Dimensional measuring system
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorWanda L. Key
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Abstract
A multi-dimensional measuring system is disclosed. The measuring system includes a dimensional measuring device that fits over an exterior portion of an item and provides reference measurements in three orthogonal directions. The measuring system also includes a camera to take an image of the item with the dimensional measuring placed thereon and a hardware processor that receives and processes the image to determine the dimensions of the item based upon the reference measurements of the dimensional measuring device.
Claims20
A measurement system comprising:
- a measurement device formed from a printable medium, the measurement device having first, second, and third arms each extending outward from a central point, the measurement device configured to be placed on a corner of an item with the first, second, and third arms extending along different edges of the item;
- one or more processors configured to:
- receive, from a user device, an image of the item having the measurement device disposed thereon;
- determine, from the image of the item, dimensions of the item;
- determine, based on the determined dimensions, a cost for sending the item through a distribution network;
- generate a printable label having a computer readable code thereon;
- and
- transmit the printable label to the user device.
A method for measuring an item for sending in a distribution network comprising:
- transmitting, to a sender's device, a printable image of a measurement device having first, second, and third arms each extending outward from a central point, the measurement device being configured to be placed on a corner of an item with the first, second, and third arms extending along different edges of the item;
- receiving, from the sender's device, an image of an item having the measurement device placed thereon, with the first, second, and third arms each extending along different edges of the item;
- determining, in a processor, dimensions of the item based the image of the item having the measurement device placed thereon;
- generating, in a processor, an electronic label having a computer readable code thereon;
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- transmitting the electronic label to the sender's device in a printable format.
A system for measuring an item, the system comprising:
- a measuring device configured to be placed on an item, the measuring device comprising:
- a first arm extending in a first direction and configured to provide a first reference measurement in the first direction;
- a second arm extending in a second direction and configured to provide a second reference measurement in the second direction;
- a third arm extending in a third direction and configured to provide a third reference measurement in the third direction;
- a camera configured to capture a first image of the item with the measuring device on the item;
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- a processor in communication with the camera and configured to:
- receive the first image from the camera;
- analyze the first image to make a first determination whether the first arm of the measuring device is present in the first image;
- and
- based on the first determination, provide a request to a user to capture a second image of the item with the measuring device on the item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.