System and method for assessing quality of produce

US11113808B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Walmart Apollo, LLC · US

Inventors

• Mangesh N. Kulkarni Wadhonkar · Ghanpur, IN
• Parul Aggarwal · Samrala, IN
• Anika Setia · Kanchinakote, IN
• Akshay Jindal · Udaipur, IN
• Rahul Kumar · Bengaluru, IN
• Amit Jhunjhunwala · Bengaluru, IN
• Artur A. Grochala · Dallas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 16, 2020
• Grant date: Sep 7, 2021
• Expiry date: Jan 16, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/30128
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to assess quality of produce at a facility. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for assessing quality of produce at a facility including a produce assessment station configured to provide a staging area to determine a quality classification of a target produce. By one approach, the produce assessment station includes a fixed surface; a rotatable base, a first arm comprising a microphone; a second arm comprising a tapping device; and a local control circuit. In one configuration, the local control circuit configured to rotate the rotatable base at a particular angle and at a particular time interval and receive audio data from the microphone. By one approach, the system includes a plurality of sensors and a portable device configured to provide a signal to the local control circuit to initiate the quality classification of the target produce.