Faulty cart wheel detection
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of detecting a faulty wheel, comprising:
- receiving, at an image processing module, an image sequence depicting a cart having the faulty wheel, wherein the faulty wheel exhibits one of a swiveling resistance and a wobble;
detecting, by the image processing module, that the cart has the faulty wheel;
wherein detecting, by the image processing module, that the cart has the faulty wheel further comprises identifying, by the image processing module, the cart as an abandoned cart; and
transmitting an alert regarding the abandoned 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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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of detecting a faulty wheel, comprising:
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receiving, at an image processing module, an image sequence depicting a cart having the faulty wheel, wherein the faulty wheel exhibits one of a swiveling resistance and a wobble; detecting, by the image processing module, that the cart has the faulty wheel; wherein detecting, by the image processing module, that the cart has the faulty wheel further comprises identifying, by the image processing module, the cart as an abandoned cart; and transmitting an alert regarding the abandoned cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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 to track a movement pattern of a cart having the faulty wheel, wherein the faulty wheel exhibits one of a swiveling resistance and a wobble; and detect that the cart has the faulty wheel by identifying that the cart is abandoned; 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 is abandoned. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method of detecting a faulty wheel, comprising:
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receiving, at an image processing module, an image sequence depicting a cart having the faulty wheel exhibiting one of a swiveling resistance and a wobble; verifying, by the image processing module, that the cart contains no items; detecting, by the image processing module, that the cart has the faulty wheel; wherein detecting, by the image processing module, that the cart has the faulty wheel further comprises identifying, by the image processing module, the cart as an abandoned cart; and transmitting an alert regarding the abandoned cart. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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