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US 12,735,292 B2Granted
Trading card identification and inventory management systems, and related methods of use
AssigneeRymac Technical Solutions Inc.
InventorsAren Grant Ryan, Jeremy Macmillan
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Abstract
Trading card inventory management systems and related methods of use are described. These systems may include singulators, card translocators that pass cards from a receiver to storage, and back to the receiver, card chutes, and card guides. A card box system of storage and translocation is also described.
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A trading card identification system comprising:
- a card identifier having a camera that is mounted on a structural frame and directed to capture images of a face of a trading card received in use within a card imaging area defined by the structural frame, the card identifier configured to output cards to a staging area;
- a computer connected to receive the images and identify one or more identity characteristics of the trading card from the images;
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- a card translocator structured to move trading cards from the staging area into and out of a card storage based on commands from the computer, in which the card translocator comprises a crane with a multi-axis gantry and a card gripper.
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A method comprising:
- imaging a face of an individual trading card, which is received within a card imaging area defined by a structural frame, using a camera mounted to the structural frame and directed to the card imaging area;
- using a processor to analyze the images and identify the individual trading card;
- outputting the individual trading card to a staging area;
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- using a card translocator to move trading cards from the staging area into and out of a card storage based on commands from the processor, in which the card translocator comprises a crane with a multi-axis gantry and a card gripper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.