Patent ID: 9262832
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A47F,G06K,G06Q,G06T,G07G,G08B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method to identify suspicious activity, the method comprising: in a system comprising a computer device linked to a video camera, the computer device comprising a least a processor and a memory, the memory comprising at least an operating system and a cart inspector process, utilizing video captured by the video camera to track a shopping cart in a transaction checkout area; sending the video to the cart inspector process; in the cart inspector process, comparing imagery of the shopping cart in the video with a reference image of an empty cart to determine a degree to which the shopping cart captured by the video is empty; in the cart inspector process, assigning a suspicion level to the shopping cart based on the degree of the shopping cart being empty; and in response to detecting that the suspicion level is above a threshold value, in the cart inspector process, generating a notification.