{"id":3100,"date":"2018-10-10T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T15:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/walmart-planning-net-connected-trolley-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2018-10-10T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T15:36:08","slug":"walmart-planning-net-connected-trolley-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/walmart-planning-net-connected-trolley-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart planning ‘net-connected trolley’ – BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US retail giant Walmart has applied for a patent for a smart shopping trolley that can track a shopper’s heart rate, temperature, grip and walking speed.<\/p>\n

Such a system would provide valuable information about how shoppers respond to different stores, it said.<\/p>\n

The patent, submitted in February, would see trolleys fitted with sensors which in turn send data over the internet to Walmart’s servers.<\/p>\n

Walmart said it would not collect any personally identifiable data.<\/p>\n

The patent, published in August,<\/a> is titled “System and Method for a Biometric Feedback Cart Handle”.<\/p>\n

Walmart said that the internet-connected trolleys would be useful “for alerting store associates that a customer may need assistance”.<\/p>\n

It described how the trolley would start collecting data when a customer starts using it and stop when it is no longer in use.<\/p>\n

Technology blog CBInsights commented on the patent<\/a>: “If biometric indicators show signs of emergency, the program may also issue a broadcast throughout the store to call associates’ attention to the situation, and could potentially initiate a call for emergency medical help as well.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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