Imaging a package to identify contents associated with the package
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSteven J. Simske, Tong Zhang, Ed Costello, Gideon Amir, Karl Walters
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Abstract
Imaging a package to identify contents associated with the package includes with a camera of a point of sale (POS) system, imaging the package, where an identical identification mark is located on all sides of the package such that when an image of the package is captured, an image of the identification mark appears in the image irrespective of an orientation of the package to the camera and with a database, identifying the contents associated with the package based on the identification mark from the image.
Claims15
A method for imaging a package to identify contents associated with the package, the method comprising:
- with a camera of a point of sale (POS) system, imaging the package, where an identical identification mark is located on all sides of the package such that when an image of the package is captured, an image of the identification mark appears in the image irrespective of an orientation of the package to the camera;
- and
- with a database, identifying the contents associated with the package based on the identification mark from the image.
A system for imaging a package to identify contents associated with the package, the system comprising:
- a point of sale (POS) system comprising:
- a camera to image the package, where the package has an identification mark thereon such that the camera captures an image of the package with the identification mark;
- and
- a processor and memory to:
- determine dimensions of the package from the image;
- and
- access a database;
- and
- the database to identify the contents associated with the package based on the identification mark and dimensions of the package determined from the image.
A machine-readable, non-volatile storage medium encoded with instructions, the instructions executable by a processor of a system to cause the system to:
- image a package via a camera of a point of sale (POS) system, where the package has an identification mark thereon such that a camera captures an image of the package with the identification mark;
- analyze the image to identify the identification mark from the image and determine dimension of the package from the image;
- and
- identify contents associated with the package based on the identification mark and the dimensions of the package determined from the image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.