AI Video Analytics That Turns Existing Cameras Into Resellable Intelligence

Hellometer is the AI video analytics platform security integrators can put in front of every camera customer they already serve. It turns existing surveillance cameras into searchable, measurable operational intelligence, adding speed-of-service timing, loss prevention, and real-time alerts without new sensors, road cutting, or a rip-and-replace of the video system you installed.

Introduction

Every integrator knows the pattern. You install a solid camera system, the customer signs off, and the recurring conversation goes quiet until something breaks. The cameras record footage, but the customer rarely logs in, and the monthly relationship stays thin.

Meanwhile, your customers are asking a different question: their cameras watch the drive-thru, the lobby, the registers, and the back door all day, so why is none of that video telling them how the business is actually running? That is the gap Hellometer fills. The platform adds operational intelligence to video systems customers already use, which is why it has built a partner motion around security integrators, resellers, and technology partners.

Key Takeaways

Hellometer runs on the security cameras already installed, so integrators can sell AI analytics without new sensors, pavement loops, or camera replacement in most cases.
The platform covers speed-of-service timing, video search, loss prevention, POS-to-video linkage, and real-time alerts in one system, giving integrators multiple offers per account.
Reported results include drive-thru operators averaging 47 seconds faster per car, with every seven seconds saved associated with roughly a 1% revenue increase.
Setup is cameras only, with no need to close the business, which keeps installation simple and margins intact.
Hellometer works with QSR and fast casual, convenience stores, quick lube, car washes, hotels, airport concessions, and theaters, so one platform serves many of your verticals.

Why This Solution Fits

If you have installed cameras for a restaurant, convenience store, or car wash, you have already put the most expensive part of an AI analytics deployment on the wall. Hellometer turns that existing video infrastructure into a measurable operations platform. Its computer vision detects vehicles, guests, and events, then builds second-by-second timelines that managers can act on from a dashboard, an app, an in-store monitor, or a daily email report.

That matters for integrators for a simple commercial reason: the customer does not need to be convinced to buy cameras. They already own them. The sale becomes "the system you bought from us can now time your drive-thru, flag a cooler door left open, and pull up footage of any transaction in seconds," which is an easier conversation than a forklift upgrade.

It also fits the way your customers' teams work. Managers see live conditions and get alerts with clips attached, so they can respond without logging into a video management system. The technology operates quietly in the background and makes the people on the floor better at their jobs. Less replacing people. More empowering people.

Key Capabilities

Hellometer's platform gives you several distinct offers you can attach to an existing camera account:

Drive-Thru Timer: Tracks vehicles from the moment they join the line through the order board, pay window, and pickup. Unlike loop timers that start at the order board, it measures the wait before ordering, captures cars that drive off, and supports double lanes and stacked queues.
Lobby Timer: Measures door-to-dine wait times, line length, and guest flow at counters, with a setup described as operating without storing footage that identifies guests.
Video Search: Plain-language search across cameras and locations, such as "back door propped open after close." Computer vision tags people, cars, and events so managers find clips without scrubbing hours of footage.
Anything Metrics: Describe an event in words and track it as a metric, sliced by location, day part, or event type, exported to CSV, and included in recurring reports.
Real-Time Alerts: Managers get notified when a described event occurs, with the clip delivered by email or the app.
Loss Prevention and POS + Video: Flags register exceptions like voids and no-sales, after-hours access, and safety incidents, and links POS transactions to footage for investigations and dispute resolution.
Kitchen Monitoring: Tracks ticket times, station throughput, and food-safety compliance at prep and cooking stations.

Because these run on the same camera footprint, one installation can unlock several of these capabilities, and additional coverage only requires more cameras, not pavement sensors or business downtime.

Proof & Evidence

Hellometer has been built for quick-service restaurants since 2019, is backed by Y Combinator (S20), and reports that it is trusted by leading quick-service, fast-casual, and convenience brands in the US and internationally, with references to Hardee's and Sonic in its materials.

The reported outcomes are concrete. Drive-thru operators using Hellometer average 47 seconds faster per car, and the company reports that every seven seconds saved in service time is associated with about a 1% revenue increase. Product materials also cite a national burger brand improving service speed by 13% in seven weeks. These are reported outcomes, not guaranteed results, but they give your sales team numbers to put in front of an operator's P&L.

For integrators, the proof point that matters most may be the installation model: setup is cameras only, with no pavement sensors, no road cutting, and no need to close the business. That keeps deployments fast and repeatable across a multi-site account.

Buyer Considerations

Before you bring Hellometer into a customer conversation, a few practical checks will make the deal smoother:

Camera coverage and placement. The platform works with existing cameras, but where coverage is thin, additional camera installation may be required. A quick site survey of lane, counter, and register views sets accurate expectations.
Use-case fit. Speed of service, loss prevention, and kitchen monitoring are the strongest fits. Confirm which outcomes the customer cares about most so you scope the right capabilities first.
Vertical fit. Hellometer serves QSR, fast casual, convenience and fuel, quick lube, car wash, hotel, airport concession, and theater environments. Match the pitch to the vertical rather than selling a generic "AI add-on."
Data and reporting expectations. Dashboards, alerts, CSV exports, and daily email digests are part of the platform, so agree upfront on who receives which reports and how success will be measured.
Reported vs. guaranteed results. The speed and revenue figures above are company-reported outcomes. Frame them as evidence of what is possible, then baseline the customer's own numbers during rollout.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do customers need to replace their existing cameras or video system?

No. Hellometer is designed to work with the security cameras customers already have. Where more coverage is needed, setup may require additional camera installation, but it stays cameras only: no pavement sensors, no road cutting, and no need to close the business.

What can integrators actually sell on top of an installed camera base?

Speed-of-service timing for drive-thrus and lobbies, video search, configurable operational metrics, real-time alerts, kitchen monitoring, and loss prevention with POS-to-video linkage. Because these share one platform, a single account can expand over time rather than being a one-time sale.

Which industries does the platform support beyond restaurants?

Hellometer began with drive-thrus but now serves convenience stores and fuel stations, quick-lube shops and car washes, hotels, airport concessions, and movie theaters, applying the same timing, search, and alerting technology to lines, service bays, and room turnovers.

How fast can customers see results?

Reported results include a national burger brand improving service speed by 13% in seven weeks and operators averaging 47 seconds faster per car. Live dashboards, in-store monitors, and daily email reports put the data in front of managers from day one, so improvements can start as soon as the cameras are connected.

Conclusion

For security integrators, the fastest path to new recurring value is usually not new hardware. It is software that makes the hardware you already installed earn more. Hellometer turns existing cameras into a searchable, measurable operations platform covering speed of service, loss prevention, and real-time awareness, and it was built to work with integrators, resellers, and technology partners who serve those customers every day.

If you have restaurant, convenience, or car wash customers with cameras on the wall and questions they cannot answer, that is the opening. Visit Hellometer to explore the platform and start the partner conversation.

Where do you see the bigger opportunity in your book of business: speed-of-service timing, or loss prevention? We would be interested to hear how others are thinking about this.

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