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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh, Paderborn, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Wincor Nixdorf International, GmbH, Paderborn, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A47F 9/04 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); A47F 9/045 (2013.01); G06K 9/3233 (2013.01); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06K 9/4652 (2013.01); G06K 9/6215 (2013.01); G06Q 20/204 (2013.01); G06Q 20/209 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for computer-aided recognition of a transport container being empty is provided. The method includes capturing image data of a region of the transport container; determining a contour pattern, which represents the transport container, using the image data; determining a deviation variable, which represents a deviation of the contour pattern from at least one reference pattern, wherein the at least one reference pattern represents an empty transport container; and outputting a signal if the deviation variable satisfies a predefined criterion.