Distinguishing between stock keeping units using a physical dimension of a region depicted in an image
US9330474B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/68
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure includes a system and method for distinguishing between stock keeping units of similar appearance that vary in size. An image recognition application receives an image including a shelving unit stocking a plurality of items, identifies each item in the image, generates a region of interest for each identified item in the image, identifies a physical dimension of a portion of region depicted in the image, determines a dimension of the region of interest for each identified item and the portion of region in pixels, determines a pixel-to-physical dimension ratio using the dimension in pixels of the portion of region and the physical dimension of the portion of region depicted in the image, and determines a stock keeping unit identifier of each identified item in the image based on the pixel-to-physical dimension ratio and the dimension of the region of interest for each identified item.
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