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US 2019/0143375 A1Published application
Object sorting devices
OwnerDarren Davisoninventor
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods of operating the same are described. A method may include receiving a card from a first storage compartment. The method may include analyzing the card using a first sensor to obtain characteristic information of the card. The method may include identifying a group associated with the characteristic information. The method may include identifying a second storage compartment associated with the group. The method may include sorting the card to place the card into the second storage compartment.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a feeder comprising:
- a first container to store a card;
- a placement mechanism to place the card onto a conveyor belt;
- and
- the conveyor belt to provide the card to a sorter;
- an optical recognition device attached to the conveyor belt, the optical recognition device comprising:
- an optical sensor to scan the card for first characteristic information of the card;
- and
- a processor to:
- identify a group associated with at least the first characteristic information;
- and
- send, to the sorter, a sorting instruction in view of the group associated with at least the first characteristic information;
- and
- the sorter connected to the conveyor belt, the sorter comprising a second container, wherein the sorter is to:
- determine that the second container is associated with the group in view of the sorting instruction;
- and
- move the card from the conveyor belt into the second container.
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A system comprising:
- a feeder comprising a first compartment to store a card;
- a recognition device attached to the feeder, the recognition device comprising a processor and a first sensor, wherein the recognition device is to:
- analyze, by the processor, the card using the first sensor to obtain characteristic information of the card;
- identifying, by the processor, a group associated with the characteristic information;
- and
- send, to a sorter, a sorting instruction in view of the group associated with the characteristic information;
- the sorter connected to the feeder, wherein the sorter is to:
- identify a second compartment associated with the group in view of the sorting instruction;
- and
- place the card into the second compartment.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a card from a first storage compartment;
- analyzing, by a processor, the card using a first sensor to obtain characteristic information of the card;
- identifying, by the processor, a group associated with the characteristic information;
- identifying, by the processor, a second storage compartment associated with the group;
- and
- sorting the card to place the card into the second storage compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.