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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Bossa Nova Robotics Ip, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Fink, Austin, TX (US);
Garrick Kremesec, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Brekken, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sarjoun Skaff, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Bossa Nova Robotics IP, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1443 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/23299 (2018.08); H04N 5/232125 (2018.08); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0207 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring a shelf includes the steps of moving a camera with multiple focus capability alongside a shelf. A series of shelf images are captured by the camera, with images of at least two different focal lengths being captured. Images having the same focal length can be merged to form at least two panoramic images suitable for further evaluation or review.