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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Richard Hunter Harris, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lawrence Arthur Heyl, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jonathan Hudson Connell, Ii, Cortlandt-Manor, NY (US);
Hollis Phillip Posey, Cary, NC (US);
Richard Hunter Harris, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lawrence Arthur Heyl, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jonathan Hudson Connell, II, Cortlandt-Manor, NY (US);
Hollis Phillip Posey, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system, such as a checkout station, for positively identifying items includes a reader that reads coded information affixed to an item. The system further includes a capture module, such as a camera. The capture module captures a visual characteristic of the item to be identified, such as the color, size, shape, or texture of the item. The visual characteristic of the item is compared with visual characteristics of candidate items stored within a database. If multiple items within the database are associated with the item to be identified, the images of the candidate items may be displayed to a user. The user may then select the candidate item that most resembles the item to be identified. The coded information of the item being identified is then compared with coded information of the selected item within the database. If the coded information of both items corresponds, the item is positively identified and is accepted for purchase by a consumer.