Enrollment apparatus, system, and method featuring three dimensional camera

An apparatus for enrolling a package positioned on a receiving surface, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one weight sensor in communication with the receiving surface which generates a weight signal indicative of the weight of the package;
• a camera unit located to view the receiving surface, the camera unit comprising at least one three dimensional camera configured to obtain a depth image of at least a portion of the receiving surface;
• and
• a processor in communication with the at least one weight sensor and the camera unit, the processor comprising:
• a weight module which produces, in response to the weight signal, weight data indicative of the weight of the package;
• and
• a dimension capture module which processes the depth image to produce dimension data indicative of the size of the package.

A method of enrolling a package comprising:

• providing an enrollment apparatus;
• generating, by at least one weight sensor in communication with a receiving surface, a weight signal indicative of the weight of the package;
• obtaining, by a camera unit comprising a three dimensional camera, a depth image of at least a portion of the receiving surface;
• producing, by a weight module in response to the weight signal, weight data indicative of the weight of the package;
• processing, by a dimension capture module, the depth image to produce dimension data indicative of the size of the package;
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• outputting information indicative of the weight, and the size of the package.