Article processing apparatus, system and method therefor
AssigneeSita B.V.
InventorsJeroen VAN RIJNBERK, Reinier HONORE PAS, Sebastian DE GROOT, Swen VAN KLAARBERGEN, Willem ALBERTUS VAN DER TUUK
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Abstract
A system for reading a tag comprising a barcode, the tag being attached to an item to be processed, the system comprising: a plurality of cameras each having a field of view directed towards a same surface from differing angles; and processing means configured to read the barcode using the plurality of cameras, the item to be processed being disposed on the surface to which each of the plurality of cameras directs their field of view.
Claims24
A system for reading a tag comprising a barcode, the tag being attached to an item to be processed, the system comprising:
- a plurality of cameras (1220A-D) each having a field of view directed towards a same surface (70) from differing angles;
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- processing means configured to read the barcode using the plurality of cameras, the item to be processed being disposed on the surface to which each of the plurality of cameras directs their field of view.
A method for reading a tag comprising a barcode, the tag being attached to an item to be processed, the method comprising:
- reading the barcode using a plurality of cameras (1220A-D) each of the plurality of cameras having a field of view directed towards a same surface (70) from differing angles wherein the item to be processed is disposed on the surface to which each of the plurality of cameras directs their field of view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.