Image-based inventory control system
First Claim
1. An inventory control system for monitoring the removal and replacement of objects, the system comprising:
- a plurality of storage drawers or shelves, each storage drawer or shelf including at least one storage location for storing objects;
a door controlling access to the plurality of storage drawers or shelves, such that a user has access to the storage locations of the drawers or shelves only when the door is open;
at least one image sensing device configured to form at least one first image of the storage locations of each of the plurality of storage drawers or shelves in response to detecting a closing of the door; and
a data processor configured to;
receive information representing the at least one first image of the at least one storage location of each of the plurality of storage drawers or shelves, anddetermine an inventory condition of the objects stored in each respective storage drawer or shelf according to the at least one first image.
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Abstract
Inventory control systems for monitoring the removal and replacement of objects are described. An exemplary system includes at least one storage drawer, each storage drawer includes at least one storage location for storing objects, and configured to move in a first direction allowing increasing access to storage locations of the drawer, and a second direction allowing decreasing access to storage locations of the drawer. An image sensing device is provided to form at least one first image of the storage locations when a respective storage drawer moves in the second direction. The system includes a data processor configured to receive information representing images of the storage locations generated by the image sensing device, and determine an inventory condition of the objects stored in the respective storage drawer according to the at least one first image.
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13 Claims
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1. An inventory control system for monitoring the removal and replacement of objects, the system comprising:
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a plurality of storage drawers or shelves, each storage drawer or shelf including at least one storage location for storing objects; a door controlling access to the plurality of storage drawers or shelves, such that a user has access to the storage locations of the drawers or shelves only when the door is open; at least one image sensing device configured to form at least one first image of the storage locations of each of the plurality of storage drawers or shelves in response to detecting a closing of the door; and a data processor configured to; receive information representing the at least one first image of the at least one storage location of each of the plurality of storage drawers or shelves, and determine an inventory condition of the objects stored in each respective storage drawer or shelf according to the at least one first image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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