Abrégé

Systems and methods for implementing actions on activity data acquired during a POS function are disclosed. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method includes receiving, by one or more processors, activity data acquired by a wearable device worn by a user during a POS function. The method also includes analyzing, by the processor(s), the activity data in comparison to a stored model of user activity during the POS function. Further, the method includes executing an action based on the analysis of the activity data.

Classes IPC  ?

• A61B 5/11 - Mesure du mouvement du corps entier ou de parties de celui-ci, p.ex. tremblement de la tête ou des mains ou mobilité d'un membre
• G09B 19/00 - Enseignement non couvert par d'autres groupes principaux de la présente sous-classe

Abrégé

Systems and methods for managing the processing of information acquired by sensors within an environment are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a system includes multiple sensors configured to acquire information about an environment. The system may also include computing devices that are each operatively connected to a respective one of the sensors. Further, each computing device may be configured to determine an object and/or action within the environment based on the acquired information. The system may include a processing manager configured to determine whether a first computing device among the plurality of computing devices does not have predetermined resource availability for determining the object and/or action. The processing manager may control the first computing device to communicate the information to a second computing device for determining the one of the object and action in response to determining that the first computing device does not have the predetermined resource availability.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/00 - TRAITEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE DE DONNÉES NUMÉRIQUES Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques
• G06F 9/06 - Dispositions pour la commande par programme, p.ex. unités de commande utilisant des programmes stockés, c. à d. utilisant un moyen de stockage interne à l'équipement de traitement de données pour recevoir ou conserver les programmes
• G06F 17/40 - Acquisition et consignation de données

Abrégé

Method, computer program product, and system to provide efficient processing of image data representing an environment comprising a plurality of items available for selection by one or more persons are described. The method includes receiving image data from a plurality of visual sensors, segmenting the image data into a plurality of image segments and classifying the data into predefined image categories. The method also includes identifying an image processing task having a predefined association with the first image category and executing the identified image processing task.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06V 10/96 - Gestion de tâches de reconnaissance d’images ou de vidéos
• G06T 7/10 - Découpage; Détection de bords
• G06V 10/26 - Segmentation de formes dans le champ d’image; Découpage ou fusion d’éléments d’image visant à établir la région de motif, p.ex. techniques de regroupement; Détection d’occlusion
• G06V 10/764 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique utilisant la classification, p.ex. des objets vidéo
• G06V 20/52 - Activités de surveillance ou de suivi, p.ex. pour la reconnaissance d’objets suspects
• G06V 20/68 - Aliments, p.ex. fruits ou légumes
• G01N 21/84 - Systèmes spécialement adaptés à des applications particulières

Abrégé

Method, computer program product, and system to prioritize the execution of processing task requests in a task request queue, where the processing task requests are related to an environment. The method includes adding processing task requests to a task request queue in response to the detection of predefined actions in an environment. The method also includes adding additional processing task requests or adjusting a priority level of not yet completed task requests in the task request queue, in response to detecting subsequent predefined actions in the environment.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/00 - TRAITEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE DE DONNÉES NUMÉRIQUES Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques

Abrégé

A method, computer program product, and system are disclosed for managing a return transaction within an environment having a plurality of purchasable item. The method acquires, using at least one visual sensor disposed within the environment, first image information including a first person and including a first item associated with the first person. The method identifies the first person using image analysis performed on the first image information. Further, the method determines, using image analysis performed on the first image information and based on one or more predetermined criteria, that the first item is eligible to be returned by the first person within the return transaction. Upon completion of one or more predefined return tasks specified for the first item within the return transaction, the method updates a first data structure representing an inventory of the environment to reflect the returned first item.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/016 - Fourniture d’une assistance aux clients, p. ex pour assister un client dans un lieu commercial ou par un service d’assistance après-vente
• G06Q 20/24 - Schémas de crédit, c. à d. de "paiement différé"
• G06V 20/52 - Activités de surveillance ou de suivi, p.ex. pour la reconnaissance d’objets suspects
• G06V 20/60 - Type d’objets
• G06V 40/10 - Corps d’êtres humains ou d’animaux, p.ex. occupants de véhicules automobiles ou piétons; Parties du corps, p.ex. mains

Abrégé

A computing device obtains information associated with creating a plurality of database triggers. The computing device processes this information to determine a list of foreign keys that directly link a plurality of database tables. At least two of these database tables, however, are not directly linked. Therefore, the computing device uses the list of foreign keys to generate an indirect table path that indirectly links these two database tables through one or more intermediary tables. So linked, the computing device can automatically generate the source code for creating the plurality of database triggers to verify the integrity of the data stored in all of the plurality of database tables.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 16/21 - Conception, administration ou maintenance des bases de données
• G06F 8/30 - Création ou génération de code source
• G06F 16/22 - Indexation; Structures de données à cet effet; Structures de stockage

Abrégé

A checkout station (10) for a retail store is configurable between an employee-assisted mode and a self-service mode. In the employee-assisted mode, the checkout station (10) is positioned on a checkout lane (30) and a merchant operates the checkout station (10) to checkout a customer from the store. In the self-service mode, the checkout station (10) is positioned on the opposite side of the checkout lane (30) and the customer performs the checkout functions with little or no help from the merchant. A motor (40) in the checkout station (10) is controlled to move the entire checkout station (10) laterally across the checkout lane (30) in response to receiving reconfiguration commands from the merchant. The reconfiguration commands may also control the checkout station (10) to raise or lower its vertical height.

Classes IPC  ?

• A47F 9/04 - Comptoirs de vérification, p.ex. pour magasins à libre-service

Abrégé

A network of cameras is disposed throughout a store, such as a grocery store, for example. The cameras are positioned so as to monitor the products available in the store, as well as the entrances and exits to and from the store. Customers are identified as they enter the store, and their movements throughout the store are tracked. The cameras capture images of the products selected by the customer and then send those images to a computer server. The server identifies each product selected by the customer, maintains a total price for all products selected by the customer, and automatically debits the customer's account for the total price upon detecting the customer leaving the store.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce
• G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
• G06V 20/50 - Contexte ou environnement de l’image
• G07G 1/12 - Caisses enregistreuses à commande électronique
• H04N 23/90 - Agencement de caméras ou de modules de caméras, p. ex. de plusieurs caméras dans des studios de télévision ou des stades de sport
• G08B 13/196 - Déclenchement influencé par la chaleur, la lumière, ou les radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte; Déclenchement par introduction de sources de chaleur, de lumière, ou de radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte utilisant des systèmes détecteurs de radiations passifs utilisant des systèmes de balayage et de comparaison d'image utilisant des caméras de télévision

Abrégé

Systems and methods for implementing retail processes based on machine-readable images and user gestures are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes capturing one or more images including a machine-readable image and a user hand gesture. The method also includes identifying the machine-readable image as being associated with a product. Further, the method includes determining whether the user hand gesture interacts with the machine -readable image in accordance with a predetermined gesture. The method also includes implementing a predetermined retail process in association with the product in response to determining that the user hand gesture interacts with the machine-readable image in accordance with the predetermined gesture.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur

Abrégé

A method for item scanning in a shopping cart includes detecting a change in a weight of one or more items within a shopping cart. The weight is sensed by a weight sensor disposed in the shopping cart. Each of the one or more items includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. The method includes switching an RFID reader to an active state and scanning RFID tags of the one or more items with the RFID reader in response to detecting the change in weight. The RFID reader is disposed on the shopping cart. The method includes switching the RFID reader to an inactive state subsequent to scanning the RFID tags with the RFID reader. The method includes determining an inventory of the one or more items based on information from the scanned RFID tags. The inventory includes an item quantity and an item identity.

Classes IPC  ?

• G07G 1/00 - Caisses enregistreuses