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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.:

US 11720952 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2022

Identifying non-uniform weight objects using a sensor array

Applicant:

7-eleven, Inc., Irving, TX (US);

Inventors:

Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Celina, TX (US);

Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Irving, TX (US);

Sarath Vakacharla, Irving, TX (US);

Deepanjan Paul, Plano, TX (US);

Assignee:

7-ELEVEN, INC., Irving, TX (US);

Attorney:

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Jeffery A Brier

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G01G 19/40 (2006.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06V 30/146 (2022.01); G06V 30/19 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 30/10 (2022.01); G06V 10/62 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0633 (2013.01); G01G 19/40 (2013.01); G01G 19/52 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 30/1473 (2022.01); G06V 30/19173 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01); G06V 10/62 (2022.01); G06V 30/10 (2022.01);
Abstract

An object tracking system that includes a sensor and a tracking system. The sensor configured to capture a frame of at least a portion of a rack within a global plane for a space. The tracking system is configured to detect an item was removed from the rack. The tracking system is further configured to receive the frame of the rack, to identify a marker on an item within a predefined zone in the frame, and to identify the item associated with the identified marker. The tracking system is further configured to determine a pixel location for a person, to determine the person is within the predefined zone associated with the, and to add the identified item to a digital cart associated with the person.

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