US 12,248,522 B2
Rapid box indexing
Guy Holmes, East Perth (AU)
Assigned to TAPE ARK, East Perth (AU)
Filed by TAPE ARK, East Perth (AU)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/707,494.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/167,492, filed on Mar. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0309110 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 16/90 (2019.01); G06F 16/55 (2019.01); G06F 16/93 (2019.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 30/412 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/93 (2019.01) [G06F 16/55 (2019.01); G06V 20/46 (2022.01); G06V 30/412 (2022.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating an inventory, the method comprising:
collecting data that identifies a receptacle that contains a set of materials that include one or more objects;
capturing video data of the one or more objects included in the set of materials, the video data including a series of frames;
comparing a velocity of the objects in adjoining frames within the series of frames;
identifying one or more frames of the adjoining frames as relevant based on identifying that the velocity is above a threshold;
identifying an object image of one or more of the objects within a part of a frame from the relevant frames, wherein the part of the frame associated with the identified object image is delineated from a part of the frame associated with a background area;
analyzing the object image within the frame to identify individual characteristics;
classifying each of the one or more objects in the object image into a searchable hierarchy based on the identified characteristics;
generating a set of data that cross-references a receptacle identifier and the characteristics included in each of the frames; and
storing the set of data as part of the inventory.