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Restaurant Watches Old Surveillance And Shares Shocking Results On Craigslist (distractify.com)
6 points by ABS on July 13, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



What a great startup idea. Most CCTV footage analysis services focus on identifying individuals or following paths, but why not actually try and classify things like actions? Things like:

1) Service staff movement. 2) Cell phone usage. 3) Menu opening/browsing. 4) Average length of time.

Charging a restaurant $250/month for something like this would be a small portion of the rent they pay. And if you can decrease "Average Length of Stay" by 10% without decreasing service, you could significantly grow revenue.




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