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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kuntal Dey, New Delhi, IN;
Vijay Ekambaram, Tamilnadu, IN;
Seema Nagar, Bangalore, IN;
Swati Rallapalli, Ossining, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Shopping related data is obtained by using a weight sensor on a shelf to determine a reduction in weight of product on the shelf, and noting the time, and then detecting weight added to a near-by located shopping cart using a sensor, and noting the time. This data is communicated to a processor, which determines a probability that a product has been moved from the shelf to the cart if the reduction in weight upon the shelf is the same weight as the increase in weight upon the cart. Using this data, it is possible to determine a time interval during which a shopper considered purchasing the product.