Mobile Device Barcode Visual Accentuation for Item Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Warehouse workers face difficulties in locating items on shelves due to the need for manual scanning and visual search, which can be inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device equipped with a camera, processor, and display that captures and decodes barcodes to determine the location of objects, visually accentuating them on the display and providing directions to move the camera for optimal viewing, while also communicating with remote devices for additional information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If workers manually scan shelves by eye to locate items, then they can find items without additional equipment, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual visual scanning mechanism with an automated optical system. The mobile device uses a camera to capture images of the shelf area, and image processing algorithms automatically identify and locate items based on visual features, substituting the worker's manual eye-scanning process with automated optical-mechanical systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the worker and the items on shelves. This device acts as a mediator that captures visual information, processes it to identify item locations, and presents the results to the worker, thereby eliminating the need for direct manual scanning while maintaining the worker-item interaction.
2Ease of operation
If workers carry mobile devices with cameras and displays, then real-time visual guidance is provided, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes a mobile device that performs multiple functions: it serves as a camera for capturing images, a processor for image analysis and item location determination, a display for presenting visual guidance, and a communication device for receiving item information. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional device, the system provides comprehensive visual guidance without requiring multiple separate complex systems.
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AI summary
A mobile device is described. The mobile device includes a camera capturing an image of a barcode. The barcode includes information relating to a location of an object relative to a location of the barcode. A processor is coupled to the camera for decoding the barcode. A processor determines the location of the object in response to decoding the barcode. A display is coupled to the processor for displaying the object in a field of view of the camera. The processor instructs the display to visually accentuate the displayed object based on the determined location of the object.