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Produce and Non-produce Verification Using Hybrid Scanner

  • US 20150054959A1
  • Filed: 08/26/2013
  • Published: 02/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for verifying whether an item is produce or not comprising:

  • a scale utilized to weigh produce items;

    a camera for generating an image of the item when the item is placed within a field of view of the camera on the scale;

    an illumination mechanism for selectively illuminating the field of view of the camera;

    a produce verification model database storing data for produce items to be verified; and

    a processor for controlling the camera and the illumination mechanism, and retrieving a model for a particular item of produce to be weighed from the produce verification model database, wherein the processor controls the camera to capture image data for the item;

    extracts features from the captured image data;

    fits the extracted features to a retrieved model for the particular item of produce; and

    verifies the item as produce or not based upon the fit of the extracted features to the retrieved model.

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