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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Malay Kundu, Lexington, MA (US);
Brian Frank O'donnell, Nashua, NH (US);
Matthew K. Farrow, Canton, MA (US);
Vikram Srinivasan, Billerica, MA (US);
Joshua Migdal, Wayland, MA (US);
Malay Kundu, Lexington, MA (US);
Brian Frank O'Donnell, Nashua, NH (US);
Matthew K. Farrow, Canton, MA (US);
Vikram Srinivasan, Billerica, MA (US);
Joshua Migdal, Wayland, MA (US);
Stoplift, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus provide for a Cart Inspector to create a suspicion level for a transaction when a video image of the transaction portrays an item(s) left in a shopping cart. Specifically, the Cart Inspector obtains video data associated with a time(s) of interest. The video data originates from a video camera that monitors a transaction area. The Cart Inspector analyzes the video data with respect to target image(s) associated with a transaction in the transaction area during the time(s) of interest. The Cart Inspector creates an indication of a suspicion level for the transaction based on analysis of the target image(s). Creation of a high suspicion level for the transaction indicates that the transaction's corresponding video images most likely portray occurrences where the purchase price of an item transported through the transaction area was not included in the total amount paid by the customer.