Smart Table Document Obstruction Removal via Image Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack efficient methods for managing documents and conducting transactions at provider locations, particularly in scenarios requiring security or interaction with provider representatives.
Innovation Solution
A smart table system equipped with an interactive surface, cameras, sensors, and processing circuits that can authenticate customers, identify and remove obstructions from document images, and generate graphical representations of processed documents for display on both the smart table and customer devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple cameras are used to capture document images from different angles, then the completeness of document information is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple camera images into a single composite document image. The processing circuit receives images from multiple cameras positioned at different angles and merges them to create a complete representation of the document, eliminating information loss while managing complexity through integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing circuit acts as an intermediary that receives raw images from multiple cameras and transforms them into a unified composite image. This intermediary component manages the complexity by handling the image merging process automatically, allowing multiple cameras to work together without requiring complex manual coordination.
2Measurement precision
If obstructions are removed from document images through image processing, then the measurement precision of document information is improved, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs obstruction removal and image composite creation as preliminary actions before final document analysis. By preparing clean, obstruction-free composite images in advance, the system ensures high measurement precision for subsequent document processing while managing time through efficient pre-processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual document handling and physical obstruction removal with automated image processing algorithms. The processing circuit uses computational methods to identify and remove obstructions from captured images, achieving high precision without manual intervention and reducing overall processing time compared to manual methods.
3Reliability
If biometric authentication is implemented at the smart table, then the security of customer authentication is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The biometric authentication system enables customers to authenticate themselves automatically without requiring assistance from provider representatives. The sensor captures biometric data and the processing circuit performs authentication autonomously, improving security while maintaining ease of operation through self-service functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media including an interactive surface including a transparent touchscreen and an imaging system, and one or more processors configured to initiate a user session based on detecting a session trigger. The one or more processors are further configured to receive, from the imaging system, a plurality of digital images taken when a document is on or proximate the interactive surface and identify an obstruction obstructing part of the document. The one or more processors are further configured to create a master digital image based on two or more images, generate a graphical representation of information contained in the master digital image, and provide the graphical representation to the first user device.