Provided is a shopping cart capable of simplifying equipment of a storage area of the shopping cart. A shopping cart allowed to be nested in a front-rear direction, includes: a cart body; a battery configured to supply power to an electronic device attached to the cart body and displayed commodity information read by a reading device; power receiving units and provided on a front side of the cart body and configured to be electrically connectable to an external power supply device; and power transmitting units and provided on a rear surface side of the power receiving units and configured to supply power to a power receiving units and of another shopping cart nested in the shopping cart.

According to one embodiment a shopping cart includes an imaging unit configured to acquire images of a surface at a location of the shopping cart and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a boundary pattern in images acquired by the imaging unit. The boundary pattern is painted or drawn on the surface at a boundary between a first area and a second area. Based on the detected boundary pattern the controller determines whether the shopping cart has been moved from the first area to the second area or from the second area to the first area. The controller then controls mobility of the shopping cart based on whether the shopping cart has been moved from the first area to the second area or from the second area to the first area.

Exemplary embodiments provide a system, a method, and computer-readable medium to facilitate a transaction at a shopping cart. A first image of a user's face is captured by a first camera at a device coupled to the shopping cart, and the first image is stored in a database. A second image of the user's face is captured by a second camera when one or more sensors at a fixture detect an item is being removed from the fixture. The second image is analyzed and it is determined that the face in the second image corresponds to the face in the first image. Product information corresponding to the item removed from the fixture is sent to the processing device associated with the user captured in the first and second images. The product information is stored at the processing device for completion of a transaction by the user.

Mobile battery powered workstation carts for order fulfillment are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a battery powered workstation cart may comprise a wheeled cart having a frame, a rechargeable lithium battery, a computer, a barcode reader/scanner, a RFID reader/scanner, a printer, an artificial intelligence hub, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and/or GPS. The frame may also comprise two side bracket arms and/or shelves, which may be modular to receive various different sized baskets, bins, or totes therein to expedite retail order fulfillment.

A commodity management system includes a cart including a wireless tag reader/writer configured to read first information from first wireless tags attached to commodities displayed in a store and second information from second wireless tags each disposed in a different display area in the store, and a commodity management apparatus configured to acquire the first and second information read by the wireless tag reader/writer, determine a display area in the store using the acquired second information, and specify a quantity of a commodity displayed in the determined display area based on the acquired first information.

The invention relates to a push handle unit, in particular a multi-piece push handle unit, comprising at least one first and at least one second end piece, each end piece having at least one self-supporting grip unit that rises up, at least one horizontal attachment piece, at least one arcuate corner node, and at least one fastening device for fastening the respective end piece to a transport cart guided by hand, the self-supporting grip unit that rises up consisting at least of one grip unit receptacle (26) and at least of one grip unit insert, the horizontal attachment piece and the grip unit receptacle being formed on the arcuate corner node in such a way that a continuous transition between the horizontal attachment piece and the grip unit is formed by means of the arcuate corner node.

A universal support clip for coupling a mobile electronic device to a shopping cart comprises a bar clamping member, which comprises a first end; a second end having a base portion constructed and arranged to accommodate a plurality of different device mount interfaces; and a body portion between the first and second ends, the body portion including a curved interior wall for receiving a portion of a handlebar of the shopping cart from the first end in an open state and for securing to the portion of the handlebar when the first end is in a closed state.

A system for electrical charging of shopping carts equipped with electrical devices, including an electrical charging station including a charging profile made of an electrically insulating material and a charging element made of an electrically conducting material, wherein the charging profile is arranged to partially cover the charging element, and at least one shopping cart with an electrical device and a conductor arrangement electrically connected to the electrical device. The conductor arrangement includes a casing comprising a first part with an opening and a second part arranged to be in contact with the shopping cart, and a conductor spring, a spring support and a conductor arranged inside the casing, wherein the conductor spring and the conductor are arranged in electrical contact with each other. The conductor is arranged to be in contact with the charging element of the charging station through the opening of the first part of the casing, the conductor spring is arranged to allow movement of the conductor inside the casing, and the conductor includes a cylindrical part and a bearing allowing movement of the cylindrical part.

An intelligent shopping cart, an intelligent shopping system and an implementation method thereof. The intelligent shopping cart includes a cart body; and the cart body includes a storage unit and a handle, and further includes an intelligent terminal device configured on the handle. The intelligent terminal device is provided with a touchscreen computer having a display function and/or an operation function. The cart body is provided with an RFID tag for storing number information of the intelligent shopping cart. The cart body is further provided with a device in a communication connection to the touchscreen computer, and the device at least includes one or a combination of a weight sensor, a monitoring device, a code-scanning device, a positioning device, and a voice broadcasting device.

A handcart includes a cart frame, a code reader holder, and a code reader. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable. The code reader holder is attached to the cart frame and including an insertion opening that is movable to a position at which the insertion opening faces upward. The code reader includes an insertion portion, and detachably attached to the code reader holder when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion opening of the code reader.