A system and method for replaying a security video at the time of a fraudulent incident at a point-of-sale checkout terminal is presented. The video playback takes place in real-time, when the event occurs, allowing personnel to take appropriate measures, corrective or otherwise, to deal with the event. Examples of such events may include when a weight-based security alert is triggered at a self-checkout, when a cashier or customer has missed scanning an item at the checkout, or other possible events where rapid replay of relevant video is required.

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for managing an electronic payment function by an electronic device is provided. The present invention may include initiating an electronic payment function by an electronic device based on determining that conditions of a user specification are met, whereby the initiated electronic payment function triggers an electronic purchase of a target item.

Provided is a method of displaying price tag information applied to a price tag generating apparatus in a shelf system which includes a shelf and at least one display screen arranged on the shelf. The method includes: acquiring an image of a commodity placed on the shelf; determining price tag related information based on the image of the commodity, wherein the price tag related information comprises price tag information of the commodity; and sending the price tag related information to a target display screen, which is a display screen for displaying the price tag information in the at least one display screen, and the price tag related information being configured to allow the target display screen to display the price tag information.

In one implementation, a system for providing product suggestions to provide to a customer during a checkout process at a retail store includes a checkout configuration that includes a point of sale terminal, a scanner to scan products, a scanning preparation area where products to be scanned are positioned, and a customer-facing device. The system can further include one or more product sensors to capture and transmit product signals. The system can also include a product identification system that is programmed to identify the products contained in the scanning preparation area. The system can further include a product recommendation engine that is configured to identify contents of a customer cart from the products contained in the scanning preparation area; determine product recommendations based, at least in part, on the contents of the customer cart; and transmit the product recommendations to the customer-facing device for display to the user.

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for a retail facility to maintain information regarding product location, in part, from correlating a shopper's cart path and their purchased items with those of other shoppers. In some approaches, the methods and apparatuses may determine a cart path for a particular shopping cart by analyzing aisle markers captured by an image capturing device in the shopping cart, associate that cart path with the purchased items from that shopping cart, and compare the associated cart path and purchased items with similar information from other customers. In some examples, by comparing the associated cart paths and purchased items form a plurality of customers, an aisle location of one of the retail items is identified and the database of aisle locations and retail items may be updated accordingly.

A system for processing images captured in a retail store and automatically identifying misplaced products is provided. The system may comprise at least one processor configured to receive one or more images captured by one or more image sensors from an environment of a retail store, detect in the one or more images a first product, determine that the first product is not located in the first correct display location, cause an issuance of a user-notification associated with the first product, detect in the one or more images a second product, determine that the second product is not located in the second correct display location, and after determining that the second product is not located in the second correct display location and when the second urgency level is lower than the first urgency level, withhold issuance of a user-notification associated with the second product.

Systems and methods include onboarding services for retailer devices, guest user services for a user device, and operational services provided to the retailer devices and the guest user services for dispatching beverage orders. The onboarding services map retailer inventory of a retail establishment to a standardized product schema. Upon detecting that the user device is within a predetermined distance of the retailer device, the system generates and presents a user preference by performing a rationalized perato analysis on an order history associated with the user device. The order history and the preference are mapped to the standardized product schema. The user device receives a beverage order selection and, in response, the system generates a randomized order image to be presented at the user device and the retailer device. A transaction corresponding to the beverage order selection is executed at a point-of-sale (POS) system.

Systems and methods for tokenizing real-world items for use in digital commerce are disclosed. In some embodiments, the tokenization platform is configured to generate digital tokens that are cryptographically linked with a basket of items. The basket of items is configurable to include a variety of items and is redeemable through a transaction of the set of digital tokens in a digital token transaction system.

A transaction processing system includes a register, a settlement calculator, a receiver, and a controller. The register is configured to receive a communication from a terminal used by a customer. The communication indicates that a target commodity is to be purchased by the customer at the terminal. The settlement calculator is configured to perform settlement processing to facilitate settlement by the customer for a price associated with the target commodity. The receiver is configured to determine whether the target commodity is a commodity requiring confirmation. The receiver is also configured to acquire data associated with the target commodity in response to determining that the target commodity is a commodity requiring confirmation. The controller configured to compare the data to predetermined release data and to cause the settlement calculator to perform the settlement processing in response to the data being the predetermined release data.

The present disclosure generally relates to a method and a hardware and software system for collecting data from retail point of sale. The hardware connects to a wide variety of barcode scanners and receipt printers. Collected data is transmitted to a cloud-based infrastructure backend system using a wireless internet connection built into the hardware. The collected data can be processed to extract item-level transaction information, and estimate the price and in-stock status of items in particular shops. A search engine can be provided using this data, which allows a customer to discover which nearby shop has an item of interest in stock. A targeted advertising system that complements this search service is also presented. The data can be used by retailers and manufacturers for business analysis and optimization.