US 11,113,937 B2 · Theft prediction and tracking system

Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting potential theft and identifying individuals having a history of committing theft are presented. An electromagnetic emission associated with a personal electronic device associated with an individual is received. One or more signal properties of the electromagnetic emission are analyzed to determine an emission signature. Video data and video analytics are utilized to determine whether an individual has taken possession of an item. The video analytics are correlated with the emission signature in an attempt to identify the individual having possession of the item. The emission signature and video data are stored for later use during a checkout procedure. If an emission signature detected at a checkout station matches that of the individual having possession of the item, and the item is not processed through the checkout station, an alert is issued and the individual is flagged as a potential shoplifter.

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Dependent claims

A method of theft prediction and tracking, comprising:

collecting an electromagnetic signal associated with an individual based on a plurality of RF emission detectors, each of the plurality of RF emission detectors including a respective location relative to the individual;
determining a location of a source of the electromagnetic signal associated with the individual based on the respective locations of each of the plurality of RF emission detectors relative to the individual;
obtaining video data including a video frame of the individual;
analyzing the video data to determine whether the individual has taken possession of an item including an item identifier;
identifying the individual using triangulation enabled by the RF emission detectors in a vicinity of the video frame;
and
issuing an alert including identity of the individual.

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A theft prediction and tracking system, comprising:

at least one RF emission detector;
at least one video camera configured to obtain video data of an individual;
a processor operatively coupled to the at least one RF emission detector and the at least one video camera;
a database operatively coupled to the processor;
and
a computer-readable storage medium operatively coupled to the processor including instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, from the at least one RF emission detector, at least one emissions signature from a personal electronic device associated with an individual;
determine a physical location of a source of an electromagnetic signal associated with the individual;
analyze the video data to determine whether the individual has taken possession of an item associated with an item identifier;
identify the individual using triangulation enabled by the RF emission detectors in a vicinity of the video frame;
and
issue an alert including identity of the individual.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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