Patent ID: 11900583
Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A server configured to identify a state of a food package, said server comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive image data depicting a section of the food package from a device, wherein the section comprises at least one package feature and a printed code, and
a control circuit configured to:
identify a package feature sub-set of the image data depicting the at least one package feature,
identify an identification data sub-set of the image data depicting the printed code,
determine identification data based on the identification data sub-set of the image data, and
determine the state of the food package based on template data related to the identification data and on the package feature sub-set of the image data, wherein the state is selected from a group consisting of a food holding state in which an opening device of the package is closed and the package is folded such that a closed space is formed inside the package and an emptied state in which the package is folded flat and optionally the opening device is opened.