Method and system for the detection, management and prevention of losses in retail and other environments
First Claim
1. A method for the detection of suspect transactions in a sales environment having point of sale devices and sales locations, comprising the steps of:
- (a) gathering record information reflecting transactions that have occurred in the environment at point of sales devices;
(b) extracting from said record information a plurality of extract records relevant to suspect transactions;
(c) converting said extract records into a form readable by a processor;
(d) reading and analyzing said converted extract records by said processor, wherein said processor performs the steps of;
(1) applying a plurality of exception criteria to said converted extract records to create exception records;
(2) filtering from said exception records records indicative of suspect transactions;
(3) ranking said filtered records;
(4) applying scoring table values to said ranked, filtered records to create scored records; and
(5) outputting said scored records; and
(e) generating reports from said scored records reflecting suspect transactions.
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Abstract
Method and system for the detection of suspect sales transactions in a sales environment having point of sale devices and sales locations, having a first processor for gathering record information reflecting sales transactions that have occurred in the environment, extracting from the record information a plurality of extract records relevant to suspect transactions, and converting the extract records into a form readable by the first processor; and a second processor for reading and analyzing and inputting the converted extract records, in which the second processor performs the steps of applying a plurality of exception criteria to said converted extract records to create exception records, filtering from the exception records records indicative of suspect transactions, ranking the filtered records, applying scoring table values to said ranked, filtered records to create scored records, and outputting the scored records; and a report generator for generating reports from the scored records reflecting suspect sales transactions. The method and system are employed to determine the existence and frequency of suspect and illegal activity occurring at point of sale devices. The method and system further involve the use of surveillance cameras in which the output of the camera (whether video, film or digital) is keyed to the particular transactions in issue.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for the detection of suspect transactions in a sales environment having point of sale devices and sales locations, comprising the steps of:
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(a) gathering record information reflecting transactions that have occurred in the environment at point of sales devices; (b) extracting from said record information a plurality of extract records relevant to suspect transactions; (c) converting said extract records into a form readable by a processor; (d) reading and analyzing said converted extract records by said processor, wherein said processor performs the steps of; (1) applying a plurality of exception criteria to said converted extract records to create exception records; (2) filtering from said exception records records indicative of suspect transactions; (3) ranking said filtered records; (4) applying scoring table values to said ranked, filtered records to create scored records; and (5) outputting said scored records; and (e) generating reports from said scored records reflecting suspect transactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for the detection of suspect transactions in a sales environment having point of sale devices and sales locations, comprising:
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(a) means for gathering record information reflecting transactions that have occurred in the environment; (b) means for extracting from said record information a plurality of extract records relevant to suspect transactions; (c) means for converting said extract records into a form readable by a processor; (d) means for reading and analyzing said converted extract records and inputting same to said processor, wherein said processor performs the steps of; (1) applying a plurality of exception criteria to said converted extract records to create exception records; (2) filtering from said exception records records indicative of suspect transactions; (3) ranking said filtered records; (4) applying scoring table values to said ranked, filtered records to create scored records; and (5) outputting said scored records; and (e) means for generating reports from said scored records reflecting suspect transactions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for the detection of suspect sales transactions in a sales environment having point of sale devices and sales locations, comprising:
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(a) first processor means comprising; (1) means for gathering record information reflecting sales transactions that have occurred in the environment; (2) means for extracting from said record information a plurality of extract records relevant to suspect transactions; (3) means for converting said extract records into a form readable by a second processor; (b) second processor means for reading and analyzing said converted extract records and inputting same to said processor, wherein said second processor performs the steps of; (1) applying a plurality of exception criteria to said converted extract records to create exception records; (2) filtering from said exception records records indicative of suspect transactions; (3) ranking said filtered records; (4) applying scoring table values to said ranked, filtered records to create scored records; and (5) outputting said scored records; (c) means for generating reports from said scored records reflecting suspect sales transactions; and (d) at least one surveillance camera for recording image information related to at least one suspect sales transaction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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