Patent ID: 11961130
Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for managing sale-restricted items for hosted self-checkout, the system comprising:
at least one processor communicatively coupled to a memory;
a user interface device providing a graphical user interface (GUI);
a restricted items selection control, displayed via the GUI, the restricted items selection control including a list of sale-restricted items;
a smart storage device communicatively connected to a network, the smart storage device storing the sale-restricted items in a lockable storage inaccessible to unauthorized users;
a notification component, implemented on the at least one processor, that transmits a notification to a user device associated with an authorized user responsive to an unauthorized user selection of a sale-restricted item from the list of sale-restricted items displayed via the GUI, the notification including an age verification prompt associated with the transaction, an identification of the selected sale-restricted item and location of the selected sale-restricted item within the smart storage device; and
a verification component, implemented on the at least one processor, that receives age verification from the user device associated with the authorized user and authorizes completion of the transaction associated with the selected sale-restricted item by the unauthorized user on condition the age verification complies with age requirements for the selected sale-restricted item, wherein, responsive to the authorization of the completion of the transaction, an unlocking signal is sent via the network to the smart storage device storing the selected sale-restricted item, wherein the smart storage device is unlocked to obtain the selected sale-restricted item responsive to the unlocking signal received based on the authorization of the completion of the transaction.