Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determination of a product position along a fixture or positions of objects in images
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Application No.: US15287992Application Date: 2016-10-07
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Publication No.: US10296869B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Nils Hulth
- Applicant: Pricer AB
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: Pricer AB
- Current Assignee: Pricer AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Cooper Legal Group, LLC
- Agent Ronald M. Kachmarik
- Priority: EP15189161 20151009; EP16163751 20160404
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06K17/00 ; G06T7/70 ; G06T7/62

Abstract:
Products are arranged at positions along a fixture. Electronic labels associated with the products are arranged such that a product position for a product is obtainable once a position of the label is known. A camera is arranged to capture images of the fixture. A method includes controlling a label to change optical output; receiving an image containing the label and captured after the change of optical output has been initiated; detecting a position of the label in the image based on a characteristic associated with the change; and determining a position for the product associated with the label in an image. The determined position may be employed to determine when to restock a product. Further, a method for determining positions of labels in images is provided, as well a corresponding system and computer program product. The labels are controlled to include changing temporal patterns.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170103515A1 DETERMINATION OF A PRODUCT POSITION ALONG A FIXTURE OR POSITIONS OF OBJECTS IN IMAGES Public/Granted day:2017-04-13
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