Patents
US 8196822 B2: Self checkout with visual recognition
- Granted
- 2012-06-12
- Filed
- 2011-03-21 application 13052965
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for using object recognition/verification and weight information to confirm the accuracy of a UPC scan, or to provide an affirmative recognition where no UPC scan was made. In the preferred embodiment, the checkout system comprises: a universal product code (UPC) scanner configured to generate a product identifier; at least one camera for capturing one or more image of an item; a database of features and images of known objects; an image processor configured to: extract a plurality of geometric point features from the one or more images; identify matches between the extracted geometric point features and the features of known objects; generate a geometric transform between the extracted geometric point features and the features of known objects for a subset of known objects corresponding to matches; and identify one of the known objects based on a best match of the geometric transform; and a transaction processor configured to execute one of a predetermined set of actions if the identified object is different than the product identifier.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120612.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution Robotics Retail, Inc. 4 patents | US company or organization | Pasadena, CA | EVOLUTION ROBOTICS RETAIL, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Goncalves | Pasadena, CA | 36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07G | Registering the receipt of cash, valuables, or tokens | G07G1/0063 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-19 | Merger Merger | EVOLUTION ROBOTICS RETAIL, INC. signed 2012-05-31 | DATALOGIC ADC, INC. EUGENE, OR | 29320/521 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-06-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GONCALVES, LUIS F. signed 2010-04-06 | EVOLUTION ROBOTICS RETAIL, INC. PASADENA, CA | 26492/65 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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