A shopping trolley includes a basket, two or more wheel assemblies, a chassis coupled to the basket and the two or more wheels assemblies, and a handle assembly. The handle assembly is coupled to the basket and/or the chassis, and includes a handle and one or more optical sensors. The shopping trolley also includes a processing unit that is configured to facilitate classification of items scanned by at least one of the one or more optical sensors, at least in part by (i) processing electronic signals generated by the at least one optical sensor, or (ii) causing a transmitter of the shopping trolley to transmit the first electronic signals, or data derived therefrom, to a server. The shopping trolley also includes a power unit configured to provide power to the processing unit and the one or more optical sensors.
Smart shopping trolley
2019-04-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62B Von Hand bewegte Fahrzeuge, z.B. Handkarren oder Kinderwagen , HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS / 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 |