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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Andreas Nordbryhn, Oslo, NO;
Inventor:
Andreas Nordbryhn, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA, Asker, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06K 9/78 (2006.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01); G01N 21/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/78 (2013.01); G01N 21/94 (2013.01); G07F 7/0609 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reverse vending machine, including: a chamber adapted to receive an object returned to the reverse vending machine; a plurality of cameras arranged around the perimeter of the chamber for viewing said object; a transparent or translucent plate arranged such that the cameras in use view the object obliquely through the transparent or translucent plate; and means adapted to couple light into the plate such that the light undergoes total internal reflection in the plate. Also, a method of detecting dirt in a reverse vending machine.