Method and system for a lockout in response to blocked view

Network apparatus comprising:

• at least one network addressable machine;
• at least one fixed-location camera having a respective Field Of View (FOV), and the fixed-location camera being configured to capture live video;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one electronic storage medium in communication with the at least one processor, the at least one electronic storage medium storing program instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform:
• creating an operation dependency definition between the fixed-location camera and the network addressable machine based on an inclusion of the network addressable machine within the FOV;
• carrying out video analytics to generate a blocked view alert in response to a blocked view threshold being satisfied in relation to the live video, the blocked view threshold being satisfied when a percentage of a pixel region of the FOV, corresponding to pixels occupied by a movable object present in the pixel region of the FOV, is more than a defined amount;
• and
• causing, in response to the blocked view alert, the network addressable machine to enter a lockout mode,
• wherein the network addressable machine is an Internet of Things (IoT) device,
• wherein the IoT device includes at least one storage compartment for cash, and
• wherein the at least one storage compartment is inaccessible during the lockout mode.