Video content analysis using point of sale data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9569938-B1
Application number	US-201113315764-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 9, 2011
Priority date	Dec 12, 2010
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

In an embodiment, a method of performing video content analysis using transactional data is provided. The method comprises identifying and receiving the transactional data and a segment of video corresponding to a transaction, integrating the transactional data with the segment of video, and analyzing the integrated video to determine an action to take in relation to the transaction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of performing video content analysis using transactional data to evaluate an employee's performance, the method comprising:
capturing video of a transaction and the scene at a point-of sale (POS) terminal;
receiving the video of the transaction as well as POS data from POS system, wherein the transactional data includes a bar code,
using the bar code information, retrieving information about a product associated with the bar code from a product information database to determine if a documentation check is required;
providing, if a documentation check is required, a segment of video corresponding to the transaction to a video analysis system analyzing, using the video analysis system, the segment of video to determine if a documentation check has occurred; and
evaluating an employee's performance using the results of the analysis.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the segment of video is coupled with audio information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the segment of video is stored in a video storage system configured to allow for retrieval for employee training or coaching.

4. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by a video processing system to perform video content analysis using transactional data, direct the video processing system to:
capture video of a transaction and the scene at a point-of sale (POS) terminal;
receive the video of the transaction as well as POS data from POS system, wherein the transactional data includes a bar code,
use the bar code information, retrieving information about a product associated with the bar code from a product information database to determine if a documentation check is required;
provide, if a documentation check is required, a segment of video corresponding to the transaction; analyze, the segment of video to determine if a documentation check has occurred; and
evaluating an employee's performance using the results of the analysis.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the segment of video is coupled with audio information.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the integrated video is stored in a video storage system configured to allow for retrieval for employee training or coaching.

Assignees

• Lampe Charles Gregory
• Moran James Craig
• Kouncar Waleed
• Verint Americas Inc

Inventors

• Lampe Charles Gregory
• Moran James Craig
• Kouncar Waleed

Classifications

• G07G1/0018 Primary

  Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means · CPC title

• G07G1/0036

  Checkout procedures · CPC title

• G06Q20/20

  Point-of-sale [POS] network systems · CPC title

• G06Q10/06398 Primary

  Performance of employee with respect to a job function · CPC title