System and method for anti-shoplifting in self-checkout
US11244548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20084
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a system for self-checkout. The system includes a scanner, an imaging device, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to: initiate a self-checkout event; instruct the imaging device to capture video frames of a region of interest (ROI); track the product; record scanning status and location status of the product; in response to receive a scanning signal from the scanner, record scanning status of the product as scanned; calculate a shoplifting risk score based on a number of the product having the scanning status of unscanned and disappears from the table region or ROI; and provide a shoplifting warning when the shoplifting score is large.
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