Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system of visual identification of an item selected by a person during a transaction within an environment having a plurality of items. The method includes acquiring, using a visual sensor disposed within the environment, image information that includes at least a portion of the selected item, and analyzing the image information to determine a set of possible items for classifying the selected item. The method further includes selecting, based on personal profile information associated with the person, one of the set of possible items to thereby identify the selected item.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system of visual identification of an item selected by a person during a transaction within an environment having a plurality of items. The method includes acquiring, using a visual sensor disposed within the environment, image information that includes at least a portion of the selected item, and analyzing the image information to determine a set of possible items for classifying the selected item. The method further includes selecting, based on personal profile information associated with the person, one of the set of possible items to thereby identify the selected item.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system to influence a person within an environment having a plurality of items for selection. The method includes determining, using a first visual sensor disposed within the environment, field of view (FOV) information for the person, and analyzing the FOV information to identify one or more first items within the FOV of the person. The method further includes determining, using a second visual sensor disposed within the environment, behavior information for the person and analyzing the behavior information to classify a behavior of the person into one of a number of predefined behavior types. The method further includes selecting, based on the identified one or more first items and the classified behavior, at least a second item for presentation to the person, and presenting information related to the second item to the person.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system of providing rewards to a person based on item interactions during a transaction in an environment, where the person is associated with a personal profile. The method includes generating, based on information in the personal profile, one or more tasks for the person to complete during the transaction, each task including at least one item interaction. The method further includes presenting, using an output device within the environment, the one or more tasks to the person, analyzing image information acquired by one or more visual sensors within the environment to evaluate the person's performance of the one or more tasks, and awarding, based on the evaluation, an amount of rewards to the person.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems for operating a retail environment using unmanned vehicles are provided. The methods include observing a person interacting with one or more items with a camera carried by an unmanned vehicle, identifying the one or more items based on data received from the unmanned vehicle, and adding each identified item to a transaction for the person. The methods can further include charging the person for the transaction, presenting promotions, retrieving a desired item, answering questions, following a person, guiding a customer to a location, and showing images of inventory items.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system to trigger one or more events during an interaction of a person with an item and within an environment having a plurality of items. The method includes acquiring, using a first visual sensor disposed within the environment, image information including the item and identifying the item using the image information. The method further includes acquiring, using a second visual sensor disposed within the environment, behavior information for the person relative to the identified item, analyzing the behavior information to identify at least a first behavior of the person, and classifying the first behavior into one of a number of predefined behavior types. The method further includes performing, based on the identified item and the classified first behavior, one or more predefined events.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system to influence a person within an environment having a plurality of items for selection. The method includes capturing, using a first visual sensor disposed within the environment, field of view information for the person, performing analysis on the field of view information using a computing device, and identifying, based on the analysis, one or more first items of the plurality of items that are included within the field of view of the person. The method further includes selecting, based on the identified one or more items, at least one second item of the plurality of items for presentation to the person; and presenting information related to the at least one second item to the person.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system to facilitate an audit of a checkout transaction, where the checkout transaction is associated with a virtual transaction record reflecting interactions of a person with a first set of one or more items of a plurality of items within an environment. The method includes acquiring image information including a shopping receptacle associated with the checkout transaction, and identifying a second set of one or more items of the plurality of items that are included in the shopping receptacle using the acquired image information. The method further includes comparing the first and second sets of items, and determining, based on the comparison, whether to perform an audit of the checkout transaction.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system to identify one or more items in a transaction are provided. The method includes capturing images of the items, determining a set of possible identifications for each item based on the images, determining information regarding the transaction, selecting an identification for each item from the sets of possible identifications, based on the determined information, and adding the selected identifications to the transaction. Identifications for items may be selected based on confidence factors, price thresholds, and customer information.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system to provide an extended vision within an environment having a plurality of items, where the extended vision is based on a field of view of a person determined using a first visual sensor, and is further based on at least a second visual sensor disposed within the environment. Image information from the first and second visual sensors is associated to produce combined image information. Selected portions of the combined image information are displayed based on input provided through a user interface.

Abstract: A user interface system for a vehicle interior includes a contact surface, a sensor grid and a controller. The sensor grid is configured for variable electrical resistance in response to applied pressure and the controller is configured to detect the electrical resistance of the sensor grid by monitoring a voltage. The controller detects the location of an input from a vehicle occupant, the intensity of the input, and the duration of the input.

Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to determine whether to apply a security check to items during a self-checkout process, by, responsive to receiving identification information for an item, generating a random number for the item, and upon determining that the random number exceeds a security value, applying the security check to the item.

Abstract: Systems and methods for using transaction data associated with a loyalty program identifier to conduct a purchase transaction are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes initiating a purchase transaction at a shopper terminal. The method also includes receiving, at the shopper terminal, a loyalty program identifier of a shopper. Further, the method includes associating the loyalty program identifier with transaction data for the shopper. The method also includes conducting the purchase transaction at the shopper terminal based on the transaction data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing retail processes based on machine-readable images and user gestures are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes capturing one or more images including a machine-readable image and a user hand gesture. The method also includes identifying the machine-readable image as being associated with a product. Further, the method includes determining whether the user hand gesture interacts with the machine-readable image in accordance with a predetermined gesture. The method also includes implementing a predetermined retail process in association with the product in response to determining that the user hand gesture interacts with the machine-readable image in accordance with the predetermined gesture.