Abstract: A self-service checkout system has a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions. The executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: receiving a message from a vision system that includes a current list of identified items on a tray positioned adjacent to the vision system for a current transaction, comparing the current list of identified items to a previous list of identified items, and adding any items on the current list that are not on the previous list to a transaction list for a current transaction, determining that the current transaction is complete when the current list of identified items has no items, enabling a customer to review the transaction list and remove any duplicate entries, and completing the current transaction.

Abstract: A self-service checkout system has a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions. The executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: receiving a message from a vision system that includes a current list of identified items on a tray positioned adjacent to the vision system for a current transaction, comparing the current list of identified items to a previous list of identified items, and adding any items on the current list that are not on the previous list to a transaction list for a current transaction, determining that the current transaction is complete when the current list of identified items has no items, enabling a customer to review the transaction list and remove any duplicate entries, and completing the current transaction.

Abstract: A self-service checkout system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions. The executable instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations including: receiving a message from a vision system that includes a list of identified items on a tray positioned adjacent to the vision system for a current transaction and one or more issues related to an identification of the items on the tray, processing the message to identify the one or more issues related to the identification of the items on the tray, providing a user interface for a customer to correct the one or more issues related to the identification of the items on the tray, and completing the current transaction once the issues related to the identification of the items on the tray are corrected.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for identifying item locations via crowd-sourced information. The system includes a server having a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The server is coupled to a mobile shopping application on a mobile device of a user. The processor performs a series of operations constituting the following method. The user of the mobile shopping application on the mobile device is selectively requested to locate an item in a retail store via the mobile shopping application. The user is directed to an expected location of the item via the mobile shopping application. Confirmation is received from the user that the item has been located via the mobile shopping application. The precise location of the item is captured in conjunction with the mobile shopping application. An item location database is updated to include the captured precise location of the item.

Abstract: A mobile device establishes an indirect network connection to a User Interface (UI) agent of a terminal. The indirect connection managed as a mobile navigational control session maintained through a server or through the server and a proxy. A keyboard widget/object and a navigation-selection widget/object are rendered within a mobile screen on a display of the mobile device. During the session, a user interacts with the keyboard and/or navigation-selection widgets and corresponding UI key events are forwarded to the UI agent. The UI agent provides the UI key events as Human Interface Device (HID) key events to the terminal causing a transaction interface to update transaction screens being rendered on a transaction display of the terminal during a transaction. The user conducts the transaction at the terminal without touching the transaction display and controls the transaction screens for the transaction via the keyboard and navigational widgets from the mobile device.

Abstract: Preferences with respect nutrition and ingredients are established for a user. The preferences are managed and stored on a mobile device. Images of nutrition and ingredient information are captured and analyzed against the preferences. Any ingredient for an item associated with the images that do not conform to the preferences are flagged and the user notified. The user is provided an option to receive a substitute item that does conform with the preferences. In an embodiment, a discount is provided to the user for incentivizing the user to select the substitute item.

Abstract: A mobile device establishes an indirect network connection to a User Interface (UI) agent of a terminal. The indirect connection managed as a mobile navigational control session maintained through a server or through the server and a proxy. A keyboard widget/object and a navigation-selection widget/object are rendered within a mobile screen on a display of the mobile device. During the session, a user interacts with the keyboard and/or navigation-selection widgets and corresponding UI key events are forwarded to the UI agent. The UI agent provides the UI key events as Human Interface Device (HID) key events to the terminal causing a transaction interface to update transaction screens being rendered on a transaction display of the terminal during a transaction. The user conducts the transaction at the terminal without touching the transaction display and controls the transaction screens for the transaction via the keyboard and navigational widgets from the mobile device.