Interactive tablet and shelf

1. A method of completing a transaction, the method comprising:

configuring an interactive tablet to provide instructions to a user in a language selected by the user;

receiving, at the interactive tablet comprising a processor, a captured image of an item;

identifying, by the interactive tablet, a known image of the item based on the captured image of the item; and

retrieving, by the interactive tablet, product information for the item based on the known image of the item.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that an abnormality exists with the captured image; and

transmitting an alert to a remote computer in response to determining that the abnormality exists.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing a security check based on the captured image.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the known image includes performing image analysis on a plurality of known images and the captured image.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising configuring the interactive tablet to communicate with a plurality of peripheral devices via wired or wireless connections.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of peripheral devices includes one or more cameras located within a shelf supporting the interactive tablet.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising authenticating a user of the interactive tablet.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein authenticating the user includes using facial recognition to identify the user.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising retrieving the user profile after authenticating the user.

10. A method of completing a transaction, the method comprising:

receiving, at an interactive tablet comprising a processor, a first captured image and a second of an item, the first captured image being a barcode and the second captured image being an image of a packaging of the item;

identifying, by the interactive tablet, a known image of the item based on the first and second captured images of the item; and

retrieving, by the interactive tablet, product information for the item based on the known image of the item.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining that an abnormality exists with the first or second captured images; and

transmitting an alert to a remote computer in response to determining that the abnormality exists.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising performing a security check based on the first or second captured images.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein identifying the known image includes performing image analysis on a plurality of known images and the second captured image.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising configuring the interactive tablet to communicate with a plurality of peripheral devices via wired or wireless connections.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of peripheral devices includes one or more cameras located within a shelf supporting the interactive tablet.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising authenticating a user of the interactive tablet.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising retrieving a user profile after authenticating the user.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the captured image is one of a plurality of captured images.

19. A method of completing a transaction, the method comprising:

authenticating, by an interactive tablet comprising a processor, a user of the interactive tablet;

retrieving, by the interactive tablet, a user profile after authenticating the user;

configuring, by the interactive tablet, the interactive tablet to provide instructions to a user in a pre-selected language selected by the user;

receiving, at the interactive tablet, a captured image of an item;

identifying, by the interactive tablet, a known image of the item based on the captured image of the item;

performing a security check based on the captured image; and

retrieving, by the interactive tablet, product information for the item based on the known image of the item.