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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Mike Murphy, Salem, NH (US);
Paul Yarin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric Metois, Arlington, MA (US);
Will Crosby, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Wilson Pearce, Orleans, CA;
Mark Durbin, Banbury, GB;
Mike Murphy, Salem, NH (US);
Paul Yarin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric Metois, Arlington, MA (US);
Will Crosby, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Wilson Pearce, Orleans, CA;
Mark Durbin, Banbury, GB;
Proiam, LLC, Salem, NH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for enrolling a package is disclosed including: a receiving surface for receiving the package; at least one weight sensor in communication with the receiving surface which generates a weight signal indicative of the weight of the package; at least one video camera which generates a video signal indicative of an image of the package on the receiving surface; and a processor in communication with the at least one weight sensor and the at least one video camera. The processor includes: a weight module which produces, in response to the weight signal, weight data indicative of the weight of the package; and a dimension capture module which produces in response to the video signal, dimension data indicative of the size of the package. In some embodiments the processor further includes a recognition module which produces, in response to the video signal character data indicative of one or more characters present on the package.