INTERFACING WITH A POINT OF SALE SYSTEM FROM A COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM
A system and method for interfacing with a point of sale system from a computer vision system that includes, through a CV monitoring system, detecting a computer vision modeled person and setting a user-record in association with a modeled person, the CV monitoring system being part of a computing platform; modeling interactions of the modeled person as modeled data associated with the user-record; detecting the modeled person in proximity to a computing device in the environment and thereby establishing an association of the computing device with the modeled person; and after establishing an association of the computing device with the modeled person, transmitting at least a part of the modeled data from the computing platform to the computing device.
1 . A method comprising:
through a CV monitoring system, detecting a computer vision modeled person and setting a user-record in association with a modeled person, the CV monitoring system being part of a computing platform;
modeling interactions of the modeled person as modeled data associated with the user-record;
detecting the modeled person in proximity to a computing device in the environment and thereby establishing an association of the computing device with the modeled person; and
after establishing an association of the computing device with the modeled person, transmitting at least a part of the modeled data from the computing platform to the computing device.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modeling interactions of the modeled person in association with the user-record comprises of modeling a checkout list of items selected by the user in the environment; and wherein the modeled data is at least part of the checkout list.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is a checkout station device.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is a proxy interface device that is communicatively coupled to a checkout station; and further comprising upon receiving the checkout list from the computing platform, relaying an itemized checkout list data to the checkout station.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the proxy interface device is communicatively coupled with a product entry device; and wherein upon receiving item data from the product entry device, relaying the item data to the checkout station.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising, at the proxy interface device, upon receiving item data from the product entry device, communicating the item data to the computing platform.
7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the proxy interface device is communicatively coupled to the checkout station with a wired connection.
8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein in response to receiving a checkout list at the proxy interface device triggering a user interface output.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein, triggering the user interface output comprises of, if the checkout list qualifies, outputting a confirmation signal through the user interface output.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein triggering the user interface output comprises of, if the checkout list transfer has an exception, outputting an exception signal through the user interface.
11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the modeled data is wirelessly communicated to the proxy interface device.
12 . The method of claim 2 further comprising storing a payment mechanism in association with the user-record, wherein the transmitted modeled data is the payment mechanism.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the computing device is a digital payment transmitter.
14 . A system comprising:
a computer vision monitoring platform configured to:
detect a computer vision modeled person associated with a user-record,
generate a checkout list for the user-record,
detect the modeled person in proximity to a target computing device in the environment and thereby establish an association of the target computing device with the modeled person, and
transmit the checkout list to a proxy interface device mapped to the target computing device; and
the proxy interface device communicatively, which is coupled to the computer vision monitoring platform and to the target computing device, and configured to transmit at least a part of the modeled data to the target computing device upon receipt of the modeled data.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the target computing device is a checkout station.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the proxy interface device emulates a product entry device.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein, the proxy interface device further comprises a product entry module communicatively coupled to a product entry device; and wherein the proxy interface device is further configured to communicate item data received through to the checkout station.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the proxy interface device is further configured to communicate item data received through the product entry module to the computing platform.
19 . The system of claim 14 , wherein proxy interface device further comprises a user feedback system configured to output state of a checkout list.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the user feedback system comprises of an audio system and graphical display system.