System and method for video-based detection of drive-arounds in a retail setting
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsEdgar A. Bernal, Qun Li
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Abstract
A system and method for detection of drive-arounds in a retail setting. An embodiment includes acquiring images of a retail establishment, analyzing the images to detect entry of a customer onto the premises of the retail establishment, tracking a detected customer's location as the customer traverses the premises of the retail establishment, analyzing the images to detect exit of the detected customer from the premises of the retail establishment, and generating a drive-around notification if the customer does not enter a prescribed area or remain on the premises of the retail location for at least a prescribed minimum period of time.
Claims22
A method for detection of drive-arounds in a retail setting comprising:
- acquiring images of a retail establishment;
- analyzing the images to detect entry of a customer onto the premises of the retail establishment;
- tracking a detected customer's location as the customer traverses the premises of the retail establishment;
- analyzing the images to detect exit of the detected customer from the premises of the retail establishment;
- and
- generating a drive-around notification if the customer does not enter a prescribed area or remain on the premises of the retail location for at least a prescribed minimum period of time.
A system for detection of customer drive-arounds in a retail setting, the system comprising a device for monitoring customers including a memory in communication with a processor configured to:
- acquire a series of images of a retail establishment;
- analyze the images to detect entry of a customer onto the premises of the retail establishment;
- track a detected customer's location as the customer traverses the premises of the retail establishment;
- analyze the images to detect exit of the detected customer from the premises of the retail establishment;
- and
- generate a drive-around notification if the customer does not enter a prescribed area or remain on the premises of the retail location for at least a prescribed minimum period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.