Patent ID: 8396755
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of reclaiming products from a retail store, the method comprising: passing a plurality of products through an object identification system; capturing images of the plurality of products with object sensors as the products pass through the object identification system; processing the images to identify an indicium for each product; transmitting the indicium for each product through a wireless communication network to a logic engine; sorting the plurality of products based on the indicia to produce a bundled lot of products; producing a unique identifier for the bundled lot, the unique identifier having a machine readable code; and communicating the unique identifier of the bundled lot and the indicia of the products in the bundled lot to an auctioneer for initiation of a direct-to-consumer auction for auctioning of the bundled lot directly to a group of bidders.