Patent ID: 7988045
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method for portable device-based shopping checkout, comprising: receiving a scan of a barcode of an item with a portable device that is configured for shopping checkout; receiving an image of the item captured with the portable device; determining whether an identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with an appearance of the item as determined based on the image; receiving an additional image of the item captured with an image capture device couple to a shopping receptacle; determining whether the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by an image capture device; and adding the item to an inventory of items if the identity of the item as determined based on the scan of the barcode is consistent with the identity of the item as determined based on the image, and the image of the item captured with the portable device is consistent with the additional image of the item captured by the image capture device.