Automatic fare adjustment system

A compact device integrating a camera, barcode reader, and microphone enables cashier-less shopping by addressing shoplifting and labor shortages in retail environments.

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Patent Information

Application Number
JP2023100342
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-06-01
Publication Date
2024-12-12
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing systems face challenges in preventing shoplifting and addressing labor shortages in retail environments due to population decline.

Method used

Integration of a camera, barcode reader, and microphone into a compact device for automated payment processing, eliminating the need for cashier staff and enabling self-service transactions.

Benefits of technology

Facilitates secure, cashier-less shopping experiences by allowing customers to complete payments using a compact device with integrated sensors, thereby reducing labor requirements and enhancing security against shoplifting.

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Abstract

To provide an automatic fare adjustment system capable of preventing shoplifting and relieving concern about securing labor force due to decrease in population.SOLUTION: An automatic fare adjustment system registers a latest photograph of a smartphone to perform updating and register a name, an address, a date of birth, a bank account, and personal artificial intelligence. Cameras, bar code readers, and microphones are installed at an interval of one meter on a commodity shelf. Each time picking up a product, a customer brings the product close to a barcode reader and performs fare adjustment. A face of the customer, a commodity name, a price, and the number of commodities are described on a digital receipt of the smartphone. Artificial intelligence warns the customer when the customer ignores the bar code reader and tries to remove the commodity without bringing the commodity close to the bar code or when the customer holds a plurality of commodities over the bar code reader. When desiring to return the commodity, the customer depresses a return button and causes the bar code reader to read the commodity again, and returns the commodity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical field] IT / AI [Background technology] IT / AI Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention] ▲1▼Shoplifting prevention ▲2▼Resolving concerns about securing labor due to population decline [Means for solving the problem] ▲1▼ Introduction of cameras, barcode readers, and microphones (product shelves) [Effects of the invention] ▲1▼The customer brings the product close to the barcode reader to complete the payment. ▲2▼No cashier required ▲3▼No tablet required [Brief description of the drawings] [Figure 1] It is the same size as a card and about as thick as a smartphone, and is equipped with a barcode reader, a button to call a store clerk, a button to return items, and a microphone. [Industrial Applicability] ▲1▼ Shoplifting prevention measures at supermarkets and convenience stores ▲2▼Resolving concerns about securing labor at supermarkets and convenience stores

Claims

[Claim 1] ▲1▼The premise is that the latest photos on your smartphone are registered and updated daily. In addition to the photo, you will also need to register your name, address, date of birth, bank account, and your own AI. (2) Cameras, barcode readers, and microphones are installed every 1 meter on the product shelves. ▲3▼ Each time a customer picks up a product, they hold it close to the barcode reader to pay. ▲4▼The customer’s face, product name, price, and quantity of the item are automatically printed on the digital receipt on the smartphone.