WO1992017287A3 - Device to uniquely recognize travelling containers - Google Patents

Device to uniquely recognize travelling containers Download PDF

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WO1992017287A3
WO1992017287A3 PCT/US1992/002550 US9202550W WO9217287A3 WO 1992017287 A3 WO1992017287 A3 WO 1992017287A3 US 9202550 W US9202550 W US 9202550W WO 9217287 A3 WO9217287 A3 WO 9217287A3
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containers
uniquely recognize
travelling
present
travelling containers
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Percy F Shadwell Jr
Robert H Thibadeau
David S Touretzky
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Csx Transportation Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/04—Sorting according to size
    • B07C5/12—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B07C5/122—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for for bottles, ampoules, jars and other glassware
    • B07C5/126—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for for bottles, ampoules, jars and other glassware by means of photo-electric sensors, e.g. according to colour

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and device for identifying individual linearly constrained containers based upon visual information, automatically (without human intervention). In accordance with the present invention, the identification is performed without requiring special equipping or marking of the containers.
PCT/US1992/002550 1991-03-29 1992-03-27 Device to uniquely recognize travelling containers WO1992017287A2 (en)

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US67778891A 1991-03-29 1991-03-29
US677,788 1991-03-29

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WO1992017287A3 true WO1992017287A3 (en) 1993-02-18

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EP3495202B1 (en) * 2017-12-05 2020-08-19 Guima Palfinger S.A.S. Truck-mountable detection system

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US4079416A (en) * 1975-12-01 1978-03-14 Barry-Wehmiller Company Electronic image analyzing method and apparatus
EP0020108A1 (en) * 1979-05-25 1980-12-10 The Mead Corporation Apparatus and method for container recognition
EP0206501A2 (en) * 1985-05-22 1986-12-30 Soudronic AG Apparatus for examining objects
US4901362A (en) * 1988-08-08 1990-02-13 Raytheon Company Method of recognizing patterns
EP0358910A2 (en) * 1988-09-14 1990-03-21 A.C. Nielsen Company Image recognition system and method

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US4079416A (en) * 1975-12-01 1978-03-14 Barry-Wehmiller Company Electronic image analyzing method and apparatus
EP0020108A1 (en) * 1979-05-25 1980-12-10 The Mead Corporation Apparatus and method for container recognition
EP0206501A2 (en) * 1985-05-22 1986-12-30 Soudronic AG Apparatus for examining objects
US4901362A (en) * 1988-08-08 1990-02-13 Raytheon Company Method of recognizing patterns
EP0358910A2 (en) * 1988-09-14 1990-03-21 A.C. Nielsen Company Image recognition system and method

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