System and method for displaying item information
First Claim
1. An acquisition and display system, comprising:
- one or more acquisition devices to capture an indicia from each of one or more items;
one or more video displays to exhibit data corresponding to each of said one or more items, said data comprising an item component and an information component; and
a computer in communication with said one or more acquisition devices and said one or more video displays, wherein said computer receives said indicia from said one or more acquisition devices, processes said indicia into said data, and transmits said data to said one or more video displays.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for communicating information associated with one or more items to an operator through a video display. Indicia, such as a bar code or an RFID signal, are captured from items and processed into data, and the data is transmitted to a video display when the items are within the display zone for the video display. Data for each item includes an item component and an information component, wherein the item component communicates to an operator viewing a video display which item is associated with the information component and its relative position to the operator, and the information component communicates to an operator the information associated with the item. Information communicated to the operator may include sorting or handling instructions for the item. To assist the operator in processing each item, the information component is displayed adjacent the item component.
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56 Claims
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1. An acquisition and display system, comprising:
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one or more acquisition devices to capture an indicia from each of one or more items;
one or more video displays to exhibit data corresponding to each of said one or more items, said data comprising an item component and an information component; and
a computer in communication with said one or more acquisition devices and said one or more video displays, wherein said computer receives said indicia from said one or more acquisition devices, processes said indicia into said data, and transmits said data to said one or more video displays. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of generating a display signal, comprising:
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receiving an indicia captured from each of one or more items;
processing said indicia into data associated with each of said one or more items, said data comprising an item component and an information component; and
transmitting said data to one or more video displays. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of generating a display signal, comprising:
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receiving an indicia captured from each of one or more items;
processing said indicia into data corresponding to each of said one or more items, said data including an item component and an information component;
transmitting said data to one or more video displays; and
determining when each of said one or more items is to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of generating a display signal, comprising:
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receiving data corresponding to one or more items, said data including an item component and an information component; and
transmitting said data to said one or more video displays.
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33. A method of displaying information associated with an item, comprising:
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receiving data corresponding to one or more items, said data comprising an item component and an information component; and
displaying said data such that said information component is displayed adjacent said item component. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method of processing an item comprising:
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viewing an item component and an information component corresponding to each of one or more items on a video display, wherein said information component is displayed adjacent said item component; and
processing each of said one or more items according to said information component.
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37. A method of tracking an item comprising:
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tracking a current item location associated with each of one or more items along a path generally towards one or more display zones, each of said one or more display zones defined by an area corresponding to each of one or more video displays; and
transmitting data corresponding to an item to said one or more video displays when said items are within each of said one or more display zones, said data comprising an item component and an information component. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of tracking items, comprising:
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providing an acquisition and display system having one or more acquisition devices to capture an indicia from each of one or more items, one or more video displays to exhibit data corresponding to each of said one or more items, and a computer in communication with said one or more acquisition devices and said one or more video displays, wherein said computer receives indicia from said one or more acquisition devices, processes said indicia into said data, and transmits said data to said one or more video displays; and
providing a tracking system having a signal identifier contiguous to each of said one or more items, each of said signal identifier indicating a current item location of each of said one or more items, two or more fixed signal receivers, each having a defined field of view and a location identifier, each of said two or more fixed signal receivers capable of detecting each of said signal identifiers within said field of view, and a tracking computer in communication with said two or more fixed receivers, wherein said tracking computer stores said location identifiers and processes said current item location of each of said signal identifiers received by said two or more fixed receivers as said current item location changes;
providing said current item location from the tracking computer to said computer of said acquisition and display system, wherein said computer is configured for determining which of said one or more items are entering said display zone; and
transmitting said data about each of said one or more items within each of said one or more display zones to said corresponding video display. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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48. A computer system comprising:
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a input module for receiving an indicia acquired from each of one or more items;
a processor for processing said indicia from each of said one or more items into data corresponding to each of said one or more items, said data comprising an item component and an information component;
a data transmitting module for transmitting said data to one or more video displays;
an application module for selecting at least a portion of said data to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer system for:
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receiving an indicia acquired from each of one or more items;
processing said indicia into data corresponding to each of said one or more items; and
transmitting said data to one or more video displays, said data comprising an item component and an information component, said information component being displayed adjacent said item component. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54)
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55. A method of displaying an item component corresponding to an item, comprising:
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receiving a current item location for each of one or more items traveling toward an operator;
determining a proximity of said current item location to an operator displaying an item component for each of said one or more items on a video display; and
scaling said item component for each of said one or more items according to said proximity and an adjustable proportion value. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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