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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2017
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Matthew Allen Jones, Bentonville, AR (US);
Aaron James Vasgaard, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Nicholaus Adam Jones, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Robert James Taylor, Rogers, AR (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
A technique for monitoring objects in a cart is disclosed. A cart is configured to receive an object and includes a plurality of sensors configured to detect a location of the cart and a characteristic of an object in the cart. The cart also includes a docking station that can receive an electronic device and operatively and electrically couple the sensors to the electronic device. A computing system is in communication with the electronic device and configured to access a database containing a stored list generated by the user. The computing can identify the object in the cart based, at least in part, on data received from the plurality of sensors and the location of the cart. The computing system can also determine whether the object in the cart is included on the stored list.