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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Brad M. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
J. Wacho Slaughter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Yevgeni Tsirulnik, Frisco, TX (US);
John Pistone, Cary, NC (US);
James L. Frank, Montreal, CA;
TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a system and method for holding or storing items. The system includes a pad, a weight sensor, a shape sensor, a memory, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The weight sensor detects a weight of an item when the item is positioned on the pad. The shape sensor detects a shape of the item when the item is positioned on the pad. The processor verifies that the item is positioned on the pad based on the detected weight and the detected shape and communicates a message that the item is positioned on the pad.