Systems and methods tracking objects within a venue using a symbology accelerator

A system for tracking objects within a venue populated with a plurality of objects that include a symbol indicative of an object identifier, the system comprising:

• a plurality of detector stations disposed throughout the venue, each detector station including an imaging assembly, a transceiver, and a symbology accelerator having one or more processors configured to:
• obtain image data captured by the imaging assembly;
• analyze the image data to detect one or more symbols carried on respective objects within a field of view of the imaging assembly, each of the one or more symbols being indicative of an object identifier for the corresponding object;
• decode each of the respective symbols on the one or more objects to obtain the respective object identifier;
• determine respective physical locations, within the venue, of each of the symbols based on locations of the symbols within the image data;
• associate at least one of (i) the respective identifier of the one or more objects and (ii) the respective symbol on the one or more objects with the respective physical location within the venue;
• determine that a particular object of the plurality of objects has moved;
• and
• transmit a data packet indicating that the particular object has moved, the data packet indicating the object identifier and the physical location for the particular object;
• and
• a controller operatively connected to the plurality of detector stations, the controller comprising at least one processor configured to:
• monitor a physical location of a plurality of individuals at the venue;
• receive, from a particular detector station, the data packet indicating that the particular object has moved;
• responsive to receiving the data packet, identify a particular individual of the plurality of individuals closest to the physical location of the particular object;
• and
• associate the particular individual with the particular object.

A method of tracking objects at a venue, the method comprising:

• obtaining, via one or more processors, image data captured by an imaging assembly of a detector station;
• analyzing, via one or more processors, the image data to detect one or more symbols carried on respective objects within a field of view of the imaging assembly, each of the one or more symbols being indicative of an identifier for the corresponding object;
• decoding, via one or more processors, each of the respective symbols on the one or more objects to obtain the respective identifier;
• determining respective physical locations, within the venue, of each of the symbols based on locations of the symbols within the image data;
• associating, via one or more processors, at least one of (i) the respective identifier of the one or more objects and (ii) the respective symbol on the one or more objects with the respective physical location within the venue;
• and
• for each of the one or more objects, transmitting, via a transceiver to a remote server, at least one data packet including the respective physical location and the identifier for the object.