Patent ID: 11961319
Assignee: RAPTOR VISION, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a camera positioned to produce video footage of a region that includes an entrance of a retail store;
a controller comprising:
a hardware processor; and
non-transitory computer-readable memory in communication with the hardware processor, the memory containing a threshold entrance count value, a threshold entrance time value, and instructions executable by the processor to cause the controller to:
receive the video footage from the camera;
analyze the video footage from the camera to identify entrance events when persons enter the retail store through the entrance;
analyze the video footage to identify a first entrance event;
start a timer for the threshold entrance time value in response to identifying the first entrance event;
analyze the video footage to identify additional entrance events that occur during the timer for the threshold entrance time value;
determine a total number of entrance events that occurred within an amount of time that satisfies the threshold entrance time value; and
determine a customer rush event when the total number of entrance events satisfies the threshold entrance count value within the amount of time that satisfies the threshold entrance time value; and

provide a notification in response to the determination of the customer rush event.