Method to synchronize a barcode decode with a video camera to improve accuracy of retail POS loss prevention
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for synchronizing a barcode decode with a video camera to improve accuracy of retail POS loss prevention are disclosed herein. An example system includes a video camera configured to capture a set of frames associated with a target object, the set of frames having a first number of frames; a symbology reader configured to: (i) decode a symbology attached to the target object and (ii) generate a signal based on the successful decoding of the symbology attached to the target object; and a processor configured to analyze a sub-set of the set of frames based on the signal, the sub-set of the set of frames having a second number of frames that is smaller than the first number of frames.
1. A system, comprising:
a video camera configured to capture a set of frames associated with a target object, the set of frames having a first number of frames;
an electronic scale configured to generate a signal based on measuring a weight associated with the target object that is greater than a threshold weight; and
a processor configured to analyze a sub-set of the set of frames based on the signal, the sub-set of the set of frames having a second number of frames that is smaller than the first number of frames,
wherein the signal includes an indication of a timestamp associated with measuring the weight associated with the target object that is greater than the threshold weight, and wherein the processor is configured to identify the sub-set of the set of frames based on the timestamp.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the sub-set of the set of frames includes analyzing the sub-set of the set of frames to identify the target object captured in the sub-set of frames.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein measuring the weight includes measuring a stable weight.
4. A method, comprising:
capturing, by a video camera, a set of frames associated with a target object, the set of frames having a first number of frames;
generating, by an electronic scale, a signal based on measuring a weight associated with the target object that is greater than a threshold weight; and
analyzing, by a processor, a sub-set of the set of frames based on the signal, the sub-set of the set of frames having a second number of frames that is smaller than the first number of frames,
wherein the signal includes an indication of a timestamp associated with measuring the weight associated with the target object that is greater than the threshold weight, and the method further comprising identifying, by the processor, the sub-set of the set of frames based on the timestamp.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein analyzing the sub-set of the set of frames includes analyzing the sub-set of the set of frames to identify the target object captured in the sub-set of frames.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein measuring the weight includes measuring a stable weight.