	US 12,080,092 B2
	Persistent feature based image rotation and candidate region of interest
Ryan J. Simpson, Vienna, VA (US)
Assigned to United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,837.
Application 17/664,837 is a continuation of application No. 16/040,344, filed on Jul. 19, 2018, granted, now 11,373,388.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/536,309, filed on Jul. 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0292802 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B07C 3/00 (2006.01); B07C 3/20 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06V 10/24 (2022.01); G06V 30/146 (2022.01); G06V 30/40 (2022.01); G06V 30/413 (2022.01); G06V 30/424 (2022.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC G06V 30/424 (2022.01) [B07C 3/006 (2013.01); B07C 3/20 (2013.01); G06K 7/1404 (2013.01); G06V 10/242 (2022.01); G06V 30/1478 (2022.01); G06V 30/40 (2022.01); G06V 30/413 (2022.01); H04N 1/00331 (2013.01); H04N 1/0036 (2013.01); B07C 2301/0066 (2013.01); B07C 2301/0075 (2013.01); B65G 2811/0673 (2013.01); B65G 2811/0678 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00725 (2013.01)]

14 Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

under control of one or more processors,

receiving an image of an item from item processing equipment, the item processing equipment comprising one or more mechanical devices configured to physically move the item in a distribution network;

receiving a first optical character recognition (OCR) result for the received image, the first OCR result comprising text identified in the image, the first OCR result further comprising a confidence value indicating a degree of certainty of the text identified in the image;

determining that the first OCR result is sufficient to make a further processing decision based at least in part on the confidence value;

generating a second processing equipment control message based at least in part on the first OCR result; and

transmitting the second processing equipment control message to the one or more mechanical devices of the item processing equipment, wherein the second processing equipment control message comprises one or more configuration parameters configured to adjust the one or more mechanical devices such that at least one of the one or more mechanical devices is adjusted to route the item to an intended location in the distribution network based on the identified text obtained by the first OCR result.