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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Joseph Hendrick, Rogers, AR (US);
Assignee:
WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01); G07G 1/00 (2013.01); G01G 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are a system and method for determining a weight of an item for purchase, comprising determining from a digital image of an item generated by a single camera a volume of the item, the single camera separated from the item at a distance in a horizontal and vertical direction established by a stationary rigid fixture; identifying the item; accessing a database to determine an average weight per volume measurement unit of the identified item; and calculating a weight of the item from the volume and the average weight per volume measurement unit.