SHOPPING BASKET MONITORING USING COMPUTER VISION AND MACHINE LEARNING

• Main Authors: JAMES JESSE M, HARLING ROBERT M, JOHNSON JACK L, RAMANATHAN NARAYANAN V, HANNAH STEPHEN E, CARTER SCOTT J
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 08.06.2021
• Subjects: ALARM SYSTEMS; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS, PERAMBULATORS; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; SLEDGES; TRANSPORTING

A system for monitoring shopping baskets (e.g., baskets on human-propelled carts, motorized carts, or hand-carried baskets) can include a computer vision unit that can image a surveillance region (e.g., an exit to a store), determine whether a basket is empty or loaded with merchandise, and assess a potential for theft of the merchandise. The computer vision unit can include a camera and an image processor programmed to execute a computer vision algorithm to identify shopping baskets and determine a load status of the basket. The computer vision algorithm can comprise a neural network. The system can identify an at least partially loaded shopping basket that is exiting the store, without indicia of having paid for the merchandise, and execute an anti-theft action, e.g., actuating an alarm, notifying store personnel, activating a store surveillance system, activating an anti-theft device associated with the basket (e.g., a locking shopping cart wheel), etc. 一种用于监视购物篮(例如，人力推进的推车、机动化推车上的篮或手提篮)的系统能够包括计算机视觉单元，该计算机