Systems and methods for assessing products

US11388325B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Walmart Apollo, LLC · US

Inventors

• Joshua T. Bohling · Centerton, US
• Chuck E. Tilmon · Rogers, US
• Emily Moneka Francis Xavier · Bentonville, US
• Daniel J. Pumford · Rogers, US
• Brian J. A. Schardt · Trabuco Canyon, US
• Issac Mathew · Kanchinakote, IN
• Venkataraja Nellore · Rogers, US
• Gaurav Savlani · Kanchinakote, IN
• Viraj C. Patel · Kanchinakote, IN
• Rahul Agarwal · Livermore, US
• Pushkar Pushp · Kanchinakote, IN
• Jennifer McTeer · Bentonville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 30, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N23/90
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided herein useful to assessing products. In some embodiments, an enclosure for use in assessing products comprises a housing including a door configured to allow placement of a product within the housing, a product holding surface located within the housing allowing pictures to be taken through the product holding surface and configured to support the product, a first image capture device configured to capture an image of the product from a first perspective, a second image capture device configured to capture an image of the product from a second perspective, and wherein the image of the product from the second perspective is captured through the product holding surface, and a lighting element, wherein the lighting element is located within the housing, and wherein the lighting element is configured to provide lighting within the housing.