Patent ID: 11954714
Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, the computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a computing system implements a method for validating age identification at a point of sale device, the method comprising:
detecting, by the processor of the computing system in communication with the point of sale device, that an age-restricted item has been selected for purchase at the point of sale device by the customer, wherein a payment for the second age-restricted item is configured to be made using a mobile wallet application loaded on a mobile device of the customer;
determining, by the processor, that the age validation feature associated with an account of the customer associated with the mobile wallet application is enabled;
identifying, by the processor, facial features of the customer from a video feed captured by at least one camera pointed at the point of sale device to verify an identity of the customer;
comparing, by the processor, the facial features of the customer captured by the at least one camera in the video feed with the customer-identifying biometric data stored on a database in communication with the computing device;
determining, by the processor, that a comparison between the facial features of the customer captured by the at least one camera in the video feed and the biometric data stored on the database exceeds a dynamic threshold for verifying the identity of the customer at the point of sale device,
allowing by the processor, the customer with a verified identity to proceed with the purchase of the second age-restricted item at the point of sale device without intervention of the store representative;
transmitting, by the processor, a validation signal to the point of sale device to cause the point of sale device to generate, on a display of the point of sale device, a scannable age validation code indicative of a successful verification of the identity of the customer and configured to be scanned by the mobile device of the customer to complete the purchase of the second age-restricted item; and
permitting the customer to scan the scannable age validation code on the display of the point of sale device with the mobile device of the customer to complete the purchase of the second age-restricted item.