| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Method of illuminating objects during digital image capture operations by mixing visible and invisible spectral illumination energy at point of sale (POS) environments | US11977413 | 2007-10-24 | US07546952B2 | 2009-06-16 | C. Harry Knowles; Xiaoxun Zhu; Timothy Good; Tao Xian; Anatoly Kotlarsky; Michael Veksland; Mark Hernandez; John Gardner; Steven Essinger; Patrick Giordano; Sean Kearney; Mark Schmidt; John Furlong; Nicholas Ciarlante; Yong Liu; Jie Ren; Xi Tao; JiBin Liu; Ming Zhuo; Duane Ellis |
| A method of illuminating objects using adaptively controlled mixing of spectral illumination energy to form and detect digital images of objects at POS environments with sufficiently high image contrast and quality. The method comprises provides, at a POS environment, a digital image capture and processing system having a system housing with an imaging window, and an area-type illumination and imaging station disposed within said system housing, for projecting a coextensive area-type illumination and imaging field (i.e. zone) through said imaging window into a 3D imaging volume during object illumination and imaging operations. As the object is moved through the 3D imaging volume, its motion is automatically detected, and signals indicative of said detected object motion are generated. In response to the generated signals, a first field of visible illumination is produced from an array of visible LEDs, simultaneously with a second field of invisible illumination from a array of infrared (IR) LEDs. These first and second fields of illumination spatially overlap and intermix with each other and are substantially coextensive with the FOV. During object illumination and imaging operations, the relative power ratio (VIS/IR) of these fields of visible illumination and invisible illumination are controlled as one or more digital images of said illuminated object are formed and detected, captured and buffered, and ultimately processed so as to read one or more 1D and/or 2D code symbols graphically represented in the digital images. During object illumination and imaging operations operation, the relative power ratio (VIS/IR) is adaptively controlled to form and detect digital images of objects at POS environments with sufficiently high image contrast and quality. | ||||||
| 162 | Digital image capturing and processing system employing automatic object detection and spectral-mixing based illumination techniques | US11977422 | 2007-10-24 | US20090101718A1 | 2009-04-23 | C. Harry Knowles; Xiaoxun Zhu; Timothy Good; Tao Xian; Anatoly Kotlarsky; Michael Veksland; Mark Hernandez; John Gardner; Steven Essinger; Patrick Giordano; Sean Kearney; Mark Schmidt; John A. Furlong; Nicholas Ciarlante; Yong Liu; Jie Ren; Xi Tao; JiBin Liu; Ming Zhuo; Duane Ellis |
| A digital image capturing and processing system for illuminating objects using automatic object detection and spectral-mixing illumination technique. The system comprises an area-type illumination and imaging module for projecting a coextensive area-type illumination and imaging field (i.e. zone) into a 3D imaging volume during object illumination and imaging operations. The area-type illumination and imaging module includes a spectral-mixing based illumination subsystem for producing a first field of visible illumination from an array of visible LEDs, and producing a second field of invisible illumination from an array of infrared (IR) LEDs, wherein the first and second fields of illumination spatially overlap and intermix with each other and produce a composite illumination field that is at least substantially coextensive with the FOV of the image sensing array. An automatic object detection subsystem automatically detects an object moving through the 3D imaging volume, while an illumination control subsystem controls the relative power ratio (VIS/IR) of visible illumination and invisible illumination during system operations so as to achieve sufficient image contrast in captured digital images to ensure satisfactory image processing. | ||||||
| 163 | Multi-device supervisor support for self-checkout systems | US12315720 | 2008-12-05 | US20090094128A1 | 2009-04-09 | Iouri Kloubakov; Bruce McVicar; Thierry Leroux-Demers |
| A customer self-checkout system includes one or more checkout stations and multiple supervisor terminals. The supervisor terminals provide support to, and control over, the self- checkout system and checkout stations. A controller is used to coordinate communications among the checkout stations and supervisor terminals over a wired and/or wireless network interfaces. A user may provide input at supervisory terminal using an interface providing context sensitive prompting to enable control using a simple keyboard interface. | ||||||
| 164 | FUEL DISPENSER | US12191081 | 2008-08-13 | US20090048710A1 | 2009-02-19 | Jonathan E. DeLine |
| A method of conducting a transaction at fuel dispenser comprises the steps of providing a fuel dispenser having a fuel dispensing apparatus, control electronics operatively connected to the fuel dispensing apparatus, at least one display mounted in the housing and operatively coupled to the control electronics, a nozzle operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus, and an input device having a laser configured to display a virtual keypad, monitor the virtual keypad for user entry and a scanner for detecting user selections made on the virtual keypad, wherein the user selections are transmitted to the control electronics. The method further comprising receiving at least one piece of information from the user, displaying the virtual keypad onto a surface apart from the fuel dispenser, detecting user inputs on the keypad, and starting a transaction based on the user inputs and the at least one piece of information. | ||||||
| 165 | FUEL DISPENSER | US12191047 | 2008-08-13 | US20090048707A1 | 2009-02-19 | Jonathan E. DeLine |
| A method of operating a fuel dispenser comprising providing a fuel dispenser having a housing, a fuel dispensing apparatus mounted within the housing, the fuel dispensing apparatus having control electronics, at least one display mounted in the housing and operatively coupled to the control electronics, a nozzle operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus, and a position sensor mounted in the nozzle and configured to detect and transmit nozzle movement to the fuel dispensing apparatus control electronics. The method further comprising presenting a menu of choices on the at least one display, detecting nozzle movement by the position sensor, transmitting signals representative of the nozzle movement to the fuel dispensing apparatus control electronics and making selections of the menu choices in response to the detected nozzle movements. | ||||||
| 166 | RFID THEFT PREVENTION SYSTEM | US11837818 | 2007-08-13 | US20090045955A1 | 2009-02-19 | Richard Ulrich |
| Systems, apparatuses and methods for deterring product theft and preventing the fraudulent return or exchange of products. Products are associated with a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. Tag readers located at store access points can detect the presence of the RFID tag and can be used to help determine a direction of travel of the RFID tag. When a product is determined to be leaving the store, the transaction history of the product can be accessed, as well as the supply chain history of the product, to confirm the product has been validly purchased and therefore authorized for removal from the store. When a product is determined to be entering a store, the supply chain history and transaction history of the product can be consulted to determine if the product can be validly exchanged or returned. | ||||||
| 167 | Methods and Apparatus for a Bar Code Scanner Providing Video Surveillance | US11835578 | 2007-08-08 | US20090039165A1 | 2009-02-12 | Donald Alexander Collins, Jr.; Kenneth Joseph Fabian |
| Systems and techniques for monitoring checkout transactions using video supplied by a camera integrated into a scanner used at a checkout station. The provides a view of an area of interest, and video is supplied to one or more remote locations, such as a security station or a product identification assistance station. An employee at a security station monitors a video stream transmitted to the station. When a product is entered into a transaction, a still frame of the video stream may be transmitted, suitably integrated with retrieved product information associated with the product. The employee may issue an alert on detecting an anomaly. An employee at an assistance station may be signaled by a user as needed, and may view video supplied to the assistance station to identify a product. The product identification may be supplied to the user, who may then make a transaction entry. | ||||||
| 168 | Tunnel-type digital imaging-based self-checkout system for use in retail point-of-sale environments | US11900651 | 2007-09-12 | US20080252985A1 | 2008-10-16 | Xiaoxun Zhu; Anatoly Kotlarsky; Tao Xian; Timothy Good; Jie Ren; Yong Liu; Konstantin Yakovlev; John Gardner; Steven Essinger; Patrick Giordano; Sean Kearney; Xi Tao; JiBin Liu; Ming Zhuo; Duane Ellis; C. Harry Knowles |
| A tunnel-type digital imaging-based self-checkout system capable of generating and projecting coplanar illumination and imaging planes into a 3D imaging volume within a tunnel structure. The tunnel structure is supported above a package conveyor in a retail POS environment, and employs automatic package identification, profiling and tracking techniques during self-checkout operations. | ||||||
| 169 | EVENT DETECTION BASED ON VIDEO METADATA | US11844759 | 2007-08-24 | US20080218591A1 | 2008-09-11 | Kurt Heier; Josh O'dell; Jon Legendre; Derek Shoaf |
| Video data from sources, such as cameras, is analyzed to create metadata descriptive of the events and objects occurring in the video. This metadata, which consists of data about the video, is then analyzed on a transaction basis to determine if a suspicious activity, such as a fraudulent Point of Sale (POS) return event, has occurred in relation to a transaction. | ||||||
| 170 | Point-of-sale transaction recording system | US11129583 | 2005-05-13 | US07416118B2 | 2008-08-26 | John A. Throckmorton; Timothy A. Baily; Wade R. Cowell |
| A transaction recording system for use in recording a transaction occurring at a point-of-sale. The system includes a video capture device having a field of vision. The video capture device captures, produces and transmits video data signals representative of the field of vision of the device, and the video capture device is positioned within an enclosure at a desired position at the point-of-sale. The system includes a point-of-sale processing system located at or near the point-of-sale for receiving, processing, storing and/or transmitting video data signals. The field of vision of the video capture device views at least a portion of the point-of-sale during at least a portion of the transaction. | ||||||
| 171 | Digital illumination and imaging subsystem employing despeckling mechanism employing high-frequency modulation of laser diode drive current and optical beam multiplexing techniques | US11978943 | 2007-10-30 | US20080185439A1 | 2008-08-07 | C. Harry Knowles; Xiaoxun Zhu; Timothy Good; Tao Xian; Anatoly Kotlarsky; Michael Veksland; Mark Hernandez; John Gardner; Steven Essinger; Patrick Giordano; Sean Kearney; Mark Schmidt; John A. Furlong; Nicholas Ciarlante; Yong Liu; Jie Ren; Xi Tao; JiBin Liu; Ming Zhuo; Duane Ellis |
| A digital illumination and imaging system employing one or more planar laser illumination modules (PLIMs) each including: (i) a laser illumination source driven preferably by high frequency modulated (HFM) diode current drive circuitry; (ii) a beam collimating optics disposed beyond the laser source; (ii) an optical beam multiplexer (OMUX) device disposed beyond the collimating optics; and (iv) a planarizing-type illumination lens array disposed beyond the OMUX device, and arranged for generating a plurality of substantially planar coherence-reduced laser illumination beams (PLIBs) that form a composite substantially planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) having substantially reduced spatial/temporal coherence. A digital image detection array for detecting digital images of an object illuminated by the composite substantially planar laser illumination beam. By virtue of the present invention, the power of speckle pattern noise, observed in a digital image of an object detected at the digital image detection array, is substantially reduced when the digital image is formed using the substantially planar laser illumination beam. | ||||||
| 172 | Planar laser illumination module (PLIM) employing high-frequency modulation (HFM) of the laser drive currents and optical multplexing of the output laser beams | US11980083 | 2007-10-30 | US20080135622A1 | 2008-06-12 | C. Harry Knowles; Xiaoxun Zhu; Timothy Good; Tao Xian; Anatoly Kotlarsky; Michael Veksland; Mark Hernandez; John Gardner; Steven Essinger; Patrick Giordano; Sean Kearney; Mark Schmidt; John A. Furlong; Nicholas Ciarlante; Yong Liu; Jie Ren; Xi Tao; JiBin Liu; Ming Zhuo; Duane Ellis |
| A planar laser illumination module (PLIM) including: (i) a laser illumination source driven preferably by high frequency modulated (HFM) diode current drive circuitry; (ii) a beam collimating optics disposed beyond the laser illumination source; (ii) an optical beam multiplexer (OMUX) device disposed beyond the collimating optics; and (iv) a planarizing-type illumination lens array disposed beyond the OMUX device, and arranged for generating a plurality of substantially planar coherence-reduced laser illumination beams (PLIBs) that form a composite substantially planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) having substantially reduced spatial/temporal coherence. | ||||||
| 173 | Digital image capturing and processing system for automatically recognizing objects in a POS environment | US11980078 | 2007-10-30 | US20080128509A1 | 2008-06-05 | C. Harry Knowles; Xiaoxun Zhu; Timothy Good; Tao Xian; Anatoly Kotlarsky; Michael Veksland; Mark Hernandez; John Gardner; Steven Essinger; Patrick Giordano; Sean Kearney; Mark Schmidt; John A. Furlong; Nicholas Ciarlante; Yong Liu; Jie Ren; Xi Tao; JiBin Liu; Ming Zhuo; Duane Ellis |
| A digital image capturing and processing system for automatically recognizing objects in a POS environment. The system includes a system housing having an imaging window; illumination and imaging stations for generating and projecting illumination and imaging planes or zones through the imaging window, and into a 3D imaging volume definable relative to the imaging window, for digital imaging an object passing through the 3D imaging volume, and generating digital linear images of the object as the object intersects the illumination and imaging planes or zones during system operation. A digital image processor processes the digital images and automatically recognizes the object, such as produce and fruit, graphically represented by the digital images. | ||||||
| 174 | Self-checkout terminal including scale with remote reset | US11517132 | 2006-09-07 | US20080061139A1 | 2008-03-13 | John Peter Roquemore |
| A self-checkout system comprises a plurality of self-service checkout stations and at least one remote assistant terminal. Each of the plurality of self-service checkout stations comprises a barcode scanner, a scale, and a payment terminal, thus, allowing customers to enter items and pay for such items without the assistance of a cashier. The remote assistant terminal is in communication with each of the plurality of self-service checkout stations, allowing an assistant to monitor the operations at each of the plurality of self-service checkout stations. The remote assistant terminal includes a reset zero option that may be used to trigger a reset zero operation at the scale of one of the self-service checkout stations. Following activation of the reset zero option, a reset zero instruction is delivered to a processor that performs the reset zero operation for the scale. In an alternative embodiment, the reset zero operation is automatically performed. | ||||||
| 175 | Camera enclosure | US29243866 | 2005-12-01 | USD564003S1 | 2008-03-11 | John A. Throckmorton; Timothy A. Baily; Wade R. Cowell |
| 176 | Security camera in dispenser | US11710636 | 2007-02-23 | US20070273763A1 | 2007-11-29 | Mathias Smith |
| A fuel dispenser includes a surveillance system having a video camera-recorder combination such as a camcorder. The camcorder is configured to collect and record images relating to the refueling customer and/or customer vehicle. The point-of-sale (POS) terminal directs activation of the recording operation following authorization of a transaction in which the customer has selected a post-fueling payment option. If the customer leaves without paying, this drive-off event is recorded by generating a video-based delinquency report that includes a video segment corresponding to the video images recorded by the camcorder during the current transaction session. The recorded images and/or delinquency report may be furnished to a remote facility such as an Internet resource by configuring the refueling environment for connection to a communications network. | ||||||
| 177 | CONSUMER INTERACTIVE SHOPPING SYSTEM | US11686787 | 2007-03-15 | US20070210155A1 | 2007-09-13 | Jerome Swartz; Thomas Roslak; Mauro Premutico; Adam Petrovich; Edward Barkan |
| The present invention relates generally to a consumer interactive shopping and marketing system. The system includes a portable data terminal for communicating information over a communication network. The present system has aspects that may be used within a shopping establishment or at a user's home. | ||||||
| 178 | Method and apparatus for operating a configurable remote supervisor terminal of a self-service retail checkout system | US09245592 | 1999-02-08 | US07209891B1 | 2007-04-24 | John C. Addy; Scott A. Barnhart |
| A method of operating a retail system which includes a plurality of self-service checkout terminals, a first remote supervisor terminal, and a second remote supervisor terminal includes the step of operating the first remote supervisor terminal such that the first remote supervisor terminal monitors operation of each of the plurality of self-service checkout terminals during a first period of time. The method also includes the step of maintaining the second remote supervisor terminal in an idle mode of operation such that the second remote supervisor terminal does not monitor operation of any of the plurality of self-service checkout terminals during the first period of time. Yet further, the method includes the step of operating the first remote supervisor terminal such that the first remote supervisor terminal monitors operation of a first group of the plurality of self-service checkout terminals during a second period of time. In addition, the method includes the step of operating the second remote supervisor terminal such that the second remote supervisor terminal monitors operation of a second group of the plurality of self-service checkout terminals during the second period of time. A self-service retail system is also disclosed. | ||||||
| 179 | Video surveillance using spatial-temporal motion analysis | US11221923 | 2005-09-09 | US20070058040A1 | 2007-03-15 | Zhong Zhang; Niels Haering; Alan Lipton; Haiying Liu; Peter Venetianer; Weihong Yin; Li Yu |
| Detection of an omitted process in an event having of a sequence of processes includes: receiving video of an action area; receiving transaction data regarding a transaction occurring at the action area; detecting at least two different actor motion states in the video; detecting an event based on the motion states; and detecting the omitted process based on the detected event and the transaction data. | ||||||
| 180 | Trusted monitoring system and method | US11418380 | 2006-05-03 | US20070030143A1 | 2007-02-08 | Greg Benson; Matthew Fistonich |
| Methods and apparatus for monitoring remotely located objects with a system comprised of at least one master data collection unit, any number of remote sensor units, and a central data collection server are described. The master unit is configured to monitor any object, mobile or stationary, including monitoring multiple remote sensor units associated with the objects being monitored. The master unit may be in a fixed location, or attached to a mobile object. The master unit is configured for monitoring objects that enter and leave the area where it is located. The master unit may act as a parent controller for one or more child devices, wherein the child devices can be remote sensors or monitors of various measurable conditions including environmental conditions, substance identification, product identification and biometric identification. The master unit is able to discover new remote sensor units as they enter or leave the area where the master unit is located. The master unit can be remotely reprogrammed. The reprogramming can be accomplished with authenticated instructions. | ||||||
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