Fixed retail scanner with on-board artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator module and related methods
US12141648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/1482
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure includes a fixed retail scanner including a data reader, comprising a main board including one or more processors including a system processor, one or more camera modules, and an artificial intelligence (AI). The system processor is configured to transmit image data received from the one or more camera modules responsive to one or more event triggers detected by the system processor, and wherein the AI accelerator is configured to perform analysis based on an AI engine local to the AI accelerator in response to the event trigger. A remote server may also be operably coupled to the fixed retail scanner through the multi-port network switch, the remote server having a remote AI engine stored therein, wherein the local AI engine within the fixed retail scanner is a simplified AI model relative to the remote AI engine within the remote server.
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