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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Michael J. Gormish, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Edward Schwartz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06K 9/52 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06K 9/52 (2013.01); G06K 9/6215 (2013.01); G06K 9/6218 (2013.01); G06K 9/6267 (2013.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06K 9/32 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method that determines multiple linear groups of horizontally placed items in an image is disclosed. The method includes receiving an image including a portion of a shelving unit, identifying a plurality of items in the image, determining a plurality of facings, clustering the plurality of facings, merging a plurality of clusters and determining a list of linear groups in the image.