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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Thomas Kemp, Esslingen, DE;
Fabien Cardinaux, Stuttgart, DE;
Wilhelm Hagg, Stuttgart, DE;
Aurel Bordewieck, Kirchheim unter Teck, DE;
Stefan Uhlich, Renningen, DE;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06Q 50/12 (2013.01); H04N 5/332 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile device comprises a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to wirelessly receive an identification signal including an item identifier code, the identification signal being emitted by a low-rate transmission device associated with an item, wherein the sensor receives the identification signal from a direction of the item. The processor is configured to generate an output signal based on the item identifier code.