Item tracking using a dynamic region of interest
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorTodd M. Schimmel
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for monitoring items in a defined physical area can include a primary camera configured to detect a region of interest within a defined physical area and the coordinates of the region of interest in the defined physical area. A plurality of secondary cameras can positioned throughout a defined physical area. One of the secondary cameras can be selected to capture an image of a region of interest based on the coordinates of the region of interest.
Claims14
A system for sorting an item comprising:
- a primary camera having a field of view comprising a portion of a defined physical area, the primary camera in communication with a central unit, and where the primary camera is configured to identify an item within the defined physical area;
- a plurality of secondary cameras in communication with the central unit, each of the plurality of secondary cameras having a field of view comprising a section of the defined physical area;
- and
- wherein the central unit comprises one or more processors configured to:
- determine spatial coordinates of a region of interest located on the item within a defined physical area, based on image data received by the primary camera;
- identify one or more of the plurality of secondary cameras having a field of view including the determined spatial coordinates;
- and cause the identified one or more of the plurality of secondary cameras to capture an image of the region of interest.
A method for tracking items comprising:
- detecting, via a primary camera, a potential region of interest located on an item within a defined physical area;
- determining spatial coordinates within the defined physical area of the potential region of interest;
- determining a secondary camera of a plurality of secondary cameras to capture an image of the potential region of interest based at least in part on the determined spatial coordinates;
- and
- capturing an image of the potential region of interest by the determined secondary camera.
A system for capturing images in a defined physical area, the system comprising:
- means for detecting a potential region of interest located on an item within a defined physical area;
- means for determining spatial coordinates within the defined physical area of the potential region of interest;
- means for determining a secondary camera of a plurality of secondary cameras to capture an image of the potential region of interest based at least in part on the determined spatial coordinates;
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- means for capturing an image of the potential region of interest by the determined secondary camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.