A method for automatic registration of an article in a store having at least one article containing area (A-I) and an associated automatic in-store registration system (100) is provided. The method comprises associate an article carrying arrangement (5) with a specific registration account (130), wherein the registration account (130) is associated with a dynamic list of articles, continuously monitor the at least one article containing area (A-I) by means of a sensor arrangement (110), and detect a change in the at least one article containing area (A-I) and, in response to said detected change, identify one or more possible articles causing the change in a first identification step and save said one or more possible articles to a temporary article list. The method further comprises continuously monitor the article carrying arrangement (5) by means of the sensor arrangement (110), receive a first image from the sensor arrangement (110) of at least a portion of a customer's upper extremity being captured when at least a part of the customer's upper extremity is moving across a virtual boundary set at a predetermined distance from the article carrying arrangement (5), determine, based at least in part on the first image, if the first image includes a representation of an article, and if so, identify said article in a second identification step from the article identities currently included in the temporary article list and add the identity of the article which was identified in the second identification to the dynamic list of articles of the registration account (130).
AN AUTOMATIC IN-STORE REGISTRATION SYSTEM
AUTOMATISCHES REGISTRIERUNGSSYSTEM IN EINEM GESCHÄFT
SYSTÈME D'ENREGISTREMENT AUTOMATIQUE EN MAGASIN
2022-03-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES / A47F Spezialmöbel, Einrichtungen oder Zubehör für Ladengeschäfte, Lagerräume, Bars, Restaurants oder dgl. , SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS, OR THE LIKE / B62B Von Hand bewegte Fahrzeuge, z.B. Handkarren oder Kinderwagen , HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS / G07G Registrierung der Einnahme von Bargeld, Wertgegenständen oder Wertmarken , REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS |