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US 10,371,564 B2Granted
Force location apparatus, systems, and methods
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorJorge Eduardo Perez Jacome
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Abstract
Various embodiments of apparatus, systems, and methods operate to receive measurements corresponding to a plurality of forces sensed substantially simultaneously at a substantially planar, weight-bearing measurement surface. Additional activity includes determining a location on the surface, based on a combination of the measurements, of an equivalent force that corresponds to the combination of the measurements. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, data of measurements corresponding to a plurality of forces sensed substantially simultaneously at a substantially planar, weight-bearing measurement surface, each of the forces sensed by a load cell of a plurality of load cells located beneath the weight-bearing measurement surface, each load cell measuring a force applied local thereto, a combination of the forces sensed by the load cells being a total force applied to the weigh-bearing measurement surface;
- determining, by the computing device processing the data of the measurements, a location and patterns of applied force on the surface, based on individual load cell measurements and a combination of the measurements, of an equivalent force that corresponds to the combination of the measurements;
- determining, by the computing device, an item type corresponding to the location and pattern of applied force and a probability of item substitution fraud;
- adjusting operation of a conveyor belt in response to determining, based on the location, that an item is not correctly placed on the surface based on forces sensed by the load bearing cells;
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- adjusting operation of the conveyor belt in response to determining, based on the location, that an unacceptable probability of item substitution fraud based on forces sensed by the load bearing cells.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a conveyor belt;
- a scale having a substantially planar, weight-bearing measurement surface that senses forces applied thereto by a plurality of load cells located beneath the weight-bearing measurement surface, each load cell measuring a force applied local thereto and each load cell outputting data representing a weight measurement sensed thereby, a combination of the forces sensed by the load cells being a total force applied to the weigh-bearing measurement surface;
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- a processor to receive load cell data of measurements corresponding to substantially simultaneous sensing of a plurality of forces at the surface, and to determine a location and at least one pattern of applied force on the surface, based on individual load cell measurements and a combination of the measurements, of an equivalent force that corresponds to the combination of the measurements and an item type corresponding to the location and pattern of applied force, and to:
- adjust operation of the conveyor belt in response to determining, based on the location, that an item is not correctly placed on the surface;
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- adjust operation of the conveyor belt in response to determining, based on the location, that an unacceptable probability of item substitution fraud based on forces sensed by the load bearing cells.
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A system, comprising:
- a conveyor belt apparatus;
- a scale having a substantially planar, weight-bearing measurement surface that senses forces applied thereto by a plurality of load cells located beneath the weight-bearing measurement surface, each load cell measuring a force applied local thereto and each load cell outputting data representing a weight measurement sensed thereby, a combination of the forces sensed by the load cells being a total force applied to the weigh-bearing measurement surface;
- a processor to receive load cell data of measurements from the scale, the measurements corresponding to substantially simultaneous sensing of a plurality of forces at the surface, and to determine a location and a pattern of applied force on the surface, based on individual load cell measurements and a combination of the measurements, of an equivalent force that corresponds to the combination of the measurements that exceed a selected threshold and a matching pattern to the pattern of applied force, and to transform the location into a command, and to:
- adjust operation of the conveyor belt in response to determining, based on the location, that an item is not correctly placed on the surface;
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- adjust operation of the conveyor belt in response to determining, based on the location, that an unacceptable probability of item substitution fraud based on forces sensed by the load bearing cells;
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- a barcode scanning device communicatively coupled to the processor, to receive the command.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.