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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Symbol Technologies, Llc, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ankur R. Patel, Palatine, IL (US);
Boaz J. Super, Oak Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Symbol Technologies, LLC, Holtsville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); G06F 17/30247 (2013.01); G06F 17/30256 (2013.01); G06K 9/3241 (2013.01); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06K 9/4671 (2013.01); G06K 9/6202 (2013.01); G06K 9/6218 (2013.01); G06K 9/6222 (2013.01); G06K 9/6226 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example disclosed method includes receiving an image containing shelf edge content displayed on a shelf edge; determining a location of the shelf edge content and an apparent orientation of the shelf edge content; determining, based on the location of the shelf edge content and the apparent orientation of the shelf edge content, a region in the image corresponding to the shelf edge; and providing an output based on the image that identifies the region in the image corresponding to the shelf edge.