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Patent No.:

US 11153483 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2019

Shelf-viewing camera with multiple focus depths

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:

David R. Stevens

Stevens Law Group

Primary Examiner:

Jonathan R Messmore

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Fink, Alexander. (2021). Shelf-viewing camera with multiple focus depths (U.S. Patent No. 11153483). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11153483

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