Systems and methods for monitoring item distribution

A method for monitoring a retail item along a distribution chain, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of video streams from a camera system comprising a plurality of cameras configured to capture the plurality of video streams along a distribution chain, the plurality of cameras comprises at least one distribution center camera system, at least one on-vehicle camera system configured to capture images of a storage compartment of a transport vehicle, and at least a camera on a delivery agent's person configured to capture images of a delivery at a delivery destination;
• receiving sensed data from one or more sensors along the distribution chain;
• detecting one or more events based on the plurality of video streams and the sensed data;
• identifying, with a control circuit, a monitored item in the plurality of video streams based on the detected one or more events;
• extracting, with the control circuit, video data associated with the monitored item from at least one of the plurality of video streams;
• aggregating, with the control circuit, the video data to form an item distribution record recording a movement of the monitored item along the distribution chain;
• associating the item distribution record of the monitored item with a customer order for the monitored item in an item record database;
• and
• providing the item distribution record to a user associated with the customer order via an item record user interface.

An apparatus for monitoring a retail item along a distribution chain comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium storing a set of computer readable instructions;
• and
• a control circuit configured to execute the set of computer readable instructions which causes the control circuit to:
• receive a plurality of video streams from a camera system comprising a plurality of cameras configured to capture the plurality of video streams along a distribution chain, the plurality of cameras comprises at least one distribution center camera system, at least one on-vehicle camera system configured to capture images of a storage compartment of a transport vehicle, and at least a camera on a delivery agent's person configured to capture images of a delivery at a delivery destination;
• receive sensed data from one or more sensors along the distribution chain;
• detecting one or more events based on the plurality of video streams and the sensed data;
• identify a monitored item in the plurality of video streams based on the detected one or more events;
• extract video data associated with the monitored item from at least one of the plurality of video streams;
• aggregate the video data to form an item distribution record recording a movement of the monitored item along the distribution chain;
• associate the item distribution record of the monitored item with a customer order for the monitored item in an item record database;
• and
• provide the item distribution record to a user associated with the customer order via an item record user interface.