Correlating detected events with image data
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving at an analyzer, from a first monitoring system, video of an environment in which an item is entered at a point of sale system;
via a communication outputted from a second monitoring system that is an add-on device disposed in the environment to monitor communication signals in the environment where the item is entered, detecting an occurrence of at least one event associated with entering the item; and
wherein the communication outputted from the second monitoring system is an optical signal produced by an optical radiation source controlled by the second monitoring system, the optical signal being generated by the optical radiation source in response to the second monitoring system detecting the occurrence of the at least one event associated with entering the item; and
wherein the video of the environment as captured by the first monitoring system includes the optical signal generated by the optical radiation source;
wherein the analyzer detects the optical signal indicating occurrence of the at least one event; and
correlating the detected at least one event to a particular time in the video when the at least one event occurred.
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Abstract
According to one configuration, a computer environment includes a first monitoring system, a second monitoring system, and an analyzer. The first monitoring system produces video of an item being entered into a point of sale system. The second monitoring system monitors events associated with entering of the item into the point of sale system. The analyzer detects, via a communication from the second monitoring system, an occurrence of at least one event associated with entering of the item. Based on communication, the analyzer correlates the at least one event to a particular time in the video when the at least one event occurred.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at an analyzer, from a first monitoring system, video of an environment in which an item is entered at a point of sale system; via a communication outputted from a second monitoring system that is an add-on device disposed in the environment to monitor communication signals in the environment where the item is entered, detecting an occurrence of at least one event associated with entering the item; and wherein the communication outputted from the second monitoring system is an optical signal produced by an optical radiation source controlled by the second monitoring system, the optical signal being generated by the optical radiation source in response to the second monitoring system detecting the occurrence of the at least one event associated with entering the item; and wherein the video of the environment as captured by the first monitoring system includes the optical signal generated by the optical radiation source; wherein the analyzer detects the optical signal indicating occurrence of the at least one event; and correlating the detected at least one event to a particular time in the video when the at least one event occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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15. A method comprising:
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detecting, via an output from an event monitoring system, an occurrence of at least one event associated with entry of an item into a point of sale system, the event monitoring system being an add-on device that monitors communication signals generated in response to the entry of the item into the point of sale system; in response to the occurrence of the at least one event, initiating activation of an optical radiation source to generate an optical signal, the optical signal indicating the occurrence of the at least one event; via a video surveillance monitoring system, producing a video stream to include at least one image capturing the item being entered and the optical signal; and via an analyzer, analyzing the video stream for the optical signal to identify a time in the video stream corresponding to the occurrence of the at least one event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a processor; a memory unit that stores instructions associated with an application executed by the processor; and an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the application and perform operations of; receiving at an analyzer, from a first monitoring system, video of an environment in which an item is entered into a point of sale system; via a communication from a second monitoring system that is an add-on device monitoring signals in the environment in which the item is entered, detecting an occurrence of at least one event associated with entry of the item into the point of sale system; and wherein the communication outputted from the second monitoring system is an optical signal produced by an optical radiation source controlled by the second monitoring system, the optical signal being generated by the optical radiation source in response to the second monitoring system detecting the occurrence of the at least one event associated with entering the item; and wherein the video of the environment as captured by the first monitoring system includes the optical signal generated by the optical radiation source; wherein the analyzer detects the optical signal indicating occurrence of the at least one event; and correlating the detected at least one event to a particular time in the video where the at least one event occurred.
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24. Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon for processing data information, such that the instructions, when carried out by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform the operations of:
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receiving at an analyzer, from a first monitoring system, video of an environment in which an item is entered into a point of sale system; via a communication from a second monitoring system, detecting an occurrence of at least one event associated with entry of the item into the point of sale system, the second monitoring system being an add-on device that monitors signals locally outputted to the environment in which the item is entered; and wherein the communication outputted from the second monitoring system is an optical signal produced by an optical radiation source controlled by the second monitoring system, the optical signal being generated by the optical radiation source in response to the second monitoring system detecting the occurrence of the at least one event associated with entering the item; and wherein the video of the environment as captured by the first monitoring system includes the optical signal generated by the optical radiation source; wherein the analyzer detects the optical signal indicating occurrence of the at least one event; and correlating the detected at least one event to a particular time in the video where the at least one event occurred.
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