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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Aesynt Incorporated, Cranberry, PA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Joseph Braun, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James Anderson Smith, North Huntingdon, PA (US);
Assignee:
AESYNT INCORPORATED, Cranberry, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 11/16 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01B 11/26 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0042 (2013.01); G01B 11/26 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 7/75 (2017.01); G07F 11/165 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for determining an orientation of a unit dose package, such as by determining whether the cavity that houses the medication is facing upwards or downwards. As a result of the determination of the orientation of the unit dose package, a method and system may also be provided for selectively picking a unit dose package, thereby enabling automated restocking of singulated unit dose packages by taking into account the orientation of the unit dose packages.