Shopping centres
Watch busy shopping areas while looking for a visible weapon that could put visitors and staff at risk.
WeaponGuard AI
Watch busy shop floors and public areas while looking for a visible weapon among the people in them, so your security team learns of a possible threat and can act before it goes further
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- Coverage
- Crowd
- Objects
- Alert
- Directed
What is watched
- Crowd activitywaiting
- Visible objectswaiting
- Section coveragewaiting
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Interface simulation: an illustration of the workflow, not a live analysis
What it is
Weapon detection and crowd safety for busy retail places
WeaponGuard AI helps shops, shopping centres and other public places watch their busiest areas while looking for a visible weapon among the people there. It can identify a potential weapon even when the area is full, which helps a security team learn of a threat quickly and act before the situation goes further.
It brings crowd awareness and threat spotting together on the same CCTV coverage, so staff are not relying on watching several screens at once and hoping to catch it.
A potential weapon is looked for inside the crowd itself, because a crowd is exactly what makes one hard to notice by eye.
- A visible weapon looked for inside busy areas full of people
Weapons looked for
A visible weapon looked for inside busy areas full of people
- People in the watched areas tracked while threats are looked for
Crowds kept in view
People in the watched areas tracked while threats are looked for
- An alert that sends staff to the area that needs them
Fast alerts
An alert that sends staff to the area that needs them
- Entrances, checkouts, corridors and other busy sections
Cover the whole premises
Entrances, checkouts, corridors and other busy sections
How it works
How WeaponGuard AI works
- 01
Cameras cover the busy areas
One CCTV camera or several cover the busiest parts of a shop, centre or site.
- 02
The crowd stays in view
People in the watched areas are tracked, so how busy things are stays visible.
- 03
A weapon is looked for among them
Visible objects that may be weapons are looked for among the people present.
- 04
An alert is raised
A potential weapon raises an alert naming the area where it was identified.
- 05
Attention goes to one place
The alert points staff at a single area rather than at every screen at once.
WeaponGuard AI · workspace01 Cameras cover the busy areas
Interface simulation: an illustration of the workflow, not a live analysis
- 01
Cameras cover the busy areas
One CCTV camera or several cover the busiest parts of a shop, centre or site.
- 02
The crowd stays in view
People in the watched areas are tracked, so how busy things are stays visible.
- 03
A weapon is looked for among them
Visible objects that may be weapons are looked for among the people present.
- 04
An alert is raised
A potential weapon raises an alert naming the area where it was identified.
- 05
Attention goes to one place
The alert points staff at a single area rather than at every screen at once.
Product exclusiveness
What sets WeaponGuard AI apart
A weapon found inside a crowd
- Point at a row to light its area
Interface simulation: an illustration of the workflow, not a live analysis
Market comparison
WeaponGuard AI compared with watching CCTV screens
Watch busy areas
- Watching CCTV screens
- Yes: Supported
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Supported
Look for a visible weapon
- Watching CCTV screens
- No: By eye
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Done for you
Spot a weapon inside a crowd
- Watching CCTV screens
- No: Very difficult
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Supported
Cover several cameras
- Watching CCTV screens
- Yes: Supported
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Supported
Raise an alert for a possible weapon
- Watching CCTV screens
- No: Not available
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Supported
Keep track of how busy it is
- Watching CCTV screens
- Partly: By eye
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Supported
Watching without a break
- Watching CCTV screens
- No: Depends on staffing
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Supported
Point staff at the right area
- Watching CCTV screens
- No: Checked by hand
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Supported
Crowd and safety on one view
- Watching CCTV screens
- No: Not available
- WeaponGuard AI
- Yes: Supported
The architecture
The crowd held in view, the weapon looked for inside it
- CCTV cameraCovers a busy area
- CCTV cameraStore, centre or facility
- CCTV cameraOne or more
Camera feeds
Crowd, then objects
Weapons looked for within the crowd
- People in monitored areas kept in view
- Crowd conditions stay visible
- Visible objects that may be weapons looked for
- Looked for among the people present
One area, not every screen
The alert points personnel at one area rather than at every screen at once.
- Alert naming the areaWhere a potential weapon was identified
- Crowd safety in viewAlongside the weapon check
Use cases by sector
Where organisations put it to work
Shops and stores
Help security teams watch customers and crowded sections while a possible weapon is looked for.
Supermarkets
Watch large customer areas where the number of people makes it hard for staff to notice every possible threat.
Entertainment venues
Watch crowded areas in cinemas, gaming centres and similar places for a possible weapon.
Events and public gatherings
Help security teams watch large crowds while looking for a visible weapon among them.
Transport hubs
Support teams watching crowded entrances, waiting areas and other high traffic places.
Commercial buildings
Watch public facing areas and busy entrances, with an alert when a possible weapon is identified.
Deployment strategy
Connect the cameras, watch the crowd, respond to a threat
01 · Connect the cameras
Interface simulation: an illustration of the workflow, not a live analysis
Deployment model
WeaponGuard AI works with a single CCTV camera or with several covering different parts of a shop, shopping centre or other public facing place.
Three things retail safety monitoring has to get right
Staying aware of the crowd, pointing attention at the right place, and covering the whole premises rather than one camera of it
- Crowd awareness
- Security teams stay aware of how busy a floor is while the same CCTV coverage is used for safety.
- Alerts that direct attention
- A possible weapon raises an alert, which lets a team go straight to the place where the concern was identified.
- Coverage across the premises
- Several cameras can cover entrances, checkouts, corridors, food courts and other busy sections.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. It looks for a visible weapon inside busy areas full of people, which is exactly where a threat is otherwise hardest to notice.
An alert is raised so security staff can put their attention on the area straight away. Staff then review that area and act according to the organisation's own safety procedures.
Yes. How busy an area is and whether it holds a possible threat are watched together on the same CCTV coverage, which gives a fuller picture of what is happening.
One or many. Several CCTV cameras can cover different parts of a shop or site, including entrances, checkouts, corridors and food courts, so larger spaces are covered rather than one camera's view.
Shopping centres, shops and other crowded public places, where the number of people is what makes watching by eye so difficult.
No. It raises an alert that points staff at the area where the concern was identified. Reviewing that area and deciding what to do stays with your security team, following your own safety procedures.
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