System and method for intelligent card sorting
OwnerMatthew Hatchinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, non-transitory computer readable medium that may be directed to sorting collectable cards. Systems and methods consistent with the present disclosure may move a card such that an image of that card can be acquired an sent to a controller that matches the acquired image or other information included on that card to a feature that is associated with a collectable card. After the controller matches the image or other information on the card to the feature, the controller may identify a bin where the card should be placed and then the controller may cause the card to be dropped into the identified bin when performing a sorting function.
Claims20
A sorting system, the system comprising:
- a controller;
- a moving portion that can be controllably moved in one or more directions, the moving portion comprising:
- a card feeder that holds one or more cards and that controllably moves the one or more cards;
- and
- a sensor coupled to the controller that provides images to the controller;
- and
- one or more motors that move the moving portion in the one or more directions, wherein:
- the card feeder moves a first card of the one or more cards,
- the sensor captures and provides an image of the first card to the controller,
- the controller identifies a location of a bin based on a feature included on the first card that was matched to a characteristic associated with a sorting function,
- the controller controls movement of the moving portion to the identified bin location, and
- the first card is dropped into the identified bin according to the sorting function.
A sorting method, the method comprising:
- moving a first card of one or more cards by a card feeder;
- providing a sensed image of the first card to the controller;
- identifying by the controller a location of a bin based on a feature included on the first card that was matched to a characteristic associated with a sorting function;
- controlling movement of a moving portion to the identified bin location;
- and
- dropping the first card into the identified bin according to the sorting function.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to implement a sorting method, the method comprising:
- initiating the movement of a first card of one or more cards by a card feeder;
- receiving a sensed image of the first card;
- identifying by the processor executing instructions out of a memory a location of a bin based on a feature included on the first card that was matched to a characteristic associated with a sorting function;
- controlling movement of a moving portion to the identified bin location;
- and
- initiating the dropping the first card into the identified bin according to the sorting function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.