Systems and methods for dynamic processing of objects with data verification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12154064-B2
Application number	US-202217739738-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2022
Priority date	Oct 23, 2018
Publication date	Nov 26, 2024
Grant date	Nov 26, 2024

Abstract

A processing system for processing objects is disclosed that includes a plurality of receiving stations for receiving a plurality of objects, each object being associated with prerecorded data, and a plurality of processing stations, each of which is in communication with at least one processing station. Each processing station includes perception means for perceiving data regarding an identity of any of an object or a bin of objects, and capture means for capturing characteristic data regarding an object to provide captured data. Each processing station further includes comparison means for comparing the captured data with the prerecorded data to provide comparison data, and a plurality of distribution stations, each of which is in communication with at least one processing station for receiving objects from the at least one processing station responsive to the comparison data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An object processing and verification system comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing information about objects including object identifying information, object weight, and object processing information;
an identity detection system that detects identifying information associated with the object;
a carriage having a body to hold the object, a support frame that supports the body and an actuation system for discharging an object in the body from the carriage, said carriage including a weight detection system for detecting a measured weight of the object held in the body;
a computer processing system for comparing the detected identifying information and the measured weight with the object weight of the identified object that is stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium and providing verification data regarding whether the measured weight matches the object weight within a tolerance range; and
a carriage conveyance system for routing the carriage to any of a plurality of destination locations such that the object may be discharged by the actuation system to a selected destination location associated with the object processing information based on the verification data.

2. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the weight detection system includes at least one load cell.

3. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one load cell is positioned between the body and the support frame.

4. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one load cell is positioned on a side of the body.

5. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the computer processing system further determines whether the carriage includes more than one object using the weight detection system.

6. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the object processing and verification system further includes a volumetric scanner for determining volumetric data regarding objects in a bin.

7. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the volumetric scanner confirms removal of a single object from the bin.

8. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the object processing and verification system further includes an edge detection system for identifying discrete objects in a bin.

9. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the object processing and verification system further includes a programmable motion device with an end-effector for moving objects to the carriage.

10. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the object processing and verification system further includes a volumetric scanner for determining volumetric data regarding objects while held by the end-effector.

11. An object processing and verification system comprising:
a perception system for detecting perception information regarding objects including object identifying information, object weight, and object processing information;
an identity detection system that detects identifying information associated with the object;
a carriage having a body to hold the object, a support frame that supports the body and an actuation system for discharging an object in the body from the carriage, said carriage including a weight detection system for detecting a measured weight of the object held in the body;
a computer processing system for comparing the perception information regarding the object with the detected identifying information and the measured weight and providing verification data regarding whether the measured weight matches the object weight within a tolerance range; and
a carriage conveyance system for routing the carriage to any of a plurality of destination locations such that the object may be discharged by the actuation system to a selected destination location associated with the object processing information based on the verification data.

12. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the perception system includes both a scanner for detecting object identifying information, and a camera for detecting object processing information.

13. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the object processing information is an address.

14. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the weight detection system includes at least one load cell.

15. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one load cell is positioned between the body and the support frame.

16. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one load cell is positioned on a side of the body.

17. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the computer processing system further determines whether the carriage includes more than one object using the weight detection system.

18. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the object processing and verification system further includes a volumetric scanner for determining volumetric data regarding objects in a bin.

19. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the volumetric scanner confirms removal of a single object from the bin.

20. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the object processing and verification system further includes an edge detection system for identifying discrete objects in a bin.

21. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the object processing and verification system further includes a programmable motion device with an end-effector for moving objects to the carriage.

22. The object processing and verification system as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the object processing and verification system further includes a volumetric scanner for determining volumetric data regarding objects while held by the end-effector.

23. A method of processing objects comprising:
detecting perception information regarding objects including object identifying information, object weight, and object processing information;
detecting identifying information associated with the object;
providing a carriage having a body to hold the object, a support frame that supports the body and an actuation system for discharging an object in the body from the carriage, said carriage including a weight detection system for detecting a measured weight of the object held in the body;
comparing the perception information regarding the object with the detected identifying information and the measured weight and providing verification data regarding whether the measured weight matches the object weight within a tolerance range; and
routing the carriage to any of a plurality of destination locations such that the object may be discharged by the actuation system to a selected destination location associated with the object processing information based on the verification data.

24. The method as claimed in claim 23 , wherein the weight detection system includes at least one load cell.

25. The method as claimed in claim 24 ,

Assignees

• Berkshire Grey Operating Company Inc

Inventors

• Kumar Lakshman
• Schneider Abraham
• Koletschka Thomas
• GEYER Christopher
• Romano Joseph
• Amend Jr John Richard
• Cohen Benjamin
• McMahan William Chu-Hyon
• MARONEY Kyle
• Wagner Thomas

Classifications

• G06K7/1413

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• G06K7/10366

  the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications · CPC title

• G01G19/414

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• B65G1/1373

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• B65G1/1371

  with data records · CPC title