Smart item monitoring system
The present invention describes a system for monitoring items coupled with support utilities. The system is configured to detect motions caused by customer actions and optimize the camera system and computing resources of a remote server. The system also is configured to sense items that are removed, added or misplaced automatically.
1. A system for autonomously monitoring items, the system comprising;
a peg board;
at least one hook of a set of hooks coupled with the peg board, wherein one or more items are assigned to the at least one hook;
a sensing unit coupled with the peg board or with the at least one hook, wherein the sensing unit contains, at least one motion detecting sensor and at least one communication device coupled to the motion detective sensor, wherein the motion detecting sensor is configured to detect motion of the at least one hook, wherein the motion detecting sensor is configured to pass information of the motion detected to the remote server via the at least one communication device; and
a set of cameras coupled to the remote server, wherein the set of cameras is configured to have a field of view of the set of hooks, wherein the set of cameras is used to track location information of a set of shoppers, wherein the location information is sent to the remote server via the communication device, wherein computer algorithm on the remote server is configured to determine the closest shopper among the set of shoppers to the at least one hook where the motion was detected, wherein the computer algorithm is configured to identify the closest shopper as interacting with the at least one hook.
2. The system for autonomously monitoring items of claim 1 , wherein the motion detecting sensor is configured to detect weight change.
3. The system for autonomously monitoring items of claim 2 , wherein the sensing unit is configured to identify whether any item is removed, replaced or misplaced based on the weight change detected by the motion detecting sensor.
4. The system for autonomously monitoring items of claim 3 , further comprising :
a set of cameras coupled to the motion detecting sensor, wherein the set of cameras is configured to have a field of view of the set of hooks, wherein the set of cameras is used to take video information of the set of hooks and the one or more items, wherein computer algorithm on the remote server is configured to identify removed, replaced or misplaced items based on weight change detected by the motion detecting sensor and the video information from a set of cameras coupled to the remote server.
5. A method for autonomously monitoring items associated with a peg system, the method comprising:
receiving information of total weight of the one or more items assigned to at least one peg board hook of the peg system;
obtaining data from a set of sensors associated with the peg system, wherein the obtained sensor data comprises weight data for the set of items on the at least one peg board hook;
analyzing the obtained sensor data, including the weight data, using a predetermined weight of an assigned item associated with the at least one peg board hook;
determining a status of the at least one peg board hook by using analysis results, wherein the determined status comprising a number of items in the set of items or an indication of a misplaced item;
determining the closest shopper among a set of shoppers to the at least one hook where a motion is detected; and
identifying the closest shopper as interacting with the at least one hook.