US 11,734,525 B1
Voice programmable automatic identification and data capture system with reduced physical tags
Sankalp Sandeep Modi, Acton, MA (US)
Filed by Sankalp Sandeep Modi, Acton, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/693,113.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10366 (2013.01) [G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for identifying a storage item stored in a container based on a virtual identifying tag comprising:
receiving the storage item at an access plane of the container;
determining whether the storage item is uniquely identifiable based on the characteristics observed of at least a portion of the storage item by one or more sensors in the container, and a plurality of other items in the container;
when the storage item is uniquely identifiable, determining whether observed characteristics, including added or altered characteristics by the user, can be mapped to one of the previously generated virtual identification tags;
when it cannot be mapped to any previously generated virtual identification tag, generating a new virtual identifying tag that uniquely identifies the storage item; and
when the storage item is not uniquely identifiable:
prompting the user to alter the characteristics of the storage item or add characteristics to the item, wherein the altered or added characteristics, either alone or in combination with the observed characteristics of the storage item, uniquely identify the storage item;
generating a new virtual identification tag that uniquely identifies the storage item based on the additional or altered characteristics introduced by the user alone or in combination with the observed characteristics of the storage item;
utilizing audio input to add and modify any information associated with the virtual identification tags about the storage item.