Predicting inventory events using semantic diffing
US10127438B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and techniques are provided for tracking puts and takes of inventory items by subjects in an area of real space. A plurality of cameras with overlapping fields of view produce respective sequences of images of corresponding fields of view in the real space. In one embodiment, the system includes first image processors, including subject image recognition engines, receiving corresponding sequences of images from the plurality of cameras. The first image processors process images to identify subjects represented in the images in the corresponding sequences of images. The system includes second image processors, including background image recognition engines, receiving corresponding sequences of images from the plurality of cameras. The second image processors mask the identified subjects to generate masked images. Following this, the second image processors process the masked images to identify and classify background changes represented in the images in the corresponding sequences of images.
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