Method and system for automatically analyzing categories in a physical space based on the visual characterization of people
First Claim
1. A method for automatically analyzing a category in a physical space based on video-based behavior analysis of a plurality of persons with regard to said category in the physical space, comprising the following steps of:
- a) capturing a plurality of input images of said plurality of persons by a plurality of means for capturing images in the area with regard to said category,b) processing said plurality of input images in order to process a video-based behavior analysis of each person in said plurality of persons, andc) analyzing the category based on the accumulation of said video-based behavior analysis for said plurality of persons,whereby the analysis of said category facilitates an analysis of level of engagement and decision process at the category level.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for automatically analyzing a category in a plurality of the categories in a physical space based on the visual characterization, such as behavior analysis or segmentation, of the persons with regard to the category. The present invention captures a plurality of input images of the persons in the category by a plurality of means for capturing images. The present invention processes the plurality of input images in order to understand the shopping behavior of the persons with the sub-categories of the category and analyzes the level of engagement and decision process at the sub-category level. The processes are based on a novel usage of a plurality of computer vision technologies to analyze the visual characterization of the persons from the plurality of input images. The physical space may be a retail space, and the persons may be customers in the retail space.
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1. A method for automatically analyzing a category in a physical space based on video-based behavior analysis of a plurality of persons with regard to said category in the physical space, comprising the following steps of:
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a) capturing a plurality of input images of said plurality of persons by a plurality of means for capturing images in the area with regard to said category, b) processing said plurality of input images in order to process a video-based behavior analysis of each person in said plurality of persons, and c) analyzing the category based on the accumulation of said video-based behavior analysis for said plurality of persons, whereby the analysis of said category facilitates an analysis of level of engagement and decision process at the category level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for automatically analyzing a category in a physical space based on video-based behavior analysis of a plurality of persons with regard to said category in the physical space, comprising:
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a) means for capturing a plurality of input images of said plurality of persons by a plurality of means for capturing images in the area with regard to said category, b) means for processing said plurality of input images in order to process a video-based behavior analysis of each person in said plurality of persons, and c) means for analyzing the category based on the accumulation of said video-based behavior analysis for said plurality of persons, whereby the analysis of said category facilitates an analysis of level of engagement and decision process at the category level. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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