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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Avigilon Fortress Corporation, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Zhong Zhang, Great Falls, VA (US);
Gary W. Myers, Aldie, VA (US);
Peter L. Venetianer, McLean, VA (US);
Assignee:
AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/1171 (2016.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/579 (2017.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00718 (2013.01); A61B 5/0013 (2013.01); A61B 5/0046 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 5/1072 (2013.01); A61B 5/1073 (2013.01); A61B 5/1079 (2013.01); A61B 5/1113 (2013.01); A61B 5/1116 (2013.01); A61B 5/1117 (2013.01); A61B 5/1128 (2013.01); A61B 5/1176 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); G06K 9/00087 (2013.01); G06K 9/00369 (2013.01); G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); G06T 7/0016 (2013.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/579 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G08B 13/19615 (2013.01); G08B 21/043 (2013.01); G08B 21/0476 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); A61B 2505/07 (2013.01); G06K 2009/00738 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring a retail environment by performing video content analysis based on two-dimensional image data and depth data are disclosed. Accuracy in customer actions to provide assistance, change marketing behavior, safety and theft, for example, is increase by analyzing video containing two-dimensional image data and associated depth data. Height data may be obtained from depth data to assist in object detection, object classification (e.g., detection a customer or inventory) and/or event detection.