System for projecting a handling instruction onto a moving item or parcel
First Claim
1. A system for processing one or more items, comprising:
- an acquisition device to capture indicia about an item;
one or more projectors positioned near a display zone where said item may be processed; and
a controller in communication with said acquisition device and said one or more projectors, wherein said controller receives said indicia from said acquisition device, selects a display based upon said indicia, and sends said display to said one or more projectors, said one or more projectors positioned to project said display adjacent said item.
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Abstract
A system for projecting a display onto an item or parcel is disclosed, using an acquisition device to capture indicia on each parcel, a tracking system, a controller or computer to select the display based on the indicia, and one or more display projectors. In one embodiment the display includes or connotes a handling instruction. The system in one embodiment includes a laser projection system to paint the selected display directly onto a selected exterior surface of the corresponding parcel, for multiple parcels simultaneously. The system may be configured to move each display in order follow each moving parcel so that each display remains legible to a viewer in a display zone where handling takes place. This Abstract is provided quickly inform a reader about the subject matter, and not for use interpreting the scope or meaning of the claims.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for processing one or more items, comprising:
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an acquisition device to capture indicia about an item;
one or more projectors positioned near a display zone where said item may be processed; and
a controller in communication with said acquisition device and said one or more projectors, wherein said controller receives said indicia from said acquisition device, selects a display based upon said indicia, and sends said display to said one or more projectors, said one or more projectors positioned to project said display adjacent said item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of processing a plurality of items, comprising:
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(a) acquiring indicia about an item in said plurality of items;
(b) capturing an item location for said item;
(c) selecting a display based upon said indicia;
(d) projecting said display adjacent said item; and
(e) repeating steps (a) through (d) for a subsequent item in said plurality of items. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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