Facial recognition cameras are no longer the stuff of science fiction, and cameras that can recognize individual items on grocery store shelves are already in place in Amazon’s cashierless “Amazon Go” stores. So inventors are coming up with all kinds of ideas using similar technology – there are cameras that will alert staffers when a known shoplifter enters the store, and there are cameras that will recognize you as you walk through the doors and provide you with deals based on your purchase history.
Now, building on that idea, a newly-published patent application describes a system in which cameras will recognize you, keep track of your every move in the store, watch what products you look at or pick up, and offer you coupons based on the items you’re browsing.
So is this cool, or creepy? Entire article from Coupons in the News here.
