Method of processing data received from a smart shelf and deriving a code
AssigneeTouchcode Holdings, LLC
InventorsSteven Martin Cohen, Wayne L. Nemeth, Michael A. Brody, Lev M. Barsky
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Abstract
A method of reading and quantifying pressure points or bumps or a product outline to extract a pattern that, when decoded, uniquely defines a product or class of products by defining the theoretical centers of applied pressure, determining the spatial relationship between more than one center or a product outline to define which pattern belongs to which product, and correlating each pattern with templates of stored patterns to determine what product is represented by each respective pattern.
Claims17
A method of identifying an item disposed on a surface, wherein the surface comprises an array of sensors for detecting contact with the surface, the item having a bottom that comprises a plurality of bumps and is in contact with the surface, wherein the method comprises:
- determining, using the array of sensors to detect contact of the bottom of the item with the surface, an arrangement of the plurality of bumps on the bottom of the item, comprising, with the array of sensors, identifying a center of at least two bumps of the plurality of bumps;
- comparing the arrangement of the plurality of bumps to one or more known arrangements of bumps for one or more known items;
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- based at least in part on at least one result of the comparing, determining whether the item is at least one of the one or more known items.
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