Method and system for automatic analysis of the trip of people in a retail space using multiple cameras
US8098888B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/53
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for automatically determining the trip of people in a physical space, such as retail space, by capturing a plurality of input images of the people by a plurality of means for capturing images, processing the plurality of input images in order to track the people in each field of view of the plurality of means for capturing images, mapping the trip on to the coordinates of the physical space, joining the plurality of tracks across the multiple fields of view of the plurality of means for capturing images, and finding information for the trip of the people based on the processed results from the plurality of tracks. The trip information can comprise coordinates of the people's position and temporal attributes, such as trip time and trip length, for the plurality of tracks. The physical space may be a retail space, and the people may be customers in the retail space. The trip information can provide key measurements along the entire shopping trip, from entrance to checkout, that deliver deeper insights about the trip as a whole.
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