US 12,277,772 B2
Method and system for assessment of customer ordering in a drive-through
Rudolf Hauke, Niederstotzingen (DE); and Markus Kächele, Walzenhausen (CH)
Assigned to ADVANCED VIDEO ANALYTICS INTERNATIONAL AG, Langnau a. Albis (CH)
Appl. No. 18/028,908
Filed by ADVANCED VIDEO ANALYTICS INTERNATIONAL AG, Langnau a. Albis (CH)
PCT Filed Sep. 29, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/077275
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 28, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/069026, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0343102 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06Q 10/04 (2023.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 20/52 (2022.01) [G06Q 10/04 (2013.01); G06Q 50/12 (2013.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06V 2201/05 (2022.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A video surveillance system for assessment of customer ordering in a drive-through, wherein the video surveillance system comprises a first camera, a second camera, a network, a control unit, a computer vision unit, wherein the first camera acquires a first image, wherein the second camera acquires a second image, wherein the computer vision unit comprises means for calculating features of the first image and the second image, wherein the computer vision unit comprises means for matching such features, wherein a vehicle is tracked by matching the first image and the second image, wherein the control unit computes a time span between the appearance of the vehicle appearing in the first image and appearing in the second image,
wherein, the first camera is arranged laterally and oriented to a side window of the vehicle at a first point in time while the vehicle is moving through the drive-through, and the second camera is arranged laterally and oriented to the side window of the vehicle at a second point in time while the vehicle is moving through the drive-through, wherein a customer inside the vehicle is recorded in the first image at the first point in time, wherein the customer inside the vehicle is recorded in the second image at the second point in time.