SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL WITH INTEGRATED COMPUTER-VISION ITEM RECOGNITION AND PAYMENT FUNCTIONS

1 . A transaction apparatus, comprising:

a touch display;

a frame-based element that comprises at least two integrated cameras; and

a vertical scanner;

wherein the touch display is located above, below, or both above and below a top portion of the frame-based element;

wherein the vertical scanner is located above a bottom portion of the frame-based element;

wherein the frame-based element is positioned to ensure the at least two integrated cameras capture a scan area where items are placed for a transaction, each camera capturing an image of the scan area at a different angle and different perspective from remaining cameras;

wherein the images adapted to be processed during the transaction for item recognition and item verification of the items within the scan area.

2 . The transaction apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the frame-based element is angled over the scan area or perpendicular to the scan area.

3 . The transaction apparatus of claim 1 further comprising, a base adjacent to a bottom of the vertical scanner, wherein the base defines the scan area.

4 . The transaction apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the base is a horizontal scanner.

5 . The transaction apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the horizontal scanner includes an integrated weigh scale.

6 . The transaction apparatus of claim 4 further comprising, a bioptic scanner wherein the bioptic scanner comprises the vertical scanner and the horizontal scanner.

7 . The transaction apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the touch display includes an integrated card reader.

8 . The transaction apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the touch display is adjustable upward and downward relative to the top portion of the frame-based element.

9 . The transaction apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the frame-based element comprises four sides, each side including a separate one of the at least two integrated cameras, wherein the at least two integrated cameras comprise four cameras.

10 . The transaction apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transaction apparatus is adapted to be affixed to a wall.

11 . The transaction apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transaction apparatus is adapted to rest on a horizontal surface.

12 . The transaction apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transaction apparatus is portable and adapted to be moved from one surface to another surface.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the frame-based element further comprises at least two light sources that are adapted to illuminate the scan area.

14 . A transaction terminal, comprising:

a processor;

a touch display;

a vertical scanner;

a card reader; and

a framed element with at least two integrated cameras focused on a scan area;

wherein the vertical scanner is integrated inside of a bottom portion of the framed element and a back portion of the scan area;

wherein the touch display is adjustable upward and downward from a top portion of the framed element;

wherein the card reader is integrated into a bottom or a side portion of the touch display;

wherein the processor is adapted to execute instructions to obtain images of items placed in the scan area during a transaction and to use the images to perform item recognition on the items during the transaction.

15 . The transaction terminal of claim 14 , wherein the framed element is angled from a top portion of the vertical scanner over the scan area or wherein the framed element is perpendicular to the scan area.

16 . The transaction terminal of claim 14 further comprising, a base, wherein the base is adjacent to a bottom and front portion of the vertical scanner, and wherein the base defines the scan area.

17 . The transaction terminal of claim 15 , wherein the base is a horizontal scanner or a combined horizontal scanner and weigh scale.

18 . The terminal of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further adapted to execute the instructions to identify a scanned item code for a scanned item that does not match and identified item code for the scanned item based on the item recognition.

19 . A method, comprising:

scanning first item codes from a scan area by a scanner that is adjacent to the scan area during a transaction;

obtaining multiple images from multiple cameras of each of a plurality of items located in the scan area during the transaction, the multiple cameras integrated into a framed element and focused on the scan area;

performing item recognition on the multiple images for each item and assigning second item codes to the items;

comparing the first item codes against the second item codes;

determining whether to issue an alert based on the comparing; and

processing the transaction based on the first item codes and the second item codes.

20 . The method of claim 19 further comprising, processing the method when the items are placed in the scan area.