Withholding alerts due to temporary shelf occlusion
US10452924B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for processing images to automatically identify occlusions in a field of view of one or more cameras in retail stores is provided. The system may comprise at least one processor configured to receive one or more images from an environment of a retail store, detect in the one or more images a first occlusion event, analyze the plurality of images to determine an indicator of a first level of urgency for resolving the first occlusion event, cause issuance of a user-notification associated with the first occlusion event, detect in the one or more images a second occlusion event, analyze the plurality of images to determine an indicator of a second level of urgency for resolving the second occlusion event, and when the second urgency level is lower than the first urgency level, withhold issuance of a user-notification associated with the second occlusion event.
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