Watch the entrance.
A store-authorized camera could observe a selected shutter or entrance region. A camera mounted outside the store can be used; public street-camera access is not assumed.
The StoreWitness concept
Two perspectives.
One store status.
An outside camera watches the entrance. An inside camera checks the store’s designated indicator. Follow how observations could become a useful, timestamped status for the community.
VICTOR’S CORNER STORE · FICTIONAL DEMOILLUSTRATED CAMERA INPUTS
01 · Camera observations→02 · Confirmation rules→03 · Customer status
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Observe the entrance and the inside indicator.
Two selected camera views give context. These illustrated inputs are a proposal for a future integration.
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Accelerated explanation: each stage takes 4 seconds here. In the working prototype, observations are spaced ten seconds apart and become stale after 35 seconds.
Check the store’s signal.
A second store-owned camera could read a designated OPEN/CLOSED indicator. Lights, a person, or an empty room alone cannot establish whether customers can be served.
Require consistent evidence.
This animation proposes a two-camera agreement rule. Matching signals count toward confirmation. Conflicting or unreadable signals stay uncertain; stale feeds become unavailable.
DEMONSTRATION ≠ LIVE CCTV CONNECTION
A clear vision.
A defined working prototype.
Working today: one webcam reads supplied coded markers, uses three matching checks, and shares a timestamped status page. Replay tests and owner overrides are labelled.
Illustrated here: two CCTV feeds, shutter recognition and combined observations. They are animated concepts, not implemented camera integrations. No cameras are accessed and no real store status is changed by this page.
Try the working webcam / replay prototype ↗