US 12,069,362 B2
Imaging device for a shelf support and shelf system comprising the imaging device
Thomas Schwarz, Hohberg (DE); and Andreas Rößl, Voitsberg (AT)
Assigned to VusionGroup, (FR)
Appl. No. 17/627,187
Filed by SES-imagotag, Nanterre (FR)
PCT Filed Jul. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/070024
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/009244, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1907973 (FR), filed on Jul. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0360695 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/57 (2023.01) [H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An imaging device for a shelf support installed on a shelf edge and comprising a receiving section configured to receive electronic labels on the shelf support, wherein the imaging device comprises:
a back side configured to be removably fitted in the receiving section,
a front side opposite to the back side,
an optical sensor configured to acquire an image of shelves facing the front side,
an actuator configured to rotate the optical sensor around one or more axes of rotation,
a movement sensor configured to detect a movement of an object or a person in front of the optical sensor, and to send stop signals to the optical sensor to interrupt image acquisition when the field of view of the optical sensor is obstructed,
a memory configured to save the image, and
a processing unit configured to transmit the image to an image server.