Association method and association apparatus to obtain image data by an imaging apparatus in a view area that is divided into multiple sub-view areas

• US 10,289,906 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2015
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Bejing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Xu, Ran, Shi, Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Liu, Li
• Application Number:
  US15/305,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20170053154A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,489 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/22 Source localisation; Inverse modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00236 using an image reading or reproducing device, e.g. a facsimile reader or printer, as a local input to or local output from a computer image input to or image output from a computer via a network H04N1/00209

Abstract

An association relating to the field of communications is enabled. A method comprises: acquiring image data in a view area of an imaging apparatus; dividing the view area into sub-view areas; acquiring an attribute information set of at least one object in any one sub-view area through beam scanning; establishing a correspondence between the attribute information set and image data corresponding to the one sub-view area; and acquiring, in response to that the attribute information set comprises attribute information of multiple objects, distance related information between the multiple objects and a beam emitting position. An accurate correspondence can be established between an object in a view area of an imaging apparatus and attribute information of the object, and with multiple objects, distance related information between the objects and a beam emitting position is acquired, which helps to further determine a correspondence between each object and corresponding attribute information.

Claims

1. A method for reading radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on commodities, comprising:

acquiring, by a system comprising a processor, image data representative of an image in a view area of an imaging apparatus;

dividing the view area into three-dimensional sub-view areas, wherein the three-dimensional sub-view areas are larger than a size of an RFID tag of a commodity of the commodities;

acquiring an attribute information set of the commodities in a sub-view area of the three-dimensional sub-view areas using beam scanning;

establishing a correspondence between the attribute information set and the image corresponding to the three-dimensional sub-view areas;

acquiring, in response to a presence of a group of RFID tags corresponding to a group of the commodities in one of the three-dimensional sub-view areas, respective distances between the group of the commodities and a beam emitting position; and

presenting, in the image, at least some of the attribute information set of the commodities, wherein the presenting comprises indicating the respective distances between the group of the commodities and the beam emitting position.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the view area according to a view parameter of the imaging apparatus.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring the attribute information set comprises:

scanning the sub-view area by using a directed beam; and

receiving attribute information fed back by the commodities in the sub-view area according to a scanning of the directed beam, so as to obtain the attribute information set.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the attribute information fed back by the commodities in the sub-view area according to the scanning of the directed beam is received from a network device of a wireless network.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the wireless network comprises:

an RFID network of RFID devices.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, according to a number of pieces of attribute information in the attribute information set, whether the attribute information set comprises the attribute information of the commodities.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective distances between the group of commodities and the beam emitting position are acquired according to received signal strength indications (RSSIs) respectively corresponding to attribute information of the group of commodities.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective distances between the group of commodities and the beam emitting position are acquired according to reception delays respectively corresponding to attribute information of the group of commodities.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring the respective distances between the group of commodities and the beam emitting position comprises:

adjusting emission power of the beam for scanning the sub-view area; and

acquiring, according to a condition of receiving attribute information of the group of commodities in an adjustment process, respective distances between the group of commodities and the beam emitting position.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, according to the respective distances between the group of commodities and the beam emitting position, corresponding to the sub-view area, attribute information of the group of commodities on the basis of a predetermined policy.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying the attribute information of the group of commodities on the basis of the predetermined policy comprises:

displaying the attribute information of the group of commodities by using font sizes, font colors, font gray levels or font types, and wherein the font sizes, the font colors, the font gray levels or the font types correspond to the respective distances between the group of commodities and the beam emitting position.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying the attribute information of the group of commodities on the basis of the predetermined policy comprises:

displaying, corresponding to the attribute information of the commodity of the commodities, a distance between the commodity and the beam emitting position.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying the attribute information of the commodities on the basis of the predetermined policy comprises:

displaying the attribute information of the commodity having a shortest distance from the beam emitting position of the group of commodities.

14. An apparatus for reading radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on commodities, comprising:

a memory that stores executable modules; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that executes or facilitates execution of the executable modules, comprising;

an image acquisition module configured to acquire image data representative of an image in a view area of an imaging apparatus;

a view area division module configured to divide the view area into multiple three-dimensional sub-view areas, wherein the multiple three-dimensional sub-view areas are larger than a size of an RFID tag of a commodity of the RFID tags of the commodities;

an attribute information set acquisition module configured to acquire an attribute information set of the commodities in any one sub-view area of the multiple three-dimensional sub-view areas through beam scanning;

a correspondence establishment module configured to establish a correspondence between the attribute information set and the image corresponding to one of the multiple three-dimensional sub-view areas;

a distance related information acquisition module configured to acquire, in response to a presence of the RFID tags of the commodities in one of the multiple three-dimensional sub-view areas, distances between the commodities and a beam emitting position; and

a display module configured to present, in the image, the attribute information set of the commodities, wherein the attribute information set comprises an indication of the distances between the commodities and the beam emitting position.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the executable modules further comprises:

a view area determination module configured to determine the view area according to a view parameter of the imaging apparatus.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the attribute information set acquisition module comprises:

a scanning unit configured to scan the one sub-view area by using a directed beam; and

a receiving unit configured to receive attribute information fed back by the commodities in the one sub-view area according to the scanning of the directed beam, so as to obtain the attribute information set of the commodities in the one sub-view area.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive, via a wireless network, the attribute information fed back by the commodities in the one sub-view area according to a scanning of the directed beam.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the attribute information set acquisition module comprises:

an RFID reader.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the executable modules further comprise:

a determination module configured to determine, according to a number of pieces of attribute information in the attribute information set, whether the attribute information set comprises the attribute information of the commodities.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the distance related information acquisition module comprises:

a received signal strength indications (RSSI) acquisition unit configured to acquire RSSIs separately corresponding to the attribute information of the commodities; and

a distance related information acquisition unit configured to acquire, according to the RSSIs separately corresponding to the attribute information of the commodities, the distance between the commodities and the beam emitting position.

21. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the distance related information acquisition module comprises:

a reception delay acquisition unit configured to acquire reception delays separately corresponding to the attribute information of the commodities; and

a distance related information acquisition unit configured to acquire, according to the reception delays separately corresponding to the attribute information of the commodities, the distance between the commodities and the beam emitting position.

22. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the distance related information acquisition module comprises:

an adjustment unit configured to adjust emission power of the beam for scanning the one sub-view area; and

a distance related information acquisition unit configured to acquire, according to a condition of receiving the attribute information of the commodities in an adjustment process, the distance between the commodities and the beam emitting position.

23. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein

the display module is further configured to display, according to the distance between the commodities and the beam emitting position, corresponding to the one sub-view area, the attribute information of the commodities on a basis of a predetermined policy.

24. A computer readable storage device, comprising at least one executable instruction, which, in response to execution, causes an apparatus comprising a processor to perform operations for reading RFID tags on commodities, comprising:

acquiring, by the apparatus, an image in a view area of an imaging apparatus;

dividing the view area into three-dimensional sub-view areas, wherein the three-dimensional sub-view areas are larger than a size of an RFID tag of a commodity of the commodities;

acquiring an attribute information set of the commodities in a sub-view area of the three-dimensional sub-view areas using beam scanning;

establishing a correspondence between the attribute information set and the image corresponding to the three-dimensional sub-view areas;

acquiring, in response to a presence of the RFID tags of the commodities in the sub-view area, respective distances between the RFID tags of the commodities and a beam emitting position; and

presenting, in the image, the attribute information set of the commodities, wherein the presenting comprises indicating respective distances between the RFID tags of the commodities and the beam emitting position.

25. An apparatus, characterized by comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing executable instructions, the processor being connected to the memory via a communication bus, and when the association apparatus operates, the processor executes the executable instructions stored in the memory, so that the apparatus executes operations, comprising:

acquiring, by a system comprising a processor, an image in a view area of an imaging apparatus;

dividing the view area into three-dimensional sub-view areas, wherein the three-dimensional sub-view areas are larger than a size of an RFID tag of a commodity of the commodities;

acquiring an attribute information set of the commodities in a sub-view area of the three-dimensional sub-view areas using beam scanning;

establishing a correspondence between the attribute information set and the image corresponding to the three-dimensional sub-view areas;

acquiring, in response to a presence of RFID tags of the commodities in a sub-view area, a distance between the commodities and a beam emitting position; and

presenting, in the image, the attribute information set of the commodities, wherein the presenting comprises indicating the distance between the commodities and the beam emitting position.