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US 2015/0029339 A1Published application
Whole Store Scanner
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsErick Christian Kobres, Lyle Sandler
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Abstract
Video monitoring and tracking techniques are addressed to allow consumers to purchase items in a store with no need to checkout at a traditional checkout lane. A large number of cart check and shelf check cameras monitor additions to carts and removals from shelves along with knowledge of location and what is on a particular shelf are employed to analyze which products are selected for purchase. Customer analytic data, as well as, store inventory data are preferably also developed from the camera image data.
Claims20
A store camera system comprising:
- a first camera generating digital image data for a first shopping container;
- a second camera generating digital image data for a first product arranged on a product display;
- a memory storing location data for the first camera and location data for the second camera;
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- a processor analyzing the digital image data from the first camera, the digital image data from the second camera and the location data for the first camera and the location data for the second camera to determine that the first product has been taken from the product display and placed in the first shopping container.
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