Abstract:
A conveyor belt assembly comprises: - a conveyor belt (10) having a visible surface with a plurality of first stripes (12) and a plurality of second stripes (14), wherein the second visible appearance of the second stripes (14) provides a contrasting appearance relative to the first visible appearance of the first stripes (12), and wherein each of the plurality of second stripes (14) are located intermediate two of the plurality of first stripes (12) such that the plurality of first and second stripes collectively define an alternating contrasting pattern on the visible surface of the conveyor belt (10); - an imaging system (30) comprising a plurality of cameras (32) positioned in a plurality of locations relative to said visible surface of said conveyor belt (10), said imaging system (30) being configured to provide continuous visibility of each of a plurality of packages (20) received on said visible surface during movement thereof.