Patent ID: 11928923
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for monitoring individuals within a gaming venue, the method comprising:
receiving, by a surveillance system of the gaming venue, input from a plurality of input devices at different locations within the gaming venue;
identifying, by the surveillance system of the gaming venue, each of a plurality of individuals within the gaming venue based on the received input from the plurality of input devices;
scoring, by the surveillance system of the gaming venue, movements of each individual of the plurality of individuals within the gaming venue relative to each other using a model defining factors for identifying relationships between individuals based on movement of the individuals relative to each other;
identifying, by the surveillance system of the gaming venue, two related individuals of the plurality of individuals based on scoring the movements of each of the plurality of individuals within the gaming venue relative to each other; and
initiating, by the surveillance system of the gaming venue, an action directed to the identified two related individuals.