ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,447, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to NCR Voyix Corp. (Atlanta).
"Frictionless and unassisted return processing" was invented by Chario Bardoquillo Maxilom (Ibabao Cordova, Philippines), Ferdinand Salarda Acedera (Cebu, Philippines) and John Wilte Go Mabute (Umapad Mandaue, Philippines).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Images capture an object that a person carries into a frictionless store as a potential frictionless return item. When the potential frictionless return item is placed on a shelf or a countertop in a designated area, the potential frictionless return item is identified as a returned item. A transaction history linked to...