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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Amit R. Patil, Naperville, IL (US);
Michael Paolella, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Michelangelo Palella, Bartlett, IL (US);
Steve E. Trivelpiece, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Amit R. Patil, Naperville, IL (US);
Michael Paolella, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Michelangelo Palella, Bartlett, IL (US);
Steve E. Trivelpiece, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for returning an item. The methods comprise: performing item return operations by a computing device using at least one of machine learned information about a person who purchased the item, machine learned information about a person returning the item, and machined learned information about a condition of the item at the time of sale and at the time of return; and automatively sorting the item using a conveyer system to move the item from a counter to a respective storage area of a plurality of storage areas assigned to different product types.