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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Yoshitaka Utsumi, Kamakura, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshitaka Utsumi, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 9/10 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); H04N 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00201 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G01S 5/16 (2013.01); G06T 7/0018 (2013.01); G06T 7/0065 (2013.01); H04N 9/10 (2013.01); H04N 13/0007 (2013.01); G06K 2209/40 (2013.01); H04N 2101/00 (2013.01); H04N 2201/04743 (2013.01); H04N 2213/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for determining the dimensions of an unknown item using multiple images captured by different cameras. The dimensions include the height, length and width of the item. The dimensions are used to reduce the universe of possible candidates that would identify the unknown item. The methods use multiple reference planes and projects elements of the item onto the one or more of the reference planes to determine the coordinates of the elements of the item. Once the coordinates are determined, the dimensions of the items are determined.