Patent ID: 7296737
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A shopping receptacle, having a shopping receptacle identity, for receiving and retaining a product item having an interface surface associated therewith, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein first coded data including a plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item and of a two-dimensional position on the interface surface, wherein the receptacle comprises: (a) a receptacle body adapted to receive and retain the product item and having an opening through which the product item may be placed within the receptacle body; (b) a sensing device having an optical sensor, said sensing device being adapted to: (c) a weighing device for sensing the weight of the product item, and generating weight data indicative of the sensed weight, the weight data; and (d) means for transferring the user identity data, the indicating data, the weight data and receptacle identity data to a computer system which: