FACIAL RECOGNITION IN CONTROLLED ACCESS AREAS UTILIZING ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE (EAS) SYSTEM

摘要

Method for performing electronic article surveillance includes generating image data using at least one imaging device. The image data is processed in a computer processing device associated with an electronic article surveillance (EAS) pedestal to recognize the presence of a facial image. Based on such processing, data representative of the facial image is selectively communicated to a server at a location remote from the EAS pedestal. Subsequently, a notification is received from the server. The notification is based on an identification analysis involving actions performed at the server to identify a particular person using the facial image data. Thereafter, at least one EAS operation is selectively controlled at the EAS pedestal based on a content of the notification.

主权项

1. A method for performing electronic article surveillance, comprising:
generating image data using at least one imaging device; processing the image data in a computer processing device located at an electronic article surveillance (EAS) pedestal to recognize the presence of a facial image comprising a face of a person within the image data; selectively communicating data representative of the facial image from the computer processing device to a server at a location remote from the EAS pedestal based on the processing; receiving at the EAS pedestal from the server a notification based on an identification analysis involving actions to identify of a particular person based on the data representative of the facial image; and selectively controlling with said computer processing device at least one EAS operation at the EAS pedestal based on a content of the notification.