Image processing and item transport
First Claim
1. A method for operating an image processing and item transport system having a computing system that includes a digital image processing component, the method comprising:
- acquiring, by the digital image processing component, a digital image of an item to be shipped, the digital image being captured using an image-capture component of a user device prior to packaging of the item;
processing, by the digital image processing component, the digital image to obtain a digital representation of the item represented in the digital image;
processing, by the digital image processing component, the digital image to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image;
processing the estimated dimensional size and/or weight to identify, among a plurality of different personnel and/or equipment, a first personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image, wherein the first personnel and/or equipment includes a vehicle with a cargo capacity that is different than the vehicle and the cargo capacity of a second personnel and/or equipment among the plurality of personnel and/or equipment, wherein identifying the first personnel and/or equipment includes;
determining, based on the estimated dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, that the item does not include an irregular dimension for which the first personnel and/or equipment would not have capacity to handle;
processing, by the digital image processing component, the digital image to convert the digital image to a format suitable for outputting; and
outputting a transport instruction identifying the first personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image.
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Abstract
Embodiments relate generally to new and useful systems and methods for processing digital images of items to facilitate item transport and/or handling. In some embodiments, a method is provided for operating an image processing and item transport system having a computing system that includes a digital image processing component. In some embodiments, the method can involve the digital image processing component acquiring a digital image and processing the digital image to obtain a digital representation of an item represented in the digital image, to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, and to convert the digital image to a format suitable for outputting. In some embodiments, the method can include processing the estimated dimensional size and/or weight to identify personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image, and outputting a transport instruction identifying the personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image.
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1. A method for operating an image processing and item transport system having a computing system that includes a digital image processing component, the method comprising:
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acquiring, by the digital image processing component, a digital image of an item to be shipped, the digital image being captured using an image-capture component of a user device prior to packaging of the item; processing, by the digital image processing component, the digital image to obtain a digital representation of the item represented in the digital image; processing, by the digital image processing component, the digital image to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image; processing the estimated dimensional size and/or weight to identify, among a plurality of different personnel and/or equipment, a first personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image, wherein the first personnel and/or equipment includes a vehicle with a cargo capacity that is different than the vehicle and the cargo capacity of a second personnel and/or equipment among the plurality of personnel and/or equipment, wherein identifying the first personnel and/or equipment includes; determining, based on the estimated dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, that the item does not include an irregular dimension for which the first personnel and/or equipment would not have capacity to handle; processing, by the digital image processing component, the digital image to convert the digital image to a format suitable for outputting; and outputting a transport instruction identifying the first personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media having computer-readable instructions that cause one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
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acquiring, by a digital image processing component of a computer system, a digital image of an item to be shipped, the digital image being captured using an image-capture component of a user device prior to packaging of the item; processing, by the digital image processing component, the digital image to obtain a digital representation of the item represented in the digital image; processing, by the digital image processing component, the digital image to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image; processing the estimated dimensional size and/or weight to identify, among a plurality of different personnel and/or equipment, a first personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image, wherein the first personnel and/or equipment includes a vehicle with a cargo capacity that is different than the vehicle and the cargo capacity of a second personnel and/or equipment among the plurality of personnel and/or equipment, wherein identifying the first personnel and/or equipment includes; determining, based on the estimated dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, that the item does not include an irregular dimension for which the first personnel and/or equipment would not have capacity to handle; and outputting a transport instruction identifying the first personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more storage media coupled to the one or more processors and including instructions stored thereon to be executed by one or more processors to; acquire a digital image of an item to be shipped, the digital image being captured using an image-capture component of a user device prior to packaging of the item; process the digital image to obtain a digital representation of the item represented in the digital image; process the digital image to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image; process the estimated dimensional size and/or weight to identify, among a plurality of different personnel and/or equipment, a first personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image, wherein the first personnel and/or equipment includes a vehicle with a cargo capacity that is different than the vehicle and the cargo capacity of a second personnel and/or equipment among the plurality of personnel and/or equipment, wherein identifying the first personnel and/or equipment includes; determining, based on the estimated dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, that the item does not include an irregular dimension for which the first personnel and/or equipment would not have capacity to handle; and output a transport instruction identifying the first personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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