Surveillance camera assembly for a checkout system
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1. A camera assembly for a checkout system comprising:
- a camera aimed in a direction away from a checkout environment for capturing images of the checkout environment;
a lens; and
a panoramic mirror separate from the lens for directing the images to the camera through the lens wherein the focal point for the panoramic mirror is oriented below its circular end and above its vertex and wherein light directed to the focal point is reflected in a substantially vertical direction toward the lens, wherein the camera and the lens are situated within a conical section that is hollow and an aperture of the camera pointing upward and a checkout environment direction for the checkout environment is downward;
wherein the camera sends the images to a security computer.
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Abstract
A surveillance camera assembly for a checkout system which captures images of a checkout environment. The surveillance camera assembly includes a panoramic mirror and a camera for capturing images of a checkout environment. The camera sends the images to a security computer.
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1. A camera assembly for a checkout system comprising:
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a camera aimed in a direction away from a checkout environment for capturing images of the checkout environment; a lens; and a panoramic mirror separate from the lens for directing the images to the camera through the lens wherein the focal point for the panoramic mirror is oriented below its circular end and above its vertex and wherein light directed to the focal point is reflected in a substantially vertical direction toward the lens, wherein the camera and the lens are situated within a conical section that is hollow and an aperture of the camera pointing upward and a checkout environment direction for the checkout environment is downward; wherein the camera sends the images to a security computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A checkout lane indicator comprising:
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a security portion including a camera aimed in a direction away from a checkout environment for capturing images of the checkout environment; a lens; and a panoramic mirror separate from the lens for directing the images to the camera through the lens wherein the focal point for the panoramic mirror is oriented below its circular end and above its vertex and wherein light directed to the focal point is reflected in a substantially vertical direction toward the lens, and wherein the camera and the lens are situated within a conical section that is hollow and an aperture of the camera pointing upward and a checkout environment direction for the checkout environment is downward; and a light portion adjacent the security portion including a light emitter. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A checkout lane indicator comprising:
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a base; a light portion on the base including a printed circuit board; a plurality of light emitters on the printed circuit board; a conical mirror on the printed circuit board for reflecting light from the light emitters; and a diffuser window around the conical mirror; and a surveillance portion including; a camera in the conical mirror aimed in a direction away from a checkout environment for capturing images of the checkout environment; a lens; a panoramic mirror separate from the lens for directing the images to the camera through the lens wherein the focal point for the panoramic mirror is oriented below its circular end and above its vertex and wherein light directed to the focal point is reflected in a substantially vertical direction toward the lens, and wherein the camera and the lens are situated within a conical section that is hollow and an aperture of the camera pointing upward and a checkout environment direction for the checkout environment is downward; and a transparent window around the panoramic mirror; wherein the camera sends the images to a security computer.
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Current AssigneeNCR Voyix Corporation
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Original AssigneeNCR Corporation (NCR Voyix Corporation)
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InventorsKyle, David M.
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Primary Examiner(s)Nguyen, Angela
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Application NumberUS12/243,207Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,491 DaysField of Search348/150US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesA47F 9/046 Arrangement of recording me...G07G 1/0036 Checkout proceduresG08B 13/248 EAS system combined with an...
