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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
Russell P. Bobbitt, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Quanfu Fan, Somerville, MA (US);
Sharathchandra U. Pankanti, Darien, CT (US);
Akira Yanagawa, New York, NY (US);
Yun Zhai, White Plains, NY (US);
Russell P. Bobbitt, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Quanfu Fan, Somerville, MA (US);
Sharathchandra U. Pankanti, Darien, CT (US);
Akira Yanagawa, New York, NY (US);
Yun Zhai, White Plains, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An approach that automatically distinguishes between in-store customers and in-store employees is provided. In one embodiment, there is a learning tool configured to construct a model for an in-store employee; a matching tool configured to match attributes between a particular person and the constructed models for an in-store employee; and a classifying tool configured to classify persons into categories of employees and customers based on amount of matching attributes between a particular person and the model for an in-store employee.