METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND REWARDING FOR THE USE OF A SHOPPING CART IN A HYPERMARKET

摘要

The invention relates to a system for detecting and rewarding for the use of a shopping cart in a hypermarket. According to the invention, all shopping carts are provided with an optically identifiable individual identifier and, at the same time in the hypermarket, detection means are available for automatically and optically detecting this identifier and thus for automatically and contactlessly detecting the presence of the shopping cart in the hypermarket. The individual identifier of the shopping carts preferably consists of a bar code or of a series of numbers and/or letters, whereby the detection means preferably contain a digital image processing camera or a scanner. The reward for using a shopping cart can be issued in the form of an entry in a lottery and/or can be made dependent on the proper return of the shopping cart to a collection point.