18805443. POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM (Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha)
POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
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Suguru Kato of Sunto Shizuoka JP
POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18805443 titled 'POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Original Abstract Submitted
A point-of-sale system includes a camera attachable to a shopping cart and a POS terminal attachable to the shopping cart and including: an interface connectable to the camera, a storage device that stores dictionary data, a display device, and a processor configured to: control the camera to capture an image, execute a recognition process to determine a feature value of an item in the image and search the dictionary data for one or more candidate items, when one candidate item is recognized, register the item as a transaction item, and when multiple candidate items are recognized, determine the item in the image as a pending item, and associate the candidate items with the pending item, and upon receipt of an operation, control the display device to display a selection screen through which one of the candidate items is selectable, and register the selected item as the transaction item.