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    Methods and arrangements for identifying objects
    11.
    发明授权
    Methods and arrangements for identifying objects 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10963657B2

    公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

    申请号：US16893856

    申请日：2020-06-05

    Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

    Inventor： Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Bruce L. Davis ,  Geoffrey B. Rhoads ,  Eric D. Evans ,  Rebecca L. Gerlach ,  Tomas Filler

    IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K9/18 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06K9/78 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G07G1/00 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06F3/147

    Abstract: In some arrangements, product packaging is digitally watermarked over most of its extent to facilitate high-throughput item identification at retail checkouts. Imagery captured by conventional or plenoptic cameras can be processed (e.g., by GPUs) to derive several different perspective-transformed views—further minimizing the need to manually reposition items for identification. Crinkles and other deformations in product packaging can be optically sensed, allowing such surfaces to be virtually flattened to aid identification. Piles of items can be 3D-modelled and virtually segmented into geometric primitives to aid identification, and to discover locations of obscured items. Other data (e.g., including data from sensors in aisles, shelves and carts, and gaze tracking for clues about visual saliency) can be used in assessing identification hypotheses about an item. Logos may be identified and used—or ignored—in product identification. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Intuitive computing methods and systems
    12.
    发明授权
    Intuitive computing methods and systems 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10785365B2

    公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

    申请号：US15620380

    申请日：2017-06-12

    Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

    Inventor： Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Geoffrey B. Rhoads ,  Bruce L. Davis

    IPC: G10L15/26 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04W72/02 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G10L17/00

    Abstract: A system senses audio, imagery, and/or other stimulus from a user's environment, and responds to fulfill user desires. In one particular arrangement, a discovery session is launched when the user speaks a cueing expression, which serves to switch the system from a lower activity state to a heightened alert state. The system may recognize that the speech expresses a user request that requires analysis of camera-captured imagery to fulfill. In response the system can apply an operation, such as a recognition operation (e.g., barcode decoding), to the imagery and take an action based on resulting information. Operation of the system can be aided by collateral information, such as context. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS USEFUL IN AUTOMATED STORE SHELF INSPECTIONS
    14.
    发明申请
    IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS USEFUL IN AUTOMATED STORE SHELF INSPECTIONS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20200234394A1

    公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

    申请号：US16752337

    申请日：2020-01-24

    Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

    Inventor： Sean Calhoon ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Brett A. Bradley ,  Joel R. Meyer ,  William Y. Conwell

    IPC: G06T1/00 ,  G06Q10/08

    Abstract: Imagery captured by an autonomous robot is analyzed to discern digital watermark patterns. In some embodiments, identical but geometrically-inconsistent digital watermark patterns are discerned in an image frame, to aid in distinguishing multiple depicted instances of a particular item. In other embodiments, actions of the robot are controlled or altered in accordance with image processing performed by the robot on a digital watermark pattern. The technology is particularly described in the context of retail stores in which the watermark patterns are encoded, e.g., on product packaging, shelving, and shelf labels. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    CONTEXT-BASED SMARTPHONE SENSOR LOGIC
    15.
    发明申请
    CONTEXT-BASED SMARTPHONE SENSOR LOGIC 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20200227048A1

    公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

    申请号：US16709463

    申请日：2019-12-10

    Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

    Inventor： Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Yang Bai

    IPC: G10L15/28 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G10L19/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G10L15/20 ,  H04M1/725

    Abstract: Methods employ sensors in portable devices (e.g., smartphones) both to sense content information (e.g., audio and imagery) and context information. Device processing is desirably dependent on both. For example, some embodiments activate certain processor intensive operations (e.g., content recognition) based on classification of sensed content and context. The context can control the location where information produced from such operations is stored, or control an alert signal indicating, e.g., that sensed speech is being transcribed. Some arrangements post sensor data collected by one device to a cloud repository, for access and processing by other devices. Multiple devices can collaborate in collecting and processing data, to exploit advantages each may have (e.g., in location, processing ability, social network resources, etc.). A great many other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    SCANNER WITH CONTROL LOGIC FOR RESOLVING PACKAGE LABELING CONFLICTS
    19.
    发明申请
    SCANNER WITH CONTROL LOGIC FOR RESOLVING PACKAGE LABELING CONFLICTS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20190311167A1

    公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

    申请号：US16384527

    申请日：2019-04-15

    Applicant: Digimarc Corporation

    Inventor： Arthur L. Powell ,  Tony F. Rodriguez ,  Scott M. Long

    IPC: G06K7/14 ,  G06K19/06

    Abstract: An automatic object identification scanner is equipped with recognition units that provide detection results for objects and a controller that resolves potential conflicts in the results. One form of recognition unit detects product identifiers and flags in a digital payload that is encoded redundantly across packaging or labels applied to packaging. The controller gets detection results and evaluates them relative to a state data structure, which maintains state for identifiers obtained within a time interval, such as a timeout interval or waiting period after a detection result. Identifiers are reported to a POS system depending on logic that evaluates code priority and pending waiting periods.

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