Fixed retail scanner with distributed on-board artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator modules and related methods
US12236414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/0063
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure includes a fixed retail scanner includes a data reader. The data reader includes a main board including a system processor disposed within the data reader, and one or more camera modules disposed within the data reader and operably coupled with the system processor. Each camera module may include a local on-board imager AI engine configured to perform AI tasks according to a loaded trained AI model. A system artificial intelligence (AI) engine may be disposed within the data reader and configured to perform AI tasks according to a loaded trained AI model. The system processor is operably coupled to each of the imager AI engines and the system AI engine for scheduling and dispatching AI tasks across a distributed network of AI resources including the imager AI engines and the system AI engine.
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