Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation

International Business Machines Corporation

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions

Other

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Coporation

David John Steiner

John David Landers, Jr

Brad Matthew Johnson

Dean Frederick Herring

Kimberly Wood

Paul Morton Wilson

Adrian Xavier Rodriguez

Phuc Ky Do

Timothy Wayne Crockett

Jeffrey John Smith

Neil A Girard

Ankit Singh

Jonathan M Waite

Charles Ray Kirk

Donald Eugene Johnson

Jose R Figueroa

Jesse Vernon Corbett, Jr

David A Bernath

Nancy Yaguda

Jeff David Thomas

Susan Winter Brosnan

Robert Eugene Russell, Jr

Monsak Jason Chirakansakcharoen

Daniel Hunt

Abhishekh Padmanabhan

Suzanne M Bleakley

Steven Low

William Larry Vaught

Paul Daniel Kangas

Justin Monroe Pierce

P Daniel Kangas

William L Talley

Craig W Turner

Hye Suk Makley

Patricia Stephany Hogan

Stacy Arrington

Duane Scott Miller

William L Dungan

Evgeny Shevtsov

Craig Compton

Richard W Vanderpool, Iii

Phillip Monkowski

John A Hibbard

Wan-Chen Tsai

Roberto Cabral Frias

Andrei Khaitas

Bobby Lewis Williams, Jr

Michael Schaefer

Erin Kendall Dorshorst

Vinessia Hankins

John David Landers

Kimberly Ann Wood

A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled Self-Checkout (SCO) station includes an RF antenna that emits RF energy, such as RFID interrogation signals, through a variable aperture of an aperture plate into a scan zone. The size of the scan zone is selectively varied by electrically modifying the effective size of the aperture in the aperture plate.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) self-checkout (SCO) station

The present disclosure utilizes excess processing capacity of a point of sale (POS) system by dynamically managing assigned tasks based on an expected activity of an individual. A resource management system can use image data and a trained neural network to analyzes aspects of an appearance or a behavior of the individual as captured in the image data to quantify a likelihood of the individual participating in a checkout procedure. The resource management system can dynamically allocate resources across different POS systems in anticipation of expected activity. This allows for the efficient use of the POS systems' resources while maintaining good system performance and a positive experience.

Retail resource management allocation system

A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled Self-Checkout (SCO) station includes an RF antenna that emits RF energy, such as RFID interrogation signals, through the variable apertures of one or more aperture layers into a scan zone. The size of the scan zone is selectively varied by electrically modifying the effective size of the variable aperture in the aperture layer.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) self-checkout (SCO) station having a variable aperture for a selectively sized scan zone

Techniques for configuring a point of sale (POS) system may include using an optical sensing module to read an identifier associated with a POS component and associating the POS component with a zone that is monitored by the optical sensing module, where the zone includes the POS system. In response to optically sensing the identifier, the system may automatically configure the component to function within the POS system.

Point of sale optical-based device association and configuration

Systems and methods of providing navigation information associated with a retail space are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method comprises, a network node operationally coupled to a set of optical sensor devices positioned throughout a retail space, the network node receiving a sequence of images from each optical sensor device. The method comprises, obtaining a current position of a certain subject in the retail space based on one or more sequence of images received. The method comprises, obtaining a current position of an obstacle in the retail space based on one or more sequence of images received. The method comprises, sending to a wireless device associated with the certain subject, navigation information associated with the current positions of the certain subject and the obstacle in the retail space.

Retail computer vision system for sensory impaired

Systems and methods of selecting a video stream resolution are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method comprises, by a network node operationally coupled over a network to a set of optical sensor devices positioned throughout a space that are operable to send at least one of a set of image streams to the network node. The method comprises receiving a first image stream of a set of image streams of the first optical sensor device that is selected based on both a confidence level that at least one object is correctly detected from a second image stream received from the first optical sensor and a current network bandwidth utilization to maintain the current network bandwidth utilization below a network bandwidth utilization threshold, with the first and second image streams having a different resolution and the first optical sensor having a viewing angle towards the detected object.

Video stream selection system

Pay stations in a retail store initiate customer transactions for customers. When a first pay station is unable to complete a customer transaction, it hands the transaction off to a second pay station that is able to complete the transaction. During hand off, the first pay station determines a first set of biometric and contextual data associated with the customers and sends that information to the second pay station. The second pay station then determines, independently, a second set of biometric and contextual data associated with the customers and compares it against the first set. Depending on the results of the comparison, customers are either granted or denied access at the second pay station to complete the transaction. Additionally, all biometric and contextual data are permanently destroyed without being saved to memory.

Real-time bio-metric / environmental capture and timed rematch

Systems and methods of automatically switching measurement information processing modes related to a self-checkout kiosk. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is performed by an electronic device that includes processing circuitry. The method may include detecting, using object recognition, at least one object present in real-time captured imagery. The method may further include, responsive to detecting the at least one object present in the real-time captured imagery, switching measurement information processing modes from a first measurement information processing mode to a second measurement information processing mode.

Measurement information processing mode switching system

The present disclosure describes a directional radio frequency identification (RFID) system, which provides directional RFID tag scanning using RFID enclosures and moveable radio signal blocking components. The RFID systems herein also prevent unwanted RFID tag activation and focuses RFID readers on specific scan areas. The directional RFID systems may be implemented in any type of system that utilizes RFID tag reading, such as a point of sale systems and other related systems, which utilize RFID scanning.

Directional radio frequency identification system

The present disclosure provides techniques for curating search results. A first request to look up an identifier for an item is received from a first user, and first tracking information corresponding to movements of the first user in a physical space is retrieved. At least one item associated with the first user while moving in the physical space is identified from the first tracking information. A first identifier of the at least one item is determined, and the first identifier is provide to the first user.

Method, medium, and system for data lookup based on correlation of user interaction information

Radio frequency identification discontinuity correction is provided by calculating a phase-time slope for a Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) signal received from an RFID tag; estimating, based on the phase-time slope, a predicted phase reading for the RFID signal at a given time; and in response to detecting a phase discontinuity based on a difference between the predicted phase reading and an actual phase reading for the given time, adjusting a calculated distance to the RFID tag. The calculated distance may indicate that the RFID tag is inside of or outside of a designated zone, and that a motion of the RFID tag indicates travel towards or away from the designated zone, which may be used to add or remove an item associated with the RFID tag to an ongoing item list.

Radio frequency identification discontinuity correction

Method, computer program product, and system to prioritize the execution of processing task requests in a task request queue, where the processing task requests are related to an environment. The method includes adding processing task requests to a task request queue in response to the detection of predefined actions in an environment. The method also includes adding additional processing task requests or adjusting a priority level of not yet completed task requests in the task request queue, in response to detecting subsequent predefined actions in the environment.

Sensor-enabled prioritization of processing task requests in an environment

A method, computer program product, and system to perform a sale transaction are provided. The method includes identifying each item of a plurality of items, based on at least one image of the plurality of items, determining a cost for each item, optionally identifying a person based on an image of the person, adding each of the items and each of the costs to a sale transaction, and charging the person for the sale transaction.

Method of using, apparatus, product, and system for a no touch point-of-sale self-checkout

Customers are identified as they enter a store and linked to one or more items previously ordered on-line. A route through the store to retrieve the ordered items is generated and sent to the customer's mobile device for display. The customer's movements are tracked as he/she goes through the store to retrieve products, and the location of the customer determined whenever he/she selects a product from the shelves. Based on whether the locations of the customer when he/she selected the products matches the predefined locations of the items ordered on-line, the customer is directed to go to one of an audit station or checkout lane, or alternatively, to bypass both audit station and the checkout lane and exit the store. In the latter case, the customer's account is automatically charged for the total cost of the ordered items.

System and method for facilitating seamless commerce

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Raleigh, NC, United States of America

David John Steiner