Goods receipt management system and method

A method for managing the receipt of goods at a location, comprising the steps of:

• recognizing a user as an authorised person using one or more facial features of the user;
• obtaining from the authorised person a stated number of goods items being delivered;
• receiving an image of the goods items;
• calculating the number of goods items appearing in the image;
• comparing the calculated number of goods items with the stated number of goods items;
• recording the calculated number of goods items in the event of a substantial match between the calculated number of goods items and the stated number of goods items;
• and
• re-tuning one or more configuration variables of the method using the image of the goods items, in the event of a mis-match between the calculated number of goods items and the stated number of goods items.

A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store a program causing a computer to manage the receipt of goods at a location, said program configured to:

• recognize a user as an authorised person by using one or more facial features of the user;
• obtain from the authorised person a stated number of goods items being delivered;
• receive an image of the goods items;
• calculate the number of goods items appearing in the image;
• compare the calculated number of goods items with the stated number of goods items;
• record the calculated number of goods items in the event of a substantial match between the calculated number of goods items and the stated number of goods items;
• and
• re-tune one or more configuration variables using the image of the goods items, in the event of a mis-match between the calculated number of goods items and the stated number of goods items.