Store intelligence platform using proximity sensing
First Claim
1. A method for providing store intelligence, comprising:
- communicating a first unique identifier between a first beacon of a first proximity system disposed adjacent to an Electronic Article Surveillance (“
EAS”
) system of a first facility and a Mobile Communication Device (“
MCD”
) possessed by a person located in proximity to the first beacon via a first Short Range Communication (“
SRC”
);
communicating the first unique identifier and a second unique identifier to an intelligence system located remote from the first beacon and the MCD, where the first and second unique identifiers collectively comprise a unique identifier of the first beacon and a unique identifier of the MCD;
capturing a first time stamped image of the person using a camera of the proximity system which is located near the first beacon;
communicating the first time stamped image to the intelligence system for storage;
performing operations at the intelligence system to enhance the security or safety of the first facility by (1) using the first unique identifier to detect an entrance or exit of the person to/from the first facility, (2) using at least one of the second unique identifier and the first time stamped image to make a first determination as to an identification of the person, or (3) using at least the first time stamped image to make a second determination as to whether the person possibly stole an article from the first facility or a second facility with a specified degree of confidence; and
inhibiting an issuance of an alarm by the EAS system in response to a detection that the person is exiting the first facility with the article and a determination that the person did not steal the article from the first or second facility with the specified degree of confidence.
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Abstract
Systems (100) and methods (400-1000) for providing store intelligence. The methods involve: communicating a First Unique IDentifier (“FUID”) between a beacon of a Proximity System (“PS”) disposed adjacent to an EAS system of a facility and a Mobile Communication Device (“MCD”) possessed by a person; communicating FUID and a Second UID (“SUID”) to an Intelligence System (“IS”), where FUID and SUID collectively comprise a UID of the beacon and a UID of the MCD; capturing a Time Stamped Image (“TSI”) of the person using a camera of the proximity system; communicating TSI to IS for storage; and performing operations at IS to enhance the security/safety of the facility by using FUID to detect an entrance/exit of the person to/from the facility and at least one of SUID and TSI to make a first determination as to an identification of the person.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing store intelligence, comprising:
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communicating a first unique identifier between a first beacon of a first proximity system disposed adjacent to an Electronic Article Surveillance (“
EAS”
) system of a first facility and a Mobile Communication Device (“
MCD”
) possessed by a person located in proximity to the first beacon via a first Short Range Communication (“
SRC”
);communicating the first unique identifier and a second unique identifier to an intelligence system located remote from the first beacon and the MCD, where the first and second unique identifiers collectively comprise a unique identifier of the first beacon and a unique identifier of the MCD; capturing a first time stamped image of the person using a camera of the proximity system which is located near the first beacon; communicating the first time stamped image to the intelligence system for storage; performing operations at the intelligence system to enhance the security or safety of the first facility by (1) using the first unique identifier to detect an entrance or exit of the person to/from the first facility, (2) using at least one of the second unique identifier and the first time stamped image to make a first determination as to an identification of the person, or (3) using at least the first time stamped image to make a second determination as to whether the person possibly stole an article from the first facility or a second facility with a specified degree of confidence; and inhibiting an issuance of an alarm by the EAS system in response to a detection that the person is exiting the first facility with the article and a determination that the person did not steal the article from the first or second facility with the specified degree of confidence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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an Electronic Article Surveillance (“
EAS”
) system;a first beacon disposed adjacent to the EAS system and communicating with a Mobile Communication Device (“
MCD”
) possessed by a person located in proximity to the first beacon via a first Short Range Communication (“
SRC”
) so as to send a first unique identifier uniquely identifying the first beacon or receive a second unique identifier uniquely identifying the MCD;a camera capturing a first time stamped image of the person located in proximity to the first beacon; and an intelligence system located remote from the first beacon and the MCD, and enhancing the security or safety of a first facility by (1) using the first unique identifier to detect an entrance or exit of the person to/from the first facility, (2) using at least one of the second unique identifier and the first time stamped image to make a first determination as to an identification of the person, or (3) using at least the first time stamped image to make a second determination as to whether the person possibly stole an article from the first facility or a second facility with a specified degree of confidence; and inhibiting an issuance of an alarm by the EAS system in response to a detection that the person is exiting the first facility and a determination that the person did not steal the article from the first or second facility with the specified degree of confidence. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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