FAULTY CART WHEEL DETECTION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of detecting a faulty cart wheel, comprising:
- receiving, at an image processing module, an image sequence depicting a cart;
identifying, by the image processing module, a swiveling wheel of the cart;
determining, by the image processing module, an observed oscillation frequency of the swiveling wheel;
if the observed oscillation frequency exceeds an oscillation frequency threshold, transmitting, by an application server to a user computing device, an alert regarding the cart.
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Abstract
A system and method of identifying carts exhibiting tendencies that are indicative of damaged or defective wheels. A shopping cart may be identified and tracked visually through one or more surveillance cameras. By comparing the cart'"'"'s tracked movement to known symptomatic movement patterns, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. Alternatively, by analyzing movement and positioning of a cart'"'"'s swiveling wheels, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. Alternatively, by identifying if a customer has abandoned a cart, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. A notification message may be transmitted to an associate to repair or replace the identified problematic cart. The notification may be displayed on a mobile computing device, a workstation, or other like systems.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of detecting a faulty cart wheel, comprising:
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receiving, at an image processing module, an image sequence depicting a cart; identifying, by the image processing module, a swiveling wheel of the cart; determining, by the image processing module, an observed oscillation frequency of the swiveling wheel; if the observed oscillation frequency exceeds an oscillation frequency threshold, transmitting, by an application server to a user computing device, an alert regarding the cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of detecting a faulty cart wheel, comprising:
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receiving, at an image processing module, an image depicting a cart; analyzing, by the image processing module, a first swiveling wheel of the cart to determine a first steering direction; analyzing, by the image processing module, a second swiveling wheel of the cart to determine a second steering direction; and if the first steering direction and the second steering direction are not coordinated, transmitting an alert regarding the cart. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for detecting a faulty wheel, comprising:
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a camera; an image processing module comprising one or more image processing processors and one or more image processing memory devices operably coupled to the one or more image processing processors and storing executable and operational image processing data, the executable and operational image processing data effective to cause the one or more image processing processors to; analyze a sequence of images captured by the camera; and identify a steering direction of a swiveling wheel of a cart depicted in the image sequence; and an application server comprising one or more application server processors and one or more application server memory devices operably coupled to the one or more application server processors and storing executable and operational application server data, the executable and operational application server data effective to cause the one or more application server processors to create an alert if the image processing module detected that the cart has a suspected defective wheel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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