Apparatus for and method of estimating dimensions of an object associated with a code in automatic response to reading the code
US10140725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Dimensions of an object associated with an electro-optically readable code are estimated by aiming a handheld device at a scene containing the object supported on a base surface. A scanner on the device scans the scene over a field of view to obtain a position of a reference point of the code associated with the object, and reads the code. A dimensioning sensor on the device captures a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud of data points of the scene in automatic response to the reading of the code. A controller clusters the point cloud into data clusters, locates the reference point of the code in one of the data clusters, extracts from the point cloud the data points of the one data cluster belonging to the object, and processes the extracted data points belonging to the object to estimate the dimensions of the object.
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