Fixed retail scanner with annotated video and related methods
AssigneeDatalogic IP Tech S.R.L.
InventorsBrett Howard, Aric Zandhuisen, Matt Monte
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Abstract
A fixed retail scanner and related methods comprises imagers configured to capture image data, and a processor operably coupled to the imagers. The processor configured to provide image data from at least some of the imagers in real-time during a transaction to a decoder within the data reader for decoding an optical code on an object within the image data, generate annotations for the image data based on an analysis of image content of the image data to generate annotated image data, and provide the annotated image data from at least some of the imagers to an external system in real-time during the transaction.
Claims20
A fixed retail scanner, comprising:
- a plurality of imagers configured to capture image data;
- and
- a processor operably coupled to the plurality of imagers, the processor configured to:
- receive image data from the plurality of imagers;
- concatenate the image data received from the plurality of imagers as a super frame having an image format that is a single coherent frame of synchronous image data from different views provided by the plurality of imagers;
- provide the super frame to an internal decoder executed by the processor within the fixed retail scanner for decoding an optical code on an object within the synchronous image data of the super frame;
- and
- provide decoded data indicative of the optical code to one or more external systems.
A fixed retail scanner comprising:
- a plurality of imagers configured to capture image data;
- and
- a processor operably coupled to the plurality of imagers, the processor configured to:
- receive image data from the plurality of imagers;
- provide the image data from at least some of the imagers in real-time to an internal decoder executed by the processor for decoding an optical code on an object within the image data;
- and
- providing decoded data indicative of the optical code to one or more external systems,
- generate annotations for the image data prior to transmitting annotated video data to the one or more external systems, wherein access to the annotated video data is restricted based on a subscription by the external remote system with different types of annotations and/or imager views being included in the annotated image data based on a subscription tier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.