Patent ID: 8538818
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring store transactions, comprising the steps of: providing at least a first sensor and a second sensor associated with a physical store, the first sensor sensing information indicative of customer activity of at least one customer and automatically outputting first activity signals indicative of such customer activity sensed by the first sensor, the second sensor sensing information indicative of employee activity of at least one employee and automatically outputting second activity signals indicative of such employee activity sensed by the second sensor; receiving the customer activity signals and the employee activity signals automatically via a transaction computer and automatically generating an expected revenue signal indicative of expected revenue to be received by the physical store based upon at least one of the customer activity of the at least one customer and the employee activity of the at least one employee; generating an actual revenue signal indicative of actual revenue received from the at least one customer by the physical store, and comparing the actual revenue signal with the expected revenue signal; and outputting, automatically an alert signal when a discrepancy is found between the actual revenue signal and the expected revenue signal.