MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641075379 A) filed by Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College on June 18, 2026, for "camera-Based Smart Trolley For Automatic Billing And Product Recognition In Supermarkets".
Inventors include Dr. V S K Venkatachalapathy; Dr A Thiagarajan; Dr T Coumaressin; S Pushparaj; S Prakash; S Anandhan; M Mohamed Riyas; K Bharaneedharan; G S Abilash; and M Deepak.
The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.
Abstract: The titled invention discloses a camera-based smart shopping trolley for automatic billing and product recognition in supermarkets. The system comprises a camera module (1 ), an embedded processing unit (2), an object detection module (3), a database management module (4), a billing management module (5), a display 10 module (6), and a digital payment module (7). The camera module (1) continuously captures images of products placed inside the shopping trolley and supplies the captured images to the embedded processing unit (2). The object detection module (3) utilizes a YOLOv8-based artificial intelligence model to identify and classify products in real time. Product information is retrieved from the database management 15 module (4), and the billing management module (5) dynamically updates shopping cart information and billing details while preventing duplicate billing. The display module (6) provides real-time visualization of product and billing information. Upon completion of shopping, the digital payment module (7) generates a QR code for digital payment processing. The system provides automatic product recognition, real-time billing, and 20 seamless checkout without requiring manual barcode scanning or conventional billing counters.
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