US 11,733,229 B2
Systems and methods for assessing products
Joshua T. Bohling, Centerton, AR (US); Chuck E. Tilmon, Rogers, AR (US); Emily Moneka Francis Xavier, Bentonville, AR (US); Daniel J. Pumford, Rogers, AR (US); Brian J. A. Schardt, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US); Issac Mathew, Bangalore (IN); Venkataraja Nellore, Rogers, AR (US); Gaurav Savlani, Bentonville, AR (US); Viraj C. Patel, Ahmedabad (IN); Rahul Agarwal, Bangalore (IN); Pushkar Pushp, Ranchi (IN); and Jennifer McTeer, Bentonville, AR (US)
Assigned to Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed by Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/696,307.
Application 17/696,307 is a continuation of application No. 16/526,677, filed on Jul. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,388,325.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/810,129, filed on Feb. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 201841043606 (IN), filed on Nov. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0210314 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01); G01N 33/02 (2006.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01)
CPC G01N 33/025 (2013.01) [G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 20/46 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosure for use in assessing products, the enclosure comprising:
a housing, wherein the housing includes an opening configured to allow placement of a product into the housing;
a product holding surface, wherein at least a portion of the product holding surface is within the housing and comprises a substantially transparent material that allows images to be taken therethrough, and wherein the product holding surface is configured to support the product;
a first image capture device, wherein the first image capture device overlays a portion of the product holding surface, and wherein the first image capture device is directed toward the product holding surface and configured to capture an image of the product from an above the product perspective; and
a second image capture device, wherein the second image capture device underlays a portion of the product holding surface, wherein the second image capture device is directed toward the product holding surface and configured to capture an image of the product from a below the product perspective, and wherein the image of the product is captured by the second image capture device through the product holding surface.