MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541132984 A) filed by Annai Mira College Of Engineering And Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 29, 2025, for 'intelligent shopping cart with real-time billing and product navigation.'

Inventor(s) include S. Moshina Thabasum.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An intelligent shopping cart system comprising a shopping cart frame, a barcode scanner (102), a load cell sensor (104), a microcontroller (106), an IoT communication module (108), a mobile stand or flip display unit (110), a mobile application interface (112), a buzzer alert unit (114), and a cloud database (116). The microcontroller (106) performs dual verification by cross-validating barcode data with real-time weight data to ensure accurate billing without the use of RFID tags or cameras. The invention enhances billing accuracy, facilitates theft prevention, and promotes efficient in-store product navigation."

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