association to user accounts
First Claim
1. A method for tracking items in a store for processing cashier-less purchase transactions, comprising:
- receiving, by a server, sensor data regarding items associated with shelves of a store;
receiving, by the server, interaction data of an item of a shelf of the store by a user, the interaction data is configured to identify a type of said item and add it to an electronic shopping cart of the user having a user account for processing said cashier-less purchase transactions;
receiving, by the server, data indicative of said user leaving an area of the store that is indicative that the user has purchased the item; and
processing, by the server, an electronic charge to a payment service of the user for the item upon confirming that said user left the area of the store,receiving, by the server, proximity data of the user and a second user, the user and the second user configured to be proximate to each other near the shelf, the proximity data of the user and the second user being usable to distinguish the user and the second user;
wherein cameras disposed in the store function to produce part of the sensor data, and the cameras producing image data that is trackable to identify limbs of each of the user and the second user, and said limbs trackable in motion and used to verify whether the user or the second user is interacting with the item on the self.
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and method are provided for tracking items in a store for processing a cashier-less purchase transaction. In one example, a method includes receiving sensor data regarding items associated with shelves of a store. The method also includes identifying a user entering the store. The identifying uses at least a device having wireless communication. The device has an application that is executed in associated with a user account of the user. Also, tracking the user movements while in the store. The tracked movements include detecting proximity of the user to a shelf having an item. And, detecting interaction data for the item on the shelf of the store by the user. The interaction data is configured to identify a type of said item and enable add said item to an electronic shopping cart of the user having said user account for enabling processing of said cashier-less purchase transaction. The method includes receiving data indicative of said user leaving an area of the store while the item is in the electronic shopping cart. Leaving is indicative that the user intends to purchase the item. An exit of the area includes one or more sensors for confirming that the user has left the area. The method includes processing an electronic charge to a payment service associated with the user account of the user for the item based on said confirming.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for tracking items in a store for processing cashier-less purchase transactions, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, sensor data regarding items associated with shelves of a store; receiving, by the server, interaction data of an item of a shelf of the store by a user, the interaction data is configured to identify a type of said item and add it to an electronic shopping cart of the user having a user account for processing said cashier-less purchase transactions; receiving, by the server, data indicative of said user leaving an area of the store that is indicative that the user has purchased the item; and processing, by the server, an electronic charge to a payment service of the user for the item upon confirming that said user left the area of the store, receiving, by the server, proximity data of the user and a second user, the user and the second user configured to be proximate to each other near the shelf, the proximity data of the user and the second user being usable to distinguish the user and the second user; wherein cameras disposed in the store function to produce part of the sensor data, and the cameras producing image data that is trackable to identify limbs of each of the user and the second user, and said limbs trackable in motion and used to verify whether the user or the second user is interacting with the item on the self. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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