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US 2020/0349545 A1Published application
Radar based sensing for retail applications
AssigneeVayyar Imaging Ltd.
InventorsShay Moshe, Albert Jacob, Michael Mendelovich
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Abstract
A radar system for monitoring shelves in a retail environment, where the system monitors the occupancy of the shelves and/or the dynamics of the customers in front of the shelves. The radar is preferably a wideband 3D imaging MIMO radar.
Claims18
A radar system for monitoring an area in a retail environment, said area comprising
- one or more objects, the system comprising:
- at least one antenna array comprising a plurality of electromagnetic antennas;
- a transmitter subsystem for applying RF (radio-frequency) signals to said plurality of electromagnetic antennas;
- a receiver unit for receiving RF signals from said plurality of electromagnetic antennas;
- and
- at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
- convert the received RF signals into one or more images;
- analyze the one or more images based on object identification method or movement tracking method to generate data, said data comprises one or more of:
- number of said one or more objects in said area, the type of said objects;
- movements of said one or more objects in said area.
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A method for monitoring an area in a retail environment, said area comprising one or more objects, the method comprising:
- using at least one processor to:
- receive one or more RF signals from a radar system, wherein said radar system comprises at least one antenna array comprising a plurality of electromagnetic antennas;
- convert the one or more received RF signals into one or more images;
- analyze the one or more images based on object identification method or movement tracking method to generate data, said data comprises one or more of:
- number of said one or more objects in said area, the type of said objects;
- movements of said one or more objects in said area.
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