Amazon is awarded a patent for technology that uses HAND recognition

Amazon is set to'wave' goodbye to card payments at its cashierless grocery store. The firm received a patent for a'touchless scanning system' that identifies customers using hand recognition. Customers would scan their hand in order to enter the store and again when they are ready to purchase items at the register - the system identifies individuals through the wrinkles and veins in their palms. Although a patent is not a sure thing, the New York Post reported in September that Amazon was testing a similar system at Whole Foods that lets people checkout at a register by scanning their hand. The patent was filed on June 21, 2018 and published December 26 by the US Patent & Trademark Office, which was first reported on by Redcode.