Patent ID: 8876001

Claim:
A system for checkout verification, comprising: a data entry device for entering product identification information; a camera for capturing an image of a product presented for purchase; and a processor for receiving the product identification information and the image of the product presented for purchase and using the product identification information as an index for retrieving a set of images associated with the product for which information was entered, the processor being further operative to compare the image of the product presented for purchase with the retrieved set of images in order to determine if the product presented for purchase matches the product for which identification information was entered; wherein the processor issues a security alert if an image of a product presented for purchase cannot be identified; wherein the processor issues a security alert if a mismatch occurs between the image of the product presented for purchase and the image associated with the product for which identification information was entered; and wherein the processor issues a security alert if no image of a product presented for purchase is captured.