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11. 发明授权

US08091782B2 Using cameras to monitor actual inventory 有权
标题翻译：使用相机监控实际库存
公开(公告)号：US08091782B2
公开(公告)日：2012-01-10
申请号：US11937095
申请日：2007-11-08
申请人： Robert Thomas Cato , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： Robert Thomas Cato , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G06F19/00 , G06Q30/00 , G06Q90/00
CPC分类号： G06Q10/087
摘要： System and method for monitoring inventory. Inventory items are positioned between a camera and a surface having an optically identifiable and distinct characteristic. The camera obtains an image of the inventory items present, any exposed portion of the surface, or both. The amount of the exposed surface is used to determine an amount of the inventory items that are present or missing. Furthermore, the optically identifiable characteristic may be a uniform characteristic, such as color or texture, or a set of discrete elements, such as stickers, barcodes, structural features of the shelf, a pattern of lines or shapes, or combinations thereof. Optionally, the optically identifiable characteristic is unique to the location of the shelf associated with the inventory items. Inventory or non-inventory items incorrectly positioned over the exposed surface may be excluded from the amount of the expected inventory item being determined if the item does not match the visual attributes of the expected inventory item. The camera may be fixed or movable and preferably provides digital images to a computer system having a computer readable medium with program products for analyzing the image and providing inventory reports.
摘要翻译：监控库存的系统和方法。库存物品位于相机和具有可识别和不同特征的表面之间。相机获得存在的库存物品，表面的任何暴露部分或两者的图像。暴露表面的数量用于确定存在或缺失的库存项目的数量。此外，可光学识别的特征可以是均匀的特征，例如颜色或纹理，或一组离散元件，例如贴纸，条形码，搁板的结构特征，线或图案的图案，或其组合。可选地，光学可识别的特征对于与库存物品相关联的货架的位置是唯一的。如果项目与预期库存项目的视觉属性不匹配，那么可能会将不正确地定位在暴露表面上的库存或非库存项目排除在确定的预期库存项目的金额之内。相机可以是固定的或可移动的，并且优选地将数字图像提供给具有计算机可读介质的计算机系统，该计算机可读介质具有用于分析图像并提供库存报告的程序产品。

12. 发明授权

US07693757B2 System and method for performing inventory using a mobile inventory robot 失效
标题翻译：使用移动库存机器人执行库存的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US07693757B2
公开(公告)日：2010-04-06
申请号：US11534162
申请日：2006-09-21
申请人： Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G06Q10/00
CPC分类号： G06Q10/00 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0261 , G05D1/0274 , G05D2201/0216 , G06Q10/087
摘要： A mobile inventory robot system generates an inventory map of a store and a product database when a mobile inventory robot is manually navigated through the store to identify items on shelves, a location for each of the items on the shelves, and a barcode for each of the items. The system performs inventory of the items by navigating through the store via the inventory map, capturing a shelf image, decoding a product barcode from the captured shelf image, retrieving a product image for the decoded product barcode from the product database, segmenting the captured shelf image to detect an image of an item on the shelves, determining whether the detected image matches the retrieved image and, if not, setting an out-of-stock flag for an the item.
摘要翻译：当移动清单机器人被手动导航通过商店以识别货架上的物品，货架上每个商品的位置以及每个商品的条形码时，移动库存机器人系统生成商店和产品数据库的库存地图的项目。该系统通过库存地图导航通过商店进行库存，捕捉货架图像，从捕获的货架图像中解码产品条形码，从产品数据库检索解码的产品条形码的商品图像，分割所捕获的货架图像以检测货架上的物品的图像，确定检测到的图像是否与检索到的图像匹配，如果不是，则确定该物品的缺货标志。

13. 发明申请

US20090121017A1 Using Cameras to Monitor Actual Inventory 有权
标题翻译：使用相机监控实际库存
公开(公告)号：US20090121017A1
公开(公告)日：2009-05-14
申请号：US11937095
申请日：2007-11-08
申请人： Robert Thomas Cato , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： Robert Thomas Cato , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G06Q10/087
摘要： System and method for monitoring inventory. Inventory items are positioned between a camera and a surface having an optically identifiable and distinct characteristic. The camera obtains an image of the inventory items present, any exposed portion of the surface, or both. The amount of the exposed surface is used to determine an amount of the inventory items that are present or missing. Furthermore, the optically identifiable characteristic may be a uniform characteristic, such as color or texture, or a set of discrete elements, such as stickers, barcodes, structural features of the shelf, a pattern of lines or shapes, or combinations thereof. Optionally, the optically identifiable characteristic is unique to the location of the shelf associated with the inventory items. Inventory or non-inventory items incorrectly positioned over the exposed surface may be excluded from the amount of the expected inventory item being determined if the item does not match the visual attributes of the expected inventory item. The camera may be fixed or movable and preferably provides digital images to a computer system having a computer readable medium with program products for analyzing the image and providing inventory reports.
摘要翻译：监控库存的系统和方法库存物品位于相机和具有可识别和不同特征的表面之间。相机获得存在的库存物品，表面的任何暴露部分或两者的图像。暴露表面的数量用于确定存在或缺失的库存项目的数量。此外，可光学识别的特征可以是均匀的特征，例如颜色或纹理，或一组离散元件，例如贴纸，条形码，搁板的结构特征，线或图案的图案，或其组合。可选地，光学可识别的特征对于与库存物品相关联的货架的位置是唯一的。如果项目与预期库存项目的视觉属性不匹配，那么可能会将不正确地定位在暴露表面上的库存或非库存项目排除在确定的预期库存项目的金额之内。相机可以是固定的或可移动的，并且优选地将数字图像提供给具有计算机可读介质的计算机系统，该计算机可读介质具有用于分析图像并提供库存报告的程序产品。

14. 发明授权

US08823497B2 Secure data card with passive RFID chip and biometric sensor 有权
标题翻译：安全数据卡与无源RFID芯片和生物识别传感器
公开(公告)号：US08823497B2
公开(公告)日：2014-09-02
申请号：US13396274
申请日：2012-02-14
申请人： Richard Hutzler , Steve Ngoc Nguyen , Nelson Jay Smith, IV , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： Richard Hutzler , Steve Ngoc Nguyen , Nelson Jay Smith, IV , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： H04Q5/22
CPC分类号： G07F7/0833 , G06K9/00892 , G06K19/0718 , G06Q20/352 , G06Q20/40145
摘要： Biometric authorization is provided for a passive secure data card. An additional layer of security may be provided in the form of a biometric password. Session timing may be enforced to limit opportunities of third parties to snoop transmitted information while providing ample time to complete the card transaction. Biometric retries may be enforced to limit opportunities of third parties to hack the biometric security.
摘要翻译：为被动安全数据卡提供生物特征授权。可以以生物特征密码的形式提供额外的安全层。可以强制执行会话时间，以限制第三方窥探发送信息的机会，同时提供充足的时间来完成卡交易。生物特征重试可能会被强制执行，以限制第三方破坏生物识别安全性的机会。

15. 发明授权

US07681796B2 Mobile device tracking 失效
标题翻译：移动设备跟踪
公开(公告)号：US07681796B2
公开(公告)日：2010-03-23
申请号：US11325952
申请日：2006-01-05
申请人： Robert Thomas Cato , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： Robert Thomas Cato , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G06K5/04 , G06K19/06
CPC分类号： G05D1/0242 , G01S17/48 , G01S17/74 , G05D1/0244 , G05D1/0246 , G05D2201/0216
摘要： The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer program product for obtaining the location of, for example, a mobile device. An image of a target in a defined space is obtained, the target encoding data from which its location in the defined space may be determined. The position of a reference point in the image which represents the location of, for example, a mobile device, is determined relative to the target. The location of the mobile device in the defined paces is then determined by combining the location of the target in the defined space with an appropriately scaled version of the relative position of the reference point to the target in the image.
摘要翻译：本发明提供一种用于获得例如移动设备的位置的方法，装置和计算机程序产品。获得在定义的空间中的目标的图像，可以确定其在定义的空间中的位置的目标编码数据。在图像中的参考点的位置，其表示例如移动设备的位置，相对于目标被确定。然后通过将定义的空间中的目标的位置与参考点相对于图像中的目标的相对位置的适当缩放的版本组合来确定移动设备在定义的步幅中的位置。

16. 发明授权

US07643991B2 Speech enhancement for electronic voiced messages 有权
标题翻译：电子语音消息的语音增强
公开(公告)号：US07643991B2
公开(公告)日：2010-01-05
申请号：US10916975
申请日：2004-08-12
申请人： Recep Ismail Haritaoglu , Paula Kwit , Robert Bruce Mahaffey , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： Recep Ismail Haritaoglu , Paula Kwit , Robert Bruce Mahaffey , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G01L19/14 , G01L21/02 , G01L21/04
CPC分类号： G10L21/0364
摘要： The present invention provides for processing voice data. The vocalic of at least one word associated with the electronic voice signal is elongated. The magnitude of at least one consonant spike of the at least one word associated with the electronic voice signal is increased. Through the emphasis of the consonants, intelligibility of speech is increased.
摘要翻译：本发明提供处理语音数据。与电子语音信号相关联的至少一个字的声音是细长的。与电子语音信号相关联的至少一个字的至少一个辅音尖峰的大小增加。通过辅音的重点，语音的清晰度增加。

17. 发明申请

US20080114678A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE AUTHORIZATION 审中-公开
标题翻译：用于远程授权的方法和设备
公开(公告)号：US20080114678A1
公开(公告)日：2008-05-15
申请号：US11560204
申请日：2006-11-15
申请人： David Lawrence Bennett , Daniel Leroy Hopping , Thomas Joseph Prorock , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： David Lawrence Bennett , Daniel Leroy Hopping , Thomas Joseph Prorock , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G06Q20/00
CPC分类号： G06Q20/407 , G06Q20/04 , G06Q20/40
摘要： A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for managing remote authorization of transactions. The process suspends a transaction at a first location in response to detecting the occurrence of an override condition. The process then sends a request for authorization to a user operating a remote computing device at a second location to form a requested authorization. The remote computing device includes a verification device for capturing a requested authorization provided by the user of the remote computing device. The process then receives the requested authorization from the user of the remote computing device in response to sending the request. The process then authenticates the requested authorization in response to receiving the requested authorization, and allows the completion of the suspended transaction if the requested authorization is authenticated.
摘要翻译：用于管理事务的远程授权的计算机实现的方法，装置和计算机可用程序产品。响应于检测到覆盖条件的发生，该过程暂停在第一位置处的事务。然后，该过程向在第二位置处操作远程计算设备的用户发送授权请求以形成所请求的授权。远程计算设备包括用于捕获由远程计算设备的用户提供的请求的授权的验证设备。然后，该过程响应于发送请求，从远程计算设备的用户接收所请求的授权。该过程然后响应于接收到所请求的授权来认证所请求的授权，并且如果请求的授权被认证，则允许完成暂停的事务。

18. 发明授权

US06686881B1 Wireless identification and tracking using magnetic fields 失效
标题翻译：使用磁场的无线识别和跟踪
公开(公告)号：US06686881B1
公开(公告)日：2004-02-03
申请号：US09451474
申请日：1999-11-30
申请人： David Jun Lu , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： David Jun Lu , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G01S302
CPC分类号： G01S5/0036 , G01S5/00
摘要： A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for tracking assets. The method comprises the steps of generating a magnetic field at the base station, receiving a radio signal transmitted from the remote station disposed at a location, and determining a distance from the base station to the location from the received radio signal transmitted from the remote station. In another embodiment of the invention, the method comprises the steps of remotely sensing a magnetic field generated by a base station, measuring an intensity of the sensed magnetic field, and transmitting a radio signal from the remote station to the base station as an indication of a distance between the base station and the remote station. The apparatus comprises tracking system having a magnetic field generator, a receiver for receiving a signal from a remote station indicative of a distance between the base station and the remote station, and a processor, coupled to the magnetic field generator and the receiver, the processor for determining a distance from the remote location to the base station from the received signal. In one embodiment, the processor is embodied in discrete components, which generate a signal proportional to the distance between the remote location and the base station. In another embodiment, the processor includes a digital processing unit communicatively coupled to a memory having instructions for computing the distance between the remote location and the base station from the received signal.
摘要翻译：一种方法，装置，制品和用于跟踪资产的存储器结构。该方法包括以下步骤：在基站处产生磁场，接收从设置在某个位置的远程站发送的无线电信号，以及从远程站发送的所接收的无线电信号确定从基站到位置的距离。在本发明的另一个实施例中，该方法包括以下步骤：远程感测由基站产生的磁场，测量所感测的磁场的强度，以及从远程站向基站发射无线电信号作为基站和远程站之间的距离。该装置包括具有磁场发生器的跟踪系统，用于从远程站接收指示基站和远程站之间的距离的信号的接收机以及耦合到磁场发生器和接收器的处理器，处理器用于从接收到的信号确定从远程位置到基站的距离。在一个实施例中，处理器体现在离散组件中，该分量组件产生与远程位置与基站之间的距离成比例的信号。在另一个实施例中，处理器包括通信地耦合到存储器的数字处理单元，存储器具有用于从接收信号计算远程位置与基站之间的距离的指令。

19. 发明授权

US06281888B1 Pen input device using electrostatic coupling 有权
标题翻译：笔输入装置使用静电耦合
公开(公告)号：US06281888B1
公开(公告)日：2001-08-28
申请号：US09226788
申请日：1999-01-07
申请人： Frank Hoffman , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： Frank Hoffman , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G09K1116
CPC分类号： G06F3/044
摘要： A pen input device includes an array of receiver electrodes and a transmitter juxtaposed with the array for coupling electric signals from the transmitter to a person's hand. A person can use an ordinary writing instrument to write on a paper or other substrate that rests on the array, and the signal from the transmitter is coupled through the person's hand and writing instrument back to the array. The received signal strength is sent to a microprocessor for determining the position of the tip of the writing instrument, and the position can then be sent to a handwriting recognition algorithm to correlate pen strokes across the substrate to alpha-numeric characters. The transmitter can be separate from the receiver electrode array, or the receiver electrodes can be multiplexed such that one of the electrodes is selected to function as the transmitter.
摘要翻译：笔输入装置包括接收器电极的阵列和与阵列并置的发射器，用于将来自发射器的电信号耦合到人的手上。一个人可以使用普通的书写工具写在放在阵列上的纸或其他基片上，并且来自发射器的信号通过人的手和书写工具耦合回阵列。接收到的信号强度被发送到微处理器以确定书写工具的尖端的位置，然后该位置可以被发送到手写识别算法，以将基板上的笔划与字母数字字符相关联。发射机可以与接收器电极阵列分离，或者可以复用接收器电极，使得选择电极中的一个用作发射器。

20. 发明授权

US08393532B2 Use of peer maintained file to improve beacon position tracking utilizing spatial probabilities 失效
标题翻译：利用对等维护文件，利用空间概率改进信标位置跟踪
公开(公告)号：US08393532B2
公开(公告)日：2013-03-12
申请号：US11427939
申请日：2006-06-30
申请人： Robert Thomas Cato , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
发明人： Robert Thomas Cato , Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
IPC分类号： G06F17/00 , G06F7/00 , G06F7/08 , G06K19/06 , H04Q5/22 , G08B1/08
CPC分类号： G01S5/0294 , G01S5/0027 , G01S5/0045
摘要： A method for improving position beacon tracking using spatial probabilities is provided. A beacon identity recognition device receives a central probability file from a remote data processing system to form a local probability file. The device receives a current position beacon identity. The device compares current position beacon identity to a previous beacon identity stored in the local probability file to form a comparison. The device determines if the current position beacon identity is valid based on the comparison. The device transmits a valid position beacon identity to the remote data processing system. The device updates the local probability file and then combines a weighted version of the local probability file with a new copy of the probability file from the remote data processing system to form a combined probability file. The combined probability file is then sent to the remote data processing system and replaces the existing probability file.
摘要翻译：提供了一种使用空间概率改进位置信标跟踪的方法。信标身份识别装置从远程数据处理系统接收中央概率文件以形成本地概率文件。设备接收当前位置信标标识。该设备将当前位置信标标识与存储在本地概率文件中的先前信标标识进行比较以形成比较。该设备基于比较来确定当前位置信标标识是否有效。设备向远程数据处理系统发送有效的位置信标标识。设备更新局部概率文件，然后将局部概率文件的加权版本与来自远程数据处理系统的概率文件的新副本组合以形成组合概率文件。然后将组合概率文件发送到远程数据处理系统，并替换现有的概率文件。

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