Counting machine and methods of counting items
AssigneeAvery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
InventorsCalvin FUNG, Dominic TSE
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a counting machine may include a counting area configured to count a plurality of items. The counting area may include a fixed pressure plate, a movable pressure plate, and one or more sensors configured to measure the distance between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate, and a processor configured to determine the number of items in the counting area by comparing a sampled thickness value to the thickness of the items located between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate.
Claims20
A counting machine comprising:
- a counting area configured to count a plurality of items, the counting area comprising:
- a fixed pressure plate;
- a movable pressure plate;
- and
- one or more sensors configured to measure the distance between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate;
- and
- a processor configured to determine the number of items in the counting area by comparing a sampled thickness value to the thickness of the items located between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate.
A method of counting items using a counting machine, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of items in a counting area of the counting machine,
- measuring the thickness of the plurality of items;
- and
- determining the number of items based on the thickness of the plurality of items and a sampled thickness value,
- wherein the counting machine comprises:
- the counting area, comprising:
- a fixed pressure plate;
- a movable pressure plate;
- and
- one or more sensors configured to measure the distance between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate;
- and
- a processor connected to the one or more sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.