US 11,748,730 B2
Camera enhanced off-platter detection system
Edward Barkan, Miller Place, NY (US); and Darran Michael Handshaw, Sound Beach, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/185,705.
Prior Publication US 2022/0270065 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 20/208 (2013.01) [G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 40/28 (2022.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An object recognition and weighing apparatus for use with a point of sale (POS) terminal that is operable to execute a transaction associated with a purchase of an item, the object recognition and weighing apparatus comprising:
a weigh platter having a first surface extending in a first transverse plane;
a scale configured to measure a weight of the item when placed on the surface;
an off-platter detection assembly configured to detect an off-platter condition and a no-off-platter condition;
an object recognition assembly configured to capture image data associated with the item when placed on the surface and, based on the image data that includes non-barcode data, identify the item as an identified item set, the identified item set including one or more items selected from a preexisting item database where the one or more items are selected based satisfying a predetermined similarity threshold relative to the item;
a communication interface configured to communicate with the POS terminal;
a processor in communication with the scale, the off-platter detection assembly, and the communication interface; and
a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the object recognition and weighing apparatus to:
responsive to detecting the off-platter condition, prevent a transmission of the identified item set to the POS terminal; and
responsive to detecting the no-off-platter condition, enable the transmission of the identified item set to the POS terminal,
wherein the off-platter detection assembly is configured to detect the off-platter condition based on at least one of (i) a portion of the item resting on a second surface off the weigh platter resulting or (ii) at least some portion of the item extending beyond a perimeter of the weigh platter, and
wherein the off-platter detection assembly is further configured to detect the no-off-platter condition based on at least one of (i) no portion of the item resting on the second surface off the weigh platter or (ii) no portion of the item extending beyond the perimeter of the weigh platter.