Package Analysis Device Automates Smart Locker Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current package delivery processes, such as those using smart locker devices, are inefficient as couriers must manually enter recipient information, select package sizes, and scan barcodes, leading to time-consuming procedures, especially when delivering multiple packages.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method using a package analysis device with sensors, image capture components, and processors to determine package dimensions and extract information from labels, automatically transmitting unlocking instructions to smart locker devices to facilitate efficient storage and retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual package entry and scanning procedures are used in smart locker devices, then package delivery can be completed, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by using automated image capture and processing to extract package information and determine dimensions without requiring courier intervention for manual data entry. The package analysis device automatically processes the package and generates storage location recommendations, allowing the system to serve itself rather than relying on manual courier operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (courier typing, barcode scanning) with automated optical and computational systems. Image capture components photograph the package and label, while processing algorithms automatically extract information and calculate dimensions, substituting human manual work with automated vision-based systems.
2Productivity
If automated package analysis is implemented, then package processing speed increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The package analysis device is segmented into distinct functional components: image capture components for photographing the package and label, sensor components for detecting package presence and dimensions, and processing components for analyzing the captured data. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together as an integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The package analysis device performs multiple functions using a unified system: it captures images of the package exterior and label, extracts package information through optical character recognition, determines package dimensions through image processing algorithms, and generates smart locker storage recommendations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized devices for each task.
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Disclosed herein are systems and methods for analyzing one or more package. In an embodiment, disclosed is a method comprising determining, by a sensor component of a package analysis device comprising a processor that executes computer executable components stored in a memory and the memory that stores computer executable components, a presence of a package and a set of dimensions of the package and extracting, by an image capturing component of the package analysis device, a set of image data from a package label based on a determined presence of the package.