Item identification using video recognition to supplement bar code or RFID information
US9171442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/246
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for confirming the identity of a product in a security system and for determining sales-related information pertaining to the products. One or more products are associated with a product identification element, such as a bar code or an RFID tag. A reader or a scanner within the system receives a signal from the product identification element containing product identity information about the product. The system further includes a camera that captures a video image of the product. Signals representing the product identity information and the video image of the product are forwarded to a data correlation unit that determines if the product associated with the product identity information matches the product in the video image.
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