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AssigneeGatekeeper Systems, Inc.
InventorsNarayanan V. Ramanathan, Scott J. Carter, Stephen E. Hannah, Jesse M. James, Jack L. Johnson, Robert M. Harling
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A system for monitoring shopping baskets (e.g., baskets on human-propelled carts, motorized carts, or hand-carried baskets) can include a computer vision unit that can image a surveillance region (e.g., an exit to a store), determine whether a basket is empty or loaded with merchandise, and assess a potential for theft of the merchandise. The computer vision unit can include a camera and an image processor programmed to execute a computer vision algorithm to identify shopping baskets and determine a load status of the basket. The computer vision algorithm can comprise a neural network. The system can identify an at least partially loaded shopping basket that is exiting the store, without indicia of having paid for the merchandise, and execute an anti-theft action, e.g., actuating an alarm, notifying store personnel, activating a store surveillance system, activating an anti-theft device associated with the basket (e.g., a locking shopping cart wheel), etc.
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An anti-theft system configured to reduce false positives of theft events in a retail store environment, the anti-theft system comprising:
An anti-theft system configured to reduce false positives of theft events in a retail store environment, the anti-theft system comprising:
An anti-theft system configured to reduce false positives of theft events in a retail store environment, the anti-theft system comprising:
An anti-theft system configured to reduce false positives of theft events in a retail store environment, the anti-theft system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.