Automated image-based inventory record generation systems and methods
AssigneeShopify Inc.
InventorsGuduru Sai Nihas, Salim Batlouni
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Abstract
Methods and systems for automatically creating item records for physical items. The method may include receiving an image obtained using an image sensor; detecting a physical item in the image; extracting item data regarding the physical item by applying image analysis to the image; determining, using the extracted item data, whether a memory contains an item record for the physical item; and, when no item record for the physical item exists in the memory, generating and storing in the memory a new item record for the physical item in association with the extracted item data
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for automatically creating item records for physical items, the method comprising:
- receiving an image obtained using an image sensor;
- detecting a physical item in the image;
- extracting item data regarding the physical item by applying image analysis to the image;
- determining, using the extracted item data, whether a memory contains an item record for the physical item;
- and,
- when no item record for the physical item exists in the memory, generating and storing in the memory a new item record for the physical item in association with the extracted item data.
A mobile computing device to automatically create item records for physical items, the device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- an image sensor to capture and provide one or more images to the one or more processors;
- and
- a processor-readable storage medium containing processor-executable instruction that, when executed by the one or more processors, are to cause the one or more processors to:
- receive an image obtained using the image sensor,
- detect a physical item in the image,
- extract item data regarding the physical item by applying image analysis to the image,
- determine, using the extracted item data, whether a memory contains an item record for the physical item, and,
- when no item record for the physical item exists in the memory, generate and store in the memory a new item record for the physical item in association with the extracted item data.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions for automatically creating item records for physical items, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, are to cause the one or more processors to:
- receive an image obtained using an image sensor;
- detect a physical item in the image;
- extract item data regarding the physical item by applying image analysis to the image;
- determine, using the extracted item data, whether a memory contains an item record for the physical item;
- and,
- when no item record for the physical item exists in the memory, generate and store in the memory a new item record for the physical item in association with the extracted item data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.