Patent ID: 8334775
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A RFID-based surveillance system for tracking an item, the system comprising: a security controller; a point of sale (POS) system having a first RFID tag reader associated with a first area, the POS system communicatively coupled to the security controller and operable for reading RFID tag information of an RFID tag associated with the item and transmitting the RFID tag information to the security controller; a second RFID tag reader associated with a second area, the second RFID tag reader communicatively coupled to the security controller and operable for reading RFID tag information of the RFID tag associated with the item and transmitting the RFID tag information to the security controller; a video camera communicatively coupled to the security controller operable for capturing one or more images when the RFID tag information received from the second RFID tag reader does not match stored RFID tag information; and a recording device for storing one or more images captured by the video camera.