Back to results
US 2020/0074127 A1Published application
System and method for unique identifier detection based on invisible light
AssigneeIntuit Inc.
InventorMichael Richard Gabriel
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An invisible light sensing device senses invisible light from a plurality of invisible light emitting or reflecting objects in which each of the invisible light emitting or reflecting objects emits or reflects invisible light in an identification pattern that is distinct from other identification patterns. An identification pattern is based on a sequenced pulsing pattern of invisible light that is emitted by an invisible light emitting object to form the identification pattern. An identification pattern is also based on an invisible light reflective coating that is applied to an invisible light reflecting object.
Claims30
A unique identifier detection system, comprising:
- a first object comprising a first object housing;
- a first invisible light source coupled to the first object housing and configured to emit first invisible light corresponding to a first identification pattern;
- a first object power supply coupled to the first object housing;
- a first object control circuit coupled to the first object housing, the first object control circuit electronically coupled to the first invisible light source and the first object power supply, the first object control circuit configured to supply first pattern power from the first object power supply to the first invisible light source, wherein the first pattern power corresponds to the first identification pattern;
- a second object comprising a second object housing;
- a second invisible light source coupled to the second object housing and configured to emit second invisible light corresponding to a second identification pattern, wherein the second identification pattern is distinct from the first identification pattern;
- a second object power supply coupled to the second object housing;
- a second object control circuit coupled to the second object housing, the second object control circuit electronically coupled to the second invisible light source and the second object power supply, the second object control circuit configured to supply second pattern power from the second object power supply to the second invisible light source, wherein the second pattern power corresponds to the second identification pattern;
- a device comprising a device housing;
- an invisible light sensor coupled to the device housing and configured to sense the first invisible light and to sense the second invisible light;
- and
- a device control circuit coupled to the device housing and electronically coupled to the invisible light sensor, the device control circuit configured to detect the first identification pattern of the first invisible light and to determine a first object unique identifier based on the first identification pattern, and configured to detect the second identification pattern of the second invisible light and to determine a second object unique identifier based on the second identification pattern.
9 more elements
A method for unique identifier detection, comprising:
- supplying, by a first object control circuit coupled to a first object housing of a first object, first pattern power from a first object power supply to a first invisible light source, the first object power supply coupled to the first object housing and electronically coupled to the first object control circuit, the first invisible light source coupled to the first object housing and electronically coupled to the first object control circuit;
- emitting first invisible light from the first invisible light source, the first invisible light corresponding to a first identification pattern, the first pattern power corresponding to the first identification pattern;
- supplying, by a second object control circuit coupled to a second object housing of a second object, second pattern power from a second object power supply to a second invisible light source, the second object power supply coupled to the second object housing and electronically coupled to the second object control circuit, the second invisible light source coupled to the second object housing and electronically coupled to the second object control circuit;
- emitting second invisible light from the second invisible light source, the second invisible light corresponding to a second identification pattern, the second pattern power corresponding to the second identification pattern, the second identification pattern distinct from the first identification pattern;
- sensing the first invisible light by an invisible light sensor coupled to a device housing of a device;
- detecting the first identification pattern of the first invisible light by a device control circuit coupled to the device housing and electronically coupled to the invisible light sensor;
- determining a first unique identifier based on the first identification pattern by the device control circuit;
- sensing the second invisible light by the invisible light sensor coupled to the device housing of the device;
- detecting the second identification pattern of the second invisible light by the device control circuit coupled to the device housing and electronically coupled to the invisible light sensor;
- and
- determining a second unique identifier based on the second identification pattern by the device control circuit.
8 more elements
A unique identifier detection system, comprising:
- a first object comprising a first object housing;
- a first invisible light reflective coating coupled to the first object housing and configured to define a first coating design;
- a second object comprising a second object housing;
- a second invisible light reflective coating coupled to the second object housing and configured to define a second coating design;
- a device comprising a device housing;
- an invisible light source coupled to the device housing, the invisible light source configured to emit first emitted invisible light directed to the first object and emit second emitted invisible light directed to the second object;
- an invisible light sensor coupled to the device housing, the invisible light sensor configured to sense first reflected invisible light formed with a first identification pattern reflected by the first invisible light reflective coating configured to reflect the first emitted invisible light, the first invisible light reflective coating corresponding to the first identification pattern based on the first coating design, the invisible light sensor further configured to sense second reflected invisible light formed with a second identification pattern reflected by the second invisible light reflective coating configured to reflect the second emitted invisible light, the second invisible light reflective coating corresponding to the second identification pattern based on the second coating design, wherein the second identification pattern is distinct from the first identification pattern;
- and
- a device control circuit coupled to the device housing and electronically coupled to the invisible light sensor, the device control circuit configured to detect the first identification pattern of the first reflected invisible light reflected from the first invisible light reflective coating and to determine a first object unique identifier based on the first identification pattern, the device control circuit further configured to detect the second identification pattern of the second reflected invisible light reflected from the second invisible light reflective coating and to determine a second object unique identifier based on the second identification pattern.
6 more elements
A unique identifier detection device, comprising:
- a device housing;
- an invisible light source coupled to the device housing, the invisible light source configured to emit first emitted invisible light directed to a first object comprising a first invisible light reflective coating configured to define a first coating design, the invisible light source further configured to emit second emitted invisible light directed to a second object comprising a second invisible light reflective coating configured to define a second coating design;
- an invisible light sensor coupled to the device housing, the invisible light sensor configured to sense first reflected invisible light formed with a first identification pattern reflected by the first invisible light reflective coating configured to reflect the first emitted invisible light, the first invisible light reflective coating corresponding to the first identification pattern based on the first coating design, the invisible light sensor further configured to sense second reflected invisible light formed with a second identification pattern reflected by the second invisible light reflective coating configured to reflect the second emitted invisible light, the second invisible light reflective coating corresponding to the second identification pattern based on the second coating design, wherein the second identification pattern is distinct from the first identification pattern;
- and
- a device control circuit coupled to the device housing and electronically coupled to the invisible light sensor, the device control circuit configured to detect the first identification pattern of the first reflected invisible light reflected from the first invisible light reflective coating and to determine a first object unique identifier based on the first identification pattern, the device control circuit further configured to detect the second identification pattern of the second reflected invisible light reflected from the second invisible light reflective coating and to determine a second object unique identifier based on the second identification pattern.
2 more elements
A method for unique identifier detection, comprising:
- emitting first emitted invisible light from an invisible light source coupled to a device housing of a device;
- reflecting first reflected invisible light formed with a first identification pattern by a first invisible light reflective coating coupled to a first object housing of a first object, the first invisible light reflective coating configured to reflect the first emitted invisible light, the first invisible light reflective coating corresponding to the first identification pattern;
- emitting second emitted invisible light from the invisible light source coupled to the device housing of the device;
- reflecting second reflected invisible light formed with a second identification pattern by a second invisible light reflective coating coupled to a second object housing of a second object, the second invisible light reflective coating configured to reflect the second emitted invisible light, the second invisible light reflective coating corresponding to the second identification pattern distinct from the first identification pattern;
- sensing the first reflected invisible light by an invisible light sensor coupled to the device housing;
- detecting the first identification pattern of the first reflected invisible light by a device control circuit coupled to the device housing and electronically coupled to the invisible light sensor;
- determining, by the device control circuit, a first unique identifier based on the first identification pattern;
- sensing the second reflected invisible light by the invisible light sensor coupled to the device housing of the device;
- detecting the second identification pattern of the second reflected invisible light by the device control circuit coupled to the device housing and electronically coupled to the invisible light sensor;
- and
- determining, by the device control circuit, a second unique identifier based on the second identification pattern.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.