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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 01, 2023
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ethan Sommer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christopher Brakob, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The disclosed technology provides for determining whether to audit a shopper in a retail environment based on a trust score assigned to the shopper. A method can include receiving, by a computer system, shopper information including an identifier for the shopper, retrieving bag checkout history data associated with the shopper based on the identifier, which includes the shopper's trust score, determining a weighted probability score for the shopper based on the trust score and shopper trust score groupings, determining, using a randomization process, whether to perform a bag check on the shopper based on the weighted probability score, returning bag check instructions based on the determination, receiving bag check data from performing the bag check after the shopper completes checkout, adjusting the trust score based on the bag check history data and the bag check data, and providing the adjusted shopper trust score for use in the shopper's subsequent visits.