The present invention, in general, relates to a shopping cart. In
particular to an omni shopping cart that allows shoppers to shop and pay for their purchases autonomously.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in
understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the
information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed
invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] In general, shopping carts have always been a vital part of the
shopping experience. Adding additional features to the shopping carts would make the experience more comfortable and better and reduce work for the shopper.
[0004] Shoppers spend a lot of their time searching for the products they
need, in the store. They have to stand in long queues to get loose products weighed and billed separately and have to again stand through a different queue to get the rest of the products billed. This leads to chaos, confusion and wastage of time, which in turn leads to decrease in profitability for the shop owner. They also end up buying products over their budget, as do not know the individual product details or cost before billing.
[0005] Hence there is a requirement in art to develop a convenient,
autonomous, comfortable, interactive, omni shopping cart, to make the shopping experience easier and better.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0006] The general object of the present disclosure is to provide an omni
shopping cart.
[0007] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide an omni
shopping cart with interactive and autonomous features.

[0008] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a method to
automatically locate, scan, weigh, the product and generate bill and assist with
payment.
[0009] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide an omni
shopping cart to shoppers to make their shopping experience convenient and
easier, which in turn results in increase in profitability for the shop owners.
SUMMARY
[0010] The present invention, in general, relates to an omni shopping cart.
In particular to an omni shopping cart that allows shoppers to shop and pay for their purchases autonomously.
[0011] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides, an omni shopping cart.
The shopping cart may include, a basket to hold one or more products to be bought. The basket maybe supported by a base. A user interface device can be attached to a handle bar. The handle bar can be couple to the basket. The user interface system can be configured to receive an input from product identification unit. One or more first sensors can be used to identify information pertaining to each product placed in the basket. One or more second sensors can be used to determine weight of each product placed in the basket. A payment module maybe operatively coupled to one or more first sensors and second sensors. The payment module may comprise of one or more processors that can execute a set of executable instructions, which maybe stored in a memory. Upon execution of these instructions, one or more processors may cause the payment module to receive a first set of signals from one or more first sensors, that may be related to information of the one or more products. Upon execution of these instructions, one or more processors may cause the payment module to receive a second set of instructions from the second sensors that may be related to weights of the one or more products; and the one or more processors may receive the input product identification data from the user interface device. Upon execution of these instructions, one or more processors may extract a first set of attributes from the first set of signals received; And a second set of attributes from the second set of

signals received. Upon execution of these instructions, one or more processors
may determine, cost of each product in the basket which can be based on any or a
combination of the received input product identification data and the extracted
first and second set of attributes; and may generate, a payment bill the can be based
on a combination of the cost of each product determined and a predefined set of
instructions.
[0012] In another embodiment, the shopping cart may comprise of a
plurality of caster wheels, that maybe attached to front and rear of the shopping
cart; Caster wheels being assemblies that can help move undriven objects in the
desired direction.
[0013] In another embodiment, a weighing scale can be configured to rest
on the base and the weighing scale may be operatively coupled to the one or more
second sensors.
[0014] In another embodiment, a heavy-duty slab can be rested on the front
and rear caster wheels and the heavy-duty slab may be configured to carry heavy
weighing products. The shopping cart maybe be surrounded by a supporting
frame.
[0015] In yet another embodiment, the one or more sensors may comprise
of one of a barcode reader, an RFID reader, an NFC reader, and a QR reader.
[0016] In another embodiment, the payment module can be configured to
comprise of any or a combination of a credit card reader, a smart card reader, a
biometric reader, a mobile phone application, a WIFI tap reader, a UPI reader and
bank transfer application. The payment module maybe further configured to:
receive a payment transaction authorization; issue a payment confirmation signal
to confirm that a payment from the user has been received successfully.
[0017] In yet another embodiment, a product identification unit maybe
operably coupled to the user interactive device, may have a product search option,
that can show the aisle and rack, in the shop, where the searched product maybe
present, and, wherein the product search option maybe configured to process input
through a keypad and also a voice identification system.

[0018] In another embodiment, the product identification unit, may
comprise a visual indicator that can operatively coupled to the user interactive
device, wherein the visual indicator maybe configured to receive signals from the
product identification unit and the payment module and display the output.
[0019] In another embodiment, the product identification unit may further
comprise of an indoor navigation system that can be configured to include a map and / or voice commands for in - store navigation.
[0020] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive
subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a
part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the
present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles
of the present disclosure.
[0022] FIG. 1A illustrates an exemplary representation of an omni shopping
cart, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0023] FIG. IB illustrates a representation of exemplary functional modules
of the proposed system with reference to FIG.l, in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0024] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional modules of a control unit in
accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the
disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the

contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives
falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the
appended claims. The present enclosure relates, in general, to an omni shopping
cart. In particular, the present system relates to an omni shopping cart that allows
shoppers to shop and pay for their purchases autonomously.
[0026] FIGs. 1A-1B illustrate exemplary representations of an omni
shopping cart, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0027] As illustrated in FIG. 1A, in an aspect, the system may include a
basket 102, to hold one or more products to be purchased. The basket may be supported by a base 106 and the basket maybe coupled to a handle 104. A user interface device 114 maybe be attached to a handle 104. The basket 102, maybe surrounded by a supporting frame 108. A heavy-duty slab 110 may be used to place heavy weighing products. One or more caster wheels (112a ,112b) maybe attached below the heavy-duty slab 110, to help with mobility. A weighing scale with display 116, can be used to weigh loose products.
[0028] The user interface device 114 maybe be configured to receive input
from product identification unit. One or more first sensors can be used to identify information pertaining to each product placed in the basket 102. One or more second sensors can be used to determine weight of each product placed in the basket 102.
[0029] In an exemplary embodiment, one or more first sensors may include
a barcode reader, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader, a Near Field Communication (NFC) reader, and a Quick Response (QR) reader, but not limited to the like. For example, the one or more first sensors scan the product and extract the product information which is already stored in the memory, such as cost of a product, price per weight, nutrition information, product content weight, product volume a notice of whether a product is on sale; product ingredients and product warnings including potential allergens, gluten content, artificial sweeteners and colours but not limited to the like.

[0030] In an exemplary embodiment, one or more second sensors may
include a load cell, pressure sensors, but not limited to the same. For example, when a loose product is placed in the basket 102, the pressure on the weighing scale maybe used to determine its weight and reflected digitally on the weighing scale display 116.
[0031] In another embodiment, a user interface device 114, maybe attached
to the handle 104. The user interface device maybe an interactive touchscreen unit. It may have a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Light Emitting Diode display (LED), but not limited to the same. The user interface device, may display product information, product location and payment information. A search tab/ voice instructions maybe be present on the user interface device 114, that maybe used to search for one or more desired products. The user interface device may send input signal to the control unit 158, to search for the location of desired one or products in the store. The control unit 158, may process the signal and may send a signal to the navigation unit 154. The navigation unit may process the signal from the control unit 158 and may send the output signal to the user interface device 114, which may display the row or aisle where the desired one or more products may be present in the store.
[0032] In another exemplary embodiment, the navigation unit 154, may use
Global Positioning System (GPS), maps or any such systems, but not limited to the same.
[0033] In another exemplary embodiment, a loose product to be purchased,
placed in the basket 112, maybe weighed using the inbuilt weighing scale 160.
The second sensors maybe used to send signals to the weighing scale display 116,
which may display the weight of the desired loose product.
[0034] In another embodiment, a payment module 156 maybe operatively
coupled to the one or more first sensors and the one or more second sensors. The payment module 156 may comprise of one or more processors 202 that may execute a set of executable instructions that are stored in a memory 204. The executed instructions may cause the one or more processors of the payment

module to receive a first set of signals that may be related to information of the
one or more products, from the one or more first sensors.
[0035] In another embodiment, the executed instructions may cause the one
or more processors of the payment module 156 to receive a second set of signals
from the one or more second sensors, that maybe related to weights of the one or
more products and may receive the input product identification data from the user
interface device 114.
[0036] In another embodiment, the executed instructions may cause the one
or more processors of the payment module 156 to extract a first set of attributes
from the first set of signals received and may cause the one or more processors of
the payment module to extract, a second set of attributes from the second set of
signals received.
[0037] In another embodiment, the one or more processors 202 that maybe
present in the payment module 156, may use the first and second set of attributes
received, to generate a payment bill, that maybe based on cost of the products and
predefined instructions. The generated payment bill may be displayed on the user
interface device 114.
[0038] In another embodiment, the payment module 156, maybe configured
to comprise of any or a combination of a credit card reader, a smart card reader, a
biometric reader, a mobile phone application, a WIFI tap reader, a UPI reader and
bank transfer application or any such applications but not limited to the same. A
payment for the generated bill maybe made by one these methods. The payment
module further may be configured to receive a payment transaction authorization;
issue a payment confirmation signal to confirm that a payment from the user has
been received successfully.
[0039] In another embodiment, the payment module 156, may be is
configured to transmit signals the to the user interface device 114, which may
reflect the shopping cart status and payment status.
[0040] In another embodiment, a visual indicator may be operatively
coupled to the user interactive device 114. The visual indicator maybe configured

to receive signals from the product identification unit and the payment module 156 and may display the output.
[0041] In an embodiment, the control unit 158 may include one or more
processors coupled with a memory, wherein the memory may store instructions
which when executed by the one or more processors may cause the control unit to
process one or more functions associated with the smart shopping cart. FIG. 2 with
reference to FIG. 1, illustrates an exemplary representation of the functional
modules of the control unit, in accordance with an embodiment of the present
disclosure.). As illustrated, the control unit can include one or more processor(s)
202. The one or more processor(s) 202 can be implemented as one or more
microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors,
central processing units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data
based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the one or more
processor(s) 202 are configured to fetch and execute computer-readable
instructions stored in a memory 204 of the control unit 102. The memory 204 can
store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be
fetched and executed to create or share the data units over a network service.
[0042] The control unit 158 can also include an interface(s) 206. The
interface(s) 206 may include a variety of interfaces, for example, interfaces for
data input and output devices, referred to as I/O devices, storage devices,
transducers, actuators, and the like. The interface(s) 206 can facilitate
communication of the control unit 109 with various devices coupled to the control
unit 109. The interface(s) 206 can also provide a communication pathway for one
or more components of the control unit 109. Examples of such components
include, but are not limited to, processing engine(s) 208 and database 210.
[0043] The processing engine (s) 208, may include a sensing unit 252, to
receive information about the products, collected through one or more sensors. A parameter comparison unit 254 to extract a set of attributes based on the received product information, the set of attributes pertaining to the products and compare it with inbuilt instructions. A calculating unit 156 that may calculate the cost

amount of the products and a data extraction unit 158, that may extract needed
data from the memory, which may be used to know product information.
[0044] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention,
other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0045] The present disclosure provides an omni shopping cart.
[0046] The present disclosure provides an omni shopping cart with, in built
automated payment system.
[0047] The present disclosure provides an omni shopping cart with an
interactive user interface and a product search and navigation system.
[0048] The present disclosure provides an omni shopping cart with inbuilt
weighing scale for loose products.
[0049] The present disclosure provides an omni shopping cart, which is
automated to make shopping easier and convenient.

We Claim:

1. A shopping cart (100) comprising:
a basket (112) supported by a base (106), said basket (112) configured to hold one or more products;
a user interface device (114) attached to a handle bar (104), wherein the handle bar is coupled to the basket and wherein the user interface device (114) is configured to receive an input from product identification unit;
one or more first sensors, wherein the one or more first sensors identify information pertaining to each product placed in the basket
(H2);
one or more second sensors, wherein the one or more second sensors determine weight of each product placed in the basket (112);
a payment module (156) operatively coupled to the one or more first sensors and the one or more second sensors, said payment module (156) comprises one or more processors (202) that executes a set of executable instructions that are stored in a memory (204), upon execution of which, the one or more processor causes the payment module (156) to:
receive a first set of signals from the one or more first sensors, said first set of signals pertaining to information of the one or more products;
receive a second set of signals from the one or more second sensors, said second set of signals pertaining to weights of the one or more products;
receive the input product identification data from the user interface device;
extract a first set of attributes from the first set of signals received;
extract, a second set of attributed from the second set of signals received;

determine, cost of each product in the basket based on any or a combination of the received input product identification data and the extracted first and second set of attributes; and
generate, a payment bill based on a combination of the cost of each product determined and a predefined set of instructions.
2. The shopping cart (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shopping cart (100) further comprises a plurality of caster wheels (112a, 112b) attached to a front and a rear of the shopping cart; caster wheels are assemblies that help move undriven objects in the desired direction.
3. The shopping cart (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a weighing scale is configured to rest on the base (106), wherein the scale is operatively coupled to the one or more second sensors.
4. The shopping cart (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a heavy-duty slab (110) rests on the front and the rear caster wheels (112a, 112b), said heavy duty slab (110) configured to carry heavy weighing products. The shopping cart as claimed in claim 1, wherein a supporting frame (108) surrounds the basket.
5. The shopping cart (100) claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more first sensors comprise one of a barcode reader, an RFID reader, an NFC reader, and a QR reader.
6. The shopping cart (100) claimed in claim 1, wherein the payment module
(156) is configured to comprise of any or a combination of a credit card
reader, a smart card reader, a biometric reader, a mobile phone
application, a WIFI tap reader, a UPI reader, and bank transfer
application.
7. The shopping cart (100) claimed in claim 1, wherein the payment module (156) is further configured to:
receive a payment transaction authorization; and issue a payment confirmation signal to confirm that a payment from the user has been received successfully.

8. The shopping cart (100) claimed in claim 5, wherein the payment module
(156) is further configured to transmit the shopping cart status to reflect
on the user interactive device (114).
9. The shopping cart claimed in claim 1, further comprising a visual indicator operatively coupled to the user interactive device (114), wherein the visual indicator is configured to receive signals from the product identification unit and the payment module (156) and display the output.
10. The shopping cart (100) claimed in claim 1, further comprising an indoor navigation system configured to include any or a combination map and voice commands for in-store navigation.