MUMBAI, India, Jan. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511104300 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Oct. 29, 2025, for 'shopping trolley system for automated billing in retail stores.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Arun Malik; Dr. Rekha; Dr. Sorabh Lakhanpal; and Dr. Namita Kaur.
The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A shopping trolley system for automated billing in retail stores, comprising an RFID reader 101 configured to detect RFID-tagged products placed within the trolley, a microcontroller 102 configured to control the RFID reader 101 and process product identification data, a display module 103 configured to show product details and their respective prices in real time, a billing module 104 configured to compute and update the total bill dynamically as products are added or removed, a control button 105 configured to finalize the purchase by generating the total bill, a verification unit 106 configured to enable checkout authentication using a master card, the system automates billing operations, reduces manpower requirements, and minimizes waiting time at the billing counter by integrating real-time product detection and price computation in the shopping trolley."
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