US 11,908,288 B2
Imaging used to reconcile cart weight discrepancy
Yair Cleper, Rosh HaAyin (IL); Barak Abitbol, Rosh HaAyin (IL); Elad Dan, Rosh HaAyin (IL); Zeev Shtainmetz, Rosh HaAyin (IL); and Vlad Streltsin, Rosh HaAyin (IL)
Assigned to SUPERSMART LTD., Rosh HaAyin (IL)
Filed by SUPERSMART LTD., Rosh HaAyin (IL)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/976,822.
Application 17/976,822 is a continuation of application No. 17/284,808, previously published as PCT/IB2019/058884, filed on Oct. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/746,634, filed on Oct. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0074246 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01)
CPC G07G 1/0072 (2013.01) [G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction validation system for use in self-checkout at a check-out location, comprising:
a scale sized to support and weigh a plurality of items, and to track weight changes as one or more items are added to or removed from said scale;
one or more image sensors to acquire an image of each item placed on said scale;
at least one processor configured to:
receive an updated weight measurement of all items placed on said scale based on said weight change tracking,
identify each item placed on said scale based on said acquired image,
determine an expected cumulative weight of all items placed on said scale based on said acquired image for each item, and
compare said expected cumulative weight with said updated weight measurement; and
a barcode reader configured to identify an item by its barcode pattern, wherein said at least one processor is configured to recommend using said barcode reader to identify one or more items responsive to said comparing.