The present subject matter relates to a system and method of operating one or more self-checkout (SCO) terminals of a SCO environment. The system comprises one or more video sensors configured to capture a plurality of video frames. The video frames are processed by a processing unit to detect a primary subject of interest and a second subject of interest post detection of the primary subject of interest. Further, change in location and time of appearance of the primary subject of interest and the secondary subject of interest is determined, which generates a motion trigger. Based on the motion trigger, a transaction data is received which is compared with the detected secondary subject of interest. A non-scan event alert is generated based on a mismatch in the comparison of the transaction data and the detected one or more secondary subject of interest.

The present invention describes a self checkout system with a cloud server. The system is configured to detect item change caused by customer actions and optimize the camera system and computing resources of a cloud server. The system also can distribute low confidence transactions to persons for review.

A system includes a server and merchant device. The server receives product information for a product scanned by a mobile device. The server stores the product information for the product in a digital cart. The server receives a transaction request from the mobile device, determines that the product is associated with a validation requirement, and transmits a validation request to the merchant device. The server receives, from the merchant device, an indication that the validation requirement is satisfied, processes a transaction, and transmits, to the merchant device, an indication that the transaction is complete. The merchant device receives the validation request, determines that the validation requirement is satisfied, and transmits the indication that the validation requirement is satisfied to the server. The merchant device receives, from the server, the indication that the transaction is complete and displays the indication that the transaction on the display.

According to an embodiment, a self-checkout device has a commodity placing section where a commodity to be purchased can be placed prior to commodity registration processing and a commodity storing section where a commodity can be placed after registration. A commodity registration camera is positioned to capture images for commodity registration processing. A processor is configured to cause the commodity registration camera to capture images of a symbol attached to the commodity passing near the commodity registration camera. The camera also images the vicinity of the placing section and the storage section. Acquired images are stored in a data storage device. The processor executes commodity registration processing based on the commodity symbols and then commodity settlement processing after the commodity registration.

A promotion processing system may include a point-of-sale terminal at a store to collect purchased product identifiers from products being purchased, and a promotion generation server. The server may obtain the collected purchased product identifiers from the point-of-sale terminal, determine a store-transaction count based upon the collected purchased product identifiers, and for each purchased product identifier, map the corresponding product to an aisle location within the store. The server may determine a corresponding aisle-transaction count for the aisle location corresponding to each product based upon the mapped aisle locations, and determine shopper paths of travel within the store based upon the store- and aisle-transaction counts. The server may identify a location within the store for an aisle violator sign for a promoted product located in one of the aisle locations based upon the shopper paths of travel and the aisle-transaction counts, and generate a digital promotion for the promoted product.

A method and an apparatus for improving a reading and writing speed of a contactless card, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: running a driver of a POS terminal; obtaining a communication signal between the driver and an interface chip, in which data to be read and written of the contactless card are obtained by the interface chip according to the communication signal, and wherein data interaction are performed between a card reader on which the interface chip located and the contactless card; obtaining a timing waveform diagram of the driver according to the communication signal; obtaining a running time of the driver according to the timing waveform diagram; modifying the driver to shorten the running time of the driver according to the running time and a preset driver modification rule.

A system for purchasing items, such as hair products is described. The system includes an electronic device and a kiosk. A user can take a selfie from the electronic device. A software converts the picture to an emoji and provide user with different products available. The user can choose a product of interest and collect it from a kiosk vending machine (KVM) located at a place of interest or any nearby location.

A technique capable of preventing a purchased commodity from being forgotten to be passed to a customer is provided. An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit, an update unit, and a display control unit. The determination unit determines a change in weight of commodities measured by a weight sensor provided in a placing portion. The update unit updates a first total placement number of commodities on the placing portion based on the determination of the change in weight by the determination unit. The display control unit causes a display unit to display the first total placement number updated by the update unit.

A cart robot analyzing a hand motion of a user is disclosed. The cart robot comprises a code input interface obtaining a product identification code, a sensor detecting a hand motion of a user, a weight measuring device measuring a weight of one or more products contained in a product loading space, and a controller. When there is no change in weight of the loaded products, the cart robot updates a shopping list with respect to the products loaded in the product loading space in real time by analyzing the hand motion of the user. Therefore, the convenience of the user is enhanced.

A method for identifying a product removed from a cabinet includes detecting visual characteristics of the product removed from the cabinet by a camera within the cabinet. The method may include detecting an identifier on the product removed from the cabinet by an identifier sensor, and comparing the visual characteristics and the identifier to a database of product information. The product removed from the cabinet may be identified based on the comparison of the visual characteristics and the identifier to the database of product information.